Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoffmechanik IWM

The Fraunhofer IWM carries out R&D projects for clients who seek sustainable, innovative solutions related to component and system reliability, safety, operational life and functionality.

We enable clients to make optimal use of material properties and to realize new component functions and innovative manufacturing techniques.

Range of services at the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM:

• Solutions to avoid and control defects, crack formation, deformation, fracture, failure, wear and fatigue in materials and      components taxed with mechanical, thermal, chemical or electrical loads
• Materials modeling and characterization, process and component simulation on the atomic, microscopic and macroscopic scale
• Surface layer assessment, coatings, tribology, functionalization, bio-surface and interfacial analysis
• Process, material and device development