Image: The image shows a spatial light modulator setup projecting a red laser pattern in the shape of a butterfly; Copyright: Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen, Germany.

Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen, Germany

Faster laser structuring with optical stamping

07.10.2025

Fraunhofer ILT and RWTH Aachen have developed optical stamping, a laser-based method for ultra-fast, precise microstructuring in a single pulse.

A vascular stent on a black background – micromanufacturing in medical technology

FAQ: Micromanufacturing in MedTech

16.09.2025

Micromanufacturing helps medical technology achieve maximum effects with maximum precision in the smallest of spaces.

Hand holds a metal bar with fine structures

Five important microtechnologies

20.05.2025

Microtechnology has tiny dimensions but a huge impact: complex components and systems are created in the smallest spaces.

Fraunhofer IMM

Printed organ structures for personalized medicine

28.11.2024

Usage of microfluidics and single-cell technologies to print precise organ structures - a significant development for personalized medicine.

Image: The surface of a circuit board is processed by a micro precision device; Copyright: INP

INP

Plasma printing technology enables surface modification

06.05.2024

Researchers at INP have developed plasma printing technology that allows precise surface modification on an extremely small scale.

Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen

Compact laser scanner with 90 percent less construction volume

30.05.2023

Galvanometer scanners have been in use in laser material processing for decades. However, a team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT has now developed a new, particularly compact scanner module for applications in 3D printing, micromachining or medical technology.