Hamburger Ring 9 | 01665 Klipphausen

Founded

1998 Foundation of Hightex Verstärkungsstrukturen GmbH

Milestones

1993–1998 Development of the Tailored Fibre Placement (TFP) at the Institute for Polymer Research Dresden | 1999 Start of production in Dresden-Niedersedlitz | 2001 QA certification according to DIN ISO 9001, start of first series production: arm for the KUKA industrial robot | 2002 Start of series production of roof structure, Eurocopter Germany | 2006 Move to Klipphausen production facility | 2009 QA certification in accordance with aviation standard DIN EN 9100 | 2010 Start of series production of window frame A350-900 | 2013 Start of series production of preform for floor structure A350/EFW | 2014 Start of series production of window frame A350-1000 | 2015 Opening of plant section 2: automotive production, series production of BMW i3 side frames | Series production of aerospace components | 2019 Ground-breaking ceremony for plant section 3 | 2020 Move into new plant section | 2021 Series production of BMW iX side frames | 2024 QA certification in accordance with automotive standard IATF 16949 | Other projects: shoe soles, ship propellers, bicycle construction

Managing directors

Dr Dirk Feltin and Maurice Perret

Location(s)

Klipphausen: plant 1 (3,500 m²), plant 2 (4,000 m² under construction)

Workplaces

60

Production/research focus, product range

Aviation/mobility, mechanical engineering and sport/leisure

Company philosophy

“Always a little bit better.”

In 1991, Dr Horst Rothe from the Institute for Polymer Research in Dresden had the great idea of using embroidery machines to lay down and fix rovings (continuous fibres). This allows fibre composite components to be reinforced in accordance with their load-bearing capacity. After several years of development, Tailored Fibre Placement (TFP) is one of the most important textile technologies for the production of reinforcement structures. Thanks to it, Hightex supplies tailor-made reinforcements (preforms) for very light, highly rigid and high-strength fibre composite components. Hightex fulfils the special requirements in the mobility sector, particularly in the aerospace and automotive industries, from the BMW iX to the Eurocopter and Airbus aircraft.