EXPERTISE IN COMPOSITES

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JOIN FRAUNHOFER
HALL 7.2
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FRAUNHOFER-INSTITUT FÜR BAUPHYSIK IBP
JEC Europe 2015, Paris, March 10-12, 2015
Fraunhofer IZFP
Technical Coordination
Susanne Krause
Fraunhofer IZFP carries out research and development activities in
Phone +49 241 8904-180
the field of nondestructive testing processes along the entire ma-
susanne.krause@ipt.fraunhofer.de
EXPERTISE IN COMPOSITES
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is the leading organization for
applied research in Europe. Its research activities are conducted
by 66 institutes and research units at locations throughout
Germany. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft employs a staff of nearly
24,000, who work with an annual research budget totaling
terials value chain. For customers in the automobile, aerospace,
rail, energy, construction and agriculture industries, the institute
Project Management
more than 2 billion euros. Of this sum, around 1.7 billion euros
offers a wide range of NDT expertise and technologies that
Susanne Pichotta
is generated through contract research. More than 70 percent of
are used to develop and implement material characterization,
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the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft’s contract research revenue is derived
process-integrated testing, component inspection, condition
susanne.pichotta@zv.fraunhofer.de
from contracts with industry and from publicly financed research
projects. International collaborations with excellent research
monitoring and materials recovery processes and systems.
–– Simplifying the complexity – nondestructive testing of
fiber reinforced materials
Press Contact
partners and innovative companies around the world ensure
Monika Weiner
direct access to regions of the greatest importance to present and
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future scientific progress and economic development.
monika.weiner@zv.fraunhofer.de
Contact
Sabine Poitevin-Burbes
Phone +49 681 9302-3869
sabine.poitevin-burbes@
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
izfp.fraunhofer.de
Hansastrasse 27 c
www.izfp.fraunhofer.de
80686 München, Germany
Fraunhofer ICT
Fraunhofer ILT
Fraunhofer IWES
Fraunhofer IPT
The Fraunhofer ICT is continuously expanding its research in
The activities of the Fraunhofer ILT cover a wide range of areas
Fraunhofer IWES covers the different challenges of rotor blade
The business unit "Lightweight Production Technology" of
composite process technologies. Several exhibits demonstrate this
such as the development of new laser beam sources, precise
structures: material and structural performance and manufac-
Fraunhofer IPT aims at the enabling of large-scale production
extensive know-how, including structural parts based on thermo-
laser based metrology, testing technology and industrial laser
turing and production. Primary Fraunhofer IWES develops and
systems to allow an affordable manufacturing of efficient and
setting and thermoplastic composites. In addition, emphasis is
processes. This includes laser cutting, caving, drilling, welding
conducts material and structural tests. The technical center
environmentally friendly lightweight components. For this pur-
placed on process optimization and the further development of
and soldering as well as surface treatment, micro processing and
provides facilities for tests from coupon level up to full scale blade
pose we develop and plan innovative manufacturing technologies
large-series processes for the efficient production of high-perfor-
rapid manufacturing. In the field of composites the Fraunhofer ILT
testing with 90 m length. In the medium term technologies for
and systems for the industrial use.
mance composite parts. This involves technologies such as
develops processes and systems for the efficient and automated
the industrialized production of large composite structures will be
–– System and process development for processing of thermo-
–– Resin transfer molding (RTM) and injection molding (RIM)
production of lightweight components:
developed and validated on a full scale level in the BladeMaker
–– Automated preforming
–– Contact and force free cutting of glass fiber reinforced plastics
Demo-Centre.
–– Injection and compression molding for LFT
–– Foam injection molding (FIM) and injection-compression
molding
–– Winding technologies
–– Sheet molding compound (SMC)
plast, thermoset and dry-fiber materials via placement and
winding
(GFRP) and carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) with less
–– Full scale blade testing for 90 m blades
–– Gripping and handling systems
thermal damage
–– Composite material and rain erosion testing
–– Multifunctional thermoforming
–– Component and joint connection testing
–– Micro-Pullwinding and Micro-Pultrusion
–– Development of composite manufacturing technology
–– Quality assurance
–– Structural Joining of GFRP by laser transmission welding for
increased stiffness to enable lightweight construction
–– Hybrid Joining of GFRP and CFRP with different metals to
–– Pultrusion
utilize the advantages of both materials for lightweight
–– Polyurethane fiber spraying
applications
–– Milling and waterjet cutting of FRP
–– Automated tape laying (ATL) and fiber placement (AFP)
Contact
Contact
Dr. Timo Huber
Christoph Engelmann (Joining)
Dr. Frank Schneider (Cutting)
Florian Sayer
Christian Dörsch
Dr. Michael Emonts
Phone +49 721 4640-473
Phone +49 241 8906-217
Phone +49 241 8906-426
Phone +49 471 14290-329
Phone +49 471 14290-383
Phone +49 241 8904-150
timo.huber@
christoph.engelmann@
frank.schneider@
florian.sayer@
christian.doersch@
michael.emonts@
ict.fraunhofer.de
ilt.fraunhofer.de
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iwes.fraunhofer.de
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Contact
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