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Development of ‘Cutting-edge’ Technology within Fraunhofer Lighthouse Project ‘Go Beyond 4.0’

6 Fraunhofer Institutes demonstrated individualization of single products in mass production environments by employing digital printing and laser technologies.

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

Six Fraunhofer Institutes (ENAS, IFAM, ILT, IOF, ISC and IWU) have succeeded to manufacture electrical conductor patterns, sensors, and high-tech lighting modules, individually integrated into components by using digital printing and laser technologies. The result: individualization of components in mass production environments with new opportunities for design, material savings and weight reduction. The demand for customized components with sophisticated electrical or optical functionalities ...

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