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The 5th Lightweighting Summit of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) will be held on April 23, 2024 as part of the Hannover Messe. This year's congress is dedicated to the topic of "Lightweighting as a transformation technology for the resource turnaround".
read more...Lightweight construction is one of the biggest transformation drivers for the automotive industry and at the same time a massive challenge.
read more...Interview with Michael Kellner
The 4th BMWK Lightweighting Summit at the Hannover Messe is dedicated to the topic of "Lightweighting 2.0 in the Circular Economy". In an interview with Annina Schopen, Michael Kellner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, talks about the conference, recycling opportunities for composites and the framework conditions for the circular economy.
read more...The four lightweight construction exhibitors at the "Baden-Württemberg Pavilion" at the digital Hannover Messe from April 12 to 16 will show how lightweight construction not only protects the climate, but also saves costs.
read more...Deprag Schulz has developed a module that meets all the requirements for connecting to a lightweight robot.
read more...Less weight combined with a high level of safety - these are the requirements of both the aerospace and automotive industries. New materials are needed to achieve this. A research project with partners Oerlikon, Linde and the Technical University of Munich is tackling the challenge.
read more...Polymer additives, adhesive tapes, 3D printing
3M will be presenting the entire spectrum of polymer additives, lightweight construction, 3D printing and bonding technologies at the K plastics trade fair.
read more...The German Aerospace Center conducts research in the fields of aviation, transportation, space and energy. As a leading institution in this field, the Institute of Composite Structures has been working for many years on more efficient manufacturing processes for CFRP structures as well as on improved analysis and design methods. In future, a ZwickRoell testing machine will be used for fatigue tests on CFRP-reinforced composites.
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