Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research
Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut WKI

An interdisciplinary research team from six Fraunhofer Institutes, including the Fraunhofer WKI, has developed a visionary vehicle concept. It reached the final of the ideas competition “#NEXTGen Moving Tomorrow Pitch” of the car company BMW and made it into the top three. The team continues to pursue the concept with the objective it being adopted and implemented by the automotive industry.

By means of an innovative bonding technology, timber-concrete composite elements can be produced faster and more easily. As a result of the new joining technology, which was developed by researchers in a cooperative project involving the Fraunhofer WKI, the composite elements become more competitive in comparison to pure concrete elements. 

In collaboration with industrial partners, researchers from the Fraunhofer WKI are developing UV-curing materials for additive manufacturing with improved properties. The team thereby utilizes itaconic acid that has been biotechnologically extracted from renewable raw materials. The project will be presented in a free virtual technology discussion hosted by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

With natural insulation materials, buildings can be constructed with calculable safety. This is the outcome of an interdisciplinary research project under the supervision of the Fraunhofer WKI, with 12 research partners and widespread support from industry. The researchers determined the characteristic material values which will enable extensive component tests, such as in sound insulation and fire protection, to be considerably reduced in the future. 

October 12 to 14, 2022
Hamburg, Germany

Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research
Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut WKI

Bienroder Weg 54E
38108 Braunschweig

Phone +49 531 2155-0
Fax +49 531 2155-334

Email: info@wki.fraunhofer.de