Verbund 2026 – Symposium for Composite Materials and Material Systems in Chemnitz

On 11 and 12 March 2026, Dr.-Ing. Kristina Roder and Nisha Poonia from Chemnitz University of Technology presented current research results from TRR 402 “Intelligent Production Technologies for Lightweight Plastic Structures with Load-Adaptive 3D Gradation of the Reinforcement Architecture” at “Verbund 2026 – Symposium for Composite Materials and Material Systems” in Chemnitz.

Dr.-Ing. Kristina Roder presented results from subproject B04. Her contribution focused on the infiltration behavior of novolak-based short-fiber composites in different textile reinforcements. The aim of the work is to gain a better understanding of the interactions between material systems and textile structures and, on this basis, to support the development of more efficient manufacturing processes for fiber-reinforced ceramics. Following a short poster presentation, she discussed her results during the subsequent poster session.

Nisha Poonia presented research results from subproject B03. Her talk addressed the electrochemical deposition of Fe-Co alloy coatings on carbon fibers. The focus was on the influence of different pretreatment methods on the interaction between the Fe-Co coatings and the carbon fibers during electroplating. The work contributes to a better understanding of the magnetic alignment of reinforcement elements in fiber-reinforced plastics and may help make this approach applicable to highly stressed lightweight structures in the future.