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
- 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