Workshops

It is often not easy to decide whether or not a new technology is well-suited for your applications. Our two-day training workshops can help clarify the decision process. In addition to the conveyance of basic theoretical principles and the introduction of example solutions, our workshops offer the opportunity to inspect your own sample parts in the practical part and test the proffered methods in small groups.

Registration for current training workshops is possible via the Fraunhofer Business Unit Vision Webshop

Training Workshops of Fraunhofer's Business Unit Vision

Optical 3D Measuring for Quality Assurance

Next date:
March 26th to 27th, 2025

 

An essential requirement of industrial quality assurance is the precise compliance with geometric dimension. In most situations, mechanical gauges and calibrating measuring devices are only practicable for random samples due to their extremely long measurement times. The process speed can be significantly improved by using contactless optical measurement, which also incorporates Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. To achieve the implementation of zero-error concepts, the performance and applicability of these modern systems are continuously being improved. 

Inspection and Characterization of Surfaces with Image Processing

Next date:
December 3rd to 4th, 2025

in Karlsruhe

Using image processing to evaluate surfaces has become a standard practice in the industry and has been effective for many years in a variety of applications. In addition to enabling faster testing and more compact structures, technological advancements additionally facilitate gathering even more details regarding surface characteristics. That means not only two-dimensional textures can be analyzed, but the new processes also enable 3D surface topography measurements down to the nanometer scale. With image processing it is possible to quickly analyze surfaces that are colorful, patterned, transparent or highly reflecting.

Industrial X-Ray Technology for Quality Assurance

Next date:
2026

 

Visual testing methods of surfaces are often not sufficient for making conclusions regarding the quality of a work piece. Hidden defects such as blowholes or pores are hardly recognizable from the outside, but can adversely affect the quality and safety of the product. Therefore, inspection technologies based on X-ray technology are becoming increasingly important. These technologies enable users to locate and characterize with high precision structures hidden inside objects of any complexity, made of nearly any material.

Heat Flux Thermography for the Analysis of Invisible Defects

Next date:
2026

 

Heat flux thermography can detect subsurface defects in work pieces by analyzing the heat flux or the thermal conductivity within each piece. Principal advantages of heat flux thermography include the imaging procedure, its high speed of inspection and its ease of automation. When there are tasks that can not be solved by using conventional nd-methods or within automatic use, heat flux thermography can be very effective.