New Materials Bayreuth

What New Materials Bayreuth does

Neue Materialien Bayreuth GmbH (NMB) is a Bavarian state-owned, non-university research institution (außeruniversitäre Forschungseinrichtung of the Free State of Bavaria) founded in 2000 and headquartered in Bayreuth, Germany, with 51-100 employees including an interdisciplinary team of approximately two dozen researchers. The company delivers applied R&D services across lightweight construction, additive manufacturing (SLS, SLS-Demofabrik, LAAM, PBF-LB/M, DED-LB/M, FFF/M, diffusion bonding), thermal spraying (arc, cold gas, plasma), plastic recycling (mechanical and advanced/enzymatic/solvent-based), metal alloying and atomization, particle foam technology, fiber composite technology, sustainability assessment (LCA), and data-driven materials research combining CALPHAD/FEM simulation with IoT and AI tooling. Its proprietary pilot-scale assets, including a 1500x1500x1000 mm LAAM extrusion system, an automated SLS demo factory targeting up to 85% powder recycling, and a recently opened plastic recycling Technikum, are central to its offering.

NMB's business model is project-based professional services revenue derived from two main streams: direct R&D contracts with industrial partners (e.g., AUDI, Airbus Urban Mobility, Diehl Aerospace, Rehau, Toolcraft, Rösler, Wiegand-Glashüttenwerke, OPmobility) and participation in publicly funded collaborative R&D projects under programs such as COMET, BMWE/ZIM, and the Bavarian Research Foundation. Pricing is quote-based, governed by public procurement rules (VgV), with multi-year contracts and standard 30-day payment terms; VAT applies per German law. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct project partnerships, technology transfer relationships, industry clusters (AVK, Bavaria Makes, Composites United, DVS, FVNM, Mobility goes Additive), and NMB's own flagship conferences (Bayreuther AM-Tage, Schaumtage, Nachhaltigkeitstage) as customer engagement platforms. The institution does not sell products but transfers technology and qualifies materials and processes for industrial series application, with co-location to the Bayreuth Startup Center as an additional SME/startup acquisition channel.

Name

New Materials Bayreuth

Legal name

Neue Materialien Bayreuth GmbH

Website

https://nmbgmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

NMB is a Bavarian state-owned applied research institution providing R&D services in additive manufacturing, plastic recycling, thermal spraying, and metal alloying to industrial partners in automotive, aviation, glass, and tooling under public grant programs and direct contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Materials Science R&D Services

NAICS

Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3329), All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (33299), Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641)

SIC

Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540), Plastics Products, Nec (3089), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures) (IMAHADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electronics & Enclosure Prototyping (Additive) (IMAAAFAH), Blow-Molded Drums, Barrels & IBC Components (IMANAGAE)

Keywords

• Additive manufacturing research
• Plastic recycling services
• Thermal spraying coatings
• Metal alloy development
• Fiber composite materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Bayreuth

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Publicly Funded Research Contracts: NMB functions as a Bavarian state research institution (state research institution of the Free State of Bavaria) providing research and development services under public procurement frameworks (VgV, VOL/A). Services are rendered under contracts to produce works and R&D deliverables for industrial partners and public bodies.
2. Collaborative R&D Project Participation: NMB participates in publicly funded collaborative R&D projects (e.g., BMWE/ZIM, COMET, Bavarian Research Foundation, Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs). Funding supports joint development with industrial partners, universities, and other research institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Neue Materialien Bayreuth GmbH (NMB) is a non-university research institution providing R&D services in materials science and process engineering. The company develops innovative materials (foams, metallic materials, coatings, composites, recycled materials, metal powders) and industrializes advanced manufacturing processes including additive manufacturing (SLS, LAAM, PBF-LB/M, DED, FFF/M, diffusion bonding), thermal spraying (arc, cold gas, plasma), plastic recycling, metal alloying, and data-driven materials research for industrial partners across automotive, aviation, energy, medical, and tooling sectors.

Product overview

Neue Materialien Bayreuth GmbH (NMB) is a non-university research institution specializing in innovative materials and process development for lightweight construction. NMB operates as an R&D service provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of materials (foams, metallic materials, coatings, composites, recycled materials, metal powders, additive manufacturing materials) and technologies (additive manufacturing including SLS, LAAM, PBF-LB/M, DED, FFF, diffusion bonding; thermal spraying including arc, cold gas, and plasma processes; plastic recycling with mechanical and advanced recycling; metal alloying and atomization; particle foam technology; fiber composite technology; sustainability assessment; and data-driven materials research). The company focuses on digitalization, AI-supported research, and technology transfer to industrial applications across automotive, aerospace, energy, medical, construction, consumer goods, and machinery sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Additive Manufacturing Services
• Thermal Spraying Services
• Plastic Recycling Process Development
• Metal Alloying and Powder Production Services
• Particle Foam Technology Development
• Foam and Special Injection Molding Services
• Fiber Composite Technology Services
• Sustainability Assessment Services
• Material and Component Analytics Services
• Data-Driven Materials Research Services

Quantifiable outcome

• SLS powder recycling rate of up to 85%
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rehau Industries SE & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Industrial partner in the wiseON project, focused on qualifying a digitalized, automated SLS manufacturing line for cost-effective production of at least 50,000 polymer components per year. Rehau contributes industrial use case requirements and series production perspective.
• Ossberger GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner in the wiseON project contributing to the qualification of SLS for industrial series applications. Provides application requirements and validates process chain outcomes.
• Toolcraft AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner in the wiseON project contributing expertise in additive manufacturing post-processing and precision manufacturing for SLS series production.
• Rösler Oberflächentechnik GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner in the wiseON project contributing surface finishing and post-processing expertise (e.g., automated blasting, tumbling) for the SLS production line.
• Neue Materialien Fürth GmbH (NMF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Closely networked research institution under the Bayern Innovativ umbrella. NMB and NMF collaborate on materials and process development, sharing expertise and capabilities across the Bavarian new materials network.
• Forschungsvereinigung Neue Materialien (FVNM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024NMB utilizes FVNM as a network node in a consortium of research institutions and innovative SMEs with core competencies in new materials. FVNM facilitates collaborative R&D projects and technology transfer across the German new materials community.
• Diehl Aerospace GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Lead industrial partner in the KONKAV project for developing sustainable, weight-optimized cabin modules for Urban Air Mobility using bead foam hybrid components. Provides aviation-grade requirements and certification perspective.
• Airbus Urban Mobility GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner in KONKAV providing urban air mobility application requirements, contributing to the development of weight-optimized (50% reduction) bead foam hybrid components for UAM cabin modules.
• Diehl Aviation Laupheim GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner in the KONKAV project contributing to the development of sustainable UAM cabin components.
• University of Bayreuth – Chair of Polymer MaterialscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Academic partner in KONKAV contributing polymer materials expertise for bead foam monomaterial systems and in-situ direct foaming process development.
• University of Stuttgart – Institute of Aircraft ConstructionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Academic partner in KONKAV contributing aircraft structural design expertise for UAM cabin module development.
• Institut für Textiltechnik Augsburg gGmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Research partner in KONKAV contributing textile and composite material expertise for UAM cabin module development.
• RWTH Aachen – Institute of Structural Mechanics and Lightweight ConstructionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Academic partner in KONKAV contributing structural mechanics and lightweight construction simulation expertise.
• AUDI AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Lead OEM partner in pcrExteriA project, providing automotive exterior component requirements and validating co-injection molded PCR components for series production. Contributes to demonstrating >25% PCR content in exterior parts.
• OPmobility GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner in pcrExteriA contributing automotive exterior component manufacturing expertise for processing post-consumer recyclates using co-injection molding.
• KomRec-ReCond GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner in pcrExteriA contributing expertise in recyclate conditioning and quality assurance for post-consumer plastic materials.
• Sonnplast Solutions GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner in pcrExteriA contributing plastic processing and material solutions for post-consumer recyclate applications.
• Fraunhofer-Institut WKIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Research partner in pcrExteriA contributing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) expertise and sustainability evaluation for the recycling process chain.
• PCCL (Polymer Competence Center Leoben)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Research partner in a COMET project focused on AI-based surface inspection for automated quality control of complex components, combining NMB's materials expertise with PCCL's polymer competence.
• HUBER-tec GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner in ComDiscTool project contributing to the development of sustainable Fe-Al-X coatings for wear-resistant applications and the optimization of arc spraying processes.
• Pakulla GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner in IMC-Seal3D project contributing mold design and sealing system expertise for PUR in-mold coating applications.
• Murtfeldt Kunststoffe GmbH & Co. KGminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner in IMC-Seal3D contributing polymer materials expertise for flexible sealing systems in polyurethane in-mold coating.
• Heraeus AMLOY Technologies GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner in IMC-Seal3D providing amorphous metal expertise for novel sealing materials in PUR coating applications.
• Hella Interior Lighting Systems GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner in IMC-Seal3D providing automotive interior lighting component requirements for validating flexible sealing systems in PUR in-mold coating.
• Wiegand-Glashüttenwerke GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Industrial partner in the Al-G project, providing glass mold manufacturing expertise and validating nickel-free Al-Fe wear coatings for container glass production. The project successfully demonstrated comparable or improved wear resistance vs. conventional nickel coatings.
• Rauschert Heinersdorf-Pressig GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partner in Al-G project contributing expertise in glass mold manufacturing and coating application for validating thermal-sprayed Al-Fe coatings.
• University of Bayreuth – Chair of Metallic MaterialscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Academic partner in Al-G project contributing metallic materials expertise for the development and characterization of in-situ formed Al-Fe coating compositions.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• TNO (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research): TNO operates as a Dutch applied research organization with a comparable business model: publicly funded applied R&D, industrial partnerships across automotive, aerospace, and energy, with strong competencies in additive manufacturing, materials, and circular economy — directly comparable to NMB's positioning.
• Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH (PCCL): Austrian polymer R&D competence center operating a similar COMET-funded collaborative R&D model. Active NMB partner on AI-based surface inspection (COMET project) and comparable in offering polymer-focused applied research with industrial partners across automotive and packaging — overlapping strongly with NMB's Schaumstoffe and Kunststoff-Recycling competencies.
• Neue Materialien Fürth GmbH (NMF): NMF is NMB's sister research institution under the Bayern Innovativ / FVNM umbrella, focused on fiber composites and plastics processing. Same business model (außeruniversitäre Forschungseinrichtung), same Bavarian state backing, same customer segments — a direct institutional peer for collaborative R&D project partnerships and competing for similar SME and industrial R&D budgets.
• Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology (IGCV): Fraunhofer IGCV is a peer applied R&D institute specializing in casting, composites, and processing technologies. Directly comparable to NMB in Fraunhofer-style funding structure and customer base, with strong overlap in fiber composite, additive manufacturing, and lightweight construction offerings to automotive and industrial clients.
• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland: VTT is a Nordic applied research organization with similar publicly co-funded R&D service model, deep capabilities in additive manufacturing, polymer and metal materials development, and sustainability/circular economy research. Comparable scale and customer mix across European industrial OEMs.
• Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM): Fraunhofer IFAM is Germany's largest applied research institute for manufacturing and materials, operating an almost identical business model (non-university R&D service provider, publicly co-funded, serving automotive, aerospace, and industrial clients). It is NMB's most direct competitor for industrial materials R&D contracts across additive manufacturing, lightweight construction, and surface technology.
• DLR Institute of Materials Research: German Aerospace Center's materials research institute operates as a publicly funded R&D service provider for metallic materials, coatings, and lightweight structures. Comparable to NMB in additive manufacturing, thermal spraying, and alloy development, with overlapping aerospace and industrial customer base.

Broad incumbents

• TRUMPF SE + Co. KG: TRUMPF is a German industrial incumbent with a major additive manufacturing division offering industrial 3D printing systems (laser metal fusion, laser metal deposition). Comparable to NMB at the AM technology layer but operating at vastly larger scale as a system OEM rather than R&D service provider — overlapping with NMB's PBF-LB/M and DED-LB/M technology domain.
• EOS GmbH: EOS is a leading German industrial 3D printing systems OEM for polymer (SLS) and metal (DMLS) additive manufacturing. Adjacent to NMB's SLS-Demofabrik and PBF-LB/M technology domains, but operating as a global system vendor rather than R&D service provider — comparable in technology category but different business model.

Emerging players

• AMIRES s.r.o. AMIRES is a European research management consultancy building additive manufacturing consortia and coordinating EU-funded AM projects. Smaller and more specialized than NMB, but operating in the same ecosystem connecting industrial partners with publicly funded AM R&D — a partial-overlap emerging player in NMB's value chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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