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The facades of the school, which opened in September 2024, were designed by the renowned architects Rudy Ricciotti and Roland Carta. © Lisa Ricciotti

07/01/2025 – Lightweight construction

Lightweight construction

Flax composite for shading an international school building

In a collaborative effort, Bcomp’s innovative flax fibre composites and Temca’s manufacturing expertise have been combined to create the cladding panels ... By Editorial staff

The ADD-ITC serves as an interface between research institutions and industry. © ADD ITC

06/09/2024 – ADD ITC 2024

ADD ITC 2024

Interface between research institutions and industry

The Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf International Textile Conference (ADD-ITC), one of the most important textile conferences in Europe, will take place in ... By Sibylle Michel

The pure and biodegradable PBS fulfills the requirements for a closed recycling process. © DITF

15/07/2024 – AiF project

AiF project

Synthetic leather made from recyclable and bio-based PBS

A new type of pure synthetic leather meets the high requirements of the European Ecodesign Regulation. Made from a bio-based plastic, it is biodegradable ... By Sibylle Michel

Aluula composites are mono-polymers made without glue. © stock.adobe.com/Shakil Mahbub Hussain

30/04/2024 – Aluula/Michelin

Aluula/Michelin

Sustainable partnership to redefine material innovation

Aluula Composites, a textile manufacturer from the Canadian west coast, and Michelin Inflatable Solutions are at the forefront of a collaboration that ... By Editorial staff

Newly developed print head for 3D-printing of continuous cellulose fiber reinforced components. © DITF

03/02/2023 – Research

Research

New 3D printing process enables sustainable fiber composite components

The DITF, together with Arburg GmbH+Co KG, are developing an energy- and material-efficient 3D printing process for manufacturing of lightweight bio-based ... By Sibylle Michel

Biomimetic fish fin with dielectric elastomer actors und fiber reinforcement. © ITM/TUD

15/12/2022 – Composites

Composites

Intelligent materials for robotics and prostheses

Researchers are going to develop a completely new class of materials in which actuators and sensors are integrated directly into flexible fibre composites. By Sibylle Michel

Dr. Ulrich Mörschel, CEO of Textechno: “The single-fibre pull-out test gives a direct measure of the fibre-matrix adhesion strength on its own.” © Textechno

17/11/2022 – New standard for composites

New standard for composites

Micromechanical testing of the interfacial shear strength

Fast and effective micromechanical testing of the interfacial shear strength is the focus of the new DIN SPEC 19289. By Sibylle Michel