IMPRINT: www.ipk.fraunhofer.de/en/imprint We offer application-oriented system solutions covering the whole spectrum of industrial usage – from product development, production processes, maintenance of investment goods, and product recycling to design and management of manufacturing companies. Fraunhofer IPK in Berlin stands for excellence in production science. We conduct applied research and development across the whole process spectrum of manufacturing industry – from product development, production processes, maintenance of investment goods, and product recycling to the design and management of manufacturing companies. We also transfer production technology solutions to areas of application outside of industry such as transport and security. As an institute of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, we tailor our work closely to the needs and requirements of our customers and partners. With its market orientation and high real-world value, our R&D helps to sharpen their long-term competitive edge. We develop forward-looking novel solutions and modernize, optimize and extend existing technologies and applications. In all our endeavors we seek to harmonize economic considerations with the imperatives of resource efficiency, sustainability, and environmental compatibility. Apart from contract research, we also conduct pre-competitive research projects to develop innovative concepts for tomorrow’s production, working closely with our partners to transform the basic innovations thus delivered into marketable products.