Materials Revolution 2021
Special exhibition on sustainable materials, additive production and digital solutions
ELMIA Subcontractor, Jönköping/Sweden
9-12 November 2021
Services
Material Consulting & Technology Selection
- Trend reports and road map analyzes
- Material and technology research
- Technology and materials advice
Sustainable Product Design & Material Development
- Innovation impulses and workshops
- Application scenarios for innovative materials
- Development of sustainable material solutions
- Sustainable product development
Innovation Transfer & Technology Marketing
- Material exhibitions and innovation shows
- Implementation of congresses and events
- Publications on materials and technologies
Events
Subcontractor Materials Revolution 2021
Green Smart Materials
3D printing in construction
Materials Revolution 2019
Lectures
Sweets in Circles – Innovations for the confectionery industry
Innodex Materials 2021
Design and Sustainability
Building materials with bacteria, fungi & enzymes
Magazine
On the way to climate-neutral steel
thyssenkrupp has reached an important milestone in its transformation towards climate-neutral steel. The first batch of steel was delivered with reduced CO2 emissions.
Highly densified and extremely hard wood
The company Swiss Wood Solutions is working on modifying domestic solid wood and veneer so that it becomes a true high-performance material, in some cases surpassing the properties of tropical woods.
Meat industry in transition
Cell-cultured meat is seen as a future source of protein to combat climate change. Mosa Meat and Aleph Farms have developed advanced technologies for extracting meat from animal cells.
World‘s first watch made from recycled coffee
The Berlin designer Julian Lechner, in cooperation with Lilienthal Berlin, launched the world's first watch made from recycled coffee grounds, waxes and oils.
Bioplastics from old bakery goods
Scientists from the Fraunhofer WKI and the University of Hohenheim have succeeded in extracting the bioplastic hydroxymethylfurfural HMF from old bakery goods for formaldehyde-free resins and…
Ultraleggera – Lightest chair in the world
The Ultraleggera 1.660 is the lightest chair in the world. Oskar Zięta designed it in response to the feather-light challenge of Gio Ponti's legendary Superleggera design from 1957.
Stand-up paddleboard from renewable materials
Stand-up paddling is one of the trend sports. At the Fraunhofer WKI, a team of researchers is developing a stand-up paddleboard that is made entirely from renewable raw materials.
Curved architectural glass with gold printing
The glass finisher sedak has developed its digital printing technology to such an extent that gold and silver can be applied to architectural glass that is up to 18 meters long.
UNclean Plastics – Recycling of contaminated plastics
In the "UNclean Plastics" project, the two designers Friedrich Gerlach and Felix Stockhausen developed a printing process for the additive manufacture of toothbrushes from contaminated polypropylene.
Bubble Wrap Sneaker
The Munich shoe entrepreneur Sebastian Thies, in cooperation with the Israeli start-up Remeant, has brought a sustainable sneaker made of real, recycled bubble wrap onto the market.
Brake disc with reduced fine dust
Fine dust endangers our health. One of the main sources is traffic, especially the abrasion of brake disc. Technologies from Sigma Materials and Applied Nano Surfaces prevent abrasion of potentially…
Electricity from oranges
The municipal utility company Emasesa is planning a pilot project to collect 35 tons of bitter oranges from the streets of Seville to generate electricity from them.
Prof. Dr. Sascha Peters
Managing Director, key-note speaker, authorHonorary ProfessorJury member of the Red Dot Award
Diana Drewes
Biodesigner, material developerTechnology scout, authorExpert in biofabrication with fungi, proteins and bacteria
References
Technology analysis for chrome-free coating processes
At the instigation of Germany, chromium trioxide was listed as a dangerous substance in the European REACH regulation. This stipulates that approval permits…
Trend study on smart materials
As part of a material research, the status of development and the availability of smart and sustainable materials for use in long-distance trains were recorded…
Green Deal Materials Box
What do desert beetles, apples and carbon fiber have in common? They are all starting points for the development of innovative materials that will have a…
