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CORNET - COllective Research NETworking
CORNET stands for Collective Research Networking and facilitates transnational collaborative research projects. The initiative links national and regional funding programmes from different countries to enable international research projects for the benefit of small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs). In Germany, CORNET is based on the Industrial Cooperative Research (IGF) funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). The open-topic CORNET programme offers project consortia consisting of business associations and research institutions from at least two participating countries or regions the opportunity to submit applications for joint projects in the field of pre-competitive research. The projects are funded on the basis of existing national/regional funding mechanisms. Detailed information is available at www.cornet.online.
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Hybrid textile structures based on Nanofibres with barrier effects against bacteria and viruses
Coordination | Forschungskuratorium Textil e.V. (FKT) & Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. (STFI)/DE |
Technology area | Hybrid nonwoven structures, meltblown nonwovens, nanofibre layers, composite manufacturing, antiviral finishing |
Application area | Pandemic protection products, barrier materials, filter media |
Short description | The aim of the research project is to develop hybrid nonwoven structures with an integrated nanofibre layer. Meltblown nonwovens (M) are being developed as the backing and cover material. The nanofibre layer (NL) is produced by electrospinning. Composite structures are developed from the individual layers, for example as a sandwich structure M-NL-M. According to the state of the art, the layers are bonded together with the help of adhesives. In order to ensure the adhesion of the individual layers even without applying a joining component, the possibility of modifying surface layers by plasma or joining by laser or ultrasound treatment is being investigated. Pandemic protection (in the form of disposable protective and clothing textiles) is seen as a possible end application. For such applications, finishing the novel hybrid structures with antimicrobial or virological agents is being investigated and evaluated. |
Project duration | 01 Jul 2020 – 30 Jun 2022 |
Project partners | 5 partners from 2 countries |
Novel upholstery materials based on 3D weft knitted fabrics
Coordination | Forschungskuratorium Textil e.V. (FKT) & Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. (STFI)/DE |
Technology area | Circular knitting, flat knitting, 3D knitted constructions, spacer knits, seating comfort, lamination, finishing |
Application area | Pressure-elastic seat covers, upholstery structures |
Short description | The aim of the research project is to develop a new type of upholstered seat cover that ensures permanent pressure elasticity, low wear and good physiological comfort properties. For this purpose, 3D knitted structures are to be constructed by varying manufacturing parameters, yarn material and weaves according to the defined application-specific requirements. The production can be done using circular knitting machines as well as flat knitting machines. Both technologies are to be compared according to economic and application-specific aspects. In the project, the functionalization and finishing as well as the lamination with decorative fabrics of these pressure-elastic substrates will be investigated while retaining the specific shaping and cushioning function. |
Project duration | 01 Sep 2019 – 31 Aug 2021 |
Project partners | 4 partners from 2 countries |
Sustainable composites for transportation and building applications
Coordination | Forschungskuratorium Textil e.V. (FKT) & Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. (STFI)/DE |
Technology area | Composites of sustainable reinforcement structures and bio-based resin systems, production of textile reinforcement structures based on nonwoven technologies, processing of recycled carbon fibres and basalt fibres |
Application area | Composite materials for transport and construction applications |
Short description | The aim of the project is to develop sustainable fibre-reinforced plastics that can meet the requirements for the transport and construction sectors. This is to be achieved by combining nonwovens made from sustainable reinforcing fibres, such as basalt fibres, recycled carbon fibres and natural fibres, with resin systems based on benzoxazines and bio-based epoxy resins with flame-retardant additives. The SusComTrab project has both composite and resin manufacturers and the textile industry as its target group. OEMs active in the transport or construction sectors can also benefit from the results of this project. |
Project duration | 01 Sep 2018 – 31 Dec 2020 |
Project partners | 4 partners from 2 countries |
Improved sizings for recycled carbon fibres to optimize adhesion with polymer matrices and to improve processing behaviour for composite manufacturing
Coordination | Forschungskuratorium Textil e.V. und Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. |
Technology area | Materials research |
Application area | Recycling of carbon fibres, sizing of recycled carbon fibres, sizing application, lightweight construction |
Short description | The main objective of the project is to develop a concept for the re-sizing of recycled carbon fibres (rCF) and the adaptation of the sizings for selected thermoset (epoxy resin, polyurethane) and thermoplastic matrices (polyamide, polyphenylenesulphide). The rCF equipped with chemically compatible and process-adapted sizings are processed into nonwovens, from which, in combination with the matrices, lightweight components with improved mechanical properties compared to unsized rCF are produced. The starting material is rCF obtained from pyrolysis and solvolysis processes. Besides the aspect of fibre-matrix interaction, the project also considers the issue of sizing application. Recycled CF are not provided in the form of continuous rovings as in continuous sizing processes, but in the form of length-limited fibres derived from waste recycling processes. A new way of sizing application needs to be investigated, considered in terms of its effectiveness and tested for technical feasibility. |
Project duration | 01 Oct 2021 – 30 Feb 2024 |
Project partners | 4 partners from 2 countries |
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