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The Fraunhofer Institute of large structures in production technology IGP awards its in-house Innovation and Technology Prize 2025 to a specialist in ship building, on 26. February 2026.

Politics Meets Research - Parliamentary State Secretary and Federal Government Commissioner for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Gitta Connemann (Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy), will visit the Fraunhofer Institute for Large Structures in Production Engineering (IGP) in Rostock on February 10, 2026. Her visit will include both discussions with staff and a guided tour.

The Robot Day 2025 was organized by Fraunhofer IGP in collaboration with the Rostock Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Tourism, and Labor of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The event provided insights into the latest developments in the field of "Robots in Metal Processing."

Research for sustainable agriculture: The Fraunhofer Institute for Large Structures in Production Engineering IGP presents innovations in the fields of "Water Treatment" and "Thermal Spraying" at AGRITECHNICA in Hanover (Hall 17, Booth B15) from November 9 to 15.

In a joint effort, the Fraunhofer Institute for Large Structures in Production Engineering (IGP), led by Prof. Wilko Flügge, and the Chair of Production Organization and Logistics at the University of Rostock, headed by Prof. Jan Sender, are exploring an innovative research field: humanoid robotics for industrial applications.

As part of the science radio series "Wellenlänge Wissenschaft" (Wavelength Science), our colleague Viktoria Nikolova from Fraunhofer IGP was a guest on Radio LOHRO. The one-hour live broadcast has now been published in the media library and is available for listening.

At this year's Materials Engineering Colloquium (WTK) at TU Chemnitz, Fraunhofer IGP participated with several contributions in the field of thermal spraying – with great success.