Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTSThe European Green Deal aims to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, with Germany striving to achieve this goal by 2045. To achieve this, fundamental innovations are needed in energy- and resource-intensive industries – for example, in the ceramics industry, where high energy consumption is caused by the high-temperature sintering process. As part of the project, Fraunhofer IKTS is therefore working with partners to develop ultra-low-temperature sintered ceramics (ULTCC) to address these challenges.
Various validation objectives are being pursued. A key concern is the development of new ULTCC materials that meet the requirements of resource-saving and energy-efficient production. At the same time, the ULTCC manufacturing processes are being optimized.
Another focus is on digitalization and data management. To this end, digital models and data-based management systems are being developed to enable improved process monitoring. The aim is to facilitate data-driven decision-making. Sustainability assessment also plays an important role in the project. To this end, both a life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) and a life cycle assessment (LCA) are being carried out in order to comprehensively evaluate the ecological and economic impacts of the new materials and processes.
To demonstrate the project results in practice, demonstrators for low- and high-frequency applications are being designed and manufactured. Finally, strategies for recycling and reuse are being developed and corresponding processes validated.
- Project: Sustainable ULTCC multilayer ceramics for a green future – NAT-ULTCC
- Duration: February 2026 to January 2029
- Funding: BMBF, Material Neutral
- Funding code (FKZ): 03XPM022D
- Project partners: Keramische Folien GmbH & Co. KG, Schott AG, Kuraray Europe GmbH, IMST GmbH, VIA electronic GmbH, ImpulsTec GmbH, Technical University of Berlin