Design and function for freeform surfaces. How to texture 3D parts with micro- and nanostructures automated and distortion-free

Anyone who has ever tried to gift-wrap a ball elegantly will be familiar with the problem: It is not easy to wrap a two-dimensional structure around a three-dimensional object without ending up with numerous folds and kinks. The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT in Aachen is currently developing a software module which will be capable of transferring functional structures to complex shapes.