Shaping a sustainable future will call for hi-tech fibre composite products which make both ecological and economic sense. These products must be able to meet the highest demands under extreme conditions. INVENT GmbH is a privately owned German SME allocated in Braunschweig in northern Germany and was founded in 1996 as Spin-Off from the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) Institute of Structural Mechanics. As a recognised engineering specialist for innovative fibre composite technologies, INVENT develops high-precision structural components for aerospace and customer-specific lightweight applications. INVENT GmbH has many years of experience in the field of fibre composite technology and has built up an extensive range of services: Products and Services and R&D: • Customer-specific part design and development • Prototype construction of lightweight structures (FRP and metal) • Serial production of lightweight structures (FRP and metal) • Paint shop • Construction of lightweight structures • FEM Simulations • Design support • Development and qualification of materials and processes • Trainings in fibre composites and quality assurance • Piezo-electric patch actuators • Destructive component testing • Non-destructive component testing Special Infrastructure and Equipment: • 2 Autoclaves (medium and large sized) & 3 ovens • 200 m² clean room (ISO class 8) • Injection installation • CNC controlled filament winding machine and raw material cutting for composite production • CNC mills and lathes (also for Titanium and Invar) • Several NDT and DT facilities • Paint shop • Thermal chamber (-140°C/+180°C)