Advances in sophisticated materials engineering for high-performance thermoplastics
Reducing energy consumption and emissions is an important goal in many industry segments. In the automotive industry, for example, lightweight construction is required together with improved strength, stiffness and passive safety features. Thermoplastic polymer components are of growing interest for the planned lightweight design, as injection moulding is known to be cost-efficient and widely accepted. In terms of materials technology, the project follows a hybrid approach combining hollow glass microspheres with thermoplastic foam injection moulding, resulting in high-performance composites with high potential for implementation in industrial practice.
The simulation of processes, systems and products is becoming increasingly important. Digital collaboration during the design phase of complex products must cover all aspects of concept design, process design and compliance management. The aim of the project is therefore to develop concepts and a prototype implementation of a modelling and simulation platform that facilitates multilateral collaboration between partners from research and industry in the development of high-performance thermoplastic composites. This includes material synthesis, material characterisation and the creation of advanced material models for FEA simulations.
Project Members
- COMTES FHT a.s. - Dobřany
- Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid - Kunststoff-Institut für die mittelständische Wirtschaft NRW GmbH (K.I.M.W.)
Producer
- Applicant and coordinator: Matplus GmbH, Wuppertal
- Other applicants:
- NORDMETALL GmbH, Neukirchen
- TU Chemnitz, Professorship Virtual Production Engineering
- University of Applied Sciences Mittweida, Professorship Digital Product Development
- COMTES FHT a.s., Dobřany
- VISION CONSULTING AUTOMOTIVE s.r.o., Prag
Funding
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
