development of conductive carbon coating systems (GLS: Graphite Like Carbon) for electromobility, e.g. for steel bipolar plates in fuel cells as well as Al and Cu electrodes for batteries and super capacitors,
Diamor® coating systems (ta-C: tetrahedral amorphous carbon) for wear protection based on a short pulsed arc processes (spArc®),
novel PVD procedures for metal band coating processes and developments of corrosion protection properties. They base on zinc alloy coatings, e.g. for highly corrosion-resistant metallic coatings and for metallic coatings in hot forming processes.
development of joining processes based on laser MSG hybrid welding for lightweight construction, e.g. for the welding of mobile crane components made from high strength fine grain construction steel,
high speed laser welding with high beam quality solid-state lasers and low melt particle emission,
wire arc spraying,
combination process of joining and wire arc spraying, e.g. for the post galvanizing of weld seams,
development of prototype welding processes with solid-state laser.
Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS
