New Materials in North Rhine-Westphalia

New materials in North Rhine-Westphalia

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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 materials 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 materials 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

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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 automotive, 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.

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 Ruhr University Bochum Established: 1962; students: 42,700; courses: 172 The Materials Research Department (MRD) coordinates and supervises materials science research 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 testing 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, physics 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.

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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 research centers in Europe. Jülich has special expertise in materials research, which is aimed at novel materials and materials for the energy supply system. The Jülich research activities at the Institute of Energy and Climate Research IEK cover material development and design, manufacturing methods and process technology, as well as the characterization and upgrading of materials for application, with particular emphasis on an interdisciplinary approach.

 Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing SCAI, Sankt Augustin Established: 1992; employees: 179; www.scai.fraunhofer.de Innovative materials enable progress in industry and technology – materials science, chemistry and nanotechnology are therefore among today's key technologies. The goal of the Virtual Ma- terial Design department is to create and study new materials and molecules on the computer – as a virtual laboratory. This saves time and money in practical development.

 Max Planck Institute for Iron Research GmbH (MPIE), Düsseldorf Established: 1917; employees: 350; www.mpie.de With an international team, the institute conducts basic research on high-performance materi-

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als, in particular metallic alloys and related materials, in order to achieve progress in these areas. The MPIE pursues a research approach in which materials systems are examined, taking into account their highly complex nanostructures and simultaneous exposure to extreme envi- ronmental conditions. The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2020 – the German Nobel Prize, so to speak – endowed with 2.5 million euros, was awarded to an employee of the MPIE for his outstanding research in the field of materials science.

German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne-Porz site, Institute for Materials Research Established: 1907; employees: 110 (9,000 in total); www.dlr.de The DLR is the national aerospace research center of the Federal Republic of Germany. The research focus of the Institute for Materials Research is on the development of new materials solutions and their process technologies for applications in the aerospace, energy and automotive sectors. The Institute works on basic and applied research in cooperation with other DLR institutes as well as national and international partners. The research portfolio covers areas such as metallic structures, hybrid systems and intermetallics, structural and functional ceram- ics and thermoelectric systems.

Cluster and networks (selection)

 Cluster NanoMicroMaterialsPhotonics.NRW, www.nmwp.nrw.de The state cluster represents and supports the North Rhine-Westphalian business and research landscape in the fields of nanotechnology, microsystems technology, optical technologies and new materials. The aim is to make NRW nationally and internationally the most competitive and dynamic know-ledge-based economic region in nano-, micro- and materials technology as well as in optical technologies.

 Research Association for Tools and Materials FGW, www.fgw.de FGW is an innovative research and development partner for industry. The focus is on the three research field tools, materials and transformation & innovation. It thus forms the interface between the application-oriented needs of the tool, cutlery and flatware industry and university research.

 FOSTA Research Association for Steel Application, www.stahl-online.de FOSTA is a nonprofit and legally independent research association within the steel sector. As a joint organization, it represents the interests of the steel industry in the field of application research, together with the users for the steel as a material and its different product forms. As part of its research management activities, the company is continuously advancing applications and developments for steel as a material so that steel can continue to be produced sustainably and competitively in Germany.

 UA Ruhr – University Alliance Ruhr; www.uaruhr.de; www.materials-chain.com The three Ruhr universities in Bochum, Dortmund and Duisburg-Essen have expanded their research cooperation, initiated in 2007, under the umbrella of the University Alliance Ruhr with a new joint initiative. Materials Chain is the first flagship program of the University Alliance Ruhr. As a unique and innovative research network, it bundles the diverse research activities in the field of materials science and technology at the three universities Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund and Duisburg-Essen into a focused alliance for science and education. Over 200

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researchers from more than 150 chairs and research groups at the three universities and their eleven partner institutions are pooling their resources and expertise to strengthen the Ruhr region's role as an international leader in materials science.

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