Fraunhofer-Center for High Temperature Materials and Design HTL

The Fraunhofer Center for High Temperature Materials and Design is a research center of the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research in Würzburg, a research institute of the Fraunhofer Society. It predominantly conducts research in high temperature technologies energy-efficient heating processes and thus contributes to sustainable technological progress.[2] It is headquartered in Bayreuth and has additional locations in Würzburg and Münchberg.

Fraunhofer-Center for High Temperature Materials and Design
Fraunhofer-Zentrum für Hochtemperatur-Leichtbau
TypeResearch institute
Location
Director
Friedrich Raether
Parent organization
Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research
Staff (2017)
105[1]
Websitewww.htl.fraunhofer.de

History

The centre was founded in 2012 with the aim of pooling the ceramics research of the Fraunhofer ISC.[3] Its research building in Bayreuth was opened in 2015 and funded by the Bavarian Ministry for Economic Affairs, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, and the European Regional Development Fund.[4] In 2014, the Fraunhofer Application Center for Textile Fiber Ceramics (TFK) was founded in cooperation with the Hof University of Applied Sciences.[3][5] Since 2017, the premises of the Fraunhofer-Center HTL in Bayreuth are being extended by a technical center with a fiber pilot plant, which is to be completed in late 2019.[6] The costs for this plant amount to 20 Million Euros, which are predominantly taken over by the Bavarian Ministry for Economic Affairs and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.[7] The plant itself is a one-of-its-kind in Europe and its goal is to open production of ceramic fibers in Europe.[8]

Business areas

The Fraunhofer-Center HTL has two business areas: Thermal Process Technology and CMC's (Ceramic matrix composites).[9] One of the applications of CMC's are, for instance, the production of ceramic brakes, which currently are expensive in production, and the Fraunhofer-Center HTL is currently researching ways to reduce costs therein.[4]

References
  1. htl.fraunhofer.de
  2. "Description of the Fraunhofer-Center HTL". FuDiPo. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  3. "History of the Fraunhofer ISC". Fraunhofer ISC. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  4. Doris Karl and Christian Otto. "Hochtemperatur-Leichtbau für Bremsscheiben (Engl.: High Temperature Design for Brake Discs)" (in German). Automobil Industrie. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  5. "Textile Engineering". Fraunhofer-Center HTL. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  6. "Brochure of the Fraunhofer-Center for High Temperature Materials and Design" (PDF). Fraunhofer-Center HTL. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  7. Norbert Heimbeck. "Fraunhofer baut für 20 Millionen in Wolfsbach (Engl.: New Fraunhofer Construction in Wolfsbach for 20 Million)" (in German). Nordbayerischer Kurier. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  8. Dieter Beste. "Hochtemperatur-Leichtbau mit Keramikfasern (Engl.: High Temperature Design with Ceramic Fibers)" (in German). Springer Professional. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  9. "About us". Fraunhofer-Center HTL. Retrieved 2018-12-14.

Fraunhofer-Center for High Temperature Materials and Design HTL
Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicate Research
Fraunhofer-Center for High Temperature Materials as part of the FUDIPO Project

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