Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology
| Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU | |
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 Institute building in Chemnitz (2015) |
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| Category: | research Institute |
| Carrier: | Fraunhofer Society |
| Legal form of the carrier: | Registered association |
| Seat of the wearer: | Munich |
| Facility location: | Chemnitz |
| Branch office: | Dresden , Zittau |
| Type of research: | Applied research |
| Subjects: | Engineering |
| Areas of expertise: | Mechanical engineering , automotive engineering |
| Management: | Welf-Guntram Drossel, Matthias Putz, Reinhard Mauermann |
| Employee: | 392 |
| Homepage: | www.iwu.fraunhofer.de |
The Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (IWU), or Fraunhofer IWU for short, is an institution of the Fraunhofer Society based in Chemnitz , a branch in Dresden and a project group in Zittau . The institute was founded on July 1, 1991. With 392 employees and laboratories for adaptronics / mechatronics , machine tools , forming technology , machining technology , joining technology and assembly technology, as well as microfabrication technology and virtual reality , the Fraunhofer IWU is one of the most important research and development facilities in the field of production science worldwide .
Research and Development
The Fraunhofer IWU is a research and development partner in the field of production technology for the automotive and mechanical engineering sectors. Research focuses on the development of intelligent production systems for the manufacture of bodywork and power train components as well as the optimization of the associated forming and machining processes. In this way, innovative solutions can be created for continuous process chains - from components to assemblies to complex machine systems. Lightweight structures and the use of new materials play an essential role in this.
The institute is divided into six specialist departments: machine tools and automation , mechatronics and lightweight construction, cutting technology , sheet metal forming, joining and assembly, massive forming and production management .
From 1992 to 2012 Reimund Neugebauer was director of the institute.
The work areas at a glance
Machine tools and automation
The machine tools department works in the areas of machine structures, cutting and forming tools and fluid technology. (Chemnitz location) The automation department deals with drives , controls , IT and sensors for machines, systems and processes in production technology . (Chemnitz location)
Mechatronics and functional lightweight construction
In the Adaptronics and Acoustics department , highly integrated intelligent systems for machine and vehicle construction are developed on the basis of so-called “ smart materials ”, such as actuators and sensors made of piezoceramics or shape memory alloys . (Dresden location) The function-integrated lightweight construction department is the point of contact for evaluating complex problems in the field of cellular materials, e.g. B. metal foam . (Chemnitz location)
Machining technology
The machining department focuses on the development and optimization of innovative machining technologies and process chains for tool and mold making as well as for power train components . (Chemnitz location) The competencies of the Precision and Microtechnology Department include the precision machining of micro and macro components as well as technologies for the targeted adjustment of surface properties of components made of metallic and non-metallic materials. (Chemnitz location)
Sheet metal forming
The sheet metal working departments deal with the entire process chain of sheet metal forming and have been conducting extensive studies in the field of sheet metal working for several years with the aim of expanding the limits of forming technology and enlarging the work area for formed parts - starting with component design, through computational and experimental feasibility studies , Tool design and manufacture, the manufacture of the individual components through to joining and final testing. (Chemnitz location)
System technology
The field of activity of the joining technology department extends to all joining processes in the three main areas: mechanical, thermal and chemical joining as well as the combinations of these areas in hybrid joining technologies. (Dresden location) The assembly technology department deals with innovative assembly systems for joining and assembling components in, among other things, automobile and aircraft construction. Designed (Chemnitz) Practical solutions for resource-efficient planning and management of value-added processes in manufacturing companies and develops the department production planning and resource management . (Chemnitz location)
Forging
The massive forming departments deal with hot , warm and cold forming of ferrous and non-ferrous materials. Conventional processes are optimized and new forming techniques and process chains for massive forming are developed, e.g. B. die forging , cross rolling, extrusion , axial die rolling , bore pressing and surface profile rolling . (Chemnitz location)
Zittau project group "Technology transfer production technology in the triangle"
The main focus is on the transfer of innovative technologies and products for the plastics processing industry in the region such as Zittau and Görlitz , Liberec and Wrocław ( Breslau ) as well as research institutions such as CIDEON or VUTS Liberec. With two innovative rapid prototyping machines FORTUS 900mc and sPro 60HD-HS, the project group has the latest technology available for the production of complex models, tools and prototypes made of plastic. In addition to research and development work, the system is also used for the training and further education of engineers, skilled workers and technicians. (Zittau location)
Augsburg project group "Resource-efficient mechatronic processing machines"
In all areas of production technology , the issues of resource efficiency and energy consumption are playing an increasingly important role. The project group in Augsburg has set itself the goal of researching innovative solutions for components, assemblies and complex systems, but also for continuous process interlinking , for the resource-efficient operation of processing machines. On July 1, 2016, the RMV project group started operations as an independent Fraunhofer Institute for Foundry, Composite and Processing Technology . (Augsburg site)
literature
- Fraunhofer IWU (ed.): Fraunhofer IWU: 20 years of the idea factory - We research for the production of tomorrow. Chemnitz, 2011.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ceremony for the establishment of the Fraunhofer IGCV. Fraunhofer Institute for Foundry, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV, October 12, 2016, accessed on December 15, 2016 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 48 ′ 48.2 ″ N , 12 ° 55 ′ 30.7 ″ E