The European Ceramic Society

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Germany

Fraunhofer-Center for High Temperature Materials and Design

Development of High Temperature Materials and Processes

Director : Prof. Dr. Friedrich Raether

Email : friedrich.raether@isc.fraunhofer.de

Phone : +49 921 78510-002

Address : Gottlieb-Keim-Straße 62 95448 Bayreuth

Website : www.htl.fraunhofer.de

Research topics :

Exceptional facilities :

  • Thermooptical measuring devices for high temperature material and process characterization
  • Process chain for ceramic and composite manufacturing
  • Textile techniques for weaving, breading, knitting etc.
  • Pilot plant for manufacture of ceramic reinforcing fibers
  • µ-computed tomography for non-destructive materials testing
  • In-house and commercial 3D-printers

Financial support programmes :

  • European funding: FUDIPO
  • Regional fundings: various
  • National fundings : mainly BMBF, BMWi

Latest news

12th March 2026 : International Day of Ceramics !

Today we celebrate the International Day of Ceramics
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Mar 10, 2026
2026 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 2nd call!

In the frame of the 2026 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a call to allow grants to European Students to attend 2 events organized by ABCERAM, the Brazilian Ceramic Society in 2026:

Mar 3, 2026

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ECerS coordinates and promotes the study of ceramics through the following actions :

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