With over 1200 employees, the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA (Fraunhofer IPA) is one of the largest institutes in the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. The total budget amounts to € 95 million. The institute’s research focus is on organizational and technological aspects of production. We develop, test and implement not only components, devices and methods, but also entire machines and manufacturing plants. Our 19 departments are coordinated via six business units, which together conduct interdisciplinary work with the following industries: automotive, machinery and equipment industry, electronics and microsystems, energy, medical engineering and biotechnology as well as process industry. The research activities of Fraunhofer IPA aim at the economic production of sustainable and personalized products.
| Website | http://www.ipa.fraunhofer.de |
| Revenue | $1.1 billion |
| Employees | 742 (567 on RocketReach) |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Address | 27c Hansastraße, Munich, Bavaria 80686, DE |
| Phone | +49 711 9702142 |
| Fax | +49 9421 187310 |
| Industry | Research Services, Business Services General, Business Services |
| Web Rank | 43348 |
| Web Visits | 1 Million |
| Keywords | Automation, Manufacturing, Robotics, Engineering, Research, Technology, Innovation, Development, Production, Process Optimization, Industrial Automation, Smart Manufacturing, Digitalization, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Supply Chain, Logistics, Process Automation, Quality Control, System Integration |
| Competitors | Deloitte, Accenture, Siemens, Schneider Electric, KUKA Automatizare Romania SRL, TÜV Rheinland Group, Fraunhofer IIS, ABB Enterprise Software, Bosch Rexroth +37 more (view full list) |
| SIC | SIC Code 737 Companies, SIC Code 73 Companies |
| NAICS | NAICS Code 72 Companies, NAICS Code 722 Companies |
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Fraunhofer IPA Questions
The Fraunhofer IPA annual revenue was $1.1 billion in 2026.
Volker Kuebler is the Executive Commercial Director of Fraunhofer IPA.
567 people are employed at Fraunhofer IPA.
Fraunhofer IPA is based in Munich, Bavaria.
The NAICS codes for Fraunhofer IPA are [72, 722].
The SIC codes for Fraunhofer IPA are [737, 73].
Top Fraunhofer IPA Employees
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Andreas Traube
Head of business unit health industries at Fraunhofer IPA
Stuttgart, BW, DE1 -
Volker Kuebler
Executive Commercial Director at Fraunhofer IPA
Stuttgart, BW, DE2 -
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Ivica Kolaric
Head of Department Functional Materials at Fraunhofer IPA
Baden-Württemberg, Germany3 -
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