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Fraunhofer IFAM is heading to #EuroPM2026!

From October 11–14, our teams from Bremen and Fraunhofer IFAM Dresden will be at the Euro PM Congress & Exhibition, bringing expertise across powder metallurgy, additive manufacturing and advanced materials to Budapest.

Meet us at 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝟳/𝗛𝟳, where we will be exhibiting together with Fraunhofer IKTS. Stop by to discover our latest research, discuss applications and challenges, and connect with our experts.

And there is plenty of Fraunhofer IFAM on the conference agenda as well: Our researchers will contribute 12 presentations, covering topics ranging from additive and sinter-based manufacturing to aerospace and energy applications, copper and copper-diamond materials, soft magnetic materials and advanced composites.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀:
Sebastian Boris Hein I Niklas Herzer I Thomas Hutsch I Alexander Kirchner | Dr. Inge Lindemann | Michael Norda | Lea Reineke | Jakob Scheibler | Thomas Studnitzky | Merlin Thamm I Gunnar Walther | Thomas Weißgärber I Christian Weck

Whether you want to talk about powders, processes, materials or applications: come and meet us in Budapest.

📍 Euro PM 2026 Congress & Exhibition, Budapest
📅 October 11–14, 2026
📌 Booth G7/H7, together with Fraunhofer IKTS

Last week we welcomed participants to Fraunhofer IFAM in Bremen for three intensive days dedicated to 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆.

What makes this seminar special? 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀. 🔬🖨️
 
Together with our experts Dr. Ingo Wirth and Dipl.-Ing. Mario Kohl, participants gained valuable insights into: 
🖨️ Screen printing technology
🧪 Printing inks and pastes
⚡ Printed electronics
🔬 Hands-on training
💬 Direct expert exchange
 
The 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲, 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 enables participants to transfer what they learn directly into their own applications.
 
At Fraunhofer IFAM, we bring together expertise in functional materials, printing technologies and process development to turn innovative ideas into functional solutions.
 
A big thank you to all participants for the inspiring discussions, active collaboration and shared enthusiasm for Printed Electronics! 🙌
 
We look forward to continuing the exchange and exploring new possibilities in 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 together.

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It was a great pleasure to welcome a high-level delegation from Japan to Fraunhofer IFAM in Bremen for two intensive days dedicated to adhesive bonding technology, sustainable manufacturing and future research cooperation.

The visit brought together representatives from AIST, NEDO and leading Japanese industrial companies. The automotive sector was strongly represented by Nissan Motor, Toyota Auto Body and Mitsubishi Motor R&D Europe. We were also pleased to exchange perspectives with Asahi Kasei as a major chemical and polymer manufacturer, as well as Taiseiplas and Shimadzu.

The program was developed and moderated by Dr. Holger Fricke from Fraunhofer IFAM and Nao Terasaki from AIST. The shared objective was not only to present current research, but to identify concrete starting points for future cooperation between industry, AIST and Fraunhofer IFAM.

A particular highlight was the extensive tour of our laboratories and technical facilities. It allowed our guests to gain a close look at the broad spectrum of adhesive bonding research at Fraunhofer IFAM, from adhesive materials, surfaces and joint design to process technology, automation, quality assurance and professional training.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀:
🔹 Adhesive bonding as an enabler of sustainability in automotive manufacturing
🔹 Durable bonding combined with debonding and rebonding
🔹 Robotics and Physical AI in adhesive manufacturing
🔹 Adhesives for hydrogen infrastructure
🔹 Hybrid bonding of mega-casted AL-structures
🔹 Adhesive and sealing technologies for semiconductor applications

The discussions with the automotive representatives focused particularly on how adhesive bonding can support lightweight multi-material design, robust vehicle production, testing and future circular manufacturing concepts. The exchange with Asahi Kasei added the important materials perspective, especially regarding innovative vitrimer polymers and the development of future adhesive systems.

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀! 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗮𝗼 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗶 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺.

Fraunhofer IFAM is internationally active across the entire field of adhesive bonding. We look forward to turning the ideas developed in Bremen into new German-Japanese research partnerships and industrial projects.

#IFAMdrivesInnovation

Dr. Katharina Koschek | Dr. Erik Meiss | Dr. Christoph Regula | Dr. Till Vallée | Tobias Evers

Unter dem 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗸𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮 »𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻« diskutierten Expertinnen und Experten aus Wissenschaft und Industrie aktuelle Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätze rund um die Vorhersage von Materialverhalten, die Ermittlung relevanter Kennwerte sowie deren Einsatz in Simulationen.

𝗨𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗴𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗳ü𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗵.

Am ersten Tag lag der Fokus auf Kennwerten und Simulationen. Es gab Vorträge von Tobias Gebhardt (Siemens Energy), Felix Fehmer (CRW Engineering), Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Uwe Rietz (LUM GmbH), Nafiz Söyleyen (Infineon Technologies), Julian Motzkau (Formenfrei 3D GmbH), Dr.-Ing. Olaf Hesebeck (Fraunhofer IFAM), Dr. Fabian Mühl (SICK) und Dr. Ole Hölck (Fraunhofer IZM).

Die Vorträge des zweiten Tages widmeten sich den Themen Lebensdauer und Nachhaltigkeit. Es gab Vorträge von Massimo Galbiati (Particleworks Europe), Alexander Reichel (Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS), Jeremias Friesen (Nemak Global), Dr.-Ing. Lars Rebenklau (Fraunhofer IKTS) und Michael Vogt (Universität Bremen).

📅 𝗪𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘂𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘂𝗳 𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗻ä𝗰𝗵𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗺 𝟲./𝟳. 𝗢𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳.

Wer nicht so lange warten möchte, findet hier weitere Infos zum Thema Polymerverguss am Fraunhofer IFAM: https://s.fhg.de/RP7

Für Fragen steht Ihnen Dr. Martin Rütters vom Fraunhofer IFAM gerne zur Verfügung.

#IFAMdrivesInnovation