Scientific prizes and awards / General

Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Description

Three prizes, each worth €10,000, have been awarded in 2004 for outstanding scientific achievements by Fraunhofer researchers in solving application-related problems.

Recipients

Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Prize 2005 :

Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Priber
Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Schönitz

Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU in Chemnitz

Fast grinding
Soft paper hankies are produced on huge rollers at a speed of up to two kilometers per minute. The roller surface has to be very flat and smooth. A new grinding machine works with micrometer accuracy and cuts downtime by more than half.