Eureka Lightweighting Call 2026

6 May – 8 Oct 2026

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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

Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V.

R&D Institution

Chemnitz, Germany

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