Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPTCurrent research projects#
Publicly funded projects allow us to forge new technological paths. This selection of our ongoing projects will give you an idea of the paths we are pursuing.
- 2020 – 2023: smartVessel - Integration of fiber-based sensors during hydrogen tank manufacturing for intelligent condition monitoring, lifetime prediction and assessment
- 2020 – 2022: CoBiP – Continuous roll-to-roll production of metallic bipolar plates for fuel cells
- 2020 – 2021: H2-D - A hydrogen economy for Germany
- 2019 – 2022: DaQoTa - Digitized and Quality-controlled Production of Composite Pressure Tanks
- 2019 – 2022: fabulous – Function-integrated drive components for electromobility, made possible by the use of novel high-performance composite materials in the electric motor
- 2019 – 2022: Bio-FML – Developing and producing sustainable fiber-metal laminates (FML) based on natural and recyclable raw materials
- 2019 – 2022: LightMat Battery Housing – Developing functionalized, unidirectional fiber-reinforced semi-finished products enabling mass production of innovative, highly-loaded plastic battery casings for electric vehicles
- 2019 – 2022: InduREX – Industrialization of a fuel cell range extender through integrative, iterative design of product design and production process
- 2019 – 2021: TapeZyklat – Recycling of carbon fiber reinforced tapes
- 2019 – 2021: CIRCULAR-TP – Composite based multi-material parts designed for circular economy
- 2018 – 2021: BioStrukt – Bionic lightweight design through efficient production of structure-optimized lightweight components by fiber steering
- 2018 – 2021: FlyGo – Fuel Cell Based Mobility for Green Vehicles and Aircraft
- 2018 – 2020: Smart-Lay-Up! – Smart Devices for application in the production and repair of composite components