To address growing demand and unique manufacturing challenges, the University of Western Ontario recently partnered with Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology to establish a world-class research center in London, ON. The Fraunhofer Project Centre in Composites is the first facility of its kind in North America.
“The Centre is neutral and open to all who wish to access it,” says Andrew Hrymak, dean of engineering at the University of Western Ontario and deputy director of the Fraunhofer Project Centre. “The Centre came about because of a convergence of needs and opportunities.