Fraunhofer Group for Materials and Components – MATERIALS

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Material research within the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft covers the entire value chain, from the development of new materials and the enhancement of existing ones, to industrial-scale manufacturing technology, characterization of material properties and evaluation of material behavior when employed in components and systems. 

The group concentrates its expertise primarily on fields of activity that are important to the national economy: energy, health, mobility, information and communication technology, construction and housing. It promotes the use of novel, customized materials and components as a means of implementing innovative systems.

Further Information

Business areas

  • Health
  • Energy & Environment
  • Mobility
  • Construction & Living
  • Machinery & Plant engineering
  • Microsystems technology
  • Safety

Chairman

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Hanselka

    Spokesman of the Fraunhofer Adaptronics Alliance

    Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF

    Bartningstraße 47
    64289 Darmstadt, Germany

  • Prof. Dr. Peter Elsner

    Deputy spokesman of the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance

    Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT

    Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Straße 7
    76327 Pfinztal, Germany

    • Phone +49 721 4640-401