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The Chair of Carbon Composites developed and implemented a manufacturing concept for a module made of carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymer for a sounding rocket. The structural component was now launched on 4 March as part of the REXUS 23 rocket and thus was the first… [read more]

At the recent JEC World in Paris, the world’s largest industry trade fair for composites, the MAI sandwich partners were rewarded with a JEC Innovation Award in the category Aerospace Process for this development. The project was coordinated by our Chair for Carbon Composites.… [read more]

The programme allows students to carry out experiments on research rockets. Up to now the structural modules of a REXUS rocket are made of aluminum. A funding by DLR Space Administration allowed LCC to develop a manufacturing strategy for a module made of carbon fibre reinforced… [read more]

The innovations prize of the Germany Chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE Deutschland e.V.) was awarded at the 23rd national SAMPE symposium at TU Kaiserslautern from 28.2. – 01.03.2018. Dominik Boos was honored for his Master’s… [read more]

The Carbon Composites e.V. (CCeV) celebrated their study prize award ceremony on the 18th of September 2017 at the 3rd International Composites Congress (ICC) in Stuttgart. The LCC student, Daniel Dickes, was awarded for his bachelor thesis “Isothermal correlation of the… [read more]

At the year’s biggest branch meeting, the JEC World fair in Paris (this year from March 14th -16th), the Chair of Carbon Composites (LCC) hosted the "TUM - Composites in Action" area bringing together various industry partners and presenting innovations from the field of… [read more]

Forward Engineering GmbH has applied on behalf of a project consortium consisting of KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH, Alpex Technologies GmbH, DIEFFENBACHER GMBH, SAERTEX GmbH & Co. KG, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Albert Handtmann Metallgusswerk GmbH & Co. KG and the Chair of Carbon… [read more]

SGL Group will renew its commitment to endowing the Chair of Carbon Composites (LCC) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), which began eight years ago. The agreement for a six-year extension was signed by TUM president Prof. Wolfgang A. Herrmann and the SGL Group's CEO,… [read more]

PhD candidates and students of the Chair of Carbon Composites (LCC) and the Institute for Measurement Systems and Sensor Technology (MST) successfully applied to participate as team “TESOS” in the next mission of project “REXUS”.REXUS (Rocket Experiments for University Students)… [read more]

The Industrievereinigung Verstärkter Kunststoffe e.V. (AVK) celebrated their Innovation Award on the 28th November 2016 at the 2th Composite Congress during the 11th Composite Europe in Düsseldorf. The Chair of Carbon Composites (Technical University of Munich) won the category… [read more]