herone

herone is a German maker of ultralight thermoplastic composite profiles in Dresden. It is a spin-off from TU Dresden and was founded in 2018 by a team of aerospace and lightweight engineers.

The company aims to bring thermoplastic composite profiles into serial applications. Its team combines design, material and processing knowledge to use the strong material properties of thermoplastic composites. It says this sets a new standard for product performance and manufacturing efficiency.

herone favours a simple part design to give customers the lightweight benefit they need. It uses a platform technology to simplify composite parts, build in extra functions and automate manufacturing. This aims to give the most cost effective solution. The part function can be adapted to individual needs.

The company's vision is to innovate composites for sustainable living. It sees potential for thermoplastic composites and its technology in the next generation of ultralight products. Its lightweight products help customers save resources. herone also works towards a circular economy by making products from recycled and recyclable material.

Current development work includes ultralight composite hydrogen fuel lines and the set-up of an experimental pultrusion line. The company also studies how recycled carbon fibre tapes can be processed. It builds a technology demonstrator to show how these tapes can be handled efficiently and to find challenges and ways to improve.

herone aims to answer all inquiries within 24 hours on business days.

Services

• Thermoplastic composite profiles
• Ultralight composite parts
• Composite hydrogen fuel lines
• Pultrusion
• Recycled carbon fibre tape processing