Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST

Coatings and surface technologies for sustainable products and production systems

Fraunhofer IST stands for excellence in surface technology providing expertise in the associated product and production systems. Through modification, structuring and coating of the surface the most diverse functions and functionalities – and therefore future-oriented products and systems – are realized. In collaboration with customers from industry and research, we develop tailor-made and sustainable solutions: from prototypes, through economical production scenarios, and on to scaling-up to an industrial dimensions – also taking into account closed material and substance cycles. Our key strength: We design the optimum process chains for your task on the basis of a broad spectrum of processes and coating materials.

 

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Customized optical measurement technology for production monitoring

The requirements placed upon production are increasing continuously.  At the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST, systems for improved process control and the automated process management of coating processes are developed on the basis of a holistic understanding of the process. One example is the MOCCA+® software, which will be demonstrated live at LASER 2023.

 

SVC Mentor Award 2023

Dr. Andreas Pflug from the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST was presented with the “Mentor Award” at this year’s conference of the Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC TechCon 2023) in recognition of his outstanding achievements in the field of plasma-process simulation. With the award the SVC acknowledges exceptional contributions towards the development of vacuum coating technology or services to society.

 

Multisensory tools for digital process monitoring

Autonomous, self-controlling production systems have tremendous potential in the transformation towards sustainability. The Fraunhofer IST will be presenting solutions for real-time data acquisition directly in the running process. Through the development of integrated and wear-resistant thin-film sensors, parameters such as force, temperature or wear can be recorded in the vicinity of highly stressed forming zones.

 

Innovative sensor inserts enable monitoring of production processes

In order to achieve optimum product quality, precise control of the production process is necessary. In this context, the Fraunhofer IST from Braunschweig will be presenting its most recent developments for the optimization of cotter rolling processes at this year’s Hannover Messe: Thin-film sensor inserts which enable precise in-situ detection of the temperature distribution on the tool surface.

 

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Trade fairs and events

Trade fair

LASER

Munich, June 27 - 30, 2023

At LASER World of Photonics, the Fraunhofer IST is presenting the MOCCA software for the automated control of sputtering systems.

Sustainable development at the Fraunhofer IST

The Fraunhofer IST has also anchored sustainability in its mission statement. For the work at the institute, objectives 3, 6, 7, 9 and 12 are particularly relevant.

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Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST

Riedenkamp 2
38108 Braunschweig | Germany

Phone: +49 531 2155-0
mailto: info@ist.fraunhofer.de

 

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