TITK e.V.

Reacting flexibly, quickly and efficiently to market requirements and customer needs - this demands not only innovative ideas, but also modern working conditions. We are delighted that we are able to continue to successively renew our IT infrastructure with the support of funding from the European Regional Development Fund. The further digital transformation of research and business processes is an essential component for us in overcoming current challenges in order to remain an attractive development partner for Thuringian companies in the future. 💶 Funding: The project, which was funded by the Free State of Thuringia, was co-financed by the European Union as part of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). #Digitization #digitaltransformation #Innovations #Research #Development #Plastics #Textiles #Sustainability #Circulareconomy

Decentralized, non-pipeline-based supply will also continue to play an important role in the expansion of the hydrogen infrastructure. We are therefore working with partners in the “HYlight Cylinder” project to further optimize gas cylinders for storing and transporting hydrogen. The project aims to develop a high-pressure steel container that can withstand 500 bar instead of the usual 300 bar operating pressure. This enables a higher storage capacity with the same volume. The project will also investigate how the wall thickness of the container, and therefore the amount of material used, can be reduced without affecting its stability. At TITK e.V., under the project management of our esteemed colleague Dr. Michael Gladitz, the material science and process engineering foundations for polymer and hybrid material compositions as barrier layers are being laid and various strategies for improving adhesion and coating are being researched. Furthermore, the polymer layers are comprehensively characterized. The TITK is also responsible for the conceptual technology transfer of planar steel surfaces with different base layer structures to surfaces inside steel cylinder bottles and the proof of the reduction of steel embrittlement by H2. 🤝Our project partners: eurocylinder systems AG | Galvanotechnik Jens Holzapfel GmbH | Kersten coating technology | Fraunhofer IKTS   💶 Funding: The project, which was funded by the Free State of Thuringia, was co-financed by the European Union as part of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).   #hydrogen #energy #gas #cylinder

Congrats to our Managing Director Benjamin Redlingshöfer! We wish him all the best for this new additional task!  👏 🍀 

High-ranking visitors from #Berlin and #Erfurt yesterday with us at TITK e.V.: The Commissioner for Eastern Germany, Carsten Schneider, dropped by and was accompanied by the Thuringian Minister of Economics and Science, Wolfgang Tiefensee. Our Managing Director Benjamin Redlingshöfer was very delighted about this, but also took the opportunity to address clear words to the federal government. You can read exactly what it was about here: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eUj454cT #Research #Development #Innovations #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #Textiles #TextileTechnology #Recycling #Upcycling #Thuringia #Plastics #DICE #Lyocell #Lyohemp #f2f Deutsche Industrieforschungsgemeinschaft Konrad Zuse e.V. (Zuse-Gemeinschaft) | Forschungs- und Technologieverbund Thüringen e.V. | Thüringer Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft & Digitale Gesellschaft | OMPG mbH | smartpolymer GmbH

International research partnership between TITK e.V. and CITEVE: Working together for a sustainable and circular textile ecosystem   TITK and CITEVE, two leading research institutes in the field of textiles, are working closely together to support the objectives of the EU Textile Strategy. As part of the planned #DICE project in #Rudolstadt, we are researching innovative recycling solutions to make textiles more durable, recyclable and free from hazardous substances. Together, we are driving the transformation towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable textile industry.

As part of our "Rudolstädter Kunststofftage" event series, we invite you to our next symposium "Functionalization of interior components"! Touchscreens, head-up displays, voice assistants - everyone knows them by now. But can "completely normal" trims and decorative elements also fulfill important functions in the car interior and even be produced sustainably? A resounding yes! We are looking forward to you and the upcoming event on October 25, 2024! Register now!

A festive gala with ephemeral works of art, amusing experiments, live music and the go-ahead for the largest investment in TITK's history - that was the "30+3 years of TITK" anniversary on Friday evening. We had the great pleasure of celebrating with around 200 guests - including more than 150 employees as well as many companions and supporters from business, science and politics. Thank you all for being there! A very special highlight was the handover of a funding decision worth millions by Thuringia's Minister of Economic Affairs, Wolfgang Tiefensee. Because now it's official: we will be building a new demonstration and innovation center for textile circular economy! Look forward to DICE with us! 🚀 You can read all the details - including about our fantastic show program - here: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eU6FZeru #Research #Development #Innovations #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #Textiles #TextileTechnology #Recycling #Upcycling #Thuringia #Lyocell #Lyocellfibers #Lyohemp #f2f Deutsche Industrieforschungsgemeinschaft Konrad Zuse e.V. (Zuse-Gemeinschaft) | Forschungs- und Technologieverbund Thüringen e.V. | Verband der Nord-Ostdeutschen Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie e.V. (vti) | Forschungskuratorium Textil e. V. | Gesamtverband der deutschen Textil- und Modeindustrie e.V. | Thüringer Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft & Digitale Gesellschaft | Thüringer Aufbaubank | LEG Thüringen | OMPG mbH | smartpolymer GmbH

Start of the new training year 2024 at the TITK Group! This year we welcome four young people who are starting their professional future with us. Lena, Linda, Elisa and Jonas are beginning their apprenticeships in the STEM professions chemical laboratory assistant, chemical technician and textile laboratory assistant at our affiliated subsidiaries, the accredited test laboratory OMPG mbH and smartpolymer GmbH. Where they come from and how they found their way to us, you can read here: https://lnkd.in/eiwpXEC8 As they start their professional lives, we provide a supportive and challenging environment in which learning, innovation and personal development take center stage. But before the actual working routine begins, our trainees were able to look forward to a first varied welcome day and personal exchange with their future mentors, which gave them the opportunity to get to know us and their future workplace better. At the same time, our Managing Director, Benjamin Redlingshöfer, and the mentors once again congratulated four trainees today, who have now been taken on at TITK and smartpolymer GmbH after successfully completing their training in 2024. One chemical technician, Lukas, completed his professional education particularly successfully at the institute and has now the chance to receive a further training scholarship as part of the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) funding program. We are very proud to give our young professionals a clear perspective at an early stage and thus contribute to shaping a sustainable future in textile and plastics research. IHK Ostthüringen zu Gera | Deutsche Industrieforschungsgemeinschaft Konrad Zuse e.V. (Zuse-Gemeinschaft) | Forschungs- und Technologieverbund Thüringen e.V. | Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 📣 #WelcomeTrainees #TITK #NewBeginnings #shapingthefuture #stem #textile #polymers

🐶 “Life without a pug is possible, but pointless.” 🐶 What the unforgotten #Loriot once said applies not only to #dogs but also to all other #animal #companions that make our limited time so much more precious.  💓 At some point, however, we have to say goodbye to them - often an emotional state of emergency for the whole family. It helps to have a service provider at your side who acts with dignity and empathy. ROSENGARTEN GmbH - the market leader for pet funerals in #Germany - has made this its mission.  🌈 We are delighted that the company benefits from our expertise and is now using our award-winning bio hot-melt adhesive #Caremelt® to improve burials in terms of nature conservation and environmental protection. You can find out on our website which role our Bio-based and biodegradable adhesive plays in this and how we came together: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eKcy8squ #research #development #innovations #adhesives #hotmelt #biobased #biodegradable #sustainability #thuringia #biopolymers Deutsche Industrieforschungsgemeinschaft Konrad Zuse e.V. (Zuse-Gemeinschaft) | Forschungs- und Technologieverbund Thüringen e.V.

🏁 🚦 🏎️ Well cooled off into a hot Formula Student season 2024: We are very happy to continue supporting the WHZ Racing Team of the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences (Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau). Like many other university teams around the world, this extremely creative and highly ambitious student design collective takes on the exciting challenge of building a compact, open-top racing car from scratch every year. As the current world number one (!) in the electric class, the team from Zwickau recently presented their latest family member for this year's season - the FP16.24e “Eckhard”. With the rollout of “#Eckhard”, the WHZ Racing Team is once again putting a TITK development into practice: Plastic panels with so-called Phase Change Material (#PCM) are used in the electric vehicle to avoid temperature peaks. PCM is able to store thermal energy. In addition, a melting point can be precisely specified for the material. TITK's PCM can be used to cool batteries passively and efficiently. This is another example of the practical transfer of our research results. The energy storage material can be used not only for thermal management in next-generation vehicles, but also for the transportation of temperature-sensitive goods - whether hot or cold. Let's look forward to the upcoming racing events in the 2024 season with the WHZ racing team! 🏆 "Eckhard" will be competing at three events: ➡️ July 21-25 in #Spielberg (#Austria) ➡️ August 5-10 in #Most (Czech Republic) ➡️ September 4-8 in Varano de' Melegari (#Italy) Formula Student Germany | Formula Student Austria | Formula Student Czech Republic Deutsche Industrieforschungsgemeinschaft Konrad Zuse e.V. (Zuse-Gemeinschaft) | Forschungs- und Technologieverbund Thüringen e.V. #formulastudent #motorsport #racing #racecar #engineering #innovation #zwickau #rudolstadt