Fraunhofer ILT develops process chains for the additive manufacturing of embedded sensors (e.g. strain gauges) on and into components from areas such as drive and gear technology, large machines, power generation, rail vehicles and aerospace. Laser-based technologies enable the resource-efficient, individualized and low-cost mass production of “smart parts”. These sensing components provide data on their production status and condition which is a central aspect of current developments in “Industry 4.0”, for instance predictive maintenance, Big Data and AI approaches.
Furthermore the experts of Fraunhofer ILT will be presenting technological highlights and the latest developments in laser-based manufacturing for batteries and electronics.