At the joint Fraunhofer stand in Halle, 18 Fraunhofer Institutes, Groups and Alliances will be presenting their developments from key sectors such as production, energy, adaptronics and lightweight construction. Fraunhofer researchers will also be showcasing their ideas and solutions for future topics such as quantum computing, hydrogen, biological transformation and the circular economy as well as the megatrend of artificial intelligence (AI).

The highlight exhibits showcase key technologies from the four thematic areas of Production Technologies, Energy and Circular Economy, Smart Structures and Lightweighting as well as AI, Security and Digital Transformation.

• The institutes of the Fraunhofer Big Data AI Alliance will be showcasing exhibits and use cases relating to AI solutions. These can be used in industry, for example to optimize quality control in series production.
• With the AI Infomobile, the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO will be providing information about AI in an attempt to dispel fears and demonstrate the scope for creativity.
• The Battery Pass consortium is developing frameworks and recommendations for the implementation of the EU product passport for batteries with the involvement of the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK. From February 2027, all new traction batteries, batteries for two-wheelers and industrial batteries with a capacity of over 2 kWh that are placed on the market in the EU will require a digital battery passport.
• Bipolar plates are a key component of fuel cells. However, their production is complex. The Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU has developed a new type of system for the hollow embossing rolling of bipolar plates that enables cost-effective mass production.
• Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF have developed a helmet with an acceleration sensor for drivers of construction machinery that measures the harmful vibrations from construction machinery that hit the body. The sensor signals are analyzed and software indicates the strain on the human body.
• Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT will be demonstrating manufacturing technologies for rocket components, such as nozzles, which could be used in the next generation of rockets in the Ariane program.

Hannover Messe: Hall 2, Stand B24