Material walks

During the fair, specially composed guided tours are arranged with materials guru Dr. Sascha Peters, Haute Innovations, where the materials of the future are presented. Here you get unique knowledge, background facts and inspiring descriptions of carefully selected materials and constructions.

A theme area for each fair day where around 10-15 innovations are presented. The presentation starts at InnoDex, in English and takes about 30 minutes. Participation is free of charge for you as a visitor.

Number of participants is limited for each walk. Pre-register to secure your spot. Drop-in is subject to availability.

 

Tuesday 12 November 15:00

Smart Mobility

Within the theme, you will hear more about these and other innovations:

  • Pocket Rocket (SOL Motors, Stuttgart)

  • Bicycle with tires from dandelion rubber (Fraunhofer IME, Continental, Germany)

  • Turbine for hybrid-electric aircraft (Fraunhofer IWS, Dresden)

  • Husqvarna Skutta elektro-scooter with replaceable batteries (Husqvarna, Sweden; Kiska Design, Austria)

Wednesday 13 November 15:00

Additive Solutions and Advanced Materials

Within the theme, you will hear more about these and other innovations:

  • 3D-printed wooden crystals on textile (Aalto University, Finland)
  • mycoustics: 3D printed mycelium loudspeaker (Fraunhofer IWU, Dresden)
  • Micro-3D-solar elements from glass waste with integrated optics (Daniel Clark, USA)
  • High-strength glass for unbreakable bottles (Soul Bottles, Berlin)

Thursday 14 November 14:00

Circularity

Within the theme, you will hear more about these and other innovations:

  • Seawood Furniture (Blue-blocks, The Netherlands)

  • Paper for electronics made from nanocellulose (ScobyTec, Leipzig) 

  • PapairWrap - the bubble wrap made from 100% paper (Papair, Hanover) 

  • Hemp biocomposite chipboard (Plantics, The Netherlands)

Agne Svedberg, Dalelven, Development of products
Here I got input on future materials and technologies, touch and feel the products and a good dialogue with the participants, which allowed me to learn even more about what the supplier had to offer me.
Agne Svedberg, Dalelven, Development of products