The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft ( www.fraunhofer.com ) currently operates 76 institutes and research institutions throughout Germany and is the world’s leading applied research organization. Around 30,000 employees work with an annual research budget of 2.9 billion euros. At the Fraunhofer IWM, 330 employees conduct research on materials and components with the aim of better understanding, developing, processing, and usi…