Standardization

It is no longer possible to imagine society without norms and standards. They define, characterize, describe and thus have a quality-assuring effect, open up markets and promote transparency as well as the safety of products and processes.

In Germany, standards work is supported by the state (German Standards Strategy of the Federal Government) and is centrally bundled in DIN (German Institute for Standardization) in particular. Contrary to what is often assumed, however, standards are not created by the legislature or other government bodies, but are developed and maintained by so-called "interested parties". These interested parties consist of representatives of, for example, industrial companies, consumer organizations, research institutes or even public authorities, who work on standards and specifications under the organization of DIN in a consensus procedure and on a self-financed basis. Based on the various national standards organizations (DIN, BIS, ...), international standards are developed at the European level in CEN (European Committee for Standardization) and at the international level in ISO (International Organization for Standardization).

Leibniz-Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe is committed to science and application in national and international standardization in the field of composite materials. This concerns, for example, the management and organization of national standardization, the development and revision of standards, participation in worldwide materials interlaboratory tests, the contribution of testing and materials technology expertise and experience, and the safeguarding of the interests of the German society in international committees.

• Leader of the working group “Process simulation” in the ISO Standardization project “Test methods for the experimental characterization of in-plane permeability of fibrous reinforcements for liquid composite moulding"

• Chairman of the DIN working committee AK NA 060-34-15-01 „Plastic gears“ in „Mechanical Engineering“ (NAM)

• Technical Leader of the ISO Standardization project “Test methods for the experimental characterization of in-plane permeability of fibrous reinforcements for liquid composite moulding”

• Chairman of the DIN section: “Thermosetting and Thermoplastic Materials” (NA 054-02 FB) within DIN Standards Committee “Plastics” (FNK)
• Member of the advisory board of DIN Standards Committee “Plastics” (FNK)
• Chairman of two DIN working committees "Reinforced plastics and thermosetting materials (NA 054-02-02 AA)  in “Plastics” (FNK) and "Composite Materials" (NA 131-02-01 AA) in “Aerospace” (NL)
• Member of the German delegation to the international standardization meetings of the Technical Committee "Plastics" (TC61) at ISO
• Project leader of several ISO and DIN standards (e.g. revision of ISO 527-4 „Determination of tensile properties“ or development of new standards like ISO-PWI „Tensile test for monolayer composite specimens”)

• European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS) – Technical Committee 4 (TC4)
  Polymers, Polymer Composites and Adhesives