Fraunhofer joint booth: Hall 2, Stand B24
Bioeconomy pavilion: Hall 2, Stand A35
Every year, the industry presents the latest technologies for the factories and energy systems of the future at Hannover Messe.
The Fraunhofer WKI will again showcase innovative products and processes for the use of wood and other renewable resources in materials.
(Hall 2, Stand B24)
Yes! Researchers from the Fraunhofer WKI have developed a bio-based sandwich material specifically for lightweight construction applications in the mobility sector, which can be processed directly in the manufacturing process into three-dimensional molded parts with complex geometries. Instead of petrochemical raw materials, renewable raw materials such as wood and flax fibers are used. In the future, the material could be utilized in, for example, sleeping cabins in trucks or motorhomes.
Yes! The Swedish company Modvion AB manufactures wooden towers for wind turbines from prefabricated modules that are glued together on site. Researchers from the Fraunhofer WKI are advising the company on complex bonding technologies. The wooden towers are not only sustainable, but also offer functional advantages. Thanks to the patented, modular timber construction method, particularly high towers can be built that reach more intensive air flows. The wooden modules are also lightweight and can be transported to the construction site using standard trucks. Maintenance is also simple: Unlike steel towers, there are no screws and bolts in a glued timber construction that require regular maintenance.
Press release “World's tallest wooden tower for wind turbines – Fraunhofer WKI advises on bonding”
(Hall 2, Stand A35)
At the „Schaufenster Bioökonomie“ („Bioeconomy Showcase“), 20 current research projects funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) will be presented. Project Management Jülich (PtJ) and the Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR) will be demonstrating the opportunities offered by a bio-based economy and where the bioeconomy has already found its way into our everyday lives.
Yes! Together with industrial partners, researchers from the Fraunhofer WKI are developing a lightweight-construction biomaterial that fulfills the stringent requirements regarding design, comfort and functionality in furniture and interior outfitting for public and private means of transport as well as travel and recreational vehicles such as caravans, motorhomes, mobile homes and tiny houses. The aim is to create customizable panels and moulded parts with integrated heating and lighting functions, good thermal insulation properties and excellent recyclability.
Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research