Fraunhofer ILT s EHLA deposition process integrated in EVEREST project
01 Feb 2021
German partners have developed roller process to efficiently repair and laser-coat components in production.
An adaptation of the Fraunhofer ILTâs EHLA extreme high-speed laser material deposition process and, the new approach has been tested it on a roller system.
Now after successfully completing the project, the researchers in Aachen, Germany, are seeking to establish the new process chain in industry. The partnersâ goal is to coat long and large rollers and other rotating components with the EHLA process in a near-net-shape.
Almost a decade ago, researchers at ILT started to develop high-speed laser material deposition, which increased the previous process from a maximum of two to several hundred meters per minute.
Fraunhofer ILT and Cronimet Ferroleg develop laser scrap metal sorter
25 Jan 2021
German Government-funded âPLUSâ project yields sensor that boosts efficiency of metal recycling.
Sorted: laser-based process developed in the BMBF PLUS project.The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) and Karlsruhe, Germany-based metal scrap and recycling group Cronimet Ferroleg have together developed a laser-based sorting process for metal scrap. Their aim is to improve industry access to such raw materials. The development is part of the German BMBF-funded PLUS project.
A new sensor they have developed makes the recycling of metallic raw materials more efficient than previously possible, says ILT. The EU project REVaMP goes one step further: in this project, Fraunhofer ILT experts have also been contributing their expertise in the field of materials analysis at the European level since January 2020, making a significant international contribution to securing a resource-eff
Printed Miniature Loudspeaker With A Future Perspective
It has six corners and is about the size of a 1-cent piece: In an additive manufacturing process, miniature loudspeakers as part of piezoelectric, microelectromechanical systems - so-called piezo-MEMS - can be efficiently and cost-effectively manufactured using a combination of inkjet printing and laser technology. This is proven by scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT, the Institute for Materials in Electrical Engineering 2 (IWE2) at RWTH Aachen University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology ISIT. A corresponding demo component was created as part of the recently completed BMBF joint project »Generative production of efficient piezo-MEMS for micro-actuators (GENERATOR).
Automatic-Systeme Dreher GmbH A Satisfactory Financial Year 2019/2020 Posted by PublisherInternet Monday, 11. January 2021
Large economic challenges as a result of the corona crisis, have dominated the year 2020 for Automatic-Systeme Dreher GmbH from Sulz am Neckar. Despite challenging conditions, the company confirmed the previous year\-\-s good level (33.3 million euro) with incoming orders of 32.7 million euro, thanks to two large projects in the German automotive industry, and multiple orders from a grade A customer. At the end of the financial year (30/09/2020), the order volume also reached a historic high of around 50 million euro.
Solid sales figures in the 2019/2020 financial year
In the past financial year, Automatic-Systeme Dreher GmbH achieved a turnover of nearly 28 million euro and expects earnings close to last year\-\-s level. The operational yield on an EBITDA basis (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation) even increased again in compar