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On July 18, 2023, two members of the Chair of Carbon Composites went on a visit to the project partners of the renowned Leibniz-Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe (IVW) in Kaiserslautern. The occasion of this meeting was the joint project "Material efficient and cycle time optimized… [read more]

As the Chair of Carbon Composites at the Technical University of Munich, we are proud to have been a part of the remarkable journey and achievement in WARR's hybrid propulsion rockets. The evolution began in the 1960s with the Barbarella rocket, and now the EX-3 sets its sights… [read more]

The practical course in Materials and Process Technologies for Carbon Composites came to an end with a visit to GKN Aerospace. In addition to the theoretical studies of high-performance components made of fiber composites, the students were able to take part in excursions to a… [read more]

Due to the uncertain weather the traditional boating trip on the Isar had to be cancelled this year. Instead, we went to the go-kart track, where an exciting race was held. Since the weather was quite friendly afterwards, it was spontaneously decided to visit the “Siedlerfest” in… [read more]

The students of the Scientific Workgroup for Rocketry and Spaceflight (WARR) are ready for the launch of their latest research rocket EX-4 as part of the Spaceport America Cup. In months of work, they manufactured large parts of the CFRP structure of the rocket at the Chair of… [read more]

At TUM’s 9th Campus Run on May 10, LCC presented its team spirit from a sports perspective: Eleven colleagues (as many as never before!) accepted the challenge to compete against other students, alumni and staff of TUM. The light rain of the day made parts of the two courses… [read more]

Our colleagues Matthias Feuchtgruber and Fabian Diemar have just finished a two-month research stay at the Australian National University in Canberra. In collaboration with the research group of Paul Compston they examined CFRP samples using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT).… [read more]

A new research project has started at the Chair of Carbon Composites (LCC) of TUM. The project "MatWaTa" aims at material-efficient production of hydrogen pressure vessels for an environmentally friendly and emission-free aviation. Using an innovative combination of three process… [read more]

A new 3D printer was put into operation at the Chair of Carbon Composites last week. The installation of the printer was made possible thanks to the friendly support of GEWO Feinmechanik GmbH. The system can reach a nozzle temperature of 450 °C and has a build space that can be… [read more]

The LCC finished the public project rapidskelett, in which a new method was developed for the virtual mechanical characterization and structural optimization of additvely manufactured smart cellular materials. Through structurally tailored micro unit cells, periodic lattices… [read more]