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F R A U N H O F E R I N s t I t U t E F O R p R O d U c t I O N s y s t E m s A N d d E s I g N t E c H N O l O g y I p k
TOMORROW‘S TECHNOLOGIES. TODAY.
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Profile 04
Aims 06
Divisions
CorporateManagement 08
VirtualProductCreation 10
ProductionSystems 12
JoiningandCoatingTechnology 14
AutomationTechnology 16
QualityManagement 18
MedicalTechnology 20
CompetenceCenters 22
OurServices 24
OurApproach 26
OurCustomers 28
OurPartners 29
FraunhoferInnovationClustersatIPK 33
FraunhoferIPKinFactsandFigures 34
YourContact 35
HowtoFindUs 36
Imprint 37
c O N t E N t
08CorporateManagement
10VirtualProductCreation
16AutomationTechnology
14JoiningandCoatingTechnology
12ProductionSystems
20MedicalTechnology
18QualityManagement
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TOMORROW’S TECHNOLOGIES. TODAY.TheFraunhoferInstituteforProductionSystemsandDesignTechnologyIPKpromotesexcel-
lenceinproductionscience.Ourinternationalandinterdisciplinaryteamhasbeendelivering
appliedresearchanddevelopmentservicestoresearchpartnersandcustomersforover30
years.Wecovertheentireproductlifecycle–fromtheproductconcept,toitsdevelopment,
layoutandmanufacturing,rightthroughtorecyclinganddisposalandthemanagementof
theseprocesses.
Ourapproachtodevelopingprocessesandtechniquesisholistic.Wecombinesoundeconomic
principlesandsophisticatedtechnologywithecologicalconsiderations,suchassustainability
andenvironmentalcompatibility.Alargepartofoursuccessistheinnovativenessandcom-
mitmentofourstaff,whichiswhywearealwayslookingtothenextgenerationofcreative
scientistsbypromotinglong-termtraininginspecificknow-howforourcorecompetenciesin
management,productcreation,theproductionprocessandthedesignofindustrialplants.
Thisportfolio»Tomorrow‘sTechnologies.Today.«introducesourbusinessdivisions,provid-
inganoverviewofourservicesandinsightintoourapproach.Feelfreetocontactusformore
informationaboutanyofourservices.
Prof.Dr.h.c.Dr.-Ing.EckartUhlmann
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E d I t O R I A l
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TURN OUR KNOW-HOW INTO YOUR COMPETITIVE EDGE
p R O F I l E
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FraunhoferIPKoptimizestechnologies,industrialprocesses
andthemanagementoftheseprocessesforcustomerson
acontractbasis.Weworkwiththeentireprocess,fromthe
initialidea,toitsdevelopmentandmanufacture,rightthrough
totherecyclingprocess.Thankstoourclosecollaboration
withourpartnerinstituteattheProductionTechnologyCenter
(PTC),theInstituteforMachineToolsandFactoryManage-
ment(IWF)attheTechnischeUniversitätBerlin,wenotonly
helpyoudevelopprototypes,butalsodeliverandtranslate
efficientuniversityresearchfindingsintooperationalmanage-
ment.Webelievethatsuchatechnologytransferrequiresa
holisticapproach.Forthisreason,wecombineeconomicprin-
ciplesandtechnologicalexcellencewithquestionsofsustain-
abilityandenvironmentalcompatibility.
Westrivetobringinnovativetechnologiestosmalland
medium-sizedenterprises(SMEs).TheroleofSMEsinsupply
chains,bothasdevelopmentpartnersandsystemsuppliers,is
ontherise.Increasingtheirtechnologicalcompetitivenessis
oneofourkeyaims.
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TheFraunhoferInstituteforProductionSystemsandDesign
Technology(IPK)comprisessevenbusinessdivisionsconduct-
ingappliedresearchanddevelopmentforindustrialmanufac-
turing–CorporateManagement,VirtualProductCreation,
ProductionSystems,JoiningandCoatingTechnology,Automa-
tionTechnology,QualityManagement,andMedicalTechnol-
ogy.Wedevelopmethodsandtechnologiesforcorporate
management,productdevelopment,productionprocessesand
thedesignofindustrialplants.
Ourresearchcentersonprocessesthatincreaseproductivityin
thedevelopmentandrealizationofproductsandtheirtransfer
intosystemsolutions.Thisincludesdesigningandmanu-
facturingintelligentproductionequipment,integratingsuch
equipmentintocomplexmanufacturingenvironmentsand
optimizingtheiremployment.Furthermore,wedevelopnew
applicationsincutting-edgefields,suchassecurity,mobil-
ityandmedicaltechnology.Apartfromourin-houseapplied
research,wealsodevelopnewsolutionsinclosecollaboration
withnationalandinternationalcompanies.Togetherwith
industrypartners,wetransferourbasicinnovationsintofunc-
tionalapplications.
A I m s
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FROM INNOVATION TO APPLICATION
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Acompany’ssuccessisnotsimplyduetocompetitiveproducts.Thecompaniesthatleadthe
packsecurelong-term,decisivecompetitiveadvantagesbyemployingprocessinnovations.
Theseinvolveanenterprise’sproductandserviceprocesses,aswellasitsplanningandcontrol-
lingprocesses.TheCorporateManagementdivisionresearchesthedevelopmentandimple-
mentationofinnovativeconceptsforthedesignofserviceprocessesinenterprises,manage-
ment,planningandcontrolofindustrialplantsandcorporatenetworks.Wealsodevelop
techniquesandsoftwaretoolsthatsupportcompanyplanningandcontrolinvariousindustry
andservicebranches.
Ourapproachtothesetasksischaracterizedbyaholisticunderstandingoftheenterprise,
includingitsprocesses,productsandcustomers,organizationalstructureandinformationtech-
nology,andsuppliersandcompetitors.Ourstrengthisourinterdisciplinaryapproach.Ourteam
ofengineers,engineeringmanagers,computerscientists,naturalscientists,andsocialscientists
developall-roundsolutions,fromconceptdevelopmentthroughtoimplementation,where
necessaryusingsoftware.Thedivision’soverallobjectiveiseffective,efficientandhuman-
centereddesignofperformance-relatedprocesses.
Our research and
development topics:
•Managementsystems
• Businessprocessdesign
• Enterpriseandfactory
planning
•Qualityandenvironmental
management
• Knowledgemanagement/
intellectualcapitalreporting
• Benchmarking
» Thesynchronizat ionofcompanyprocesses
wi l l becomeadecis ivecompet i t ivefactor. Weare
workingtoturnthis v is ion intoreal i ty bycoordi -
nat ingbusinessandmanagementprocesses, ICTs,
and in-houseknow-howwithinacompany.«prof. dr.-Ing. kai mertins
CORPORATEMANAGEMENT
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d I v I s I O N s
CORPORATEMANAGEMENT
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Digitalengineeringtechnologies,processesandmethodsinproductplanning,productdevelop-
ment,manufacturingengineering,andinMRO(maintenance,repairandoverhaul)aremean-
whileindispensableinindustrytomeettime-to-market,costandqualitytargets.Thedivision
VirtualProductCreationsupportscompaniesandpartnernetworksinindustryandpublicsec-
torstomosteffectivelyimproveandoptimizetheirportfolioofvirtualengineeringPLMsolution
elements(process,methods,toolsandinformationstandards).ConsultingandR&Dservices
ofthedivisionVirtualProductCreationcompriseneutraltechnologystudies,digitalprocess
analysis,IT-integrationarchitecturedevelopment,engineeringmethoddevelopment,andtool
demonstratorsinthefieldsofproductdevelopment,digitalfactory,computer-aidedMROas
wellassustainabilityandend-of-lifeplanning.
IncontrasttostandardIT-consultingcompaniesortoPLMvendors,wecanoffertheexpert
neutraldeep-diveknowledgeoffutureIT-technologies,upcomingsolutionsandstandardsas
wellasdigitalbusinessandcollaborationmechanismsinindustrycaserelevantscenarios.Asa
majorassetweprovidesubstantialexperiencebasedonourcompletesetofdigitalcompeten-
ciesinPDM/PLM,engineeringcollaboration,productmodeling(fromsketch,intelligentCAD
andDMUuptoVirtualReality),cross-domainmechatronicsystemdevelopment,digitalmanu-
facturingplanning(CAM,CAP),functionalmock-upandvalidation(e.g.withspecialCAE
solutionsforflexiblecomponentsimulation),andinnovativesmarthybridprototypingbased
validationandsign-off.
» Virtual productcreat ion is a l readytodaya
growingcompetence in industrytoensureeffec -
t iveengineer ingofproducts, processesandser-
v ices. Thefuture, however, demandsmajordigita l
innovat ionstoensurerobustcontrol of product,
processandcontextcomplexity, andtoenabletrue
model basedengineer ing.«prof. dr.-Ing. Rainer stark
VIRTUAL PRODUCT CREATION
Our research and
development topics:
• Productdevelopmentmethods
andprocesses
• Productdesignandfunctional
validation
• Intuitiveinteractionwith
virtualprototypes
• Informationmanagementfor
theproductcreationprocess
• Digitalmanufacturingand
factoryprocesses
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VIRTUAL PRODUCT CREATIONd I v I s I O N s
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Anenterprise’suniquesellingpointsaredeterminedbycomplexproductswithhighfunctional
integration.However,onlyifmanufacturingprocessesarefullymasteredandthehighest
qualitystandardsaremaintainedcantheseproductssecureanenterprise’spositionoverthe
long-term.Atthesametime,material,tool,manufacturingprocess,machineandprocesschain
innovationsareextremelymultifaceted.Newhigh-strengthmaterialsandmaterialcomposites
alsoplacespecialdemandsontoolsandmanufacturingprocesses.Novelmachineconcepts
necessitatetheredesignofprocessingchains.Advancingminiaturizationrequiresnew,high-
precisionmachines.Duetothemanifoldinteractionsbetweentheseinnovationareas,any
solutionhastobeapproachedinaninterdisciplinaryfashionandconsideredwithintheoverall
contextofallbusinessprocesses.
ThedivisionProductionSystemsdevelops,deliversandoptimizesproductionandmanufactur-
ingtechnologiesandthemachineandcontroltechnologynecessarytomanufactureinnovative
products.Aspartofcustomercontracts,wedevelopnewmachinesandprocessingstrategies,
optimizeexistingproductionsystemsandcreatefuture-orientedtoolconcepts.Furthermore,we
supportmanufacturersinthedevelopmentandintroductionofnewservicesthataccompany
products.ThequalificationoftechnicalspecialistsusingeLearningandworksystemdesignas
partofmodernorganizationaldevelopmentroundsoffourspectrumofservices.
Our research and
development topics:
•Manufacturingtechnologies
• Productionmachinesand
systemmanagement
•Microproductiontechnology
• Stafftraining
» Ourmiss ion is tos ignif icant ly and last ingly
improvethecompet i t ivenessofourcustomers
withappl icat ion-specif ic modularandsystem
solut ions.«prof. dr. h. c. dr.-Ing. Eckart Uhlmann
PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
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PRODUCTION SYSTEMSd I v I s I O N s
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JOINING AND COATING TECHNOLOGY
» Newmater ia ls requirenewapproaches in
jo iningtechnology. Wedevelop innovat ivepro -
cessesforourpartnerswhichensurethere l i -
abi l i ty of their process ingchainandthe jo ined
components–regardlessofwhether inautomotive
construct ion, p lantconstruct ionorshipbui ld ing.
Wecanevendevelopeff ic ientprocessesforyour
p ipel ine!«prof. dr.-Ing. michael Rethmeier
Joiningandcoatingtechnologyranksamongthemostimportantstepswithinaprocesschain
inindustrysectorsandproductlines,comprisinginadditiontomaterialproductionalsothe
cycleoffabrication,operation,repairaswellasdisposalorrecyclingofaproduct.Thenewdivi-
sionJoiningandCoatingTechnologydevelopsinnovativeproceduresformaterialsthatprevi-
ouslycouldnoteasilybeprocessed.Particularlytheautomotiveindustryfacesgreatchallenges
duetotheincreasinguseofadvancedhigh-strengthandsuperhigh-strengthsteelvariantsand
steel-aluminumjoints.Thetypesofsteelmostrecentlydevelopedbysuppliershavenecessitated
newresearcheveninlong-establishedprocessessuchasresistancespotwelding.Simulationof
weldingprocesses,distortionsandresidualstressesspeedsuptheintroductionofcost-effective
andenergy-efficientprocessesinindustry.Anexcellentadditiontothisresearchintowelding
thinsheetsisarcwelding,evenatgreaterthicknesses.Applicationofnovelhigh-performance
arcweldingprocessesmakesjoiningofgreaterplatethicknesses,suchasthoseencounteredin
shipbuildingorpipeconstruction,particularlyattractivefromaneconomicpoint-of-view.
Our research and
development topics:
• High-performancearcwelding
• Resistanceweldingofsuper
high-strengthtypesofsteel
anddissimilarjoints
• Processoptimizationbymeans
ofweldingsimulation
• Applicationofmodernhigh-
powerjoiningprocesses,such
aslaserbeamandhybrid
welding
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JOINING AND COATING TECHNOLOGY
d I v I s I O N s
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TheAutomationTechnologydivisiondevelopsnewtechnologiesandsystemswhichcombine
innovativerobotics,controlandsecurityconceptswithmachinevisiontechniques.Itisour
goaltouseanintegrativecombinationofthesecorecompetenciestoincreasetheefficiency
ofprocessesforthebenefitofourcustomers.Oneexamplearemachiningprocesseswhich
canbeexecutedwithindustryrobotsinahighlyflexibleandcosteffectivemannerduetonew
methodsofforcecontrol.Furthermore,weuseinnovativeproductiontechnologymethodsand
automationconceptsinordertotapnewareasofapplicationandbusinesssegmentsinsecurity
technologyandmedicine.Ourproceduresforvirtualreconstructionofdocumentsaswellas
ourrobotsystemforrehabilitationofstrokepatientsarealreadybeingtriedandtested.
OurR&Dworkinprocessautomationandroboticsaimsatefficientuseofresources.Resource
efficiencyofhumanbeingsandautomationsystemsinchangeableproductionworkflowsis
enhancedbymeansofflexiblecooperationbetweenhumanandrobot.Inordertoincrease
energyefficiencywedevelopmethodsforintelligentinformationretrievalfromenergy-related
productiondata(energymining)aswellasforenergyefficiencycontrolling.Inaddition,based
onourexpertiseinimageprocessingandpatternrecognitionweopenupnewapplication
areas,especiallyformobiledetectionsystemsandforautomatedreconstructionofdocuments.
Ourcustomersalsobenefitfromourmanyyearsofexperienceinthefieldofautomatedoptical
qualitycontrol,supplementedbynewmethodsofrobotbasedtestingofmechanicalproduct
properties.
Our research and
development topics:
• Processautomationand
robotics
• Securitytechnology
• Processcontrolandsimulation
• Automaticopticaltesting
» Ourv is ion is human-centeredautomation, in
whichmanandmachinecanworktogetherc losely,
buta lsof lex ib ly .«prof. dr.-Ing. Jörg krüger
AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY
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AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGYd I v I s I O N s
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Qualityofproductsandserviceshasbecomeastrategiccompetitivefactor.Notonlydevelop-
mentandproduction,butalsomanufacturingplanning,procurement,maintenance,distribu-
tion,aswellasaftersalesservicehavetobeconsidered.Theintentionofqualitymanagement
istotreatallqualityaspectsofacompany,includingitscustomerandsupplierrelations,in
acomprehensive,integratedmanner.Managingbothproductandprocessqualitytodayis
increasinglychallenginggiventheglobalizationofvaluechains.Tosuccessfullymasterglobal
competition,wesupportcompaniesbydevelopinginnovativeconcepts,methods,andorga-
nizationalapproachesforcontinuous,integratedassessmentandimplementationofquality
processesandqualitymanagementsystems.
Ourvisionis»qualityexcellence«,asustainable,excellentcorporatequalitywhichyieldsadded
valueforacompany,startingwithleadershipandstrategyqualitytoproductandprocessquali-
tyandtostructuralquality.Followingthisvision,wesystematicallyanalyze,evaluateandsecure
theeffectivenessandsustainabilityofqualitymanagementprocesses,methodsandsystems.
Thisway,wenotonlyassistourcustomersinsignificantlyimprovingtheactualandperceptual
qualityoftheirproductsandprocesses.Atthesametime,wehelptoreducemanufacturing,
deliveryandreclamationtimes,aswellasproductandprocesscosts.Inclosecooperationwe
providecustom-fitsolutionsfororganizational,methodicalandIT-relatedoptimizationofindi-
vidualqualityprocessesandsupporttheirimplementation.
Our research and
development topics:
• Integratedmanagement
systems
• Qualityplanningandrequire-
mentsmanagementaspart
oftheproductlifecycle
• Assessmentanddesignof
quality-aptvaluecreation,
LeanManagement
•Model-andsimulation-based
qualityandriskprotection
» Qual i ty hasthreedimensions: F i rst , qual i ty of
thestrategywithwhichproductsarebeingplaced
inthemarket; second,qual i ty of theproductsand
processesthemselves; th i rd, thestructural qual i ty
of methodsandorganizat ionestabl ished ina
company. Wesupport ourcustomers ina l l these
f ie lds. «prof. dr.-Ing. Roland Jochem
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
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QUALITY MANAGEMENTd I v I s I O N s
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»Wedevelop innovat ivesurgical ass istance
systemstogetherwiththeChar i této improvethe
safetyandeff ic iencyofoperat ions. Insomecases,
th is a l lowsustoprovidenewsurgical opt ionsfor
groupsofpat ientsforwhomtherapyhadnotyet
ex isted.«prof. dr.-Ing. Erwin keeve
TheFraunhoferIPKdivisionMedicalTechnologycooperatescloselywiththeCharitétodevelop
devicesforsurgicalintervention,especiallyforimage-controlledandminimallyinvasivesur-
gery.Innovationsinmedicaltechnologyaretodaycharacterizedbyahighdegreeofintegra-
tion.Imagingsystemsarecombinedwithinstrumentsforminimallyinvasivesurgerytoproduce
complextreatmentunits.Afocusofourresearchisdevelopingtechnologyforinterventional
therapy.Ouroverallgoalisensuringsurgicalinterventionscanbecarriedoutmoresafelyand
efficiently.
Onefocusisonthetechnicaldesign,developmentandclinicalevaluationofsystemsforimage-
guidedandminimallyinvasivesurgery.Additionally,wedevelopconceptsfortechnicalfeasibil-
ity,carryoutfeasibilitystudies,developprototypesandevaluatethelatterinpreliminaryclinical
applications.WefollowtheDINISOnorms9001:2000/13485:2003andconductapproval
processesaccordingtotheMedicalDevicesAct.Wearealsohappytofacilitatecontacttoclini-
calresearchgroups,professionalassociationsandhealthpolicybodies.
Our research and
development topics:
• Image-guidedandminimally
invasivesurgery
• Intraoperationalimagingand
interventionaltherapy
• Surgicalnavigationinstru-
mentsandcustomized
implants
• Qualityassurance,Medical
DevicesAct,andtheapproval
ofmedicaldevices
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
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MEDICAL TECHNOLOGYd I v I s I O N s
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TRANSLATING INTERDISCIPLINARY KNOW-HOW INTO TAILORED SOLUTIONSWehavebundledourknow-howintoanumberofdifferentcompetencecenters,defined
accordingtothetasksandchallengesofspecificindustrybranchesandmarkets.Thisallows
ustoofferourcustomersone-stopaccesstoourinstitute’sR&Dknow-how,whileensuring
theservicesprovidedarebothinterdisciplinaryandtailoredtospecificindustryconcerns.We
providecustomizedconsultingandsupportfortheintroductionofnewproducts,processesand
techniques.Furthermore,weworktogetherwithyoutoidentifypotentialandestablishnew
applicationareasforexistingproductsandtechnologies.Ourcustomershavetheuniqueop-
portunityofdevelopingandtestinginnovativetechnologies,demonstratorsandprototypesin-
dependentlyinanultra-modernenvironment.Wealsoprovideadditionalpresentation,training
andtransferservicesthatbenefitusers,manufacturersandresearchinstitutesinequalmeasure.
Our research and development topics:
• Benchmarking
• PDM/PLM
•Microproductiontechnology
• Cleaningtechnology
• Virtualreality
• Rapidprototyping
• Virtualproductcreationandproductionprocessdesign
• Toolandmoldconstruction
• Knowledgemanagement
c O m p E t E N c E c E N t E R s
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OUR SERVICES
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FraunhoferIPK’srangeofservicesassistscompaniesfrom
theinitialproductidea,tothedevelopment,planningand
creationofproducts,rightthroughtotherecyclingprocess.
Wedevelopnewtechnologiesinclosecollaborationwithour
customersandtesttheminthePTCexperimentalhallorat
thecustomersite.Wealsofacilitatetechnicalknow-howin
productiontechnologyanddevelopmethodsforimproving
organizationalmanagementofservices,production,quality
andenvironmentalmanagement.
Aspartofthis,weprovideawidespectrumofservices,includ-
ingbothmodularandsystemsolutions:
• Consulting(preliminarydiscussions)
• Feasibilitystudiesandprofitabilityanalysis
• Bilateralindustryprojectscomprisingallstages,including
prototypemanufacturing
• Projectplanningandengineering
• Developmentofprocesses,devicesandsoftwaresystems
• Systemtestingusingcutting-edgeequipment
• Supportfornationalandinternationalresearchanddevel-
opmentprojects
• Workshops,seminars,coaching
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AswithallFraunhoferinstitutes,ourresearchfocusesonspe-
cifictasksandconcentratesongettingresults.Thepreliminary
researchwecarryoutonassignmentorwithfederal,Länder
orEUfundingisthenusedasthebasisofcontractresearch
forourcustomers.Ourworkingmethodsaredistinguishedby
highqualitystandards,professionalprojectmanagementand
ultra-modernlaboratoryequipment,whichsecureourcustom-
ersreliableresults.
FraunhoferIPKwascertifiedaccordingtoDINENISO
9001:2000inAugust2006.In2009itpassedthere-audit
accordingtoDINENISO9001:2008withflyingcolors.Weare
thusthefirstBerlin-basedproductionR&Dinstitutethaten-
suresqualityaccordingtotheindustrynormacrosstheboard.
»Tous,qualitymeanscustomerorientation.Improvingour
internalprocesseshasalastingimpactontheexcellenceof
ourresearchanddevelopment«,accordingtoProfessorEckart
Uhlmann,DirectorofFraunhoferIPK.
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OUR APPROACH
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OUR EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR SUCCESS
O U R c U s t O m E R s
Ourcustomersandpartnersarenationalandinternational
companies,publicinstitutionsandorganizations.Inaddition
toourR&Dinkeyareassuchasmechanicalengineeringand
equipmentassembly,machinetoolsandmoldconstruction,
automotives,aerospaceandelectronics,wecooperateon
projectswithITandhealth-careservicecompaniesandpublic
institutions.
Apartfromourcontractsforandwithmultinationalcorpora-
tions,acentralfocusisrealizinginnovative,cost-effective,
environmentallyfriendlytechnologieswithsmallandmedium-
sizeddevelopmentpartnersandsystemsuppliers.With
ourmanyyearsofexperienceinnationalandinternational
researchprojects,wecanhelpyoufindtherightproject
partners,obtainthird-partyfundingandcarryoutprojects,
includingatEUlevel.
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TheFraunhoferGesellschaftistheleadingumbrellaorgani-
zationforappliedresearchinstitutesinEurope.Itpursues
contractresearchforindustry,theservicesectorandthe
government.Fullyrealizedsolutionstotechnicalandorganiza-
tionalproblemsaredevelopedquicklyandcost-effectivelyfor
businessesandothercustomers.TheFraunhoferGesellschaft
alsoparticipatesinindustryconsortiaaspartoftheEuropean
Union’stechnologyprograms.
Anadditionalimportantactivityisthestrategicresearchthat
FraunhoferGesellschaftconductsonbehalfofandfunded
byGermanfederalandLänderministriesandagencies.These
projectsresearchthetechnologiesoftomorrowandfindin-
novativesolutionstoissuesconcerningkeytechnologiesand
societyingeneral.
U N s E R E p A R t N E R
FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFTTheFraunhoferGesellschaftcurrentlyhas59researchinsti-
tutesspreadover40sitesthroughouttheFederalRepublicof
Germany.Withapproximately17000employees,itboasts
anannualresearchbudgetofaround1.6billioneuros.Of
this,morethan1.3billioneurosisdedicatedtocontract
research,withtwo-thirdsgeneratedbyindustrycontractsand
government-fundedresearchprojects.Theremainingthirdis
contributedbythefederalandLändergovernmentstoallow
theinstitutestodevelopsolutionsforproblemsthatwillonly
becomerelevanttothemarketandsocietyinfivetotenyears.
FraunhoferGesellschaft,whichwasfoundedin1949andisan
accreditednon-profitorganization,includesamongitsmem-
bersrenownedcompaniesandprivatesponsors,whichhelp
shapeit’sresponsetochangingdevelopmentrequirements.
Theassociation’sheadquartersarebasedinMunich.
O U R p A R t N E R s
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Wecooperatecloselyonapplication-orientedbasicresearch
withourpartnerintheProductionTechnologyCenter,the
InstituteforMachineToolsandFactoryManagement(IWF)at
theTechnischeUniversitätBerlin.Atitsfoundingin1904,the
IWFwasoneofGermany’sfirstinstitutionstoprovideproduc-
tiontechnologytrainingandresearch,andtheestablishment
ofitsproductiontechnologyexperimentalhallwasground-
breakingforthediscipline.TheIWF’sresearchandtraining
focusesonindustrialplanttechnologyandmanagementand
includesthedevelopmentofprocesstechnologies,production
equipment,andinformationtechnologymodeling.Approxi-
mately70scientistsworkonthe»digitalfactory«,conducting
interdisciplinaryresearchattheinstitute.Theyinvestigateand
interconnectproductdevelopment,manufacturingplanning
andproductionusinginformationtechnologytocompre-
hensivelysimulate,verifyandoptimizeproductcreationand
lifecycles.
IWF‘sresearchisdividedintosevenmainareas:
• Qualityscience
• Industrialinformationtechnology
• Machinetoolsandmanufacturingtechnology
• Joiningandcoatingtechnology
• Assemblytechnologyandfactorymanagement
• Industrialautomationtechnology
• Reliabilityofjoinedcomponents
AsaninstituteoftheTechnischeUniversitätBerlin,theIWF
trainsapproximately200studentsannuallyinmechanical
engineering.TheIWFalsoparticipatesintheMaster’scourse
GlobalProductionEngineering,whichisprimarilyconductedin
Englishandpreparesstudentsfromaroundtheworldforthe
challengesoftheglobalindustrialsociety.Theinternational
networkofteachingandresearchinstitutions,withwhichthe
IWFcooperates,alsocontributestothecourse.
IWF – INSTITUTE FOR MACHINE TOOLS AND FACTORY MANAGEMENT
O U R p A R t N E R s
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Patientsdirectlybenefitfromcutting-edgescientificinsight
andtechnologyappliedattheteachinghospital.Thankstothe
practicalemphasisofitsmedicaltraining,italsoguarantees
thehighestqualityoftreatmentinyearstocome.Over
128000in-patientsandapproximatelyamillionout-patients
aretreatedannually.Complicatedmedicalproceduresarerou-
tine.TheCharitéstrivestoshapethelifesciencesofthefuture
tosecurepatientsthemaximumlevelofbenefit.
Inmedicaltechnology,wecollaboratewiththeDepartmentof
OralandMaxillofacialSurgeryatCharité–Universitätsmedizin
Berlin.AsoneofGermany’soldesthospitals,theCharitéhas
arichtraditionandistodayoneofEurope’slargestteaching
hospitals.Overits300yearsofhistory,includingeightNobel
Prizewinners,ithasgainedareputationforoutstandingmedi-
calresearchandtreatment,withmorethan14000employees
followingitsmotto»research,teaching,healing,helping«.
CHARITé – UNIVERSITäTSMEDIzIN BERLIN
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BAM – FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING TogetherwithBAM’sDivisionV.5»Safetyofjoinedcompo-
nents«,weresearchthesafetyandreliabilityofjoined
componentsandsystemsduringmanufacturingandopera-
tion.Evaluationoftheinteractionbetweenmaterial,process
andconstructionisakeypartofourworkhere.Thecentral
issueisclarifyinghotandcoldcrackingphenomenology.
Apartfromtestingcrackresistance,newhigh-performance
joiningprocesses,suchaslaserbeamandhybridweldingare
qualified,newalloyconceptsforweldingfillermaterialsare
developedforhigh-qualityjoiningofinnovativematerials.The
safetyandreliabilityofthejoinedcomponentsarenotonlyas-
sessedusinglaboratoryspecimens,butaboveallbyperform-
ingcomponentexperimentsandfull-scaletests.Weachieve
thisbyadaptingexistingtestproceduresandextendingnew
methods.Theresearchisbacked-upwiththeapplicationand
developmentofcorrespondingsimulationtechniques.
O U R p A R t N E R s
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INNOVATION CLUSTERS – ACHIEVING SUCCESS THROUGH COOPERATIONTheFraunhoferinnovationclustersareatoolforspecificallyfosteringinnovationbymeansofcooperationintheregion.Allrel-
evantplayersintheprivatesector,science,governmentandsocietycooperateingeographicproximitytosuccessfullyactonthe
marketandthusalsopromoteandsecureemployment.FraunhoferIPKheadstwoinnovationclusters,»SecureIdentityBerlin-
Brandenburg«and»Maintenance,RepairandOverhaulinEnergyandTransportation«.
secure Identity – Uniqueness und Authenticity in the
Real and digital World
TheFraunhoferinnovationcluster»SecureIdentityBerlin-
Brandenburg»wasinitiatedNovember6th,2008.Theproject
isacollaborationbetweenfiveFraunhoferinstitutes,five
universities,12companies,aswellastheLänderBerlinand
Brandenburgalongwithindividualinstitutionsinotherfederal
states.Goalofthejointresearchanddevelopmentprojectsis
toprovidetechnologies,processesandproductsthatenable
theunambiguousverificationoftheidentityofindividu-
als,objectsandintellectualproperty.Suchidentitysecurity
ensuresthatidentitycanbeusedinmanydifferentwaysto
simplifyprocessesincommerce,administrationanddailylife.
Theapplicationsrangefromthenextgenerationoftamper-
proofpersonaldocuments,thesecurityofelectronicbusiness
processes,throughtocommunicationbetweenmachinesand
vehicles,andproductandbrandprotection.
(www.sichere-identitaet.de)
mRO – maintenance, Repair and Overhaul in Energy and
transportation
TheFraunhoferInnovationCluster»Maintenance,Repairand
OverhaulinEnergyandTransportation(MRO)«,begunin
2009,isworkingtowardsthedevelopmentandlong-termes-
tablishmentofresource-andenergy-efficientMROprocesses
andtechnologiesincities.MRO’simportanceforbusinessand
intheeconomyisincreasing.Asignificantproportionofcom-
panyreturnsaregeneratedbyafter-salesservicesforproducts
andgoodswithhighinvestmentcostsandlongdurability.This
isparticularlytrueoftheenergyandtransportationsectors,
whichhavealwayshadstrongrootsintheBerlin/Brandenburg
region.Largelyunforeseeablerepairsbecomenecessaryin
additiontoregularandscheduledservicingduringaproduct’s
lifecycle.Anoverhaulisabletonotonlyreturnaproducttoits
originalstate,butevenupgradeittothelatesttechnicaland
economicstandards.
(www.innovationscluster-mro.de)
Quelle:Siem
ensAG
F R A U N H O F E R I N N O v A t I O N c l U s t E R s A t I p k
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• FraunhoferIPKhasastaffofapproximately240.
• TogetherwiththeInstituteforMachineToolsandFactory
Management(IWF)attheTechnischeUniversitätBerlin,
ouroffices,laboratoriesandexperimentalhallcovermore
than7100m².
• FraunhoferIPK’soverallbudgetin2009was
14.67million€,72percentofwhichwasself-financed.
Ofthis,approximately4million€wasgeneratedfrom
industrycontractsand5.4million€fromgovernment-
fundedprojects.
d A t E N U N d F A k t E N
FRAUNHOFER IPK IN FACTS AND FIGURES
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uhlmann@ipk.fraunhofer.de
kai.mertins@ipk.fraunhofer.de
rainer.stark@ipk.fraunhofer.de
uhlmann@ipk.fraunhofer.de
michael.rethmeier@ipk.fraunhofer.de
joerg.krueger@ipk.fraunhofer.de
roland.jochem@ipk.fraunhofer.de
erwin.keeve@ipk.fraunhofer.de
heike.krieger@ipk.fraunhofer.de
steffen.pospischil@ipk.fraunhofer.de
director
Prof.Dr.h.c.Dr.-Ing.EckartUhlmann
corporate management
Prof.Dr.-Ing.KaiMertins
virtual product creation
Prof.Dr.-Ing.RainerStark
production systems
Prof.Dr.h.c.Dr.-Ing.EckartUhlmann
Joining and coating technology
Prof.Dr.-Ing.MichaelRethmeier
Automation technology
Prof.Dr.-Ing.JörgKrüger
Qualitätsmanagement
Prof.Dr.-Ing.RolandJochem
medical technology
Prof.Dr.-Ing.ErwinKeeve
Administration
HeikeKrieger
communications/marketing
SteffenPospischil
+493039006-100
+493039006-233
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+493039006-100
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+493039006-183
+493039006-118
+493039006-120
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+493039006-140
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s O F I N d E N s I E U N sH O W t O F I N d U s
DIRECTIONS
train
(fromBerlinMainStation)
• bytaxi(ca.10min.)
• takebus245frombusstop»LehrterStraße/Invaliden-
straße«directionS+UZoologischerGartentobusstop
»Franklinstraße«;travellingtimeabout20minutes.
Followroadfor200mandturnleftintoPascalstraße(ca.
5min.).
car
(arrivingfromdirectionHamburg,Rostock)
• A111toCharlottenburg(A100);A100toexitSpandau-
erDamm,turnleftontoSpandauerDamm,whichfurther
downbendsrightandisthencalledOtto-Suhr-Allee.
TurnleftintoCauerstraße.Furtherdowntheroadis
calledDovestraße,thenHelmholtzstraße.Turnleftinto
Morsestraße,whichfurtherdowniscalledPascalstraße.
(arrivingfromdirectionHannover,Leipzig,Nürnberg)
• A111toCharlottenburg(A100);A100toexit
Kaiserdamm,thenB2towardsTiergarten(Kaiserdamm,
thenBismarckstraße)untilLeibnitzstraße.Turnleftinto
Leibnitzstraße,whichfurtherdowniscalledCauerstraße.
StillfurtherdowntheroadiscalledDovestraße,then
Helmholtzstraße.TurnleftintoMorsestraße,which
furtherdowniscalledPascalstraße.
Airplane
(arrivingatBerlinTegel)
• TakebusX9directionS+UZoologischerGartentobus
stop»UErnst-Reuter-Platz«.Thenswitchtobus245,
directionNordbahnhof,tobusstop»Helmholtzstraße«.
Followroadfor200mandturnleftintoPascalstraße(ca.
5min.).
(arrivingatBerlinSchönefeld)
• bytaxi(40min.)
• takeregionaltrainRE7(directionDessau)tomainstation,
ortakeS9toOstkreuz,changetheretoS5,S7orS75
tomainstation.Fromthere,takebus245frombusstop
»LehrterStraße/Invalidenstraße«directionS+UZoolo-
gischerGartentobusstop»Franklinstraße«;travelling
timeabout20minutes.Followroadfor200mandturn
rightintoPascalstraße(ca.5min.).
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IMPRINTFraunhofer Institute for
production systems and
design technology Ipk
pascalstraße 8-9
10587 Berlin
phone: +49 30 39006-140
fax: +49 30 39110-37
email: pr@ipk.fraunhofer.de
www.ipk.fraunhofer.de/en
director
prof. dr. h. c. dr.-Ing. Eckart Uhlmann
Editor
steffen pospischil
design
konstantin Heß
photo credits
gerold Baumhauer (1, 9, 12, 24)
Fraunhofer gesellschaft (27)
konstantin Heß (21, 34)
steffen pospischil (11, 14)
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