Successful Start of the new Workgroup “Future Mobility”
On April 10th, 2024, one day before the AZL Open Day 2024, AZL hosted its first workgroup meeting on “Future Mobility”. This event attracted more than 50 participants from 41 companies across the entire value chain. For more details on the Open Day, read the article Innovations and insights into the future of lightweight technology….
AZL Open Day 2024: Innovations and insights into the future of lightweight technology
The AZL Open Day on April 11th, 2024 showcased the benefits of our location at the RWTH Aachen Campus, one of the largest high-tech ecosystems in Europe. The event provided AZL partner companies and external participants with exclusive insights into the latest developments in lightweight construction and composite technology. The Open Day featured presentations and…
AZL’s Joint Partner Project starting into 2nd project phase: design & analysis of a 700 bar pressure vessel
The First Report Meeting of AZL’s Joint Partner Project “Trends and Design Factors for Hydrogen Pressure Vessels” on February 7th provided the consortium with a comprehensive review of state of the art applications, design considerations and production technologies. Over 150 informative slides now form the baseline for the further stages of the project. The focus…
New Workgroup focusing “Future Mobility”
Having already addressed the topic of Future Mobility in many projects – battery casings, hydrogen pressure vessels or tailgates – and previous workgroups, we are launching a new one, dedicated to this topic in April. This workgroup will focus on upcoming trends and developments in the mobility of tomorrow. The goal is to emphasize the…
AZL Season 2024
The AZL workgroups are an important and integral part of the AZL Partnership. Since 10 years now workgroups covering various different topics and technologies were established and met twice a year. We are pleased to have hosted experts and business insiders at 102 meetings. The mission of the workgroups is to deliver comprehensive, relevant, and…
AZL Webinar: What does the new EU ELV proposal mean for composites?
In July this year, the EU released the proposal for a new End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) regulation that defines not only what has to be done at the end-of-life of cars, but also what measures need to be taken for new vehicles brought on the market. It contains specific measures for plastic materials, which include also…
HTC Workgroup Meeting @MPG’s Facilities in Luxembourg
The last “Hybrid Thermoplastic Composites” workgroup, which took place in the beginning of June, visited the Molecular Plasma Group in Luxembourg. It was the first AZL Workgroup Meeting outside of the typical AZL Office Hub which gave the participants a chance to visit the facilities of another AZL partner and get insights in their technology….
Record-breaking numbers: ‘AZL Open Day 2023’ draws 130 participants!
On March 8th, 2023, a surprising snowy day in Aachen, the 130 participants of this year’s AZL Open Day had the opportunity to experience one of the largest research landscapes in Europe up close. Once again the Open Day was filled with lots of networking opportunities, guided tours through the partner Institutes of the RWTH…
Celebrating AZL’s 10th Anniversary @ the Annual Partner Meeting 2023
We are looking back on our 10 th anniversary at the AZL Annual Partner Meeting at the Aachen Football Stadium “Tivoli” from May 10th to 11 th. The event was filled with knowledge, exchange and networking opportunities. At the speed dating sessions the partner companies had the chance to share their news, projects and collaboration ideas…