About us

The Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP is a leading international research institute for processes and technologies in the fields of electron beam and plasma technology.

Fraunhofer FEP conducts research in close cooperation with industry and, together with its partners, transfers the results of basic research into a wide range of applications with a particular focus on our strategic fields of sustainability, life science/environmental technologies, digitalization and human-machine interaction.

We ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information for our own protection as well as that of our customers and partners.

Derived from our energy, quality, and information security management systems, we formulate strategic and operational goals for continuous improvement. With the help of material and human resources as well as the supporting activities of all areas of Fraunhofer FEP, we ensure that the efficient use of energy goes hand in hand with the guarantee of the highest quality standards.

Our focus is on upscaling technologies for vacuum coating and the treatment of surfaces, liquids and gases, as well as on developing resource-saving and efficient processes with high productivity. Our core competencies offer customized technological solutions for medical and biotechnological applications, smart building applications, and sustainable packaging, among others.

Our work includes technology transfer, for example through feasibility studies, process development, development of key components, prototyping, pilot production, and licensing.

We provide our customers with innovative solutions that give them a competitive edge in the market. We are constantly working to improve the service we provide to our customers and partners.

Compliance with legal requirements, confidentiality, occupational health and safety and energy efficiency are a matter of course for us.

The Fraunhofer FEP receives basic funding from public funds to finance preliminary research, strategic projects and investments. Due to the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft's focus on application-oriented research and development for industry, the acquisition, execution and successful conclusion of industrial contracts has top priority. The medium-term planning of the Fraunhofer FEP envisages the continuous improvement and further development of the technological basis and a sustainable increase in the share of industry in the financing.

Quality Management

The Fraunhofer FEP is internationally renowned in the area of thin film technology. After the integration of the Fraunhofer COMEDD, the institute extends its competences in the field of organic electronics and can look back on numerous successful projects in collaboration with industrial companies and public organizations.

We introduced a quality management system at the Fraunhofer FEP in order to safeguard our competitiveness and ensure the constant optimization of internal structures, processes, and activities.

Energy Management

The Fraunhofer FEP is aware of its social responsibility as a research institute.

Awareness of the need to conserve resources in research and development and in the interests of our customers is an important aspect of our projects.

In 2016, the energy management system according to DIN ISO 50001 was introduced and certified as an integrated management system together with the existing quality management system according to DIN ISO 9001. A recertification according to the revision DIN ISO 50001:2018 was implemented in November 2019.

These include for example:

For comparison: an average German single-person household consumes 3000 kWh annually. ^[1]

^[1] http://www.die-stromsparinitiative.de/stromkosten/stromverbrauch-pro-haushalt/

The external advisory board gives the Fraunhofer FEP management and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft advice on strategic matters. Representatives from industry and research and from a range of bodies, ministries, and funding organizations are invited to participate in the board by the President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. The advisory board meets once a year to get an overview of the activities and performance of the institute and to provide important strategic guidance for the future.

We collaborate with both national and international partners in order to improve the competitive position of our customers and our institute and to promote succesful development work.