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Profile

In the Division of Production Systems, we develop, provide and adapt production systems and manufacturing technologies. Together with our customers, we develop new machine tools, control functionalities and machining strategies. We optimize existing production systems and realize innovative tool concepts. We offer innovative multi-media und interactive e-learning systems for vocational training of technicians and engineers.

R&D Topics

In the Department of Production Machines and System Management, we work on solutions for the automation of plants and production processes and develop new machine tools and machine tool components. In the Department of Manufacturing Technologies, we develop processing strategies for cutting as well as nonconventional and generative technologies for the machining of high performance materials. Further fields of research are the use of new cutting materials and tool technologies, the optimization of micro-machining and replication processes and the development of efficient ecological cleaning technologies.

Business Areas

Applications of our technologies and systems can be found in almost all industrial areas. Our solutions are applied in automotive engineering, aerospace industry, power engineering, machine tool and plant engineering as well as in die and mould making.

Services

  • Product and technology oriented market and feasibility studies,
  • Development, implementation and optimization of novel machine tools and control concepts,
  • Technology consulting, implementation and application,
  • Preparation and benchmarking of requirement specifications, supervision of commissioning,
  • Development, provision and support of on-the-jobtraining using e-learning.

Contact:
Prof. Dr. h. c. Dr.-Ing. Eckart Uhlmann
Phone: +49 (0) 30 / 3 90 06-1 01
E-Mail: uhlmann@ipk.fraunhofer.de

Links
IWF
Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fabrikbetrieb
Themenverbund Hochleistungskeramik
ZEMI
Zentrum für Mikrosystemtechnik in Berlin-Adlershof
TQuA
Portal für innovative betriebliche Bildung