弗劳恩霍夫在波兰开设轻量化汽车建设新项目中心
近，弗劳恩霍夫-格塞尔舍夫特在波兰的奥波尔科技大学开设了其项目中心。
弗劳恩霍夫在波兰开设轻量化汽车建设新项目中心
新建立的研究平台名为夫琅和费先进轻量级技术项目中心，是Fraunhofer Institute技术研究所与奥波尔技术大学合作的成果。该项目中心将合作伙伴在开发生产工艺、新的设计思想和定价策略方面的专门知识结合在一起，以制造轻量级混合动力部件，特别是汽车工业。
轻量化建筑是汽车行业面临的大挑战之一。电动机和混合动力发动机增加了车辆的重量，必须由重量轻的部件来补偿。轻质材料和创新工艺有助于决定性地减少燃料消耗、二氧化碳排放和生产成本。为了支持汽车制造商实现这些雄心勃勃的目标，Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft和奥波尔技术大学联合起来，在该大学的校园内建立了弗劳恩霍费尔先进轻量级技术项目中心。新的夫琅和费项目中心在下列人士在场的情况下正式开幕：波兰副总理贾罗斯·高文博士、创业和技术部常务秘书马尔辛·奥西帕、弗劳恩霍夫校长雷蒙德·纽盖鲍尔教授、奥波尔市长阿卡迪乌斯·威伊·尼涅夫斯基教授、奥波尔技术大学校长马雷克·图基多夫教授、弗劳恩霍费尔·伊沃尔大学常务董事韦尔夫·贡特伦·德罗塞尔教授和弗劳恩和费IWU司长Lothar Kroll教授。弗雷恩霍夫项目中心董事总经理。
在跨边界协作的界面上
Fraunhofer项目中心致力于开发生产流程、新的设计思想和轻量级混合组件的定价策略。同时，它的工作还包括其他专业领域，如结构和工艺的建模和模拟，以及回收和再制造。该项目中心位于德国汽车制造商和零部件供应商与其在波兰的子公司和供应商之间的跨境合作界面上。
“跨学科合作和国际伙伴关系是当今一流研究的基石，”弗雷恩霍费-格塞尔舍夫特(Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft)主席雷蒙德·纽格鲍尔(Reimund Neugebauer)教授说。“这就是为什么我们期待着与我们的波兰伙伴共同努力。夫琅和费IWU在轻量级建筑方面拥有广泛的专业知识，并将贡献其在处理先进材料方面的诀窍。OpolaUniversityofTechnology的研究人员将贡献他们的专门知识领域，例如在过程和过程工程模拟方面。我们可以共同为所涉及的公司增加价值、加强知识转移和增加创新。“
正如Marek Tukiendorf教授所解释的：
“在新的项目中心与Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft的伙伴关系不仅是奥波尔技术大学未来的一个非凡机会，而且也是我和整个学术界的一项特殊义务。毫无疑问，这是我们大学发展的一个里程碑。“
正如贾罗斯博士(Jaros?aw Gowin)所强调的那样：
“波兰-德国夫琅和费项目中心将发挥桥梁作用，缩小这两个合作伙伴之间的差距-它们具有互补的、针对具体的专门知识领域。特别是，它将佳地利用它们的优势，并利用现有的协同作用。这一伙伴关系将成为波兰和德国研究部门和工业界在轻量级建筑这一关键领域开展跨境合作的催化剂。知识和资源将以合理的方式分享，同时鼓励供应商和研究机构之间的密切合作。“
Fraunhofer IWU的Welf-Guntram Drossel教授补充说：
“鉴于我们在汽车制造方面的几十年经验-从单个部件和工艺，到复杂的机械系统，甚至整个工厂的设计-我们的研究重点是非金属材料，特别是塑料和纤维复合材料。从长远来看，与奥波尔科技大学的合作也有望扩大我们的能力。“
新成立的Fraunhofer项目中心总经理Lothar Kroll教授具体说明：
“夫琅和费高级轻量级技术项目中心将奥波尔技术大学正在进行的基础研究与夫琅和费-Gesellschaft的应用研究结合起来。例如，轻量级建筑技术的融合使以前对金属、塑料和工业纺织品等各种材料的离散生产工艺结合起来成为可能。“
环保汽车生产
反过来，这将使轻量级结构的生产，为移动应用，能源和成本效益，以及生态友好。欧洲汽车业将成为这一过程的终受益者。此外，有助于气候保护的新的资源高效生产技术可由所有从事轻量化和多组分设计的行业进行有益的测试。
德波伙伴关系的里程碑
夫琅和费高级轻量级技术项目中心是波兰和德国传统上良好伙伴关系的另一个要素。自2004年5月1日波兰加入欧盟以来，这一伙伴关系得到了加强，特别是在科学和工业领域。今天，两国边境地区拥有发达的技术、创新和研究中心网络。新的夫琅和费项目中心可以成为加强双边交流的关键催化剂。
原文如下：
Recently the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft opened its inaugural project center at the Opole University of Technology in Poland.
Fraunhofer opens new project center for lightweight automotive construction in Poland
Fraunhofer opens new project center for lightweight automotive construction in Poland
The newly established research platform goes by the name of Fraunhofer Project Center for Advanced Lightweight Technologies (ALighT) and is the fruit of a partnership between the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU and the Opole University of Technology. This project center unites both partners’ expertise in the development of production processes, new design ideas and pricing strategies for the manufacture of lightweight hybrid components, in particular for the automotive industry.
Lightweight construction is one of the greatest challenges facing the automotive industry. Electric motors and hybrid engines increase vehicle weight, which must be compensated by lightweight components. Lightweight materials and innovative processes can help achieve a decisive reduction in fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and production costs. In order to support automakers in reaching these ambitious goals, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and the Opole University of Technology have joined forces to set up the Fraunhofer Project Center for Advanced Lightweight Technologies on the university’s campus. The new Fraunhofer project center was officially opened in the presence of: Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister phD Jaros?aw Gowin; Marcin Ociepa, permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology; Fraunhofer President Prof. Reimund Neugebauer; Arkadiusz Wi?niewski, Mayor of Opole; Prof. Marek Tukiendorf, Rector of the Opole University of Technology; Prof. Welf-Guntram Drossel, managing director of the Fraunhofer IWU; and Prof. Lothar Kroll, Division Director at Fraunhofer IWU and Managing Director of the Fraunhofer Project Center ALighT.
At the interface of cross-border collaboration
The Fraunhofer project center focuses on developing production processes, new design ideas and pricing strategies for the manufacture of lightweight hybrid components. At the same time its work also encompasses other areas of expertise such as modeling and simulation of structures and processes, and recycling and remanufacturing. The project center is located at the interface of cross-border collaboration between German automotive manufacturers and component suppliers, on the one hand, and their subsidiaries and suppliers in Poland, on the other hand.
“Interdisciplinary collaboration and international partnerships are the cornerstones of top-class research today,” says Prof. Reimund Neugebauer, President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. “That is why we look forward to working together with our Polish partners. Fraunhofer IWU has wide-ranging expertise in lightweight construction and will also contribute its know-how in handling advanced materials. The researchers at Opole University of Technology will contribute their specific areas of expertise, for example in process and process engineering simulations. Together we can add value, intensify knowledge transfer and increase innovation for the companies involved.”
As Prof. Marek Tukiendorf explains:
“The partnership with the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in the new project center is not only an extraordinary opportunity for the future of Opole University of Technology, but also a special obligation for me and the entire academic community. Without doubt, it represents a milestone in the development of our university.”
And, as phD Jaros?aw Gowin underscores:
“The Polish-German Fraunhofer project center will function as a bridge, closing the gap between the two partners – with their complementary, country-specific areas of expertise. In particular, it will make optimal use of their strengths and leverage existing synergies. The partnership will act as a catalyst for cross-border collaboration between the research sector and industry in both Poland and Germany in the critical area of lightweight construction. Knowledge and resources will be shared in a sensible manner while encouraging close cooperation between suppliers and research institutes.”
Prof. Welf-Guntram Drossel of Fraunhofer IWU adds:
“Given our decades of experience in automotive manufacturing – from individual components and processes, through to complex mechanical systems, and even the design of entire factories – our research focuses on non-metallic materials, especially plastics and fiber composites. In the long term, the partnership with Opole University of Technology promises to expand our capabilities, too.”
Prof. Lothar Kroll, Managing Director of the new Fraunhofer project center, concretizes:
“The Fraunhofer Project Center for Advanced Lightweight Technologies unites the basic research being carried out at Opole University of Technology with the applied research of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. The fusion of technologies in lightweight construction, for example, makes it possible to combine what have previously been discrete production processes for diverse materials, such as metals, plastics and technical textiles.”
Eco-friendly automobile production
In turn this will be making the production of lightweight structures for mobile applications energy- and cost-efficient as well as eco-friendly. The European car industry will be the ultimate beneficiary of this process. In addition, new resource-efficient production technologies that contribute to climate protection can be beneficially tested by all industries dealing with lightweight and multi-component designs.
Milestone in the German-Polish partnership
The Fraunhofer Project Center for Advanced Lightweight Technologies is another element in the traditionally good partnership between Poland and Germany. This partnership has intensified since Poland joined the EU on May 1, 2004, especially in the fields of science and industry. Today, the regions along the border between the two countries are home to a well-developed network of centers for technology, innovation and research. The new Fraunhofer project center can act as a key catalyst in intensifying this bilateral exchange.
