ContactAnsprechpartner
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Roland Markus Hinterhölzl

Managing Director

Composites United Austria

Contact details

c/o FH OÖ Studienbetriebs GmbH, Fakultät für Technik und Angewandte Naturwissenschaften
Stelzhamerstraße 23
4600 Wels / Austria

Tel.: +43 (0) 50804 44550
roland.hinterhoelzl@fh-wels.at

The regional cluster CU Austria strengthens and bundles the competencies of highperformance companies and research institutions in Austria, which position themselves around the topic of CFRP.

As an independent association under Austrian association law, the regional cluster is headed by Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Roland Markus Hinterhölzl (Upper Austrian University of Applied Sciences, Head of the Lightweight Construction and Composite Materials course at the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Natural Sciences) together with DI Herfried Lammer (Wood K Plus – Kompetenzzentrum Holz), Markus Wolfahrt (Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH) and Gerald Pinter (University of Leoben).

In addition to thematically oriented workshops and a series of further education offers, a coordinated cooperation of the members in terms of content is strengthened within the framework of working groups. Currently the working group Engineering is headed by Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.mont. Gerald Pinter (Montanuniversität Leoben) and the working group Manufacturing Processes is headed by Manuel Frank (FH Oberösterreich).

CU Austria

Stelzhamerstraße 23
4600 Wels/Österreich

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Ansprechpartner
Sophia Keller

Coordinator

Composites United Austria

Contact details

c/o FH OÖ Studienbetriebs GmbH
Fakultät für Technik und Angewandte Naturwissenschaften
Stelzhamerstraße 23
4600 Wels/Österreich

Tel.: +43 (0) 50804 44447

sophia.keller@composites-united.com

Our
Projects

Projects of CU Austria.
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  • Design and engineering

  • Efficiency and sustainability

  • Internationalization

  • Network and knowledge

  • Production systems

Our
Executive Committee

The Executive Board provides strategic support for the further development of the cluster.

Ansprechpartner
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Roland Markus Hinterhölzl

Chairman

University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Faculty of Engineering

Ansprechpartner
Herfried Lammer

Deputy chairman

Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH

Ansprechpartner
Gerald Pinter

Secretary

University of Leoben

Ansprechpartner
Markus Wolfahrt

Cashier

Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH

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Alpex Technologies GmbH

Gewerbepark 38
6068 Mils
Austria

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aps Automatisierte Produktions-Systeme GmbH

Bundesstrasse 8
6973 Höchst
Austria

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Bax Composites Inc.

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C6 Composite Tooling GmbH

Carl-Benz-Str. 25
74722 Buchen (Odenwalnd)
Germany

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Chem-Trend (Deutschland) GmbH

Ganghoferstr. 47
82216 Maisach-Gernlinden
Germany

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Fachhochschule Kärnten

Villacherstraße 1
9800 Spittal
Austria

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FH OÖ Studienbetriebs GmbH - Studiengang Leichtbau und Composite-Werkstoffe

Stelzhamerstr. 23
4600 Wels
Austria

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FloorBridge International GmbH

Gewerbepark 21
4101 Feldkirchen/Donau
Austria

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Johannes Kepler Universität Linz - Institut für Konstruktiven Leichtbau

Altenberger Straße 69
4040 Linz
Austria

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Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH

Altenberger Straße 69
4040 Linz
Austria

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Leidorf GmbH

Englwirtstraße 4
4950 Altheim
Austria

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Montanuniversität Leoben - Lehrstuhl für Konstruieren in Kunst- und Verbundstoffen

Otto Gloeckel-Str. 2
8700 Leoben, Austria

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Montanuniversität Leoben - Lehrstuhl Werkstoffkunde und Prüfung der Kunststoffe

Otto Glöckel-Strasse 2
AT-8700 Leoben

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nextGen Engineering GmbH

Fuchshof 2/1
A-8074 Raaba

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Polymer Competence Center Leoben gmbH (PCCL)

Roseggerstr. 12
AT-8700 Leoben

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PRIME aerostructures GmbH

Am Campus 1
AT-3400 Klosterneuburg

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Technische Universität Wien - Institut für Leichtbau und Struktur-Biomechanik

Getreidemarkt 9
1060 Wien, Austria

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VOGEL moulds and machines AG

Landstraße 71 OST
CH-4303 Kaiseraugst

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Our
Members

Members of  are also members of Composites United e.V.

Become a Member

Ansprechpartner
Lydia Raab

Management Assistance,
Member & Project Management

Composites United e.V.

Contact details

Composites United e.V. is open to all companies and research institutes that are active in the field of high-performance fibre composites.

How can you apply for a membership?

Depending on the type and size of your organization, please fill out the adjacent application for membership in Composites United e.V. Please send the completed and signed application for membership by e-mail to Lydia Raab.

How does the procedure proceed?

When your application for membership has been received by Composites United e.V., the managing director will recommend – after examination – the acceptance of the application to the executive committee and inform you about it. If there is no objection within ten days, the recommendation is accepted. You will then be informed about the admission.

We are looking forward to welcoming you soon!

Added value of your membership in Composites United e. V.

Advantages of a Membership

Support in the implementation of innovations
Participation in research and development projects
Research promotion via Carbon Composites Leichtbau gGmbH as a member of the German Federation of Industrial Research Associations "Otto von Guericke" e.V. (AiF).
Mediation of cooperations and business initiations with companies and research institutions of the latest composite technology
Involvement in new strategic development directions, e.g. in the field of digitisation and AI
Constructively critical support of the legislative authorities in the field of sustainability and recycling of CFRP.
Possibility of a targeted search for skilled workers
Access to new national and international markets
Information and participation in national and international funding initiatives
Reduced or free participation in theme days and specialist events
Free participation in numerous meetings of the working groups and circles as well as the possibility to create your own groups
High-profile presentation at the CU joint stand at national and international trade fairs
Publication of the latest information from your company in the CU reports
Reduced or free attendance of further education seminars
People with a passion for innovation and new technologies
National and international networking
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Network

Our prime concern is the networking of the players in the field of high-performance fibre composites within Switzerland. We enable this networking through events such as working group meetings, workshops, conferences, presence at trade fairs as well as through lively exchange between members, management and the board. The connection to the main association Composites United e.V. also facilitates access to the international market.

Events

Composites United Switzerland and our members organise a variety of events on the subject of high-performance fibre composites and attend relevant trade fairs and conferences. The current events in Switzerland are included in our calendar.

Training and advanced training

Some of our members offer advanced training events in the area of high-performance fibre composites. These are included in the training programme of Composites United e.V. (CU) and also in our calendar. In future, Composites United Switzerland is planning to take on an active role with relevant partners for the training and advanced training of professional people and engineers, in order to significantly improve the offer in these areas in Switzerland.

Projects

Composites United Switzerland is the ideal platform for implementing your project ideas in collaborative ventures such as Innosuisse projects or EU projects. If you have project or product ideas in the area of high-performance fibre composites and are searching for suitable partners from industry, universities or research institutes do not hesitate to contact our office. We will help you find the appropriate project partner for you from our members.

Application process

WE ACCOMPANY FUNDING APPLICATIONS

Composites United Leichtbau-Forschung gGmbH (CU-LF) supports companies and research institutions in the technical and administrative process as well as in the administration of innovation projects. From the idea through the various application steps to the conclusion, funding applications can be accompanied within the framework of Industrial Cooperative Research (IGF).

The funding of IGF projects aims to compensate for the structural disadvantages of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the field of research and development (R&D). Due to their small size, these companies are often unable to finance research contracts with external research institutions or to maintain their own research departments.

Under the IGF, SMEs can solve their common problems through joint research activities conducted primarily by universities and non-profit business-related research institutions. This is particularly efficient, because it allows similar research needs to be bundled in a pre-competitive manner and risks to be shared. Furthermore, this program enables SMEs to benefit from research results that each would not have been able to achieve on its own.

Eligible for funding are scientific and technical research projects that are cross-company in nature, advance new findings and further developments related to fiber composites, and can bring economic benefits to SMEs in particular. Applications for research projects must include proposals for transfer to industry, statements on feasibility and economic significance.

 

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

In accordance with AiF statutes, the initial grant recipient is always the CU-LF. Through on-lending and bilateral agreements, it is possible to use legally independent, non-profit research institutions as final recipients, provided that

  1. these research institutions grant the CU-LF the necessary rights to carry out a project in accordance with its duties,
  2. these research institutions have the scientific qualifications required to work on the respective project, and
  3. have the necessary administration for the intended use of the funds.

 

HOW TO APPLY?

We ask for your understanding that we cannot accept any project proposals for the time being, as we must first adapt to the process under the new project management organization DLR from 01.01.2024.

Imprint

Information according to § 5 TMG:
Composites United Leichtbau-Forschung gGmbH

Postal address:
Am Technologiezentrum 5
D-86159 Augsburg
Contact:
Phone: +49 821 268 411-18
Fax: +49 821 2684 11-07
E-Mail: leichtbau-forschung@composites-united.com

Represented by:
Dr. Thomas Heber

Registered at
Local Court Augsburg
HRB 31661