HycoFusion®
HycoFusion® is as simple as it is ingenious! An aluminum, steel or plastic profile is firmly bonded to a wooden core without adhesive to form a high-performance hybrid material.
By combining the advantages of the respective material properties, application-optimized solutions can be developed that bring significant improvements in terms of ecology and technical performance. The lightweight material wood thus helps to save up to 50% of the original material content while maintaining the same performance.
HycoFusion® is suitable for load-bearing and highly stressed structures. It can be used to create rigid, strong, impact-resistant, lightweight, fire- and weather-resistant solutions in the construction sector, mechanical engineering, plant engineering and vehicle construction.
HycoFusion®makes a significant contribution to achieving eco-political goals such as Paris 2050:
Wood is an important, sustainable and, above all, renewable raw material.
One way to create a CO2 reduction is to increase the use of wood in a wide range of applications and thus replace other materials with a negative CO2 balance.
According to Hanewinkel, consistent implementation of this goal in the European economic area could save around 90 million tons of CO2 per year.
Source: Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage und Prof. Hanewinkel (Uni-Freiburg) (2012)
HycoFusion®alu
Aluminium
With a ratio of 1kg aluminum / 6kg CO2-equivalent, every kilogram of material saving counts on the way to achieving the targeted climate goals.
With EcoFusion®alu, at least 35% aluminum can be substituted by the ecological material wood while maintaining or even increasing technical performance.
HycoFusion®steel
Steel
With a ratio of 1kg wood / 10kg steel, EcoFusion®steel can advance into lightweight construction applications that were previously reserved for light metals.
We combine the advantages of the bulk materials wood and steel and also save a lot of CO2.
HycoFusion®plastics
Plastics
With a ratio of around 1/3 of the mechanical properties of plastic to wood, EcoFusion®plastics enables a significantly wider range of applications for mechanically stressed plastic profiles in interior and exterior areas. Here we boost the properties of plastic and also save a lot of CO2.
Potential users of HycoFusion®
Aluminium profile producers
Steel profile producers
Plastic extruders
Window and facade systems
Wood building and engineering
Mobility and transportation