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Eureka Lightweighting Call 2026

6 May – 8 Oct 2026

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Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V.

R&D Institution

www.stfi.de/en/Chemnitz, Germany

About

Since its foundation 30 years ago, the Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI) has been a strong innovation partner and reliable service provider on behalf of its customers. The non-profit institute tackles technical and social issues with an open, interdisciplinary and reliable approach. Textile materials have always characterised its activities. STFI's work focuses on technical textiles, nonwovens, lightweight textile construction, functionalisation, recycling, digitalisation and Industry 4.0. A main focus is on textile routes that are suitable for processing recycled materials. One technology is the production of nonwovens from high-performance fibres such as carbon fibres. All nonwoven-based processes are available for the production of random fibre or highly oriented semi-finished products. In the future, the STFI will continue along the path of contemporary and application-oriented research and establish the Centre for Textile Sustainability in the near future.

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Topic(s) of interest for R&D on Lightweighting

Development and testing of lightweighting design and manufacturing conceptsDevelopment and use of novel or alternative advanced lightweight materials including optimized manufacturing processesSubstitution of conventional (raw-)materials with sustainable and lightweighting alternatives with a lower ecological footprintInnovative approaches in the areas of ease of disassembly, reparability, recyclability, and reuse of lightweighting componentsUse of digital technologies to optimize lightweighting design for circularity, lifecycle assessment and material tracking in the field of lightweightingDevelopment of transferable and scalable business models for circular lightweighting design and manufacturing

Business Sector

AgricultureAutomotiveElectronicsEnergy & Renewable EnergiesForest, Wood & PaperGreen technology & SustainabilityInfrastructureLife Sciences, Medicine & PharmaceuticalsMarine Engineering & Offshore OperationsMechanical engineeringNew MaterialsRecyclingTextile & Fashion

Representatives

Group Leader Textile Lightweight

Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V.

Marketplace (1)

  • Project cooperation

    Applications for carbon fibres derived from various waste streams

    We have the technical facilities to process carbon fibres (with a focus on staple fibres), prepare them and incorporate them into new products

    • Project idea seeking partner(s)
    • Iteration - looking for feedback
    • Design - setting the project scope
    • Ideation - identifying the project idea
    • Drafting - writing the project proposal
    • Development and testing of lightweighting design and manufacturing concepts
    • Development of transferable and scalable business models for circular lightweighting design and manufacturing
    • Development and use of novel or alternative advanced lightweight materials including optimized manufacturing processes
    Author

    Group Leader Textile Lightweight at Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V.

    Chemnitz, Germany