The technology according to the invention relates to the field of build-up welding, or the additive manufacturing of components made of metal

Nanoscopic zoomlenses, dynamic beam steering and holograms – thanks to an inventive combination of metamaterial on top of a phase change material, all...

Common-mode-free three-phase non-isolated on-board chargers

For passive collection of brake dust, the present brake dust collector uses a final separator to shed the dust containing boundary layer off the...

For efficient collection of brake or tire dust, this present brake dust collector uses an air feed to shed the dust containing boundary layer off the...

Laser amplifiers play an important role in industrial production processes. A constant high quality of the laser pulses is indispensable for a...

This robust trepanning optics with only one rotating element (grid mirror) offers great flexibility with regard to the realizable drill diameter/...

These broadband grating waveguide mirrors with a diffraction efficiency of 99.7 %, that are as well polarization and wavelength selective, can be...

The emitting spectral bandwidth of laser diodes for semiconductor diode lasers is optimally reduced to a very small range. Resonant waveguide grating...

The invention relates to a method for preventing fires in tank systems as well as several design examples for tank systems for methanol fuels with a...

A laser soldering process has been developed that outranges existing methods. The big advantage of disc lasers is that the laser active material can...

Thanks to a clever design of the laser disk itself, the depolarization caused by the two heat spreaders can be neutralized. This creates a very...

The development of a new kind of head spreader allows to control the contact surface between laser disc and head spreader. Through this invention, the...

A process for the production of fiber-reinforced metal foam, esp. aluminum foam

Instead of letting the seed beam cross the pump spot as often as 80 times, now a much smaller seed beam can be used for gridding the pump spot,...

Radar-based plasma characterization

This device converts multiphase media into homogeneous dispersions with fine bubbles, so they are able to undergo more efficient heat transfer in...

Environmentally friendly method of removing oil from water

New control method provides variable output voltages

By using suitable components, it is now possible to selectively switch the interaction of the laser pulses with the resonator elements on and off for...

Sealing the electric feeds of a sensor in direct fluid contact is a challenge, especially under extremely low temperatures. This connecting device...

This on-chip optofluidic array with organic lasers is ideal for rapid on-site investigation of any analyte that absorbs (itself or its products of a...

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Scroll machines are used for both compression and expansion in refrigeration and process gas applications. This technology allows infinitely variable...

The fast and effective surface removal by a laser is used to maintain a certain layer thicknesses or to clean a workpiece. By efficiently removing the...

The use of natural gas-powered engines increases the environmental efficiency of large ships. The liquid natural gas must be preconditioned before it...

Scroll machines are used as compressors in heat pumps and air conditioning systems. Currently available control mechanisms are either very complex in...

This technology provides defined concentration ratios of ortho-para-hydrogen mixtures with variable pressure, temperature and mass flow.

This heavy duty anchor is specially designed to withstand the dynamic loads of earthquakes. The load on the fastenings is reduced so that the...

For the first time, the inventive process enables the manufacturing of LDS-structurable moulded parts from polyether ether ketone (PEEK) with surface...

The invention includes a procedure for the production of an omniphobic surface coating on construction parts, the surface coating itself as well as...

The invention shows a procedure for local nano-particle modification of a polymer in the area of material transitions in metal-composite-structures

The external gear pump from inventor Dr. Jörg Nickl of TU Dresden facilitates absolute external tightness through internal motor cooling with the...

Molten Salt Shielded Synthesis (MS3) is a novel process to synthesize non-oxide powders in air. MAX phases are a new family of materials with high...

Traversing device for textile machines

Traversing device for warp knitting machines.

High-speed knitting process

Electronic warning system for wrong-way drivers using radio

Based on the Kerr effect, the Kerr band switch implements an alternative concept to mode coupling for the generation of ultra-short laser pulses ...

Yarn Functionalization for Smart Textiles

This evaluation system for human-machine interactions based on gaze-based parameters for the first time does justice to the inter- and intraindividual...

The recurring fire protection test for intumescent systems can be carried out minimally invasive directly on site by means of this compact test...

When using laser drilling, the material directly behind the drilled hole can be easily damaged. To prevent the damage, materials are placed at the...

Cathode materials for batteries and hybrid supercapacitors

For use in numerous applications in actual factory environments

Self-climbing SMART platform for maintenance of wind turbines

Flat dowels for lightweight construction elements in furniture construction and interior fittings

Wood insert for lightweight construction elements in furniture construction and interior fittings

Cross Layers "Light"

Visual control of a swarm of cleaning robots

The novel powertrain integrated DC-DC converter for hybrid vehicles extends the familiar conventional inverter topology for operating the starter.

So far, the problem of sealing has been a major challenge when using rotary piston pumps. Piston rotors in conventional rotary piston pumps are based...

The novel plasma sensor is based on the so-called active plasma resonance spectroscopy, whereby the sensor itself is flush-mounted in the wall of the...

This multi-pass amplifier concept offers a previously unequalled output power in the kW range with a compact design and various scaling and...

The "robust one-shot interferometry" (ROSI) developed at the University of Stuttgart has been optimized in several aspects and now offers a...

Increase yield in crude oil production

Presented here is a rigid, non-driven lightweight chassis for utility vehicles that offers a significant weight advantage and includes a build-in ...

The compensating coupling presented here can be inexpensively produced by injection moulding. In contrast to conventional plastic couplings of ...

Here, a new type of loading floor is presented. The vaulted lower side of the loading floor counteracts the force applied to the loading floor when...

Procedure to boost efficiency of laser-based amorphous silicon annealing processes by interaction of a homologously shaped laser beam with a ...

Here we present a newly developed crash absorber for cars with two different conditions for different impact situations. The first condition offers...

This efficient sealing method for multi-layer, woven, three-dimensional fluid containers enables a wide range of applications in a wide variety of...

Buildings such as skyscrapers, bridges, towers, wind turbines, cranes are stimulated to vibrate by wind or by the vehicles crossing them. Increasing...

The invention concerns a microproduction technology in the field of structuring methods for 3D microcomponents. From this approach, a novel...

Tool coil for magneforming produced by additive manufacturing

In a project funded by the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung gGmbH, the Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoffmechanik IWM has developed an improved pre-treatment...

Foveated imaging for conventional image sensors with constant pixel pitch, cost-effectively manufactured in the smallest space. The functionality of...

Compensation of interference signals on electrical lines

Wireless transmision through a Data Bus Bridge

Circuit for recovering braking energy from electric motors

This bio-inspired lightweight technology ‘FLEXAFOLD’ makes it possible for the first time to integrate actuators in surface elements made of composite...

Identification and localization of faults in interlock systems

Tool adjustment at nanometer level through heat expansion 

Intuitive Trajectory Control for Robots

Multifunctional corrosion and moisture monitoring system for reinforced concrete parts

The innovation presented herein, provides a new type of (white) light source with a most brilliant emission characteristic for applications which need...

State calculation and fault diagnosis in on-board power supply systems

The invention relates to a machining method for oxygen-free production and the devices necessary for this purpose. In this way, in particular, the...

The invention relates to a cutting head replacement system for water jet cutting. For the first time ever, with this new technology an automated ...

The technology relates to a transfer process of thin film microstructures produced on surfaces that can not be coated directly in PVD (cathode...

We are offering a new composite material for the thermochemical water & heat storage.
Our new polymeric material is based on the salt hydration...

Installation/alignment/positioning  aid for easier installation of seals on vacuum/CF flanges

The system is used for cost-effective and accurate calculation of the six degrees of freedom (6DOF) in the space, e.g. a 3D mouse, which can thus be...

Uniquely cost-effective, sensitive and selective formaldehyde sensor with a measuring range of 0 - 300 (1000) ppb in metal oxide sensor design (MOX)....

Current modulated data for device identification and localization

The new construction includes different types of application-specific internals.

Our innovation presents an electrode for hydrogen and oxygen production in (bio)reactors.
We are offering an all-in-one device that produces a...

The invention relates to a method and the corresponding installation for the additive manufacture of components from the combination of one or more...

The object of the invention is to provide a sufficiently economical, extremely flexible device as well as a device which is cost-effective in terms of...

The described technology enables a safe, fast chemical production of aliphatic linear dinitriles, e.g., adipodinitrile, with a long-term perspective...

A new process for the formation of bi- or multi-axially oriented polymer structures has been developed.

Manufacturing parts with graded-hardness profiles by means of press hardening

IConEVe is a decentralized control system for electrically operated vehicles. The electrical consumers (components) are equipped with...

Today Hydrogels are widely used in membranes e.g. in seawater desalination plants. Conventional hydrogels, however, have very low stiffness and...

Particularly thin-walled and open profile shapes are prone to bending failures as buckling, cracking, formation of wrinkles and cross sectional...

This invention relates to a transmission, which is characterized by the arrangement of ist gears as well as the use of non-circular gears. A small...

Scientists of the University of Duisburg-Essen developed in cooperation with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) a full inorganic insulation material...

The VNA wheel sensor can be used for contactless measurements of tire pressure, tire moisture, wheel speed, spring depth, suspension speed, steering...

Antimicrobial SiO2 Nanoparticles for usage in sanitary and wet areas