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.

Simultaneous coating and mechanical processing with SMaC

Fast and effective: The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT has developed a new hybrid process called Simultaneous Machining and Coating (SMaC), which combines laser material deposition with turning, grinding…

Better recycling of plastic packaging

New process extracts fragrances. What doesn’t smell good is hard to recycle. This simple rule also applies to the growing volume of plastic waste worldwide. One way to recycle it…

Renewable route to rubber material

A key ingredient in the manufacture of car tires and sneaker soles could be made sustainably, following new analysis of an old catalytic process. Butadiene, an essential component of synthetic…

Lasers Join Lightweight Sandwich Structures

Modern lightweight construction has already been helping automotive and aerospace industry to save fuel and materials and to reduce environmental impact. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam…

Innovative technologies remove pharmaceutical residues from wastewater

Every year on 22 March, World Water Day reminds us of the importance of one of the most important resources of life. Almost two-thirds of our planet is covered with…

A breakthrough technology for closed-loop textile waste recycling

Clean polyester can be separated from mixed waste fabrics by chemical sorting and then converted into original monomers. The apparel industry accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions. The annual…

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