How industry can use technologies developed for space
20 Sep '07
3 min read
Among the speakers will be Douglas A. Comstock, Director for NASA's Innovative Partnership Programme, who will illustrate how international cooperation projects can both serve space programmes and the technology transfer of space tech into non-space application.
Dr Peter Hofmann, Director of Business Development from Kayser-Threde, Germany, will also illustrate the successful use of space technology. For Kayser-Threde, space spin-offs resulted in the set-up of two new divisions: one in the automotive field and one in process control systems.
Today both offer well established market products and services. The automotive division has for many years upheld its title as a world market leader in on-board crash test acquisition systems and now offers complete crash facilities to improve car safety.
Altogether 19 companies from 10 European countries will present successful transfers where space technology has provided innovative solutions in a variety of sectors such as automotive, medical, energy, textile, security and robotic.
Prof. Dr Ulrich Walter, Head of the Chair of Astronautics at the Technical University of Munich and former German astronaut, will also give his first-hand experience of the complexities of engineering spacecraft.
“Every year in Europe we use a significant amount of money for the research and development of the new technologies and materials needed for our space programmes. This provides an incredible pool available for use in new and intelligent solutions to problems on Earth that will improve everyday life for all of us,” adds Salzgeber.
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