DGAP-News: PVA TePla AG: Focus on plasma processes and high-tech materials
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PVA TePla AG: Focus on plasma processes and high-tech materials
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Justus Liebig University Giessen and PVA TePla AG have signed a framework
agreement with the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin
Films - Strengthening of the high-tech location in Central Hesse.
Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) and PVA TePla AG, Wettenberg, today
signed a framework agreement with the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface
Engineering and Thin Films (IST), Brunswick, establishing a working group
for research into plasma processes and high-tech materials. The aim is to
perform end customer-oriented research and development work for industrial
companies.
'This cooperation in the field of applied plasma physics with industry and
the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films
demonstrates the success of our long-term strategy for developing the
profile of material sciences in Giessen and establishing it as a center of
excellence', said JLU President Prof. Joybrato Mukherjee. For the
university, the Laboratory for Material Research (LaMa) is involved. LaMa
is a grouping of the Chemistry and Physics faculties that jointly run the
material science courses and work on large-scale research projects. Many of
the research topics of LaMa are closely linked with the aspects covered by
the new working group. For instance, in the LOEWE initiative RITSAT, which
focuses on plasma and ion sources for aerospace propulsion, plasma
diagnostics methods and the theoretical description of plasma processes are
also being developed. And in the LOEWE initiative Store-E - a project on
the storage and conversion of energy - the scientists are producing items
including high-tech materials for energy applications by means of
plasma-based deposition methods.
In particular, the expertise bundling within LaMa in the area of material
synthesis, solid-state analysis, plasma diagnostics and the theoretical
description of plasmas are a valuable supplement to the expertise of the
Fraunhofer IST.
Prof. Günter Bräuer, head of the Fraunhofer IST, is delighted with progress
so far: 'An ever-growing number of high-tech SMEs with the potential to
expand their market position worldwide with their products and services or
even become global market leaders are working at the Giessen-Wetzlar
location, which focuses on optical, vacuum and plasma technologies.
However, many SMEs cannot meet the necessary research and development
capacity requirements for this growth by themselves. We try to fill this
gap with our cooperative approach and support the companies by offering
them our research and development capacity, just like all Fraunhofer
institutes operating throughout Germany.' The working group is set to come
into being on January 1, 2014.
Dr. Arno Knebelkamp, CEO of PVA TePla AG, will provide the working group
with modern premises and infrastructure. He referred to the importance of
the end customer-oriented research and development work that the interested
companies have entrusted to this working group.
Project coordinator Peter Abel believes that the cooperation agreed here
between the Fraunhofer Society, the university and industry strengthens the
research and development location in Central Hesse. In particular, he feels
that bundling the regional resources in terms of manpower and research
equipment will result in an effective, cost-optimized development platform
that will make the region more competitive, especially with regard to
future technologies.
Ahead of the cooperation agreement, various regional high-tech companies
have already declared their interest in collaborating with the project
group. 'They believe that it will strengthen the future viability of our
region of Central Hesse', said Abel.
For further information please contact:
Dr. Gert Fisahn
Investor Relations
PVA TePla AG
Phone: +49(0)641/68690-400
gert.fisahn(at)pvatepla.com
www.pvatepla.com
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Language: English
Company: PVA TePla AG
Im Westpark 10-12
35435 Wettenberg
Germany
Phone: 0641/686900
Fax: 0641/68690800
E-mail: info(at)pvatepla.com
Internet: www.pvatepla.com
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