Research Projects
MagImp Project Marks Major Advance in Implant Technology
21. February 2025
We are pleased to announce that in December 2024, the MagImp project—in collaboration with Königsee Implantate, the Chair of Materials Test Engineering (WPT) at TU Dortmund, and with the support of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)— achieved a breakthrough in the... Read more
Magnesium 3D Printing Successfully Revolutionized
27. December 2024
On November 27th, we celebrated the successful conclusion of the CAMM (Ceramic Additive Manufactured Magnesium) project with our partners at the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH). After 2.5 years of intensive collaboration, we achieved groundbreaking results, including a... Read more
Redefining Bone Regeneration
12. July 2024
At the second network meeting of the ZIM innovation network Reg4Bone, hosted by EurA AG, we collaborated with leading industry partners, researchers, and clinics from Germany and the Netherlands to advance groundbreaking solutions for bone regeneration in cases of large bone defects. Read more
ELB at Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH)
14. July 2023
Last week, we were able to visit our partner, the Laser Zentrum Hannover (LZH), with whom we are working together in the project “Ceramic Additive Manufactured Magnesium: CAMM” Read more
Magnesium Medical Implants for Orthopedic Application: MagImp
16. December 2022
Bioresorbable implants - research project on magnesium medical implants for bone healing. Read more
Ceramic Additive Manufactured Magnesium: CAMM
14. October 2022
Magnesium is one of the lightest metals with a density 30% lower than aluminum. Magnesium and its alloys are used as a lightweight material to reduce energy consumption in moving parts. Read more
Project: Laser Func Light
7. December 2021
The piston group, consisting of the piston, piston rings and cylinder liner, accounts for 48% of the friction losses in a gasoline engine. By optimizing friction and wear within the ... Read more
Tribolas 3D
30. September 2018
Process development for the laser-based production of site-selective tribological coating systems on 3D surfaces. Funding line: KMU-Innovativ, BMBF. Read more
Ceramic surfaces on technical magnesium substrates
7. October 2016
Development of a surface finishing on magnesium substrates that can be realized on the basis of the plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) process. Funding line: ZIM, Central Innovation Program for SMEs Read more
Lotus effect for surgical instruments
10. June 2016
In our ZIM-funded project, hybrid surfaces are being developed that provide titanium surgical instruments with a lotus effect that creates a self-cleaning... Read more
