Public Research & Flagship Projects

Fraunhofer IZFP's activities are embedded in a wide range of publicly funded research projects. This comprises the planning, coordination and implementation of both, national and international research projects.  

The institute zeroes in on application-oriented, scientific and technical state-of-the-art system and sensor system development. Such systems are designed and developed for a wide range of applications. Examples include

  • the development of sensor systems to optimize the quality of processes and products,
  • digitization schemes and strategies for hightech "industry 4.0" projects,
  • the monitoring of failure critical and/or highly stressed components and plants,
  • but also the exploitation of new application fields for developments concerning the entire value chain of the product life cycle.

 

Flagship projects – Reducing Time to Market

Fraunhofer is tackling the current challenges facing industry head on. Its lighthouse projects put the focus on strategic objectives with a view to developing practical solutions from which economies such as Germany’s can benefit. The topics these projects address are geared towards economic requirements. By pooling their expertise and involving industrial partners at an early stage, the Fraunhofer Institutes involved in the projects aim to turn original scientific ideas into marketable products as quickly as possible

 

ADDAX

Additive manufacturing of highly efficient heat exchangers for hydrogen electrolyzers

 

ChaRiUT

Characterization of branched cracks in dissimilar welded joints using modern ultrasonic methods with regard to the reliability assessment of components

 

CONNECT-NM

The EU-funded CONNECT-NM project aims to promote innovations in the field of nuclear materials for all reactor generations.

 

DiGreeS

Demonstration of digital twins for a green steel value chain

 

El-Peacetolero

Embedded electronic solutions for polymer innovative scanning tools using light emitting devices for diagnostic routines

 

EMOTION

Empathetic technical systems for resilient production

 

GecKI

AI-based object recognition and adaptive control for intelligent, bio-inspired robotic gripping systems for embedding in Industry 4.0 environments

 

H2SkaProMo

Flexible and scalable cyber-physical production systems for the assembly of fuel cell stacks

 

ImaB-Edge

Intelligent, multimodal and autonomous building inspection using edge computing

 

INNUMAT

Innovative structural materials for future nuclear reactors

 

INTACT

Determining damage to pipelines over long distances with ultrasound computed tomography

 

ISOSaar

New transfer impulses for structural change through the use of cognitive ultrasound networks for process optimization and infrastructure monitoring in Saarland

 

K3I-Cycling

AI-supported optimization of the recycling of plastic packaging

 

ORCHESTER

Fraunhofer flagship project ORCHESTER: Digital ecosystem for a resilient and sustainable supply of functionally reliable materials

 

PODS

System integration of NDE sensor and data systems

 

Rail4Future

Reliability of non-destructive test methods for determining the longitudinal rail tension in the track under changing seasons and variable test environments

 

Re-Machine

The project paves the way for a circular economy for machine parts

 

ReSolar³

Digitalization and optimization of the circular economy of photovoltaic systems using intelligent sensor technology

 

Safety4NPP

Micromagnetic nondestructive characterization of operational material changes in upcoming foreign nuclear power plants

 

SeConRob

Development of methods for the self-configuration of robot processes

 

SmartPigHome

Development of an interactive sensor system for recording animal activity for intelligent, group-specific optimization of the barn environment in pig fattening

 

STEPS

Process-integrated soft sensor technology for surface conditioning during external longitudinal turning of 42CrMo4

 

URBANIST

Development of a mobile application for sustainable transportation in an urban environment using a gamification approach and real-time life cycle analysis

 

USES²

Novel ultrasonic and seismic embedded sensors for the nondestructive evaluation and structural health monitoring of infrastructure and human-built objects

 

VISiMOS

Visualization of properties and defects in steel components using intelligent magneto-optical sensor technology

 

Waste4Future

Fraunhofer flagship project “Waste4Future“: From waste to raw material – green molecules for chemistry

 

BeLeB

Development of a method for determining the service life of rotor blade coatings

 

BetoNPP

Hybrid method for the non-destructive evaluation and tomographic assessment of thick-walled reinforced concrete structures in nuclear facilities

 

BiWa-MOS

Imaging material analysis using magneto-optical sensor technology for rapid quality assurance of steel components

 

EMUS-4-Stress

Condition monitoring system based on electromagnetically excited ultrasonic transducers

 

FishSenseWell

Increasing the economic efficiency of aquaculture systems using machine learning

 

GrenzQualifizierung

Computer-aided assessment of the strength of large cast components made of nodular graphite cast iron on the basis of virtual limit patterns

 

NOMAD

Nondestructive evaluation system for the inspection of operational material degradation in nuclear power plants

 

PolySafe

Nondestructive characterization and monitoring of ageing phenomena in cable insulation in the context of reactor safety

 

PROFILE

Process-integrated in-line quality assurance of joints for lightweight construction in the automotive industry

 

STRUMAT-LTO

Research into structural materials for the long-term operation of light water reactor

 

TeaM Cables

Tools and methods for efficient ageing management of nuclear power plant cables

 

ThzSenSo

Development and procurement of a reconfigurable terahertz sensor and sounding platform