Established in 1969, the Faserinstitut Bremen e.V. (FIBRE) is a non-profit scientific institute specializing in fiber reinforced polymers as well as man-made and natural fibers for technical textiles. The research target is to promote the industrial use of these material classes and to exploit their outstanding potentials for sustainable products. For this, a fundamental material understanding is used for the development of new materials, process technologies, (lightweight) designs as well as testing, measuring and monitoring methods. The is done by an interdisciplinary team of over 60 international employees combining a wide range of specialist knowledge in engineering with expertise in chemistry, physics and computer science.
Research is carried out in publicly funded fundamental and application-oriented research projects. FIBRE cooperates with its network of excellent regional, national and international partners from industry and science. FIBRE also offers industry partners direct support for materials science studies and individual development services.
As a scientific institute at the University of Bremen, linked by a cooperation agreement and a cooperation professorship (director), FIBRE is involved in academic education and represents the field of materials engineering, composites and lightweight design in teaching as well as towards the interested public.
For the best possible networking, FIBRE’s offices, laboratories and pilot plants are located both on the campus of the University of Bremen and in the research and technology center ECOMAT (Airport City Bremen). Further locations are at the Bremen Cotton Exchange (natural fiber testing), at the DLR site in Bremen (liquid hydrogen laboratory) and at the Stade Technology Center.
Left: Site on the campus of the University of Bremen (Copyright Universität Bremen),Middle: Site at the Bremen Cotton Exchange (Copyright Baumwollbörse), Right: Site at ECOMAT, Airport City Bremen (Copyright ECOMAT/Raveling)