Technology Offers
- Analytics
- Plant engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Automation / IT
- Polymer industry
- Process and production engineering
- Software and IT
- Simulation and data processing
- Services
Experience smart machines and IIoT
At KIT's Application Center IIoT-EDGE, companies determine their advantages of Industry 4.0. Lectures and seminars accompany participants from the idea to implementation.
- Automotive industry
- Aerospace industry
- Mechanical engineering
- Plant engineering
- Process and production engineering
- Building industry
XFRP springs with variable fiber combination
Springs made of a new type of fiber-plastic composite increase reversible energy absorption capacity through special combination and arrangement of the fiber materials.
- Plant engineering
- Drive technology
- Aerospace industry
- Energy technology
- Process and production engineering
- Mechanical engineering
Aerodynamic film cooling holes
An optimized inlet geometry of film cooling holes on the cooling air side improves the film cooling effectiveness for cooling hot metal surfaces.
- Plant engineering
- Automotive industry
- Printing industry
- Polymer industry
- Process and production engineering
- Aerospace industry
3D microwave printer for continuous fiber reinforced polymer
A new system for additive manufacturing by using microwave heating to print components made of continuous fiber reinforced composites quickly and efficiently.
- Drive technology
- Energy technology
- Energy and water supply
- Plant engineering
- Transport and logistics
Freight and energy transport by magnetic levitation train
New concept combines magnetic levitation and energy transmission via superconductor tapes in the rail structure and offers a double benefit for freight logistics.
Efficient useful heat with CO2 hybrid heat pump
New hybrid heat pump achieves higher efficiency for useful heat supply through a CO2 compression and adsorption cycle coupled via stratified heat storage.
- Building industry
- Process and production engineering
- Raw material and textile industry
- Plant engineering
Circular economy for cement
KIT process enables complete recycling of old concrete: Belit cement is produced from demolition concrete and released carbon dioxide can be bound in upgraded recycling aggregates in the process chain.
- Coating technology
- Polymer industry
- Process and production engineering
- Microtechnology / precision mechanics
- Plant engineering
- Raw material and textile industry
Seamless micro embossing of material webs
Roll-to-roll process enables precise and continuous microstructuring of polymers.
- Automation / IT
- Drive technology
- Automotive industry
- Mechanical engineering
- Plant engineering
- Safety technology
- Communication and data transmission
Emergency brake assistant for vehicles and machines
Retrofittable emergency activation system ensures adjustable emergency braking while still allowing the driver to intervene during the braking process.
- Process and production engineering
- Energy and water supply
- Automotive industry
- Food industry
- Plant engineering
- Chemical industry
Efficient pressure water scrubbing
A new method with simultaneous compression and absorption enables energy-efficient dissolution of gases in liquids.