At the joint booth in Hall 2, B24 Fraunhofer institutes, groups and alliances will present 38 exhibits featuring highlights from the fields of production, energy, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation. The exhibits all reflect Fraunhofer's mission — to promote applied and demand-driven innovations that support the competitiveness of the industrial and business sectors.
Among the highlight exhibiting key technologies that mark the leading edge of what is possible are:
- Trustworthy AI to monitor production
Artificial intelligence can make production processes more efficient and less error- prone, but many companies are still hesitant. How safe is AI? On what basis does it make its decisions? And who will be liable in case of an emergency? Fraunhofer IEM uses the example of quality monitoring for robot-based placement of expansion nuts to illustrate how trustworthy AI can be deployed in production settings and what added value it creates. - High-speed production of 3D components
The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT has improved the extreme high-speed laser material deposition (EHLA) method, originally designed as a coating technology, for additive manufacturing (EHLA3D). It offers several advantages: construction of thinwalled elements, ability to process difficult-to-weld materials, near-net-shape additive manufacturing and even repairs. - Cyclometric: products suitable for the circular economy
The Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO will present Cyclometric, a software platform and methods for sustainable development of products designed for circularity. The Cyclometric project makes it possible to assess and optimize the suitability of a product or component for the circular economy early on during the initial conceptual design phase. - Edge Cloud Continuum for production
The Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Internet Technologies CCIT brings together more than 20 Fraunhofer institutes to work on technologies and infrastructure for digitalized production. The Edge Cloud Continuum project combines sensors, edge computing and AI-supported analysis to enable resource-efficient, cost-effective manufacturing through the use of production data. - Wooden wind turbine tower: the Wind of Change Tower
The Wind of Change Tower in the northern Swedish city of Skara is 150 meters tall, making it the tallest wooden tower for wind turbines in the world. It is built from modules bonded in place on site. Compared to structures made from concrete or steel, this method of wood construction cuts carbon emissions by up to 90 percent. The Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research, Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut, WKI supported the adhesive bonding process for the wooden tower. The exhibit will feature a replica of the tower.
