European Union Research

The European Union offers a wide range of funding programs to support research and education as valuable public goods. European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

LIFE ARIADNE—Establishing a Circular Economy for Carbon Fibersmore

Funding Program: EU LIFE

Project Duration: June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2029

Project partners:

• 2 Gamma srl – Italy (https://2gamma.it/en/)
• Stena Recycling AS – Denmark (https://www.stenarecycling.com/)
• Composite Recycling – France (https://composite-recycling.ch/)
• Dallara Automobili Spa – Italy (https://www.dallara.it/)
• All Ahead Composites GmbH – Germany (https://bike-ahead-composites.de/startseite.html)
• TUD Dresden University of Technology – Germany (https://de.487888.xyz/)

DigiPOP: Development of innovative technologies to support the prevention and diagnosis ofpelvic floor dysfunction—more

Funding Program: ERDF

Project Duration: January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028

Project Partnership:

• Lead Partner: University of West Bohemia in Pilsen

• Charles University

• Krajská nemocnice Liberec, a.s. / Liberec Regional Hospital, a.s.

• MAMA AI Coolma, s.r.o.

• TUDDresden University of Technology / Technická univerzita v Drážďanech

• Association of the Northeast German Textile and Apparel Industry e.V. /

  Association of the Northeast German Textile and Apparel Industry e.V.

3D FibRe-Print Thermoplastic 3D continuous-fiber-reinforced ultralightweight structural components based on an additive manufacturing process using cooperativemanipulator systemsmore

Funding Program: SAB EFRE/JTF – Research and Development

SAB Application Number: 100744060

Project Duration: September 1, 2025, to December 31, 2027

Project partnership:

• thermoPre ENGINEERING GmbH https://thermopre-engineering.de/
• BEAS Technology GmbH https://beastechnology.de/
• Symate GmbH https://www.symate.de/
• Institute of Mechatronic Engineering, TUD https://de.487888.xyz/ing/maschinenwesen/imd

High-Performance Asphalt with Composite-Optimized Textile Reinforcement and IntegratedSensors—more

Project duration: October 1, 2025 – December 31, 2027

Project partners:

• Wolf Road and Civil Engineering GmbH Wolf Road & Civil Engineering GmbH | Reinsdorf
• dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik GmbH dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik GmbH - Success Can Be Managed - dresden elektronik
• Johne & Groß GmbH Home - Johne & Groß GmbH
• TECHiFAB GmbH TECHiFAB: Revolutionizing ICT with TiF-MEMRiSTOR Technology
• Institute of Urban and Pavement Engineering, TUD Institute Homepage — Institute of Urban and Pavement Engineering — TU Dresden

Transformation of circular weaving technology through the use of a superconducting weft insertion system.More

Project Duration: January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2027

Green-GLOVE - Sustainable, wireless, real-time, universally applicable, tactilesensor glovesmore

Project duration: July 10, 2025 – December 31, 2027

Project partnership: Chair of Circuit Design and Network Theory (TUD)

Process development for the production of novel bioglass fibers with bioactive properties to promote and support the regeneration of bone and tissue defects for medical applications.more

Project duration: July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027

As part of the Seventh Framework Program (FP7), the European Commission has set itself the goal of strengthening the pioneering role of European industry by funding collaborative projects.

Among other things, the program supports the introduction of automated, large-scale manufacturing processes for fiber-reinforced composite components.
The Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology at the TUD Dresden University of Technology (ITM) is participating, together with several European partners, in two forward-looking projects within FP7.

In April 2011, the EU project “3DLightTrans—Large-scale manufacturing technology for high-performance lightweight 3D multifunctional composites” was launched, with a focus on the further development of pleating and multilayer weaving technologies for composites. The ITM is contributing its many years of experience in the development and implementation of manufacturing processes for the production of textile semi-finished products that meet specific requirements and feature a high degree of prefabrication.

A second EU project under the Seventh Framework Program, “MAPICC 3D—One-shot Manufacturing on a Large Scale of 3D Upgraded Panels and Stiffeners for Lightweight Thermoplastic Textile Composite Structures,” began in December 2011. This project focuses on the further development of multi-layer knitting technology.

Novel Structural Skins: Improving Sustainability and Efficiency through New Structural Textile Materials and Designs
COST TU1303
11/2013 – 11/2017

MADMAX - Advanced textile materials for reinforced structures in complex lightweight applications
Grant No. 609253
08/2013 - 07/2016

MAPICC 3D - Large-scale, one-shot manufacturing of 3D-upgraded panels and stiffeners for lightweight thermoplastic textile composite structures
Grant No. 263159
(12/2011 - 11/2015)

3DLightTrans - Large-scale manufacturing technology for high-performance, lightweight 3D multifunctional composites
Grant No. 263223
(April 2011 – March 2015)