Publicly Funded Research
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the public sponsors and their respective project management agencies for the financial funding of our research projects. This includes in particular the Federal Ministries BMBF and BMWi, AiF, EU, DFG, the NRW state and many other organizations and foundations.
The projects at ITA are mostly carried out in close cooperation with the industry. The majority of the projects are designed to be multidisciplinary. For this purpose, we cooperate with other faculties of RWTH Aachen University and with a number of research institutes at other universities and organisations.
| Topic | Research Area | Funding | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AgriTexSil | Man-Made Fibre Technology | BMBF | 2018 | 2020 |
| AllOxITD - Development and Manufacturing of an All-Oxide Inter Turbine Duct for Aeroengines | Composites | Europäische Union - Horizon 2020 - Clean Sky 2 | 2015 | 2019 |
| ARP² - Automatic production of repair patches for fibre composite materials | Composites | BMBF | 2018 | 2020 |
| AutoComp3D - Development of a process for the automated production of complex, bionic short fiber composite structures using 3D-printed carrier forms wetted in fiber sludge | Composites | ZIM | 2017 | 2020 |
| Automatic Needle Change on Large Circular Knitting Machines | Textile Engineering | IGF | 2017 | 2019 |
| BOA - Development of a physical bionic process for the removal of oil contamination from water using superhydrophobic functional textiles | Man-Made Fibre Technology | German Federal Environmental Foundation | 2019 | 2020 |
| BraidControl - Development of a system for the optical measurement of the braiding angle close to the braiding point for the purpose of controlling an over-braiding processes | Composites | ZIM | 2017 | 2019 |
| CarboYarn | Textile Engineering | ZIM | 2018 | 2019 |
| CompositesReloaded - Collaborative robots and flexible automation for composites production | Composites | AiF | 2018 | 2020 |
| ConForm - Development of an economical concrete moulding system for the production of structural components made out of fibre-reinforced composites | Composites | ZIM | 2019 | 2021 |
| DensiSpul - Development of a system for the generation of adjustment suggestions for cross winding machines | Textile Engineering | AiF | 2017 | 2019 |
| Development of an ecological wall system with integrated composite insulation textile and a lightweight steel skeleton for modular prefabricated houses | Textile Construction | ZIM | 2018 | 2020 |
| DigiTextil - Digital, cross-company networking and use of Big Data for error tracing along the textile process chain using the example of nonwovens production from staple fibers | Textile Engineering | IGF | 2018 | 2019 |
| Dissolving on Demand | Man-Made Fibre Technology | BMBF | 2017 | 2020 |
| ECO TRM - Ecologically textile-reinforced composite systems for application in the construction sector | Textile Construction | ZIM | 2016 | 2019 |
| EcoVessel - Cost-effective production of lightweight CFRP pressure vessels for the storage of gases and fluids in mobile applications | Composites | BMBF – Promotion of workshops and project application with Japan | 2018 | 2021 |
| EMSHIELD - Development of a material made of recycled carbon fibres for shielding, reflection and absorption of elec-tromagnetic radiation | Product Development | AiF/IGF | 2019 | 2020 |
| EndNatBond - Investigation of the application potential of bonding technology for joining endless natural fibre reinforced plastics in the automotive sector | Joining Technologies | AiF | 2018 | 2019 |
| FiberKleb | Man-Made Fibre Technology | IGF | 2019 | 2021 |
| FlamPAFas - Development and investigation of new flame retardants based on phosphoric acrylates and methacrylates as additives for aliphatic polyamide fibres (PA) | Man-Made Fibre Technology | Forschungskuratorium Textil e.V. (FKT) | 2019 | 2021 |
| Forschungskolleg Verbund.NRW - Increasing Resource Efficiency in the Use of Composite Materials and Constructions in the Civil Engineering Sector | Textile Construction | ministry of science, innovation and research; NRW | 2016 | 2020 |
| FreshOnFresh - Malleable pre-impregnated textile reinforcement struc-tures for curing in concrete | Textile Construction | AiF | 2018 | 2020 |
| GeniusTex - Smart Textile Platform | Product Development | BMWi | 2018 | 2020 |
| GraSage - Modelling of electrical and thermal transport mechanisms in graphene-modified polymer compounds and fibres | Man-Made Fibre Technology | DFG | 2018 | 2020 |
| Greenspinning | Man-Made Fibre Technology | AiF (ZIM) | 2017 | 2019 |
| HotTube - Development of an individually adaptable consolidation technique for curved profiles made of FRP | Composites | ZIM | 2018 | 2020 |
| How2MultiWind - Development of a technical and economic design instrument for sustainable multifilament wound composite pressure vessels | Composites | AiF | 2019 | 2020 |
| HybridCatch - Development of a mechanical-pneumatic stretching and catching system for air-jet weaving machines | Textile Engineering | IGF | 2018 | 2019 |
| HyPer-Organo - Development of an ultra-thin highperformance organic sheet for series components | Textile Engineering | IGF | 2018 | 2020 |
| Ianis - Intraaneurysmal implant with flow modulating properties | Medical Textiles | European Regional Development Fund North Rhine-Westphalia (EFRE.NRW) | 2018 | 2021 |
| InduPull - Development of an Induction-Based Heating System to Increase Productivity for a Braiding Pultrusion Process of FRPs with Thermoplastic Matrix | Man-Made Fibre Technology | ZIM | 2017 | 2019 |
| LEDSensTex - LED and sensor-assisted wound therapy with textile wound dressing | Medical Textiles | BMBF | 2017 | 2020 |
| Lightweight Pavement – LiPa - Development of a large-format, thin-walled and lightweight concrete floor slab in textile concrete construction | Textile Engineering | ZIM | 2018 | 2020 |
| LowProTex - Processing fine yarns using a textile stent graft as an example for "ultra-low profile" catheter systems | Medical Textiles | AiF - IGF | 2018 | 2020 |
| Membrane modules - Development of gas (vapor) separation hollow fibers based on green technology approach and new 3D woven design of membrane modules | Man-Made Fibre Technology | DFG | 2019 | 2022 |
| MiCoPlAST - Functionalized mineral composite materials as dielectric barrier in the process combination of dielectrically hindered gas discharge, mineral adsorber and bioscrubber for the treatment of exhaust air streams | Textile Construction | ZIM | 2018 | 2020 |
| MimiCart | Medical Textiles | Regenerative medicine crossing borders (RegMedXB) | 2017 | 2022 |
| NCF-CAE - Simulation of Non-Crimp Fabrics based on Computational isogeometric shell elements, analytical averaging and experimental analysis | Composites | DFG | 2019 | 2021 |
| NeoAcousticWeave - Development of a novel acoustic reinforcement fabric for violins made of CFRP | Composites | ZIM | 2018 | 2020 |
| NormATex - Standards for Spacer Fabrics | Textile Engineering | BMWi - WIPANO | 2018 | 2019 |
| NowoVISION - Development of an optical measuring system for inline-evaluation of web qualitiy of carded nonwovens | Textile Engineering | AiF/ZIM | 2019 | 2021 |
| OnLoomPattern - Automatic real-time defect detection in textiles with complex patterning structures | Textile Engineering | IGF | 2017 | 2019 |
| OptiTFP - Development of a material- and load-path optimized TFP preform technology for the processing of multi-component mixed fibres in thermoplastic composites | Composites | ZIM | 2018 | 2020 |
| pHMed - Solution spun PLA fibres with pH-neutral degradation characteristics | Medical Textiles | European Regional Development Fund North Rhine-Westphalia (EFRE.NRW) | 2017 | 2020 |
| POF - Prediction and Modelling of thermal and optical treatment’s influence on the basis of structural properties of polymer optical fibres | Man-Made Fibre Technology | DFG | 2018 | 2020 |
| PolyInt - Development of agricultural nets with integrated repulsive sub-stances for the repulsion of pest insects | Man-Made Fibre Technology | BMWi (ZIM) | 2018 | 2021 |
| PolyScan - Development of an online measuring device for the evaluation of the processability of polymers in plastic forming processes with high elongation rates | Man-Made Fibre Technology | AiF ZIM | 2018 | 2020 |
| Preformtransport - Development of packaging and transport solutions for textile 3D preforms | Composites | AiF | 2017 | 2020 |
| PRONANO - Systematic process design for the fabrication of na-nomodified fiber-based implants for use in ablation therapy | Medical Textiles | AiF | 2018 | 2019 |
| PulmoStent2 - Validation of innovation potential of a biohybrid stent for use in the respiratory tract | Medical Textiles | BMBF | 2017 | 2020 |
| PulOrgano - Development of fully and homogenously consolidated fibre reinforced thermoplastic composite rods for use in automotive roof struts | Composites | ZIM | 2017 | 2019 |
| RePuTex - Development of a biodegradable agricultural textile with continuously released odorous substances for the repulsion of insects | Man-Made Fibre Technology | BMBF (PTJ) | 2018 | 2019 |
| SAMStrick - Development of friction-reduced, low-wear cam parts for knitting machines | Textile Engineering | ZIM | 2017 | 2019 |
| Silica Aero - Validation of the innovation potential of porous silica aerogel fibers in the area of thermal insulation | Man-Made Fibre Technology | BMBF | 2016 | 2019 |
| SmartPipe - Research of a textile reinforced pipe system with integrated monitoring functions | Textile Construction | BMBF | 2017 | 2020 |
| SoftTex - Development of a process for the production of flat, semi-impregnated glass fibre hybrid rovings | Man-Made Fibre Technology | AiF Projekt GmbH | 2018 | 2020 |
| Sonic Bio-Tapes - Ultra-sonic consolidated bio-based hybrid tapes | Man-Made Fibre Technology | ZIM | 2017 | 2019 |
| SoundTex - Development of a fabric with increased sound absorption capacity through the use of non-circular fibers | Man-Made Fibre Technology | ZIM | 2018 | 2020 |
| SozioTex - New Socio-technical Systems in the Textile Industry | Sociology in Textile Technology | BMBF | 2014 | 2019 |
| TailCo - Fibre composite structures based on tailor-made reinforcement products | Composites | BMBF | 2018 | 2021 |
| Tape2Demand - Tailored carbon fiber binder tapes for out-of-autoclave RTM and infusion processes | Composites | AiF | 2018 | 2020 |
| TFPInsert - Development of a preforming process using TFP embroidery technology for direct integration of inserts | Composites | ZIM | 2019 | 2021 |
| ThermoformSim - Multi-Scale Modelling of Thermoplastic Fibre Reinforced Composites during Thermoforming | Composites | DFG | 2017 | 2020 |
| VariDrall - Innovative twisting unit for texturing spun-dyed filament yarns | Textile Engineering | AiF (ZIM) | 2018 | 2020 |
| VarioGlas - Development of a manufacturing process for glass fibers with varying diameters | Man-Made Fibre Technology | ZIM | 2018 | 2021 |
| VerTex 4.0 - Development of a technology transfer concept for networking textile process chains | Textile Engineering | AiF - IGF | 2019 | 2021 |
| VibeGuide - Abrasion-resistant Yarn Guide for Texturing Spun-dyed Filament Yarns | Man-Made Fibre Technology | AiF ZIM | 2019 | 2021 |
| WissProKMU - Future of Work: Design and Networking | Future of Work - SME - innovative and socially | BMBF | Betreut durch Projektträger Karlsruhe (PTKA) | 2018 | 2021 |
| Woven-PlusX - Fabric-based multi-axial laminates optimised for waste cutting | Composites | AiF | 2018 | 2020 |
| ZIM Leucht-Fahne (luminous flag) | Man-Made Fibre Technology | ZIM | 2018 | 2020 |
| ZIM MadTex - Development of an innovative procedure for the functionalization and coating of novel textile wound dressings with a protein-based active ingredient | Man-Made Fibre Technology | ZIM | 2018 | 2020 |
| ZIM Wash | Man-Made Fibre Technology | ZIM | 2017 | 2020 |