About
The Leibniz-Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe GmbH (IVW) is a nonprofit research institution of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU). It researches fundamentals for future applications of composite materials, which are of great importance for the mobility of the future, the fields of energy, climate and environment, production technology as well as for health care. New materials, construction methods and manufacturing processes are investigated and - after the basic understanding has been developed - tailor-made for the respective requirements.
The focus is on the entire process chain, from basic materials to characterization and simulation, from construction methods and production technology to component testing and recycling. New ideas and innovative concepts are not only an essential part of the research and further development of the institute, but also lead to spin-offs. Newly acquired knowledge is transferred, above all into science, but also into teaching, the interested public and industrial applications.
AREAS OF ACTIVITIES
Manufacturing and ProductionBuildingsCircular EconomyHydrogenEnergy and Energy Efficiency
Dest. 1: Achieving global leadership in climate-neutral, circular and digitised industrial and digital value chains
HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-01: Integrated approaches for remanufacturing (Made in Europe Partnership) (IA)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-02: Physical and cognitive augmentation in advanced manufacturing (Made in Europe Partnership) (RIA)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-05: Advanced manufacturing technologies for leadership of EU manufacturers in products for the net-zero industry (Made in Europe Partnership) (IA)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-31: From heat-driven processes to the use of mechanical and electric forces (Processes4Planet partnership) (IA)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-35: Developing and embedding upcycling technologies into viable business (Processes4Planet partnership) (IA)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-36: Safe and clean processing technologies and products (Processes4Planet partnership) (RIA)
Dest. 2: Achieving technological leadership for Europe's open strategic autonomy in raw materials, chemicals and innovative materials
HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-61: Technologies for critical raw materials and strategic raw materials from end-of-life products (IA)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-42: Innovative Advanced Materials (IAMs) for product monitoring, smart maintenance and repair strategies in the construction sector (RIA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for Europe partnership)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-43: Innovative Advanced Materials (IAMs) for robust, fast curing sealants and coatings for manufacturing and final assembly (IA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for Europe partnership)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-52: Accelerate the uptake of life-cycle assessment (LCA) for Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) chemicals and materials and resulting products (RIA)
VALUE CHAIN
Design / R&D / EngineeringTesting & AnalysisComponents / Materials
Dest. 4: Achieving open strategic autonomy in digital and emerging enabling technologies
HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-DIGITAL-61: AI Foundation models in science (RIA)