Process Engineering

This special field revolves around processes for modifying material properties (milling, cooling), composition (filtration, distillation) and type (oxidation, hydration).

Valuable information is available on a broad range of technologies including material separation, laser processes, measuring techniques and robot engineering in addition to testing methods and coating and materials analysis processes.

Digitalization of coating processes for high-resolution ultrasonic sensors

Piezoelectric coatings play a key role in the manufacturing of ultrasound microscopes that examine ever smaller semiconductor components and biological cell structures. However, the increasing demands on the quality and…

Water hyacinth plant pots – utilization of an invasive species

Together with Fiber Engineering GmbH, the DITF presents a process for the production of biodegradable plant pots. The products are cost effective and competitive. At the same time, the production…

ONE microscopy: from molecule to 3D structure with conventional microscopy

Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), Germany, have developed a new method that makes it possible for the first time to image the three-dimensional shape of proteins with…

Technological Advance in Production of Pharmaceuticals

Production of fine chemicals such as those used in pharmaceuticals is typically complex and laborious. An interdisciplinary team of Fraunhofer researchers worked together across different projects to devise a method…

Soda Manufacturing with Double Climate Bonus

Fraunhofer researchers and their partners have developed an innovative and eco-friendly method of producing soda, essential for a wide range of industries, in the Green Soda project. The process is…

Filtering with mussel power

Nanomembrane allows efficient sieving of ions from liquids. Filters play an important role in many areas of life – from coffee filters to the purification of liquids. Researchers at the…

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