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Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoff- und Strahltechnik (IWS)
		Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoff- und Strahltechnik (IWS) Winterbergstr. 28 01277 Dresden, Germany Dipl.-Ing. Claudia Zellbeck Phone: +49 351 / 83391-3332 Fax: +49 351 / 83391-3300 claudia.zellbeck@iws.fraunhofer.de www.iws.fraunhofer.de

Short portrait		The research and development work at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (IWS) is based on our substantial expertise in materials- and nanotechnologies combined with the resources for comprehensive materials analysis and characterization. The specialty and competitive advantage of the Fraunhofer IWS lies in the combination of this fundamental expertise with its far reaching experiences and resources in the areas of coating and laser technologies.

Business fields		The IWS business fields are joining, cutting, and surface technologies. In particular are the following areas: joining, removal and cutting, surface technologies consisting of: · surface layer technologies, · thermal coating technologies, · PVD vacuum coating technologies, · CVD atmospheric pressure coating technologies. The business field "Surface Technologies" primarily addresses wear and corrosion protection, optical and decorative coatings, other functional coatings as well as the removal, structuring and repair of surfaces.