The Leading-Edge Cluster MAI Carbon of the Carbon Composites e.V. (CCeV) in the city triangle Munich, Augsburg and Ingolstadt pursues the objective of implementing CFRP technology on an industrial scale for different user sectors in Germany. To achieve this goal, springboard innovations throughout the complete component life cycle are required, i.e. starting from fiber and matrix material, through the manufacture of components and product systems, to conclusive recycling concepts.

The founding partners of MAI Carbon are Audi, BMW, Premium Aerotec, Airbus Helicopters, Voith and SGL Carbon, as well as the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Swabia, the Chair of Carbon Composites of the Technical University Munich, and the Carbon Composites e. V.

Currently more than 100 partners in this Leading-Edge Cluster initiative – which are also members of CCeV – bundle their knowledge to further extend the technology leadership for the use of CFRP components in mass production, and to make Germany the world leader in the area of fiber composite technology. The intensive collaboration of well-known major companies and technology leaders of the application industries, aerospace, machinery and plant engineering, as well as fiber manufacturers and manufacturers of semi-finished products, makes the Leading-Edge Cluster MAI Carbon unique.