| Ongoing Projects |
| • 3D-MeKa – Development of metal-coated cavity molds made of FFF-printed fiber-reinforced plastic for the injection molding process for cost- and time-efficient pre-series production |
| • ADAPT-H2-Tanks – Adaptive Design for Advanced Performance of Type 4 H2 Tanks |
| • CHoSe-Aviation – Conformable Hydrogen Storage for Aviation: Development of conformable hydrogen tanks for efficient integration in aircrafts |
| • CRYOTRUCK – Development and testing of a CRYOGAS hydrogen storage system (CcH2) for use in long-range commercial vehicles |
| • DigitalRecycle - Digitized material cycle for the additive manufacturing of recycling-optimized moulding tools |
| • DISCO2030 – Combining DISsimilar materials into functional large-scale and light-weight COmponents and structures |
| • GiveWasHy – Water-Soluble Hybrid Moulding Material Produced by Casting Technology |
| • Hexental – Hardware and software development for extrusion-based 3D printing for dental applications |
| • ILKA – Integrated Deployable Lightweight Manpack Complete Antenna |
| • InLineCon – Grundlagenforschung zur Klärung der Struktureigenschaftsbeziehungen von duromeren Faserverbundwerkstoffen, die während der Tape-Ablage direkt (In-Line) konsolidiert werden und den daraus entstehenden Implikationen für die automatisierte Ablage |
| • LargeDuroPrint – Large-scale thermoset 3D printing for aerospace applications |
| • Schneckoplast - Development of a screw extruder with a moveable cylinder core for co-extrusion-based 3D printing of natural fiber-reinforced thermoplastic material |
| • SUOMI – Automated Manufacturing of sustainable Sports products by combining bio-based Composite Materials and Digital Quality Inspection |
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| Finished Projects |
| • COMBO3D – Composite Mould Tool Based on 3D Printing |
| • COPRAS – Composite Parts for Rocket Applications with Integrated Sensors |
| • DEfcodoor – Development of an Ecologically Friendly Final Consolidation Step Using Thermoplastic Fibre Placement for a Helicopter Door |
| • Disacop – Disassembly of eco-designed helicopter demonstrators |
| • DRAHT – Printing of fiber-reinforced high-performance thermoplastics to realize complex load transfer elements |
| • ECHTZEIT – Development of a high-precision robot system for automated optical inspections in AFP manufacturing systems |
| • EDKiM – Development of a print head and its kinematics for medical devices |
| • EMOTION – Enhanced Mould for Thermoplastic Fuselage in and out of Autoclave Consolidation |
| • EntEnBau – Development of a continous fiber coextrusion process with thermoplastic and thermoset matrix with actively controlled conditioning of the build space |
| • ExtRa-hiPer – Large Scale Extrusion and Robot Based 3D Printing with Software Solution for High Throughput Rates with High Performance Materials and Continuous Reinforcement |
| • FasSAd – Fiber-reinforced Saltcores for Aluminum Die Casting |
| • FUCHS – Flexible double diaphragm forming process with modular composite heating plate and self-cooling membrane |
| • HIVOCOMP – Advanced Materials Enabling High-Volume Road Transport Applications of Lightweight Structural Composite Parts |
| • IMCOLOR – Injection Moulding with Continuous Local Reinforcements |
| • IMoFlecht – Inline Monitoring System for Automated Inspection of High-Quality Braided Products |
| • InFo – Integration of Thermoplastic Foils into the Manufacturing Process of Composite Parts |
| • INSCAPE – In situ manufactured carbon-thermoplast curved stiffened panel |
| • InSensoFlecht – Integrated Sensor System for Monitoring the Braiding Process |
| • ISP – Integrated System for Process Chain Data Acquisition |
| • LEAM - EXIST Transfer of Research in large format 3D printing |
| • LEEToRB – Lightweight, Energy-Efficient Tooling for the Manufacturing of Rotor Blades |
| • MAI ACoSaLUS – Research into automation techniques for the efficient production of composite sandwich components with specific automated fiberplacement processes |
| • MAI Fo – Development of a Process Chain for the Production of Foiled Fiber Composite Structures |
| • MAI Plast – Development of Cost-Efficient Production Technologies for Automated Processing of Thermoplastic High Performance Composite Materials for Large-Scale Production Scenarios |
| • MAI Profil – Highly Loaded, Economical Hollow CFRP Profiles for the Automotive Large-Scale Production |
| • MAI Sandwich – Development of Thermoplastically Joinable Sandwich Structures under Consideration of a Varietal Pure and Recyclable Use of Materials |
| • MAI Tank – Development of an Efficient Manufacturing Technique for Innovative Pressure Vessels from Thermoplastic Composites for the Aviation Industry |
| • MaTaInH2 – Material-Efficient and Cycle-Time Optimized Industrialization of H2 Pressure Tanks |
| • MATISSE – Shape-Adaptive Side Impact Beam from CFRP for Alternatively Powered Vehicles |
| • MEX-DES – Additive Manufacturing by Materialextrusion with Directed Energy Substrate Preconditioning |
| • MuMaCoMo – Intrinsic Net-shape Multi-Material Wet Compression Molding for Joining Composite and Metal Structures |
| • OptiMal – Optimized production chain and methods of integral stiffening for high-profile rims |
| • Polymers4Hydrogen – Designed Polymers and their Composites for High Pressure Environments |
| • REUSELAGE – Development of a process for manufacturing pressed thermoplastic CFRP components from tape offcuts with subsequent in-situ consolidation of TP-AFP structures |
| • SKR-FVK – Increasing Cost Efficiency and Robustness in the Automated Production of Fiber Reinforced Plastic Parts |
| • TELOS – Thermo-Electrically Optimised Aircraft Propulsion Systems |
