ICT & Automation
Measurement Technology & Power Electronics
Transport & Assistance
Water & Energy

Advancement through Research

We develop future technologies

Institute for Automation and Communication

The ifak - Institute for Automation and Communication, founded in 1991 from the university, is an independent engineering research institute in the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt. It is a member of the German Industrial Research Association Konrad Zuse e.V. with more than 80 institutes throughout Germany. ifak is located in the Denkfabrik (think tank) in the science port of Magdeburg. 

Preliminary Research

In close cooperation with Otto-von-Guericke University, we ensure that we continue to support our industrial partners with the latest technology.

Applied Research

Together with our cooperation partners, we research the world of tomorrow in pre-competitive national and international collaborative projects.

Products and Services

In active technology transfer, our spin-offs offer products and services for innovative technologies.

Projects in focus

BFueL
Water & Energy

BFueL
- Development of a coupled bioelectrochemical process for the production of e-fuels and high-quality chemicals from exhaust gases and wastewater (Subproject: D)

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BMBF
PENOA
Transport & Assistance
Mobility and Logistics in Urban and Rural Areas

PENOA
- Platform for a B2B network with micrologistics in the Eastern Thuringia and Altmark regions

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BMEL
ICT & Automation
Measurement Technology & Power Electronics
Water & Energy
Transport & Assistance

- Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Magdeburg

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BMWK

Career

Whether as a student assistant, in an internship, for your thesis or PhD or as a scientist - become part of the ifak team!

Events

Nov

Praxis-Workshop OPC UA

12.11. 12.11.2024
Online
Workshop
Nov

Virtual commissioning including shared wireless communication – Virtual Automation Network Simulation (VANSIM)

14.11. 14.11.2024
Hybrid
Dec

Semantische Suche in Projektdateien und intelligente Preisgestaltung

12.12. 12.12.2024
Hybrid

News

Participation at the IDTA Tech Days

The IDTA Tech Days took place again on September 23 and 24, 2024. Topics relating to the Industry 4.0 administration shell, components for its creation or the infrastructure were presen... read more

More than 30 years of experience in numbers

775
Students

and pupils who were accompanied at the beginning of their scientific careers.

4,000
Research projects

and industrial projects that have been successfully completed in 30 years.

90 Mio.
Euro Project funds

which were recruited from the EU, the federal government, the state, the public sector and industry.