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High-performance electric motors are key components of modern mobility and numerous industrial applications. However, their manufacture often relies on critical raw materials such as rare earths and copper. The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM in Dresden aims to significantly reduce these dependencies in future. As part of the new SIREN project, an innovative research infrastructure is being established to enable the development and manufacture of next-generation, resource-efficient electric motors. The Free State of Saxony and the European Union are supporting the project with funding of more than two million euros.

With the construction of a new prototyping centre, the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM in Dresden is expanding its research infrastructure in the field of hydrogen technologies. The new building, situated within the Fraunhofer Institute Centre Dresden, will in future provide the facilities needed to manufacture, further develop and test electrodes for alkaline water electrolysis (AEL/AEM) on an industrially relevant scale under conditions close to real-world applications. The build-ing is scheduled for completion in summer 2028.

At PCIM Expo 2026 in Nuremberg, Fraunhofer IFAM, Fraunhofer IMWS and Fraunhofer USA will jointly host an industry workshop focusing on advanced cooling technologies for next-generation high-performance electronics.