Project cooperationUpdated on 6 May 2026
Applications for carbon fibres derived from various waste streams
Group Leader Textile Lightweight at Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V.
Chemnitz, Germany
About
Existing carbon fibre technologies
Fibre cut to length from 6 to 125 mm
Textile processing by mechanical tearing or aerodynamic opening
Development of non-woven fabrics made from carbon fibres (airlay, carded, wetlaid and highly oriented semi-finished products)
Stage
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
- Design - setting the project scope
- Drafting - writing the project proposal
- Iteration - looking for feedback
Topic
- Development and testing of lightweighting design and manufacturing concepts
- Development and use of novel or alternative advanced lightweight materials including optimized manufacturing processes
- Development of transferable and scalable business models for circular lightweighting design and manufacturing
Type
- Project idea seeking partner(s)
Organisation
Similar opportunities
Project cooperation
BIOCARGO — Bio-Based Fibre-Reinforced 3D-Printed Frames for Light Cargo Vehicles
- Project idea seeking partner(s)
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
- Development and testing of lightweighting design and manufacturing concepts
- Development and use of novel or alternative advanced lightweight materials including optimized manufacturing processes
- Substitution of conventional (raw-)materials with sustainable and lightweighting alternatives with a lower ecological footprint
Gerfried Cebrat
owner, main researcher at effiziente.st Energie- und Umweltconsulting e.U.
Graz, Austria
Project cooperation
- Iteration - looking for feedback
- Development and testing of lightweighting design and manufacturing concepts
- Development and use of novel or alternative advanced lightweight materials including optimized manufacturing processes
- Use of digital technologies to optimize lightweighting design for circularity, lifecycle assessment and material tracking in the field of lightweighting
Daniel Chirtes
CEO at Haptic R&D Consulting Srl
Aricestii Rahtivani, Romania
Project cooperation
- Iteration - looking for feedback
- Development of transferable and scalable business models for circular lightweighting design and manufacturing
- Use of digital technologies to optimize lightweighting design for circularity, lifecycle assessment and material tracking in the field of lightweighting
Daniel Chirtes
CEO at Haptic R&D Consulting Srl
Aricestii Rahtivani, Romania