Symposium Pultrusion - Fraunhofer IWU

Symposium / June 16, 2026 - June 17, 2026

Pultrusion - Giving Lightweight Design a Profile

On June 16 and 17, 2026, Fraunhofer IWU will become a hub for innovation, lightweight design, and pultrusion. At the sixth event in this series, experience pioneering developments and celebrate a decade of pultrusion at IWU with us.

Benefit from exchanging ideas with experts on topics that will shape the future of pultrusion, in particular, sustainable material concepts and simulation‑based development approaches. Our symposium provides the ideal platform for this.

What to expect

Direct dialogue with pultrusion experts
Application-oriented talks from industry and research
Networking with professionals along the entire value chain
Live pultrusion using the material Proxxima™

Event details

Program

Program (prefinal)

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

from 12.45	Registration
13.20	Opening & Review of 10 Years of Pultrusion at Fraunhofer IWU David Löpitz, Fraunhofer IWU
	Composites Marktübersicht Volker Mathes, AVK Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe e.V.
14.00	Session I
	Proxxima™-Harzsysteme für neue Maßstäbe in Performance und Verarbeitung Dr. Daniel Bien, ExxonMobil
	Pultrusion von flammgeschützten Epoxidharzen Lars Friedrich, Olin Germany Upstream GmbH & Co. KG
	From Lab Bench to Pultrusion Line: A Practical Framework for Designing Internal Release Agents Daniel Brambeer, Chem-Trend Deutschland GmbH
15.15	Coffee Break
15.45	Session II
	Auf dem Weg zum grünen Profil? – Zirkulare Glasfasern machen es mögich! Jens Bölke, Owens Corning
	Naturfaserverstärkte Profile in der Pultrusion – Potenziale und Herausforderungen Oliver Kipf, CG TEC Carbon und Glasfasertechnik GmbH
	Schlanke Fassaden mit Isolink Dr. Adrian Bühler, Schöck Bauteile GmbH
17.00	Guided tours Fraunhofer IWU and MERGE (TU Chemnitz)
18.30	Campfire session – expert exchange and trends Dinner and get together

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

08.15 to 09.00	Shuttle service to the LIVE Pultrusion session
09.00 to 10.15	LIVE Pultrusion
10.15 to 11.00	Shuttle service to Fraunhofer IWU
11.00	Session III
	Pultrusion Designer by fibclick: Praktische Digitalisierung für die Pultrusionsindustrie Jonas Wilfert, fibclick GmbH
	Willkommen in der Nische - Pultrudierte Produkte im Baubereich David Thull, FISCO GmbH
	Neue Möglichkeiten durch thermoplastisch pultrudierte Fensterprofile Dr. Nils Gerber, REHAU Group
12.15	Lunch
13.00	Session IV
	Brückenbau mit pultrudierten Profilen n.n., FIBER-TECH Construction GmbH
	further topics (requested)
15.30	End

Costs

Conference fee: EUR 349

The price includes VAT, catering, and the shuttle service.

Location

Fraunhofer IWU
Reichenhainer Strasse 88
09126 Chemnitz, Germany

Date

June 16, 2026 - June 17, 2026

Organization

Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU

Language

Deutsch