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Cutting down on sugar, fats and salt is a priority in our efforts to develop foods that support a healthier diet. For example, one project underway now has us developing a novel fat substitute sourced from plant proteins.

Our forming air impact technology provides the means to selectively control the thermoforming process. It can serve to optimize the material thickness distribution to conserve resources. We are also investigating how the interaction between cooling and the air flow affects the forming of the material in an IGF research project called Fit 2.0.

Developed further, optimized and adapted to a wide range of waste streams, our institute’s CreaSolv® Process has made strides over the years. Now we are expanding capacities by building demonstration plants that produce very pure plastic recyclates with our process.

At its general meeting on October 20, 2020, the German Academy of Engineering Sciences elected 36 new members from engineering, natural sciences, humanities and social sciences.

We are using micellar plant proteins to develop sustainable coatings that replace coatings with petrochemical polymers. The plant proteins are recovered from hitherto little exploited waste materials from the food industry, for example from the processing of lupines.

The Pack Peel Scan is a measuring device that was developed by the Sealing and Welding Processes and Assistance Systems team at the Fraunhofer IVV Dresden. The device integrates the intelligent analysis of sealed seams with a task-oriented HMI.

We have developed a biobased hydraulic fluid from renewable raw materials that provides sustainable and eco-friendly corrosion protection without mineral oil. These plant-based corrosion protection additives for technical applications utilize the excellent anti-corrosion properties of secondary plant substances.

In the BMBF-funded TeFuProt project, we at Fraunhofer IVV use production residues from rapeseed oil extraction to produce sustainable care and coating products based on plant proteins.

In the »SafeCar« project at the Fraunhofer IVV we are investigating the effectiveness of plasma technology and UV systems in disinfecting ambulances.

In the PLA4MAP project we are developing a new bio-based, recyclable packaging concept at the Fraunhofer IVV, which also meets the requirements of sensitive foodstuffs.