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                    About us

                    Our institute supports DLR's mission by providing new, multifunctional lightweight structures for aerospace, security, ground-based transport, wind energy and through its overall design expertise for aircraft and spacecraft structures and wind energy rotor blades. Research is being conducted into new composite materials across scales and life cycles, new calculation, design and production processes and methods of functional integration.

                    The Institute

                    The DLR Institute of Lightweight Systems develops and tests new lightweight construction technologies for resource-saving and climate-friendly structures in the aerospace, transport, energy and security sectors.

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                    With its specialist departments, the institute is orientated along the entire process chain for the production of adaptable, efficiently manufactured, tolerant lightweight structures.

                    Business areas

                    In addition to fundamental work in futurology, the institute focusses on six business areas. These are used to carry out large, practice-orientated projects with a cross-departmental and interdisciplinary character

                    Strategic fields

                    The Institute is currently pursuing long-term innovations in the four strategic areas:

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