18 September 2018
The number of passengers carried by rail has been steadily increasing since 2004. In addition to rising passenger demand, the railway sector will also face further challenges in the future, such as growing traffic requirements, traffic congestion, safety and energy issues. Thus, of great importance is the development of innovative materials and a modular design for rail vehicles.
A further goal of the EU research project is to reduce the weight of trains. Prerequisite for this is that newly developed light-weight composites meet requirements in respect of mechanical stability and fire behavior. Mat4Rail also aims at developing new concepts to increase carrying capacity and passenger comfort through the integrated modularity of carriage interiors.
As part of the Mat4Rail project, researchers at the University of Bremen and Fraunhofer IFAM are working on the development of flame-retardant lightweight materials. Project leader Professor Bernd Mayer explains: “The Mat4Rail project allows us to investigate and optimize innovative matrix systems with regard to their fire behavior in combination with carbon, glass and basalt fibers. We’re excited about this opportunity to work on the emergence of a whole new generation of rail vehicles.” The four-person research team around Mayer consists of two production technicians and a chemist, who are supported by researchers from Fraunhofer IFAM. The project located at the University of Bremen lasts two years and is being funded with almost 500?000 euros.
Mat4Rail is part of the so-called Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU), a public-private partnership launched in the frame of the Horizon 2020 EU research program. The goal of S2R JU is to secure and strengthen the competitiveness of the European rail industry. Horizon 2020 is the world‘s largest transnational support program for science, technology development, and innovation.
In addition to SMART, Mat4Rail is already the second Shift2Rail project in which the University of Bremen is directly involved. SMART is about automation in rail freight transport.
https://www.mat4rail.eu/
https://www.uni-bremen.de/
https://www.ifam.fraunhofer.de/
Mat4Rail: railway of the future
Within the EU program Mat4Rail, researchers from the University of Bremen and the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials Research (IFAM) are working on developments in railway technology, together with 16 partners from seven European countries.
 Photo: Mat4RailMembers of the Mat4Rail Consortium |
A further goal of the EU research project is to reduce the weight of trains. Prerequisite for this is that newly developed light-weight composites meet requirements in respect of mechanical stability and fire behavior. Mat4Rail also aims at developing new concepts to increase carrying capacity and passenger comfort through the integrated modularity of carriage interiors.
As part of the Mat4Rail project, researchers at the University of Bremen and Fraunhofer IFAM are working on the development of flame-retardant lightweight materials. Project leader Professor Bernd Mayer explains: “The Mat4Rail project allows us to investigate and optimize innovative matrix systems with regard to their fire behavior in combination with carbon, glass and basalt fibers. We’re excited about this opportunity to work on the emergence of a whole new generation of rail vehicles.” The four-person research team around Mayer consists of two production technicians and a chemist, who are supported by researchers from Fraunhofer IFAM. The project located at the University of Bremen lasts two years and is being funded with almost 500?000 euros.
Mat4Rail is part of the so-called Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU), a public-private partnership launched in the frame of the Horizon 2020 EU research program. The goal of S2R JU is to secure and strengthen the competitiveness of the European rail industry. Horizon 2020 is the world‘s largest transnational support program for science, technology development, and innovation.
In addition to SMART, Mat4Rail is already the second Shift2Rail project in which the University of Bremen is directly involved. SMART is about automation in rail freight transport.
https://www.mat4rail.eu/
https://www.uni-bremen.de/
https://www.ifam.fraunhofer.de/
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