Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics in cooperation with the Leibniz institutes IHP and FBH
Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics in cooperation with the Leibniz institutes IHP and FBH
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Non-destructive testing

High-tech materials and modern structures are often the driving force behind industrial product developments, therefore paving the way for a wide range of innovations. However, the development and testing of such materials pose particular challenges for materials testing, as conventional non-destructive testing methods are sometimes unsuitable.

New sensor concepts, robot-assisted measurements, cloud-based methods of data acquisition and linking, and data evaluation using AI methods are driving the transformation of non-destructive testing (NDT) and material diagnostics and expanding the range of applications. Terahertz technology, in particular, will play a special role in the future: it will make it possible to measure the material thickness of multi-layer composites, for example, in a non-contact and non-destructive manner, or to analyze structures and defects in bulk materials. With several dozen measurements per second, the systems are now so fast that they can be used directly in the production line for inline testing.

Fields of research:

  • Capacitive micromechanical ultrasonic transducers (CMUT)
  • Terahertz technologies
  • X-ray analysis

Project examples

Reliability and failure analysis of electronic components and systems @ Fraunhofer EMFT

Fraunhofer EMFT scientists use their many years of experience and expertise to offer various services in the field of damage or fault analysis, quality assurance and process consulting.

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SAMMI® – Millimeter‑Wave Scanner for Non‑Destructive Testing @ Fraunhofer FHR

SAMMI develops radar-based solutions for intelligent railway infrastructure monitoring. Fraunhofer FHR contributes its expertise in ground-penetrating radar and signal processing to enable the early detection of track bed degradation and support predictive maintenance.

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FiberRadar Enables Non-Destructive Testing of Fiber-Reinforced Composites

Fraunhofer FHR develops radar imaging algorithms and sensing technologies in FiberRadar to enable automated, non-destructive quality control of fiber composite structures.

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Quality control in production: radar-based surface imaging @ Fraunhofer FHR

A new radar imaging technique developed by Fraunhofer FHR combines high measurement accuracy with the possibility of examining large measurement areas – depending on the system design, even entire cars or industrial plants can be examined. 

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Terahertz sensor technology and non-destructive testing @ Fraunhofer HHI

Sensors technology of the real world is always at the beginning of a digital processing chain. Fraunhofer HHI offers solutions based on its diverse technological expertise and combines them in the sensor technology area.

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QMag – Quantum magnetometry @ Fraunhofer IAF, Fraunhofer IISB

The resolution and the sensitivity of today’s magnetometers is insufficient for many future applications. The goal of the Fraunhofer consortium "QMag" is to further develop magnetometers and to test them for applications. 

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Department of Magnetic Resonance and X-ray Imaging @ Fraunhofer IIS

The researchers transfer current results from university research and development into biomedical and industrial applications by means of customized acquisition and analysis methods. Among other things, they also use self-developed, highly specific hardware to implement the latest methods.

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Capacitive micromechanical ultrasonic transducers (CMUT) @ Fraunhofer IPMS

Ultrasonic transducers can both send and emit ultrasound waves - and can therefore act as sensors and actuators at the same time.

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Methods for structure determination @ Fraunhofer IZM

Analysis of microstructure,  analysis of particles and detection of local effects/defects.

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Terahertz components & systems @ Leibniz FBH

With its developments, Leibniz FBH addresses societal fields such as health, industry 4.0 and efficient use of energy with applications in medical technology, non-destructive testing, radar, food technology and space.

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