Overview projects

Reliability Design

 

»H2-D« Life cycle of hydrogen-relevant systems

Reduction of cyclic stressability due to the influence of hydrogen 

 

ProElasto: Improved service life of elastomers

Prediction based on chemical structure and mechanical properties

 

AltElast: Service life of aged elastomer components

Methodology for experimental service life investigation of thermo-oxidatively aged elastomer components

 

HEATCOP: Development of thermally conductive polymer blends

Thermally conductive polyamide 6 blends with high flowability

Ultra Lightweight Design

 

ECO2-LInE: Manufacturing processes and materials for sustainable lightweight components

 

Fraunhofer lead project "ALBACOPTER®"

Aerodynamic design of transport drones

 

New lightweight potentials through vibro-acoustic metamaterials

viaMeta: Lightweight potential for vehicles

 

Vibroacoustic metamaterials for vibration mitigation on rocket components

Silent running: vibration reduction in space travel

 

Circular Economy

 

Waste4Future: Advancing plastics recycling to the next level

Technologies for the complete recycling of plastic waste

 

Recyclates for sustainable structural components in household appliances

Use of recycled plastic in technically highly stressed components

 

Efficiently preventing fires

Flame protection for polyamides: Tailor-made and environmentally friendly

 

Plastics Economy

Biostabilizers as part of the sustainability turnaround

Future Mobility

 

HyPowerRange: Hybrid energy storage for more power and range

 

Green-Mat4H2: Hydrogen performance center in Hesse

Tailor-made "green" materials for "green" hydrogen  

 

 

HABICHT: Thermal management in fuel cell air compressors

Integrated winding head cooling based on duromers

Digital Engineering

 

Optimized design of hybrid commercial vehicles (ORCA)

Development of efficient and low-emission buses and trucks with hybrid drives

 

3D printed parts with orientation

Directional material properties of printed test specimens

 

 

SET Level

Virtual test methodology for safer automated driving

 

AI failure analysis of technical elastomers

Using artificial intelligence to identify complex damage cases and make analyses more efficient and accurate

Smart Solutions

 

I2Panema: IoT and active noise control

Active Noise Control reduces noise in container terminals

 

Intelligent bolted joint

Constructive optimization and reliable design of an intelligent bolted joint

 

RuLe: Resilience of urban habitats

Prevention of heavy rain events

 

ProKInect: Condition monitoring across manufacturers

Durable and reliable through collaborative artificial intelligence