Press Releases

The lighthouse project »FutureProteins« combines the production of alternative protein sources in closed agricultural systems with an integrated use of all by-products to create further protein raw materials.

In the EVOBIO project, 19 Fraunhofer Institutes have combined their expertise and over a period of five months have developed concepts and modules for a new way of doing business. This is now demonstrated through the use of selected examples.

On April 1st the - FlexFunction2Sustain - Open Innovation Test Bed was launched to boost innovations for sustainable plastic and paper products to reach the market faster. The project, financed by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, will support the Plastics and Paper Processing Industry in overcoming environmental challenges while entering the digital age.

As of 1 April 2020, Prof. Andrea Büttner is the new Executive Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Freising.

Plastic recyclates produced from waste packaging have to meet high sensory requirements in order to be used for new products. Plastic recyclates often have off-odors, some of which have not hitherto been identified. The Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV has analyzed the sensory properties of post-consumer shopping bags made of low density polyethylene (LDPE) and originating from different collection systems.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV will present innovations in recyclable packaging, automation, and assistance for more effective processes at the interpack fair in Düsseldorf from 7-13 May 2020. The Fraunhofer IVV can be found on the stand of the VDMA (Hall 4, Stand C50).

The Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV will present the manufacture of 3D electronics using the roll-to-roll principle at the LOPEC international fair for printed electronics being held in Munich on 25-26 March 2020 (Hall B0, Stand 411). A new thermoforming process makes this possible. It allows higher degrees of forming via temperature profiling. It was developed at Fraunhofer IVV Dresden.

Prof. Dr. Andrea Büttner has been appointed Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Freising as of 1 November 2019. In recent years at Fraunhofer IVV, the internationally renowned scientist established the Department of Sensory Analytics, launched the Product Performance business field, and took on the role of Deputy Director of the Institute. Concurrently, she built up an aroma research group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and in 2017 was appointed Professor of the newly created Chair of Aroma and Smell Research.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, Dresden, has developed the new “Pack Peel Scan” measuring device for testing peelable packaging. Equipped with artificial intelligence it allows the effective evaluation of easy opening packaging systems. The opening forces for peelable, thermoformed packaging can thus be measured and tested in accordance with the relevant standards.

The all-in-one service offered by the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV helps companies meet the challenges associated with the use and development of recyclable packaging materials. The Fraunhofer IVV will be present at the FachPack fair in Nuremberg from 24-26 September 2019 (Hall 7, Stand 7-440) and will demonstrate how recyclable packaging can be specifically designed to meet the requirements of individual products.