Producing hydrogen fuel cells requires welding hundreds of thin bipolar plates of just hundreds of microns in thickness. (Image: iStock)
Automotive manufacturers are currently facing throughput challenges when welding fuel cells
The Fraunhofer IWS researchers used a multi-adsorption system to investigate the adsorption behavior of competing gases to find suitable filter substances. (Image: Fraunhofer IWS)
The technology could also be used for additive manufacturing in the future
The SensiCut smart sensing platform distinguishes between visually similar materials for safe use. (Image: MIT CSAIL)
The platform could protect users from hazardous waste, provide material-specific knowledge and suggest subtle cutting adjustments
The novel laser diode prototypes leverage remote plasma chemical vapour deposition technology
The new equipment will enable the fabrication of everything from medical implants to lab-on-a-chip technology, (Image: Shutterstock/Denis Simonov)
The new equipment will allow inventors to design and test prototypes for everything from medical implants to lab-on-a-chip technology
A Dynamic Beam Laser from Civan Lasers has been installed at Fraunhofer IWS in Dresden. The institute is thus the first research institution worldwide to utilize such a laser solution. (Image: Fraunhofer IWS)
The institute expects the technology to overcome the challenges of using crack-sensitive materials in additive manufacturing
The hybrid circuit boards combine several functions in one component. (Image: Fraunhofer ILT)
The new PCBs are both more versatile and 20-times cheaper than conventional power electronics made of ceramics
The new 250J pulsed laser. (Image: Hamamatsu Photonics)
Hamamatsu Photonics' new system produces 250J pulse energy, the world’s highest among laser-diode-pumped lasers
The new line is capable of handling the entire battery manufacturing process. (Image: Comau)
The automated line combines industrial robots, vision systems, laser welding, and in-line joint validation via artificial intelligence
Up to 100 laser systems can be controlled and configured using the new system. (Image: Fraunhofer ILT)
The control system enables the automatic and remote installation of software for new lasers in just a few minutes
