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FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR CERAMICTECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS – IKTSDEPARTMENT OXIDE CERAMICS, OXIDE- AND POLYMERCERAMIC COMPONENTS, HERMSDORF

DR.-ING. UWE REICHEL

www.ikts.fraunhofer.de

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Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft – Mission StatementAccelerating Innovation by Creating Regional Focuses

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft promotes and undertakes applied research in an international context, of direct use to private and public enterprises and for wide benefit to the society as a whole

Fraunhofer Institutes help to reinforce the competitive strength of the economy in their region, throughout Germany and in Europe

Founded in 1949, the research organization undertakes applied research that drives economic development and serves the wider benefit of the society

“Fraunhofer lines”

Univers ity

Basic Research

Fraunhofer

Applied Research

Industry

R&D

Products & Services

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Fraunhofer IKTS in Profile: Unique Capabilities

Complete production linesfrom material to prototype

Multiscale developmentfrom laboratory to pilot scale

Synergies between structuraland functional ceramicscombination of different technology platforms

Network formersmore than 450 national and international partners

Competence in ceramics

The Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS conducts applied research on high-performance ceramics. The institute‘s three sites in Dresden and Hermsdorf (Thuringia), Germany, collectively represent Europe‘s largest R&D institute dedicated to the study of ceramics.

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IKTS – Business Segments – All Issues of Ceramics

Materials & ProcessTechnology

MechanicalEngineering and

Automotive

Electronics & Microsystems

Energy

Environment & Process Engineering

Bio- & Medical Technology

Optics and Acoustics

Materials Diagnostics

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Development of

State-of-the-art advanced ceramic materials

Industrial powder metallurgical, wet chemical and precursor-assisted technologies

Prototypical components and systems

for applications in

Energy and Environmental Technology

Mechanical, Plant Engineering and Automotive Industry

Electronics and Microsystems

Medical Devices and Optics

Fraunhofer IKTS in ProfileServices

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Trends for R&D

Wear resistance

Corrosion stability

High hardness / strength

Temperaturestability

Low weight

Mechanicalengineering

Medical technology

Protectionceramics andoptics

Advanced Ceramic

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IKTS – Oxid CeramicHigh performance ceramics

Raw materials/ Powder

Prepara-tion

ShapingThermal

TreatmentFinishing

grinding

lapping

Polishing

Sintering

HIP

Pressing

Slip casting

Injection moulding

Extrusion

Milling

Mixing

Granulation

Plasticizing

0.5 µm

Own Synthesis

commercial

The complete technological chain is available

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Department Oxide CeramicsCore competencies

Material synthesis and development

Synthesis and functionalization

Passive transparent ceramics

Oxide ceramics : material development for oxide ceramic components

Sensor, wear, transparent and optical active ceramics

Dental ceramics and ceramics for surgical implantology

Polymer-derived ceramics for housings

Pilot manufacturing for high-purity ceramics :

Technology development and scale-up

500 nm

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Example 1

IKTS transparent ceramics„perfect“ polycrystals made by defect free processing

MgAl2O4

MgF2

on Al2O3

ZrO2

Yb:Y3Al5O12

Al2O3

AR-coating

ZrO2:Ce

Ce:Y3Al5O12

MgAl2O4:Cr

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Example 2

Ceramic Phosphors & Light ConverterCombination of Core Competencies

Transparent ceramicsSynthesis ofphosphors

Semi-transparent ceramic with optical

activation

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Example 3

IKTS – Polymer CeramicInjection-molded polymere-derived components

Injection molding (CIM)

High temperature stability

High UV stability

Reflection coating

Example: Temperature-stable housing (16x LED-Matrix) fornext Generation of High Power-LEDs by polymer-derived ceramic

IKTS – Polymer-Ceramic for Electronic and Optics:

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You are welcome!

Cooperation offer:

Innovative concepts for ceramic materials and processes

to opening up new applications in different industries

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Contact:

Dr.-Ing. Uwe Reichel

Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies und Systems IKTS

Michael-Faraday-Straße 1

D-07629 Hermsdorf

Germany

uwe.reichel@ikts.fraunhofer.de

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