Research Cooperations

 

Cluster of Exellence

The Fraunhofer Clusters of Excellence promote the cooperative development and processing of system-relevant topics through a cross-institute research structure. There are six Fraunhofer Clusters in total, which cover a wide range of topics.

 

Lighthouse Projects

As a Group within the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, we direct our application-oriented research towards human needs. We generate the best possible solutions with creativity and a spirit of research.

 

Project Centers

The Fraunhofer Group for Production is participating in various project centers pooling scientific findings in the area of the production. Existing know-how from various Fraunhofer institutes is used for this purpose.

 

High-Performance Centers

High-performance centers orchestrate the collaboration of university and non-university research with industry. They feature binding, consistent roadmaps for the partners involved in the performance dimensions of research and teaching, promotion of young researchers, infrastructure, innovation and transfer. Their purpose is to offer politics the opportunity to prioritize the development of scientific excellence for the benefit of society.

 

Digital centers for SMEs

The digital centers for SMEs are part of the "SME 4.0 - Digital Production and Work Processes" initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). The initiative aims to support SMEs and the skilled trades in digitization, networking and the introduction of Industry 4.0 applications.

 

Research infrastructure

The member institutes of the Production Network have the best framework conditions for driving forward projects with industrial customers in a performance-oriented manner and for technically designing and testing the systems theory issues of tomorrow's working world in a research-oriented manner.