Fraunhofer-Center HTL offers contract research in the application areas of aerospace, energy technology and thermoprocess technology as well as in the product area of technical ceramics. For our customers, we develop and optimise technologies, processes and products up to the production of prototypes and small series.
Find out more about our current publicly funded research projects here:
SolEnKe
Duration 2024 - 2025
Solar-powered Energy Supply Concepts for the Ceramics Industry SOLENKE will develop and demonstrate a local, CO2-neutral and renewable-based 24/7 supply of electricity and heat for the ceramics industry, which enables 100% security of supply with the best economic efficiency.
In Verkel, low-maintenance or maintenance-free electrolysis cells made of ceramic materials are to be produced for alkaline electrolysis with a nominal power of between 2kW and 25kW.
Recycling of oxide-ceramic fibers in a spinning process for the production of yarn structures for fiber-reinforced ceramics
The aim is to recycle ceramic roving waste, which is produced during CMC component manufacture in the winding process and is to be returned to component manufacture.
Development of novel and cost-effective coatings for high-temperature applications
The EU Horizon 2020 funding programme aims to support the transformation process of energy-intensive manufacturing industries towards carbon neutrality in 2050.
Digitisation of material development along the value chains
In DiMaWert, a methodology is to be established which will radically reduce the development times for new types of thermal processes. In addition to thermal processes, DiMaWert also aims at material and component development, which is also to be accelerated considerably with ICME and AI methods.
Materials and construction methods for robust turbine design
The aim of Wero_Turb is to develop a method based on computed tomography that can be used to detect the damage and material changes in SiC/SiC samples caused by impact.
Advanced design, monitoring, development and validation of novel high performance materials and components
The aim of HIPERMAT is to establish low-CO2 future technologies by developing more environmentally friendly high-performance materials and components along the entire value chain.
Industrial production of 3D printed components via highly compressed green bodies
The aim of the project is to make an energy-efficient and economical powder bed process with downstream heat treatment usable for additive industrial production for the first time.
Duration 2020 - 2023 Development of SiC-fabrics for the winding process for the production of high temperature resistant tubes
In RoSiC, textile fabric structures for tubular SiC/SiC composites will be developed. On the other hand, multilayer fabrics are to be developed which can be easily processed and infiltrated in the winding process to tubular components.
Duration 2020 - 2024 Energy-efficient high-temperature processes for large and geometrically complex components
In HTPgeox, a methodology will be developed and tested using the example of sanitary ceramics, with which the production of components can be optimised in terms of energy efficiency and product quality through the interaction of digital processes.
Duration 2020 - 2022 Spherical pressure vessels for hydrogen storage
In KuWaTa a spherical isotensoid high pressure tank for the storage of hydrogen at 350/700 bar is to be developed. The tank will be made of carbon fibre reinforced plastics ( CFC ) and by automated forming processes such as winding or tape deposition.
Fraunhofer ISC, Center for High Temperature Materials and Design HTL, Bayreuth