Building the largest federated digital... (www.polyformnext.de)
New EU platform to accelerate materials development by a factor of 4
MaterialsCommons is the first Europe-wide federated digital infrastructure for materials research, linking over 26 institutions and more than 30 industrial partners. The aim is to standardize the previously fragmented data landscape and significantly accelerate the development of new high-performance materials.
read more...Gaskets without PFAS? (www.polyformnext.de)
Fraunhofer study examines the effects of a PFAS ban
A ban on fluoropolymers would have a drastic impact on a large number of industries. But what challenges are associated with the search for suitable substitutes? The Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials (IWM) has investigated this together with materials experts from the Freudenberg Group.
read more...Composite materials, components - Materials (www.industrial-production.de)
Peter Gumbsch new Chairman of Fraunhofer Materials Research
The Fraunhofer Group for Materials and Components has a new chairman: Professor Peter Gumbsch, Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM, takes office today. Professor Bernd Mayer will continue in his position as Deputy Chairman.
read more...Truck tires with less abrasion (www.polyformnext.de)
Synthetic rubber outperforms natural rubber
Natural rubber from rubber trees is a limited raw material. Synthetically produced rubber does not yet match the abrasion behavior of the natural product and is therefore not suitable for truck tires.
read more...Digitized material data room (www.industrial-production.de)
Digital twin for materials
Production systems can only be optimized during operation if all process parameters are taken into account. Therefore, the changes in the materials must also be measured, analyzed and mapped. The Fraunhofer IWM has developed a sample material data space for additively manufactured test specimens and has thus created a basis for the digital material twin.
read more...Conserving natural resources (www.polyformnext.de)
Making artificial rubber more efficient
Natural rubber is currently almost irreplaceable in some applications such as high-performance truck tires. The four Fraunhofer Institutes IAP, IME, ISC and IWM are working on making synthetic rubber as efficient as natural rubber.
read more...Lightweight construction for automotive and... (www.polyformnext.de)
Producing FRP components with less energy
Thanks to simplified logistics, the prepregs, which were awarded the Hugo Junkers Prize for Research and Innovation in 2014, should enable considerable energy savings and simplifications in logistics.
read more...