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Fraunhofer IKTS and inopor GmbH, situated in Veilsdorf, Germany, receive the Corporate Environmental Achievement Award 2015 from the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) for jointly developing ceramic nanofiltration membranes.

With the delivery of the high-temperature fuel cell system (SOFC), developed at Fraunhofer IKTS, to h2e Power Systems Pvt. Ltd. (a subsidiary of h2e Power Systems Inc., USA) in Pune, India and its commissioning, the project partners advance towards the joint aim of a cost-efficient, environmentally friendly, reliable and decentralized energy solution, which will enable energy security for Indian markets and other emerging nations.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS developed a novel concept to produce thin-walled, one-sidedly closed tubes and similar geometries made of ceramics by highly productive extrusion. Thus, among others, the mass production of batteries becomes possible.

Despite its outstanding chemical, thermal and tribological properties, the high costs of production currently prevent the use of silicon-infiltrated SiSiC in many applications. A novel method overcomes technical manufacturing limitations of conventional shaping methods.

Convion LTD, Fraunhofer IKTS and Plansee SE have one common goal: to contribute to the breakthrough of SOFC technology as a future form of affordable, reliable, and clean energy. From interconnects, through ready-to-install stacks up to SOFC systems they present their products and services at this year’s Hannover Fair, April 13-17, 2015

A tag for metal components based on ceramic phosphors withstands high temperatures without affecting the properties of the component itself. The complete solution covering all stages from label printing to readout will be presented by Fraunhofer IKTS researchers from April 13 to 17 at Hannover Messe.

Difficult ceramic components were previously injection molded requiring an intensive use of tools, or manufactured with high material losses from green, isostatic moldings. Scientists at Fraunhofer IKTS have now succeeded to quickly realize highly intricate, individualized ceramic components without tools by additive manufacturing – going to be unveiled at the Hannover Messe.

Outstanding chemical, thermal and tribological properties predestine silicon carbide for the production of ceramic components of high volume. A novel method now overcomes the procedural and technical limitations of conventional design methods for the production of components with large differences in wall thickness and demanding undercuts.

The new building captivates particularly through its innovative energy concept. Thanks to a fuel cell power plant as the heart of modern energy supply provided by the Dresden company FuelCell Energy Solutions GmbH approximately 100.000 kWh of electrical power will be generated per year. Due to its sustainability and its efficiency, the newly constructed building complex of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research earned the highest reward level ‘gold’.

Through a visual analysis, doctors can reliably determine if they are dealing with carcinoma within a minute-and-a-half. Fraunhofer researchers will be presenting a prototype of the new device at the COMPAMED trade fair in Düsseldorf from November 12th to 14th.