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Lightweighting meets mechatronics
15.06.2022
Johannes Kepler University Linz with its broad range of disciplines is a pioneer when it comes to innovative technologies. This is especially true for the Department of Mechatronics, which today already comprises 14 institutes with a wide variety of technical orientations. This interdisciplinary environment opens up a multitude of new avenues, e.g. the use of mechatronics for lightweight structures.
Smart welding solutions
01.06.2022
Passion for technology, revolutionary solutions and Austrian quality – this is what the Fronius brand has stood for since 1945. Fronius develops its tailor-made, innovative systems for welding technology for and with its customers. Both digitalisation and sustainability play a central role in high-end welding processes.
Leichtbau kennt keine Grenzen
20.05.2022
Bei der Zukunftsreise Anfang April nach Schweden stand die Schlüsseltechnologie Leichtbau mehrere Tage lang im Zentrum. Bei intensiven Gesprächen und während der Konferenz konnten einige Anknüpfungspunkte für künftige Zusammenarbeit identifiziert werden.
Research in lightweight design
18.05.2022
The University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, School of Engineering in Wels was founded in 1993 and is one of the pioneers in the UAS sector. With its focus areas and extremely successful research projects, it is one of the most renowned universities of applied sciences in Austria.
The future of aviation
03.05.2022
FACC is a leading international technology enterprise in the aerospace industry with a focus on research and development into innovative lightweight components and technologies. As an aerospace pioneer, the company sets standards for a unique, sustainable and safe flying experience with its forward-looking products and services.
Lightweight technology made easy
20.04.2022
Saving weight in a smart way? Create innovative designs? Integrate intelligent safety features? ENGEL is specialised in finding new ways to find the best solution. That is why we work with our customers to develop individual industrial production solutions for specific material combinations in composite lightweight construction.
Tomorrow‘s lightweight alloys
08.04.2022
The LKR Leichtmetallkompetenzzentrum Ranshofen (Light Metals Technologies Ranshofen) of the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology is a leader in research and innovation for the lightweight design of the future. LKR researchers have more than 25 years of experience.
ENGEL auf der JEC World 2022 in Paris
01.04.2022
Die JEC World 2022 vom 3. bis 5. Mai in Paris, Frankreich, bildet die gesamte Wertschöpfungskette der Verbundwerkstoffbranche ab. Ein wichtiger Teil dieser Kette ist das Umformen thermoplastischer Faserverbund-Halbzeuge. Das ENGEL organomelt Verfahren geht noch einen Schritt weiter: Hier werden Organobleche und UD-Tapes nicht nur umgeformt, sondern im selben Arbeitsschritt im Spritzguss funktionalisiert. Zu sehen live auf der Messe am ENGEL Stand in Halle 5.
Micro-sandwiches for containers
22.03.2022
CIMERA® micro-sandwiches from 4a manufacturing GmbH allow Envirotainer AB to launch a new benchmark in temperature-controlled air freight container solutions. Due to an advanced vacuum insulated panel technology in combination with CIMERA® micro-sandwich panels inside, the containers provide new state-of-the-art temperature stability and lightweight properties at the same time.
"Lightweight is an interdisciplinary key technology for sustainability"
16.03.2022
A2LT, the Austrian Lightweight Construction Platform, is a success story. As the platform‘s spokesperson, Robert Machtlinger, the CEO of FACC, initiated and shaped the reorientation of the content with a focus on sustainable, affordable and intelligent lightweight construction. As the new platform spokesperson, Stefan Seidel, the CTO of Pankl Racing Systems, was already intensively involved in this and will now operatively implement the roadmap. In this interview, the two "Sirs" of lightweight technology talk about their motivation, their philosophy, and the benefits of A2LT.