Highlights of our business units

Discover exciting insights into our business units. In short highlight videos, we show you how we work, what solutions we develop, and what added value we create for our customers – summarized in a compact and clear manner.

In this video, you will discover insights from the “Quartier für Quartier” ("Neighborhood by Neighborhood") project, which investigates the transformation of heating systems through the lens of local communities. Learn how the planned phase-out of natural gas over the next 20 years, in line with climate targets, poses significant challenges regarding existing gas distribution networks. Our goal is to provide actionable recommendations for policymakers and local leaders to facilitate the heat transition and improve communication strategies aimed at community engagement.

The “Multi Functional Fuselage Demonstrator” (“MFFD”), the world's largest thermoplastic aircraft fuselage demonstrator, which was developed in the European Clean Sky 2/Clean Aviation program with the substantial involvement of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, was honored with the “JEC Composites Innovation Award 2025” in the “Aerospace – Parts” category on January 13, 2025, in Paris for its contribution to achieving the goals of future high-rate production and sustainable flight. Airbus, as overall coordinator, applied for the prestigious award on behalf of the approximately 40 international project partners involved. In the video, you can learn more about how the “MFFD” is contributing to the future of the aviation industry.

In the video, you will learn more about the Offshore Drone Campus Cuxhaven (ODCC), an innovative research and development center that advances unmanned aviation technologies. Located right at the mouth of the Elbe River, the campus fosters collaboration among industry, science, and universities. Discover how these partnerships contribute to shaping the future of drone technology and the exciting projects on the horizon aimed at improving efficiency and safety in air traffic.

In this video, we delve into our “Osteofunk” project, which investigates the potential of the polymer material PEEK in reconstructive surgery. Discover how PEEK, with its bone-like mechanical properties, offers advantages over traditional titanium implants, including lightweight flexibility and minimal interference with X-rays. We also address the challenges of PEEK's hydrophobic nature and explore innovative techniques to enhance its surface for better biological compatibility, aiming to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare strain.

This video shows how the project "BioniCast" enables innovative cooling channels for electric powertrains. Additive manufacturing replaces conventional cores, creating stronger structures with improved heat transfer. The project demonstrates how hollow structures can be predicted and optimized in die casting—leading to a demonstrator that proves industrial feasibility.