In April 2013, the Christian Doppler Laboratory (CDL) for highly efficient composite processing began operations. FACC Operations GmbH acted as the CDL’s industrial partner.

Funded by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs (BMDW) and managed by the Christian Doppler Research Association (CDG), the CDL was scheduled to run for up to seven years. The CDL was concluded on 31 March 2020.

The aim of the project was to develop a fundamental understanding of various process routes that enable the manufacture of high-load-bearing structural components typical of the aerospace industry. A particular focus was placed on cost-effective manufacturing. State-of-the-art process chains were analysed and optimised; furthermore, new developments were planned. For selected process steps, the aim was to achieve significantly improved functionality that went beyond the state of the art.

The following overview summarises the working groups and the topics addressed.