Innovation. Actuators. Sensors.
Intelligent facades capable of adjusting to sunlight can lead to a substantial decrease in energy use. The 'smart³' project, a collaboration between Fraunhofer IWU and Weißensee School of Art and Design, is focused on developing precisely these kinds of solutions.
Lightweight, efficient, and safe means of transport are essential for both motor-powered and muscle-powered mobility. The 'SmartFrame+' project brings together experts from industry and research to develop innovative solutions that overcome this conflict of objectives. Discover how smart materials and new manufacturing technologies are revolutionizing mobility.
SMA actuators are not subject to scaling effects, making them an unrivaled drive concept as miniaturization increases. Especially at the frontier between precision engineering and microsystems technology, they demonstrate their advantages by enabling precise and compact solutions.
Shape memory alloys (SMA) are revolutionizing actuator technology: thanks to their extremely high energy density, they enable ultra-compact yet powerful drives. In the HochPerForm project, Fraunhofer IWU developed highly dynamic SMA short-stroke actuators (Ø 15mm x 16mm) that generate more than 5 kN of force despite their miniaturization – a performance that opens up entirely new applications.
