FibreCoat Cleans up Prizes
The ITA scientists Dr Robert Brüll, Alexander Lüking and Richard Haas have won further prizes with their groundbreaking discovery in the start-up "FibreCoat GmbH" in 2020.
FibreCoat GmbH produces inexpensive high performance composite fibres using a highly productive patented spinning technology. These are glass fibres with a polymer sheath or basalt fibres with an aluminium sheath. FiberCoat GmbH is able to coat the individual filaments directly in the manufacturing process using a coating technology developed at the RWTH Aachen University, achieving a production speed of over 1,500 m/min and a completely homogeneous sheathing. With ALUCOAT, FibreCoat has launched its first product on the market this month. These fibres are significantly cheaper than comparable conductive fibres, which are currently in great demand for applications in e-mobility or electromagnetic shielding.
For this development FibreCoat was awarded the following current prizes:
- 27 November 2020: Winner of the Spin-off Award of RWTH Aachen University
- 10 November 2020: Second prize at “AC2 – Der Gründungswettbewerb” (AC2 – Start-up Competition, only available in German)
- 6 November 2020: Finalist at "Falling Walls - Venture Winner“
- 30 October 2020: Second place in ATEC X’s pitch battle
- 11 May 2020: Three ITA scientist win 24th NUK business plan competition