Save the Date: AZL Annual Partner Meeting 2025
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Save the Date: AZL Annual Partner Meeting 2025

We are pleased to invite all AZL Partner Companies to Aachen for the 12th edition of the AZL Annual Partner Meeting, taking place on May 27th & 28th, 2025. This cornerstone event of our partnership is dedicated to fostering collaboration, sharing insights, and driving innovation within the lightweight industry. Over two days, we will reflect…

Lightweight in Aachen
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Discover the Future of Lightweight Technology at AZL Open Day 2025

Mark your calendar for the AZL Open Day on 9th April 2025! We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming AZL Open Day at our partner institutes on the campus of RWTH Aachen University. This annual event provides an exclusive insight into the unique research ecosystem and offers an in-depth look at the latest…

AZL Season 2025: Discover What’s Next
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AZL Season 2025: Discover What’s Next

AZL Season 2025: Key Dates for Networking and Knowledge Sharing As we step into 2025, AZL is excited to offer a range of events designed to foster networking, knowledge exchange, and insight into the latest developments in composite technology. These events will provide opportunities to connect with experts, discuss industry trends, and explore new research…

AZL Workgroup Future Mobility
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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….

Lightweight in Aachen

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
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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”
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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
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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?

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…