Fraunhofer in Lemgo: Empowering our partners for the digital age.

Competencies

From events or machine status to useful information - Services covering the entire automation process chain

Intelligent sensor systems

Industrial communication systems

Wireless communication systems

Big Data Platforms

Machine Learning

Assistenzsysteme

Mathematical Optimisation

Cybersicherheit in der Produktion

Data-Driven Business

The Fraunhofer IOSB-INA in Lemgo is a leading research institution in the network Intelligent Technical Systems in East Westphalia-Lippe "it's OWL" and core partner in the competence center for medium-sized businesses Digital in NRW

Application knowledge of industrial automation - the intelligent networking, analysis and monitoring as well as the user-oriented design of technical systems - are our core competencies. Our partners are equipment suppliers, machine and plant manufacturers, as well as operators of automated technical systems.

At the same time we offer our partners with the SmartFactoryOWL and Lemgo Digital outstanding real-world labs to support the digital transformation of industry and communities.

In close cooperation with the Institute for Industrial Information Technology der University of Applied Sciences and Arts and the other partners in the Centrum Industrial IT we are the contact for intelligent automation and industrial information technology in Ostwestfalen-Lippe and beyond.

Wir bieten Lösungen für die Digitalisierung von:

Industry

We strengthen the competitiveness of companies with solutions in the fields of AI, automation, and robotics.

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Cities & Regions

Fraunhofer Future City Solutions has a mission to enable cities and regions to benefit from smart, digital solutions.

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Aktuelles

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Lemgo / 4.3.2026

AI in East Westphalia-Lippe: exceptional.

High recognition for application-oriented AI research from East Westphalia-Lippe: The Fraunhofer Institute in Lemgo, together with the Diwo sculpture studio in Paderborn, has been awarded the Seifriz Prize 2026. The prize recognizes the successful collaboration between craftsmanship and science...

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Lemgo / 18.2.2025

Smart traffic light project on UNESCO's list of best practices

“KI4PED – AI-based optimization of pedestrian crossing times through smart traffic light systems” has made it onto the International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI) list of the best projects under the auspices of UNESCO. The Fraunhofer IOSB-INA project is thus one of 100 globally recognized AI innovations that make a special contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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10.12.2025

Humans and machines as a team: New “Humation” alliance

How can humans and machines be brought together in a way that benefits both? This question is the focus of the new Humation – Human-Centered Automation competence network, which was jointly founded by Bielefeld University and Fraunhofer IOSB-INA in Lemgo. The aim is to design the interaction between humans, artificial intelligence (AI), and automation in such a way that work processes become safer, more flexible, and more efficient, while at the same time keeping humans at the center.

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21.11.2025

“Facts, not fakes”

How can we make our increasingly interconnected world more resilient? This question was the focus of the 8th Fraunhofer Alumni Summit on November 14, 2025, in Berlin. Researchers, economic experts, and representatives of government institutions discussed current developments, demonstrated practical security solutions, and showed how Germany can arm itself against cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, and hybrid threats.

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11.11.2025

Fraunhofer mobile communications expert Timo Siekmann presents research on AI-supported 5G positioning in India

Beim IEEE Future Networks World Forum (10.–12. November 2025) in Bangalore hat Fraunhofer-Mobilfunkexperte Timo Siekmann aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse zur Verbesserung der Smartphone-Ortung vorgestellt. Das internationale Fachforum gilt als eine der weltweit wichtigsten Plattformen für Zukunftstechnologien im Mobilfunk und vernetzten Systemen.

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10.11.2025

Practical testing of digital winter road maintenance management to start in winter 2025/26

The NachWinD innovation project (increasing sustainability and precision in winter road maintenance) is taking another decisive step toward climate-friendly, resource-efficient, and safe winter road maintenance: Starting in winter 2025/26, extensive practical testing of a new type of digital winter road maintenance management system will begin. The system has been prepared, installed, and is ready to prove its performance under real conditions in the district of Lippe and the city of Paderborn.

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10.11.2025

Comprehensive range of keynote speeches and workshops on the topic of digital twins

Inspiring presentations by top-class experts, practical workshops, and interactive exchange formats on the future-oriented topic of digital twins attracted around 120 internal and external experts to the Innovation Campus Lemgo on October 7, 2025, for the “Digital Twin Day” event jointly organized by the OWL University of Applied Sciences and the Fraunhofer IOSB-INA.

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10.11.2025

Special exhibition at Brake Castle, Lemgo

Can artificial intelligence be creative? This question is the focus of the new special exhibition “A Kind of Art. Artificial Intelligence Meets (Weser) Renaissance,” which will be on display from September 16 to December 14, 2025, at Brake Castle and the Weser Renaissance Museum. Together with numerous partners from Lemgo and the East Westphalia-Lippe region, Fraunhofer IOSB-INA is actively involved in designing the exhibition, contributing its many years of expertise in artificial intelligence research.

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