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MultiSurf Team wins Stifterverbandspreis

The collaborative project MultiSurf is awarded for the development of a UKP multi-beam concept

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Collision-safe battery boxes thanks to the use of lasers

In the research project FAAM laser welding processes for martensitic chromium steels are developed

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USP technology for electromobility

Fast residue-free coating and ablation of lithium-ion batteries

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Nanostructures in the EUV range

Computer-aided lithography for cost-effective nanostructures

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Cutting metal strips precisely with the laser

Successful completion of the ERDF project ScanCut

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Next AKL from May 4–6, 2022 in Aachen

Laser Technology Live already this year!

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Prof. Constantin Häfner named new Fraunhofer ILT director

Effective November 2019, the renowned laser physicist will succeed Prof. Reinhart Poprawe.

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13th “AKL – International Laser Technology Congress”:
May 4–6, 2022 in Aachen – Laser Technology Live already this year!

Owing to the progressing coronavirus pandemic, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT has decided to organize the next “AKL – International Laser Technology Congress” in two years: The AKL’22 will take place in Aachen from May 4 to 6, 2022. Provided that the general conditions allow, Fraunhofer ILT intends to open its doors to various planned conferences in Aachen as early as autumn 2020 to ensure that interested parties do not have to wait two years for the live demonstrations, firmly anchored in the AKL, in Europe's largest laser system park. 

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Information of Fraunhofer ILT on the current coronavirus pandemic to customers, partners, visitors and those interested in our services

At the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT, we place the highest priority on the safety and health of our employees, customers and visitors. Hence, in connection with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Fraunhofer ILT has set up a crisis management team and is implementing the guidelines of the German authorities.

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Our Technology Focus

 

Lasers and Optics

This technology field focuses on developing innovative laser beam sources and high quality optical components and systems.

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Laser Material Processing

Among the many manufacturing processes in the technology field Laser Materials Processing, cutting and joining in micro and macro technology as well as surface processes count among its most important.

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Medical Technology and Biophotonics

Together with partners from the Life Sciences, the technology field Medical Technology and Biophotonics opens up new areas of applications for lasers in therapy and diagnostics as well as in microscopy and analytics.

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Laser Measurement Technology and EUV Technology

The focus of the technology field Laser Measurement Technology and EUV Technology lies in manufacturing measurement technology, materials analysis, identification and analysis technology in the areas of recycling and raw materials, measurement and test engineering for environment and security, as well as the use of EUV technology.

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Digitalization

The technology focus digitalization provides services and products for digitalization of manufacturing technologies in the context of efficient and transparent production.

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Laser Technology for Your Industry

Laser technology can solve demanding tasks in many different industries. Whether as a tool in automotive production, as measuring equipment in the environmental sector, as a diagnostic or therapeutic instrument in medical technology or as a communication medium in space technology, the laser provides multiple uses with high productivity and high efficiency. Thanks to its intensive research and application-specific developments, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT has been guiding its industrial partners in developing their innovations for more than 30 years – in the “branches” section you will find further information and a selection from our services.

Impressions LASER World of PHOTONICS 2019

 

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12.10.2020

Laser welding processes for martensitic chromium steels ensure a future safe from collisions

Martensitic chromium steels are one of the steel grades with a future, steels that are ideal for automotive applications since they are both lightweight and corrosion resistant. These materials are particularly in demand for the design of collision-safe battery boxes for electric cars. For this reason, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen uses these sophisticated components as demonstration components for laser welding and heat treatment.
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9.10.2020

Stifterverband Prize for Multi-beam Laser Processing

The ultra-short pulse laser is seeing ever wider acceptance among industrial users as a tool for precision manufacturing. In particular, these advances are due to new developments or technological progress in system technology, which increase productivity considerably. Increasing productivity significantly was also the goal of a team from industry and research, which was awarded the Science Prize of the Stifterverband for Collaborative Research at the annual conference of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft on October 9. The team has developed a technology in which a laser beam is split into up to 16 partial beams. That means there are 16 tools controlled in parallel and individually to produce functional surfaces.
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8.9.2020

More flexible battery design with ultrafast laser ablation

The ultrashort pulse (USP) laser has been known to shine whenever highly sensitive material needs to be machined quickly yet gently. The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT has investigated one such application that certainly looks to have a bright future: The Aachen-based researchers developed a quick, reliable and nondestructive method of ablating lithium-ion batteries’ anode material with an ultrashort pulsed laser beam. This ablation technique exposes electrical contact points called tabs.
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3.9.2020

Producing Nanostructures Cost-Effectively

How can structures smaller than one micrometer be generated? And how can even smaller structures of less than 100 nanometers be produced without great effort? Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT have developed several technologies to answer such questions. With these technologies, they can simulate, produce and measure periodic microstructures. They use phase-shifting transmission masks that can efficiently generate nanostructures down to 28 nanometers.
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