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AMARETO

Saxon alliance for material- and resource-efficient technologies

Period
01.01.2017 – 28.02.2021

Project Director
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Maik Gude
Contact Person
Dr.-Ing. Daniel Weck
Dr.-Ing. Bernd Grüber
Funding
• Free State of Saxony
• European Regional Development Fund
(ERDF)
• Sächsische Aufbaubank (SAB)
Communication tool “Webpresenter” to disseminate the cooperation of the science locations
and the joint scientific results © Fraunhofer IWU Project Partner
• TU Bergakademie Freiberg
• TU Chemnitz
• Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkzeug-
maschinen und Umformtechnik

Coupling of meso-scale models for textile
forming with macro-scale models for
structural analysis

In the Saxon collaborative project AMARETO, the coopera- coupled process-structure analysis in order to be able to
tion between TU Chemnitz, TU Dresden and TU Bergakad- take into account not only functional requirements but
emie Freiberg as well as Fraunhofer IWU was established. also manufacturing influences in the development pro-
The aim of the cooperation is to bundle the key compe- cess and thus generate a deeper understanding of the
tences of the sites and thus implement holistic solutions design of lightweight structures made of metal and fibre
along the value chain. In three work complexes, methods composites.
for efficient material development (Smart Material), opti-
mised component design (Smart Design) and resource-ef- The collaborative project generated a multitude of pub-
ficient production (Smart Production) were developed. lications and theses, and was accompanied by several
transfer events with SMEs. The results are presented in
In the Smart Design complex, for which the TU Dresden the communication toll “AMARETO-Webpresenter”. The
was responsible, interactive development processes for established interconnected structures form the basis for
high-performance components in multi-material design future cooperation of the three sites and are utilized to
were examined. The focus lay on simulation methods for provide scientific support especially to the saxon economy.

Supervised by:
This measure is co-financed with tax funds
based on the budget approved by the Saxon
state parliament.

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