Extrusion International 2-2026

37 Extrusion International 2/2026 ager at Fraunhofer AZOM. “SURFinloop addresses the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises.” The demonstrator detects deviations of less than 100 mi- crometers at production speeds of up to two meters per minute. Training the software takes less than one hour. Companies can implement the measurement technolo- gy for only a few thousand euros per system – a decisive advantage in cost-sensitive industries such as automo- tive manufacturing or wind energy. The system adapts to different production lines and scales to a range of component geometries. Synergy of Sensor Technology and Process Data Management Fraunhofer IGCV contributes expertise in intelligent process data management and structured knowledge preparation for technology transfer to small andmedium- sized enterprises. The partners aim not only to monitor production but also to stabilize and optimize it through systematic analysis and feedback. PulLoop demonstrates how digital production technologies and AI-based meth- ods can become accessible to smaller companies. Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS Winterbergstr. 28, 01277 Dresden www.iws.fraunhofer.de Conventional systems for quality monitoring in pultrusion are often too expensive or too complex to implement. SURFinloop targets the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises www.extrusion-global.com Germany Austria and Switzerland Italy Eastern Europe Benelux countries Scandinavia Other Asia Russia South America North America Other Europe 39.600 + average monthly visits Geographic distribution of Smart_Extrusion readers, % The only website collecting information about smart technologies of extrusion 19 8,5 7,8 9,3 1,1 0,8 1 2,2 2 17,9 11,6 18,9