Ceramics Innovation Center

The Ceramics Innovation Center combines expertise in materials science, algorithmic design, and simulation-based functional optimization to develop high-performance ceramic components for specific applications. Supplemented by additive manufacturing and data-driven methods, we lay the foundation for efficient, quality-assured production and the development of new applications in industrial plants under extreme process conditions.

We develop functionalized components made of high-performance ceramics that, thanks to integrated temperature control, sensor technology, and algorithmically optimized design, open up completely new degrees of freedom in efficiency, process control, and functional integration—a real game changer for the process industry.

project: kerAMisch – Temperature-controlled static mixers made from high-performance ceramics

In the kerAMisch project, we are developing a new generation of functionalized components for the process industry. Our goal is to create static mixers made of high-performance ceramics that offer completely new degrees of freedom in terms of efficiency, process control, and service life thanks to integrated temperature control, sensor technology, and algorithmically optimized design.

The project forms the proof of concept for a new class of intelligent flow components that can be used in various areas of industrial process engineering in the future. The methods developed in the project for structural optimization and functional integration can be directly transferred to other components and applications.

Why we need to rethink components today

Are you familiar with such challenges from your processes—for example, when...
... Metals or plastics have a limited service life (material limitations),
… Processes run at excessively high temperatures, pressures, or in aggressive media (process intensity),
… Temperature control or measurement is only possible from the outside (temperature control & sensor technology),
… Conventional manufacturing limits the installation space and geometry (miniaturization & geometric freedom),
... robustness, precision, and energy efficiency can no longer be achieved simultaneously (conflicting goals in design & efficiency)?

Then it is worth rethinking components.
We would be happy to discuss your specific process requirements and possible new applications for high-performance ceramics with you – and look for partners with whom we can open up new fields of application.

Previous application examples

• Temperature-controlled static mixer

Innovation team

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Acknowledgements

We would like to express our gratitude for the funding of the kerAMisch project as part of the EXIST Research Transfer program by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE).
We would also like to thank Project Management Jülich (PtJ) for their support.
Last but not least, we are delighted with the fantastic support provided by the team at Dresden Exist. Thank you!