Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM

Fraunhofer IFAM – Research shaping the future

Fraunhofer IFAM is one of Europe's leading independent research institutions in the fields of adhesive bonding technology, surfaces, shaping, and functional materials. Our mission: We develop innovative solutions for key future topics such as sustainable mobility, the energy transition, the digitalization of production, and resource efficiency – and bring them to industrial application.

With about 700 employees at locations in BremenDresdenStadeWolfsburg BraunschweigHelgoland and Cuxhaven

we offer a wide range of expertise:

  • Material development & functional materials: From metallic, polymer, and hybrid materials to battery materials and smart materials.
  • Shaping & additive manufacturing: Technologies such as powder metallurgy, 3D printing, and sintering processes enable innovative component designs and high-precision applications.
  • Adhesive bonding & surface technology: Solutions for secure, durable joining and the targeted functionalization of surfaces – essential in aviation, automotive engineering, and medical technology.
  • Automation & digitalization: Development of intelligent manufacturing processes, robot-assisted application systems, and automated quality assurance solutions.
  • Qualification & technology transfer: We impart expertise to specialists and decision-makers from industry and research through a wide range of training courses.

Discover our projects, technologies, and expertise – and find out how we can shape the industry of tomorrow together.

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Most battery discussions focus on voltage, current, and charging speed

But what if some of the most valuable insights come from the parameters we usually overlook?
 
🔋 In our upcoming 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸, we will explore how additional battery cell measurements can unlock deeper understanding of:
🔹Battery cell breathing – mechanisms and causes
🔹Force measurements & magnitudes
🔹Digitalized test center & data pipelines
 
Together with 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, we will discuss how modern battery analytics are changing the way we evaluate and optimize battery systems.
 
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀:
🎙️ Caspar Spinnen (CATL)
🎙️ Hannes Fiedler (Fraunhofer IKTS)
 
The session is part of the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 (#EBBC), hosted by Fraunhofer IFAM and is designed for both battery professionals and newcomers interested in the future of battery technology.
 
📅 May 21, 2025
🕑 14:00–15:00 CET
💻 Online webinar
🎟️ Participation is free
 
👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄: https://lnkd.in/ezQUH4VV

#IFAMdrivesInnovation

✈️🔬 Kollaboratives LIBS für sichere und nachhaltige Klebprozesse in der Luftfahrt

Im 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗸𝘁 𝗞𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗡 entwickeln und erproben Fraunhofer IFAM und LTB Lasertechnik Berlin GmbH die 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘇𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗸𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗸𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗲 (𝗟𝗜𝗕𝗦) als 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳ä𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗸 in Kombination mit 𝗸𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗸 für industrielle Anwendungen. Ziel ist eine zuverlässige Qualitätssicherung von strukturellen Klebungen – ein zentraler Faktor für den modernen Multimaterial-Leichtbau.

Verunreinigungen können Klebverbindungen erheblich schwächen. Mit produktionsintegrierter LIBS lassen sich solche Risiken frühzeitig erkennen – 𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗵𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝗳𝘄𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗸. Das reduziert Ausschuss, Nacharbeit und CO₂‑Emissionen über den gesamten Lebenszyklus eines Flugzeugs.

📍 𝗔𝗸𝘁𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗙𝗔𝗠:
Im Rahmen einer ersten 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘁 einem neu entwickelten 𝗟𝗜𝗕𝗦 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗸𝗼𝗽𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺 kollaborativen 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗿 wurde das System unter Laborbedingungen erprobt.

𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗭𝘂𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗳𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝘂𝗳𝘁𝗳𝗮𝗵𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗴 𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗻! ✈️🌱

Bei Fragen wenden Sie sich gerne an Marcela Melo und Mareike Schlag vom Fraunhofer IFAM.

#IFAMdrivesInnovation

On April 29, a delegation of Ukrainian doctors from "The Association of French-Ukrainian Cooperation in Medicine and Pharmacy (ASFUDS)" visited Fraunhofer IFAM

The ASFUDS delegation became aware of Fraunhofer IFAM through the “MAOMed” project, in which, in cooperation with the “UNBROKEN Rehabilitation Center” in Lviv/Ukraine, highly effective antimicrobial coatings for titanium implants were developed that significantly reduce the risk of infection. Dr. Khrystyna Yezerska from Fraunhofer IFAM welcomed the delegation and provided simultaneous interpretation of the presentation into Ukrainian. In addition to the “MAOMed” project, Dr. Peter Plagemann presented further medical technology developments from Fraunhofer IFAM.
 
In the “𝗠𝗔𝗢𝗠𝗲𝗱” 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁, which was funded by the Fraunhofer-Zukunftsstiftung as part of the “Rebuilding Ukraine – resilient and sustainable” call for proposals, the experts have developed antimicrobial surfaces for titanium implants that significantly reduce the risk of infection. The process is based on so-called “MicroArc oxidation”, which creates a porous surface that can be loaded with antibiotics. The demand for such developments is very high in Ukraine, but they are also of interest to the European market. The cooperation with UNBROKEN Ukraine represents a unique opportunity to make technologies developed by Fraunhofer in orthopaedic technology available to society in a timely manner.
 
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀!
🇺🇦🤝🇩🇪

#IFAMdrivesInnovation

🚚⚡🔋Jetzt anmelden: Transportation in Charge Abschlussforum

𝗝𝗲𝘁𝘇𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 & 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗿𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗻: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 – 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘇𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗻

Am 𝟮𝟳. 𝗠𝗮𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 laden wir Sie herzlich zum 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗸𝘁𝘀 »𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲« am Fraunhofer IFAM in Bremen ein. Nach drei Jahren intensiver Forschung rund um die 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗸𝘁𝘂𝗿 𝗳ü𝗿 𝗘-𝗟𝗸𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻 präsentieren wir Ihnen die zentralen Ergebnisse und Handlungsempfehlungen. Nutzen Sie die Gelegenheit, mit dem Projektkonsortium und weiteren Gästen in den Dialog zu treten und Ihr Netzwerk zu erweitern!

𝗗𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗲:
🔹𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 von Sebastian Lahmann (NOW GmbH) zum Stand des Ausbaus der Ladeinfrastruktur und dem neuen Förderprogramm.
🔹 Präsentation der erarbeiteten 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗳𝗲𝗵𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻.
🔹 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 mit Partnern und Beiräten des Projekts.
🔹Im Anschluss laden wir Sie herzlich ein, den erfolgreichen Projektabschluss gemeinsam zu feiern.

𝗗𝗶𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗻𝗮𝗵𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗸𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗶. Nutzen Sie die Gelegenheit, um sich mit Fachleuten auszutauschen und Impulse für die Zukunft der Logistik zu erhalten.

👉 𝗠𝗲𝗵𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘂𝗻𝗴: https://s.fhg.de/Nqnx
👉 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗸𝘁 »𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲«: https://s.fhg.de/Gm2B

Bei Fragen wenden Sie sich gerne an Sönke Stührmann vom Fraunhofer IFAM.

𝗪𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘂𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘂𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀ö𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗜𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻.

#IFAMdrivesInnovation

Andreas Bong (RWTH Aachen University) | Caspar Plump (W. Tiemann GmbH & Co. KG) | Jedamzik Andreas (Behrens-Wöhlk GmbH & Co. KG) | Jan Pfisterer (Rhenus Logistics) | Felix Horch (Fraunhofer IFAM)

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Magazine

 

Expansion of offshore wind energy in Europe

The Interreg North Sea project DIOL (Develop Innovative Offshore Logistic) deals with the implementation of the Esbjerg Declaration, which was signed by the Prime Ministers of Denmark, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands at the North Sea Summit in Esbjerg on 18.05.2022. Its aim is to turn the North Sea into Europe's "green power plant".

 

Extension of the durability of rotor blades

Offshore wind turbines are exposed to extreme weather conditions. These lead to damage, e.g. erosion of the coatings on the leading edges of the rotor blades. The MARiLEP joint project aims to achieve a significant improvement in the service life of the leading edge coatings of wind turbines.

 

Hybrid casting for joining CFRP and aluminum

In the "HyFKAl" project, experts from Fraunhofer IFAM and the Faserinstitut Bremen e.V. are developing an economical hybrid casting process for joining CFRP and aluminum. This involves joining thermoplastic and thermoset CFRP structures with the aluminum partner using the primary forming aluminum die casting process.

 

Printed batteries

Manufacturing technology for batteries of the future: Fraunhofer IFAM offers alternatives for battery production using the screen printing process. New manufacturing concepts enable higher active material loads and greater freedom in electrode design. On the one hand, completely printed batteries help to overcome the limitations of current production technology and, on the other hand, reduce the use of solvents and subsequent drying processes.

Press Releases

31.3.2026

Major BMFTR Project for the Production of Sodium-Ion Battery Cells in Germany started

With the funding project SIB:DE ENTWICKLUNG, the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) has launched the largest German consortium to date dedicated to sodium-ion battery technology. Twenty-five partners from academia and industry are collaborating to develop a sustainable, safe, and cost-effective alternative to lithium-ion batteries. The focus is on the production of large-format, market-ready cells and the assessment of their recyclability. The goal is the rapid transfer of research results into industrial applications.
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3.11.2025

Innovative Surfaces to Rapidly Load Bone Implants with Antibiotics

Infectious complications are not uncommon after implant placement. The risk is higher in heavily contaminated wounds, which are particularly common in war zones such as Ukraine, where many bone injuries require treatment. Research-ers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM in Bremen have developed a new functionalized surface that can be loaded with antibiotics.
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25.6.2025

Wayland Calibur3 Installed at Fraunhofer IFAM Dresden

Scaling up Next-Generation Additive Manufacturing: Fraunhofer IFAM Dresden has successfully installed a Wayland Calibur3 system, marking the institute’s third facility dedicated to Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-EB) and reinforcing its leadership in advanced additive manufacturing technologies.
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Events

10.6.2026

ILA 2026

You can find Fraunhofer IFAM in Hall B, Booth 240, as well as in Hall C, Booth 280, at the Fraunhofer joint booths Aviation & Space.
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20.4.2026

Hannover Messe 2026

Meet us at the Fraunhofer Group Materials joint booth (Hall 11, Booth D33), at the Lightweight Construction Pavilion (Hall 17, Booth G41), and at Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Europe (Hall 11, Booth E12). We look forward to seeing you there!
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14.4.2026

Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) 2026

The Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg is a leading international trade fair for aircraft interiors and a key platform for everyone involved in the development of modern cabin concepts. International exhibitors showcase innovations in aircraft interiors – from seating systems and materials to lighting, catering systems, and cockpit doors.
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25.3.2026

Coiltech 2026

At Coiltech, Fraunhofer IFAM will present its portfolio on the development, manufacture, and testing of electric drives.
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