Departments

In our five departments and our close, strategic cooperation with the Institute of Materials Research, we push forward technical progress on a daily basis. From the materials we use through to the demonstrators we construct and the automated production processes we develop, we always rely on solutions that are climate friendly, efficient and conserve resources.

Department Automation and Quality Assurance in Production Technology

The Automation and Quality Assurance in Production Engineering department, which also represents ZLP Augsburg, completes the process chain for carbon fiber reinforced plastics. The aim is the end-to-end automation of the production process for manufacturing fiber composite structures.

Department Component Design and Manufacturing Technologies

The department "Component Design and Manufacturing Technologies" develops monolithic and hybrid lightweight structures and the corresponding manufacturing processes for aircraft, spacecraft as well as for road and rail vehicles.

Department Ceramic Composites and Structures

In the department „ceramic composite structures“ fibre reinforced ceramic materials as well as lightweight CMC (Ceramic Matrix Composite) structures for extreme applications have been developed since the late 1980`s. Thereby the complete process chain, including material and process development, design, layout and dimensioning and the manufacture of structural parts in original geometry, is available.

Department Structural Integrity

Aims of the research activities are to develop simulation and test methods and to design aviation structures so that accidents or incidents in the crash and impact category are survivable for occupants. This includes material and structure tests as well as numerical analyses from sample level up to full-scale structures.

Department Space System Integration

Development work in the Space Systems Integration department concentrates on thermally stable structures. The structural concepts range from maximum temperature applications in thermal protection systems (TPS) and hot primary structures of hypersonic aircraft to step structures, aerodynamic control surfaces and cryogenic tank systems.