Address: Am Biologischen Garten 2, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Phone: +49(421)21858702
Web: http://www.faserinstitut.de
Contact: Prof. Dr. David May
Company description:
Founded in 1969, the Faserinstitut Bremen e.V. (FIBRE) is a non-profit scientific institute specializing in fibre-plastic composites and synthetic and natural fibres for technical textiles. The aim of the research is to promote the industrial use of these material classes and to contribute to the sustainability of products by exploiting their outstanding property potential. To this end, a fundamental understanding of materials is used for the development of new materials, process technologies, (lightweight) designs as well as testing, measuring and monitoring methods. The basis for this is an interdisciplinary team of over 60 international employees who combine a wide range of specialist knowledge in engineering with expertise in chemistry, physics and computer science.
Research is carried out in publicly funded basic and application-oriented research projects. FIBRE cooperates with its network of outstanding regional, national and international partners from industry and science. FIBRE also offers industry partners direct support for materials science investigations and individual development services.
As a scientific institute at the University of Bremen, linked by a cooperation agreement and a cooperation professorship (institute management), FIBRE is involved in academic education and represents the field of materials engineering, fiber composites and lightweight construction in teaching and to the interested public.
To ensure the best possible networking, FIBRE’s offices, laboratories and pilot plants are located both on the campus of the University of Bremen and at the Bremen Research and Technology Center ECOMAT. Further locations are at the Cotton Exchange (natural fiber testing), at the DLR site in Bremen (liquid hydrogen laboratory) and at the Stade Technology Center.