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    • Model Factory for Functional Coatings

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    • RNAuto - Automated production technologies mRNA-derived vaccines, gene and cell therapeutics

    • Solid CAR-T: Modular mini-factories for autonomous CAR-T cell production

    • Reallabor: Establishment of a real laboratory for the modular automated production of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs)

    • ICON project Designer NK: Designer natural killer cells for allogeneic cancer immunotherapy

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    • #1 The perfect grip – AI Picking

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• Productivity improved by up to 20% through new works structure at Elektror airsystems gmbh

• Digital services optimize temperature control systems at gwk

• Increase in OEE of 10% for existing systems at SCHOTT

• BIOTRAIN – pilot survey on biologically transforming industrial added value

• ROBOTT-NET - Technology boost for robotics

• euRobotics AISBL (Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif)

• Free navigation for automated guided vehicles (AGVs)

• New evaluation model detects productivity potentials between 6 and 10 percent through cycle time reduction of Freudenberg machines

• Cleanliness: a leading export - Collaboration with the VDE Global Services Korea

• Deep Grasping – artificial intelligence perfects the art of bin-picking

• ROSIN – Quality-assured ROS-Industrial software components for use in robotics

• "CassaMobile" - the mobile factory

• FlexNote

• InsideOut

• StationConnector

• Green Wall Robot – automated, smart green facades

• Cleanroom Reliability Equipment Monitoring System (CREMS)

• MonSiKo: an adaptive assistance system simplifies assembly in Industrie 4.0 processes

• COGNAC – Fraunhofer lighthouse project “Cognitive Agriculture”

• AMU-Bot – Automated mechanical weed control in tree nurseries

• Simulation Game Industrie 4.0 at Trumpf

• Autonomous navigation for “STR” used in the BMW Group's intralogistics

• SelfPaint - The fully automatic painting cell

• Hidden OEE potential of 8.6 percent at Adient identified thanks to data-driven analysis of manufacturing equipment

• Agile business model transformation at EOS Electro Optical Systems

• Hindcon: Producing 3D-printed concrete precast elements

• Hephaestus: Cable-driven parallel robots install high-rise façades and façade modules

• European Curation and Analysis Facility for Mars Samples

• ARAIG – Autonomous robots for assistive functions: basic interactive skills

• Knowledge4Retail: Artificial intelligence for retail

• Sensor mat for standing workplaces for isoloc Schwingungstechnik GmbH

• DIH-HERO – Digital Innovation Hubs in Healthcare Robotics

• “DigiBattPro 4.0 - BW” - Digitized Battery Production 4.0

• “DeMoBat” - Industrial disassembly of battery modules and electric motors

• Dry, low-cost coating technology for battery electrodes for energy-efficient and environmentally friendly production processes (LoCoTroP)

• FoFeBat - Research Production Battery Cells Germany

• Rob-aKademI – AI simplifies robot programming for assembly tasks

• Site Roles for the Global Production Network for Joyson

• SOCRATES - Social Cognitive Robotics in the European Society

• S3 – Safety sensor technology for service robots in production logistics and inpatient care

• Data-driven services in stress test at Atlas Copco IAS GmbH

• Digitization strategy for fischer

• Fraunhofer IAF: More efficient processes in indirect areas

• Methodical approach to the Industry 4.0 strategy at GEA Bock GmbH

• More efficiency in process development projects at ebm-papst

• RoPHa: Robust perception to interactively support elderly users with manipulation tasks in domestic environments

• Deep Picking – AI-driven object picking

• ASARob: Attention-Sensitive Assistance Robot

• Healthy Air Initiative – Research and advisory program for healthy ambient air

• Measuring industrial robots to increase accuracy

• KI-noW – artificial intelligence to sustainably optimize value creation

• Printed clamping templates

• Evaluating paintability by means of fluid-dynamic simulation

• PaintVisco: Rheology and paint film flow

• OLP Study – Assessment of robot offline programming (OLP) systems

• Mobile laboratory for efficient localization of corona hotspots

• Where does it make economic sense to use cobots?

• “Sort with me!” – An interactive, self-learning handling robot

• Luka-Beverage – AI-based mobile handling assistant for beverage logistics

• Automatic multi-layer welding on construction sites

• Turnkey solution for bin-picking in cooperation with Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH

• IT Architecture for digital manufacturing at EJOT

• Efficient, flexible and sustainable assembly concept designed at Voith

• EASI: Cloud-based, real-time data analysis through simulation and iteration

• ISO 16955 Prosthetic Foot Characterization

• BMBF Project – ExoHaptik

• BMBF Project – ExoPflege

• InterOpera - Digital Interoperability in Collaborative Value Industrie 4.0 Networks

• SCHOOLPLATE I + II: Vocational training and qualification measures for the electroplating industry in Thailand

• Automation Analysis and Concepts on Robots in Aseptic Quality Assurance

• ReNaRe - Recycling - Sustainable Resource Ultilization

• Data fusion for non-destructive testing methods for fiber reinforced plastics

• Transforming a chinese machinery manufacturer into a leading factory for digital and smart manufacturing

• Force-controlled assembly of rail mounts with pitasc at WAGO

• SeRoNet - A virtual marketplace for users, manufacturers and solution providers

• Degrad-EL3-Q – Hybrid quantum computing methods for modeling the degradation of alkaline electrolysers

• UV curing guidelines for organic coatings

• Influence of plastic additives on the coatings adhesion of add-on parts made of PP materials

• Matrix production in flow at the Siemens AG plant in Karlsruhe

• Cross-site production concept raises efficiency potential at European Convenience Food GmbH

• Value stream based factory planning at TRACOE medical GmbH

• Structuring production and optimizing of the area-productivity rate at Diehl Aerospace

• Ergonomics and automation in wheel hotels

• EFFIROB: Economic feasibility studies on innovative service robot applications

• Automated deburring process for turbine parts

• Design for Assembly (DfA) based on the example of an electric motor

• Remote measurement of body temperature and respiratory rate with “Access Checker”

• Fraunhofer IPA supports ramp-up at Kromberg & Schubert in the Corona crisis

• SynErgie

• PflegeCoDe: Care coaching for optimal support of people with dementia

• AMBOS-3D: Assistance system supports workshops for people with disabilities in the packing process

• BMBF Project - Aktive-Geh-Interaktion

• DIALOG – Learning Island

• H2Wood – BlackForest – Biointelligent hydrogen production from wood and waste wood in the Black Forest

• Accuracy improvement of cable-driven parallel robots by measuring cable lengths with laser distance sensors (DCLM-Sensors)

• Technical due diligence of Digital Robots from fruitcore robotics

• Automatic optical inspection (AOI) with machine learning

• ELISE – European Network of AI Excellence Centres

• ML4Safety - Verifying the suitability of machine learning algorithms for safety-critical functions

• veoPipe - Reliable AI in the product development process

• Transaction Miner Audit with Experian

• AI-based production planning and control

• DeKonBot 2: Versatile disinfection robot provides relief for cleaning staff

• New EU Project BIOS pushes Industry towards a Biological Transformation

• HEXOBAU

• SeRoDi - Service Robotics for Personal Services

• End-of-line automation with AI

• Digitized order processing and DesignChain for highly efficient, competitive manufacture of special tools at Ceratizit

• Analyzing Biointelligence Worldwide »International Benchmark Study InBenBio«

• Biointelligent sensor to measure viral activity for therapeutics production: BIOPROS

• BioProS: Bio-intelligent production sensor for measuring viral activity

• ExoLog

• AI-MATTERS as an innovation driver for AI in the European manufacturing sector

• AIQualify simplifies AI system qualification

• Innovative DC grid concept for a production site expansion by Lapp

• How to improve AI models yourself

• Digital Concept for Sustainability Management at Fischer

• WisPE – Efficient Knowledge Externalization in Production

• Systematic Evaluation of Rheology and Waveform Data for Jet-Ability Prediction Using Seiko RC1536 Printhead

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  • 2016-06-02_Future Work Lab makes the Future tangible

  • 2016-08-29_Cleanroom on demand

  • 2016-09-15_The “MeBot” robotic wheelchair can climb steps on its own

  • 2016-10-27_Demo model awarded prize for “Academic Excellence”

  • 2016-11-08_Care-O-bot® 4 celebrates its première as shopping assistant

  • 2017-03-02_Medical technology conference comes to Stuttgart

  • 2017-03-02_Technology for the smart labs of the future

  • 2017-03-02_The future of personal mobility, the role of the car and the importance of digitization

  • 2017-03-20_The ROSIN project: towards an EU Digital Industrial Platform for Robotics through Open-Source Software

  • 2017-07-04_Flexible proximity sensor creates smart surfaces

  • 2017-09-06_Cleaning is just the beginning

  • 2017-09-06_New VDI standards established for cleanroom technology

  • 2017-09-06_Virtual technology center for efficient solar cells

  • 2017-10-26_Automation to ensure quality in 3D printing

  • 2017-10-26_IT tool makes machine data visible

  • 2017-10-26_Online platform shows sustainable product lifecycle

  • 2018-03-23_Combining the benefits of 3D printing and casting

  • CSI Internationale: Change of Secretariat and Presidency

  • Smart solution for plastics processing

  • Understanding what is important

  • Medical-technical competence center for prosthetics and orthotics established

  • Collaboration between Fraunhofer IPA and VDE Korea

  • Analytical tool identifies production errors and their causes in real time

  • Electron_beams_for_rapid_safe_vaccine_production

  • Service Robotics for the Nursing Sector

  • Lydia HD at Medica 2018

  • 2017-10-17_Fraunhofer IPA plans project center in Shanghai

  • 60 Years IPA

  • 2019-02-25 Hannover Messe

  • 2015-05-18_Fraunhofer IPA develops prototype of intelligent care cart

  • 2015-07-27_Intelligent and safe automation of assembly processes

  • 2015-07-29_Factory of the Future on Research Campus

  • 2015-08-26_Baden-Württemberg approves funding of EUR 2.4 million for development and manufacturing of solar cells

  • 2015-09-09_Cable-driven parallel robots

  • 2015-09-15_Cutting paper with ultrasound

  • 2015-11-23_New Sensor Technologies and Mobile Robotics for Emotion-sensitive Assistance Systems

  • 2016-02-25_Adopting ROS to develop industrial applications

  • 2016-03-30_Automatica 2016: Fraunhofer IPA demonstrates the advantages of networked manufacturing components

  • 2016-04-21_Flexible robot systems for digitalized production

  • 2017-02-02_Future Work Lab makes work 4.0 tangible

  • 2015-12-08_Robot for testing the lifetime of human-machine interfaces

  • Research campus ARENA2036

  • The virtual world conquers the manufacturing industry

  • Radar technology helps patients with limited mobility

  • Milestone in circular saw technology

  • Jelly with memory

  • Researchers simplify installation and programming of robot systems

  • 2017-11-06_Direction: digital layering

  • 2017-09-01_Machinery_that_repairs_itself

  • 2018-03-23_UV sphere makes applying paint quick and easy

  • 2018-03-23_Sensitive grip

  • 2018-03-28_Robot Navigation via the Cloud

  • 2015-01-15_Robots as multifunctional gentlemen

  • 2015-03-01_Do-it-yourself toolkit for soft robotics

  • 2015-06-11_Cleanliness technology prize awarded

  • 2015-09-15_International training concept on technical cleanliness inspection

  • 2015-09-15_Smart components for shorter ramp-up phases

  • 2015-11-23_New clamping device to protect the shape of semi-finished products

  • 2017-03-02_Technology for the smart labs of the future

  • 2015-12-01_Fraunhofer and the University of Auckland to co-develop a bionic elbow joint

  • The next industrial revolution will come from nature

  • 2016-09-15_The “MeBot” robotic wheelchair can climb steps on its own

  • 2017-10-17_Fraunhofer IPA plans project center in Shanghai

  • Radar technology helps patients with limited mobility

  • The virtual world conquers the manufacturing industry

  • Press

  • Compressed Air Demo System

  • REACh directive

  • Audio technology for the operating theater

  • Koniku Project

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