New Materials in North Rhine-Westphalia
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New materials in North Rhine-Westphalia Facts. Figures. New materials in North Rhine-Westphalia data: as of January 2021 2 New materials have become an outstanding economic factor for Germany as a business location. More than two thirds of all technical innovations are directly or indirectly attributable to new materi- als and they thus have a direct influence on the competitiveness and performance of industry, in particular the major sectors chemistry, energy supply, vehicle construction, information and com- munication technology, plastics, mechanical engineering, metal production and processing. In Ger- many, these sectors, excluding tertiary suppliers, represent annual sales of over 1.8 trillion euros and around 4.2 million employees, with North Rhine-Westphalia accounting for around 20 percent in each case. Outstanding scientific research facilities combined with the high concentration of important materi- als for manufacturing sectors of industry, in some cases with a long tradition, make NRW a region with high materials expertise. There are over 720,000 jobs, 200 billion euros in sales and more than 6,000 companies and research facilities linked directly to new materials in NRW. This puts NRW in first place in a nationwide comparison ahead of Baden-Württemberg and Ba- varia. Focal areas of research are to be found in the Aachen region, Bochum and Paderborn, while the main business emphasis lies in the Ruhr Metropolis (Bochum, Dortmund, Duisburg, Essen) and the Rhineland. NRW is thus one of the most important locations in Germany for new materials. Company examples 3M Deutschland GmbH, Neuss Established: 1951; sales: €2.4 billion; employees: 6,800 (D/A/CH-Region) (96,000 worldwide). 3M is a global multi-technology headquartered in the United States. The company produces more than 55,000 different products (including adhesive products) based on 51 technology plat- forms and over 3,700 new patents yearly. Barthels-Feldhoff GmbH & Co. KG, Wuppertal Established: 1829; sales: €10.5 million; employees: 74 The range of fiber composites and technical textiles, which are used in the construction of sports equipment as well as in automotive and aircraft construction and medical technology, extends from classic fibers through stainless steel, carbon and glass fibers to rubber bands for Corona protection masks. CemeCon AG, Würselen Established: 1986; sales: €52.1 million; employees: 206 CemeCon is one of the most successful companies in the field of high-performance coating of cutting tools and operates the world's largest coating center for cutting tools for up to 80,000 tools per day at its Würselen site with approx. 40 coating systems. Covestro Deutschland AG, Leverkusen Established: 1863; sales: €12.4 billion; employees: 7,200 in NRW Covestro is one of the world's largest polymer companies and has three production sites in NRW, worldwide 30. The focus is on the manufacture of high-tech polymer materials and the New materials in North Rhine-Westphalia data: as of January 2021 3 development of innovative solutions for everyday products. NRW accounts for one third of the worldwide production volume. Evonik Industries AG, Essen Established: 2007; sales: €13.1 billion; employees: 32,000; (13,500 in NRW) Evonik is the one of the world's leading companies in specialty chemicals with activities that in- cludes around 250 cooperation with domestic and foreign universities and institutions. In the field of research and development alone, it employs 2,600 highly qualified staff at 38 locations with a budget of approx. 430 million euros. Saertex GmbH & Co. KG, Saerbeck Established: 1982; sales: €350 million; employees: 1,410 (410 in NRW) With the processing of glass, carbon and aramide fibers, the company has developed into the world's leading manufacturer of glass fiber and carbon fabrics. The products are used in the au- tomotive, boat, sports, wind and aerospace industries. Production takes place at 15 locations on five continents. University & research landscape More than 2,800 students are enrolled in over 30 materials science/materials engineering courses in NRW. More than 22 universities and non-university research institutes, including approx.120 departments specialized in materials research, make NRW Germany's most important location for new materials. Universities (selection) RWTH Aachen University Established: 1870; students: 45,430; courses: 175 Materials science is one of the university's central areas of innovation and future development, and has been for 80 years: - Steel Institute IEHK - Institute of Mineral Engineering GHI - Foundry Institute - Institute of Metal Forming IBF - Department for Industrial Furnaces and Heat Engineering IOB - Institute of Physical Metallurgy and Metal Physics IMM - Institute of Process Metallurgy and Metal Recycling IME - Chair of Materials Chemistry MCh and - Chair of Process Control Engineering PLT These are all highly specialized research and development centers and offer excellent study conditions from Bachelor to PhD. New materials in North Rhine-Westphalia data: as of January 2021 4 Ruhr University Bochum Established: 1962; students: 42,700; courses: 172 The Materials Research Department (MRD) coordinates and supervises materials science re- search at the RUB and at cooperating institutions. Its members are connected to the departments of mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, chemistry, physics, mathe- matics and geosciences as well as other research institutions on the RUB campus such as the Interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Materials Simulation (ICAMS) and the Central Institute for Ion Beams and Radionuclides (RUBION). Technical University Dortmund Established: 1968; students: 33,600; courses: 238 The Department of Materials Technology LWT, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering researches and develops modern coating and powder-metallurgical manufacturing processes. The rela- tively young Chair for Plastics Engineering (LKT) strengthens the study program in the field of new materials, in particular the design of plastic/metal composite components and the descrip- tion of the material behavior of elastomers. Added to this is the specialist area of materials test- ing technology (MTT). University Duisburg-Essen Established: 2003; students: 42,800; courses: 302 The Institute of Materials Science of the Faculty of Engineering represents materials science in great breadth. Functional materials and construction materials form the two pillars of research. Non-metallic inorganic functional materials and composites are the main research subject in the field of functional materials. The Institute for Technology of Metals (Materials Engineering) is concerned with the relationship between the internal structure and the essential usage and manufacturing properties of metallic materials, i.e. their micro- and nanostructures. University of Paderborn Established: 1972; students: 20,200; courses: 228 In the Institute for Lightweight Design with Hybrid Systems ILH, new hybrid systems made of different materials are realized in cooperation with scientists from the fields of chemistry, phys- ics and mechanical engineering. These include the specialist groups for plastics and materials technology and lightweight automotive construction. In the Paderborn Center for Advanced Studies (PACE), scientists from the faculties of mechanical engineering, natural sciences (chemistry, physics) and cultural sciences (sociology) work together in the NRW Research Pro- gram Light – Efficient – Mobile on the development and analysis of materials with the aim of saving resources. University of Siegen Established: 1972; students: 19,400; courses: 254 At the Institute for Building and Materials Chemistry, research and teaching are focused on the micro and nano areas. Here, chemistry, along with other natural sciences and engineering, plays a key role in the development and optimization of new materials, with concrete being the most important material in construction. The four chairs of Surface and Materials Technology, Materials Science and Materials Testing, Materials Systems for Lightweight Vehicle Construc- tion and Micro- and Nanoanalytics conduct research at the Institute of Materials Science. With the Multidisciplinary Center for Innovative Materials, the university also has a research facility that provides an excellent platform for materials-oriented collaborative research, application- oriented materials development and independent materials science teaching and training. New materials in North Rhine-Westphalia data: as of January 2021 5 Study courses (selection) University Study courses Materials Engineering, Materials and Process Technology, B.Sc., M.Sc. RWTH Aachen Material Science, B.Sc., M.Sc. University Business Admin. and Engineering B.Sc., M.Sc. Metallurgical Engineering, M.Sc. Material Science and Applied Mechanics, Ruhr University Bochum M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering Profile Materials En- Technical University gineering, B.Sc. Dortmund Manufacturing Technology, M.Sc. University of Metallurgy and Metal Forming, B.Sc., M.Sc. Duisburg-Essen Industrial Engineering, B.Sc., M.Sc. University of Paderborn Industrial Engineering, B.Sc., M.Sc. University of Siegen Industrial Engineering, B.Sc., M.Sc. Research institutes (selection) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Established: 1956; employees: 6,450; www.fz-juelich.de Forschungszentrum Jülich, a member of the Helmholtz Association, is one of the largest re- search centers in Europe. Jülich has special expertise