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The Fraunhofer Institute for Large Structures in Production Engineering IGP awarded the Innovation and Technology Prize 2025 to Peene-Werft on February 26, 2026. The award goes to the team led by Harald Jaekel, Managing Director of the shipyard, for the development of a vision-enabled robot used in specialized shipbuilding. The award was presented by Prof. Wilko Flügge, the institute director of Fraunhofer IGP.
According to the institute, Peene-Werft, which is part of Naval Vessels Lürssen (NVL), has made significant progress in the automation of shipbuilding at its Wolgast location. Current welding robot systems are often limited in their economic efficiency and flexibility due to the use of offline robot programming. The collaboration between Fraunhofer IGP and NVL aims to address these challenges by further developing welding technologies.
