Press releases 2009

Die vier Fraunhofer-Institute am Fraunhofer-Institutszentrum Dresden laden neugierige Mädchen ab Klassenstufe 6 ein, am 23. April 2009 die Arbeit der Forscherinnen und Forscher kennenzulernen und gemeinsam mit den Wissenschaftlern technische Neuheiten zu ergründen.

With the technology of the laser controlled vacuum arc (Laser-Arco), developed at the Fraunhofer IWS Dresden, it is possible to fabricate a new generation of diamond-like amorphous carbon films. Their hardness is three times higher than that of the hitherto available films. They achieve lowest frictions even without any lubricants!!!

The combination of laser technology with classical manufacturing processes in one machine or production line - that is a central goal of the research work at Fraunhofer IWS Dresden. This approach is increasingly valid also for technologies like laser hardening and laser cladding. The system technology, therefore developed by IWS, offers high productivity together with ease of use, good automation, a quality securing process control, robustness and user-friendliness. It has already proved an optimal performance in numerous industrial applications.

You like to shorten the processing time, the costs and you want to increase your flexibility? The Fraunhofer IWS develops latest technologies in the field of high power remote processing and is, thus, able to multiply the productivity of numerous manufacturing processes.

»Grußwort des Staatssekretärs im Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Prof. Dr. Frieder Meyer-Krahmer«