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Fraunhofer Institute forManufactoring Engeneering and Automation (IPA)
Institution
Section overview
Description
Fraunhofer is the largest research organization for applied research in Europe. Its research fields are orientated towards man’s needs: health, safety, communication, mobility, energy and the environment. With nearly 1 000 employees, Fraunhofer IPA is one of the largest institutes in the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. It has an annual budget of over 70 million euros, with more than one third coming from industrial projects.
The 14 departments of Fraunhofer IPA are supplemented by six business units: Automotive, Machinery and Equipment Industry, Electronics and Microsystems, Energy, Medical Engineering and Biotechnology and Process Industry. This structure enables us to help our practice partners improve their market position as well as support their market entry into new application fields.The focus of our strategic cornerstones is on sustainable projects with high industry participation. Mass sustainability aims at minimizing the consumption of resources while maximizing the standard of living. In flagship projects, such as the Ultra-efficiency Factory, Fast Storage BW, the Center for Lightweight Production Technology and the Center Smart Materials, we are putting this concept into practice together with our partners from industry, university research and politics. Mass personalization unites the advantages of economies of scale and scope.
Activities
- Research
Parent institution
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (FhG)
Coordinated projects
Contact
Fraunhofer Institute forManufactoring Engeneering and Automation
(IPA)
Nobelstr. 12
70504 Stuttgart
Baden-Württemberg
Germany