DLR at the Hannover Messe
Technology for the industry of tomorrow
The focal points of the DLR stand at the Hannover Messe include the topics: Low-CO2 industrial processes and hydrogen technologies, robotics and automation for the factory of the future and quantum computing applications in industry.
Under the motto "Enabling transformation", the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is presenting power-to-heat technologies for industrial transformation at the Hannover Messe. Making energy-intensive industrial processes aslow-carbon as possible is one of the key challenges facing the sector. Power-to-heat technologies use electricity from fluctuating renewable sources such as sun and wind to provide process heat and process steam in a climate-friendly and flexible way. DLR is presenting a latent heat storage system based on nitrate salts.
DLR is also presenting a special high-temperature electrical heating system. It can reach temperatures of up to 1,200 degrees Celsius and thus heat gaseous heat media. Its core elements consist of inductively heated, electrically conductive ceramics with large surfaces for heat transfer.
The factory of the future with robotics and automation
Intelligent, digitally networked robots are of crucial importance for the production of the future: visitors to the DLR stand can experience a variable robot workstation in action. The central element is a lightweight robotic arm. It can independently position components and devices in the workspace and select suitable tools. Special force sensors and controls enable the robot system to learn by doing, for example.
Virtual aircraft maintenance based on augmented reality, remote collaboration and a decentralized database (digital twin) will also be on show at the trade fair. The DLR Quantum Computing Initiative (DLR QCI) will show how companies can participate in the development of applications for quantum computing, define new use cases and thus prepare themselves for the enormous potential of this technology.
DLR: Energy Solutions, Hall 13, Number D62
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