Fraunhofer IPA will be presenting exhibits and research projects relating to energy and sustainability at the Hannover Messe from April 22-26, 2024. The exhibition stands in Hall 12, Stand D15 (Baden-Württemberg International) and in Hall 2, Stand B24 (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) will provide insights into ongoing and completed projects.
One project is about direct current for industry. Researchers at Fraunhofer IPA have developed a system concept for operating entire factories with direct current. This concept leads to considerable energy savings and enables a more efficient use of resources.
Another innovation concerns the transparentCO2 consumption analysis of companies: The CS4I research project has developed an app that can be used to determine the "true carbon footprint" of a product across company boundaries. This enables companies to take sustainability and profitability into account in equal measure. In addition, the institute now offers leakage detection in compressed air systems using artificial intelligence: an automated detection of leaks in compressed air systems has been developed that uses intelligent algorithms to recognize characteristic signatures of leaks and thus reduce energy waste.
There are also new developments in battery cell production: researchers are presenting solutions for the production of battery cells, including a mobile clean room tent system and a robotic cell for recycling battery modules and electric motors. Researchers at the institute have also been working on the industrial mass production of electrolysers and fuel cells: Research teams here have developed robotic cells to automate and optimize the production of fuel cells and electrolysers.
A project on the hydrogen value chain and industrial research platform will also be presented: the WAVE-H2 project aims to create an industrial research platform for the use of hydrogen in order to develop and test innovative production and energy technologies.
Lossless painting for additively manufactured components is an exciting innovation in the field of surface technology: a lossless painting technology will be presented to improve the surface properties of additively manufactured components and enable cost-effective painting.
Finally, with 2ndSCIN, there is now also a protective enclosure for robots that makes dynamic automation components ready for use in ultra-clean production environments by creating a controlled and clean environment.
