
The Fraunhofer Society plays a central role in the innovation process with its focus on future-oriented key technologies and the exploitation of results in business and industry.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Large Structures in Production Engineering IGP in Rostock develops concepts for product and process innovations in various future-oriented industries. The research portfolio includes manufacturing processes, automation and quality technology, company organization and product development for the business fields shipbuilding and offshore, construction, steel construction and aircraft and rail vehicle construction. The research area Mechanical Joining Technology at the Fraunhofer IGP deals with, among other things, the cross-industry creation of design rules for mechanical joining processes and non-welded structural details.