Fraunhofer Project Center Wolfsburg

“We are your partner for interdisciplinary innovations in the mobile lightweight construction and electromobility sector: constructions, technologies, processes and materials from one source. We design the path from application-oriented research to industrial large-scale lightweight construction. For all mobility providers, transport and traffic sectors.”

Actual trends like electrification, automation, autonomization, customization and digitalization influence the constant change in the automotive industry, maritime economy, aviation and rail transport. Sustainability, conservation of resources, energy saving and CO2-reduction and -neutrality have a high influence on future vehicle generations and concepts of mobility.

The sustainable and digital mobility of the future needs to be open for new technologies to meet these various requirements.

The use of bio-based materials, energy efficient manufacturing and multifunctional, smart and light components will be paramount to satisfy those future customer needs, as well as social and governmental requirements. By combination of different materials, the intelligent use of lightweight constructions provides enormous potentials for further development and rising applications in all kinds of vehicles. The development of new manufacturing processes for hybrid components can also accelerate the use of new lightweight construction materials.

With our research and our innovations, we want to make a decisive contribution and provide support for manufacturers and suppliers in the respective fields to find industry-specific solutions. We also want to establish a unique position in production, recycling and continued use of future mobility.