GERMAN TRADE MISSION JAPAN
Lightweight technologies
Kanazawa, Fukui, Gifu & Nagoya | 20th -24th October 2025
The event is free of charge for Japanese participants but subject to registration. For further information and registration in Japanese language please click on the Registration button below.
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German Business Delegation Trip to Japan
Meet German companies from the Lightweight Technologies Industry
We cordially invite you to join us for an initiative supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE):
As part of a bilateral business trip to Japan, a delegation of 12 selected German companies specializing in innovative lightweight materials, production and process technologies for composites, components and related technologies for different application fields like the composite industries and research, aerospace, automotive, construction industry as well as related sectors, will be visiting Kanazawa, Gifu and Nagoya in October 2025.
The aim of this visit is to establish new collaborations and partnerships between Japanese and German companies. The German companies will bring their expertise and offerings to the Japanese players in the composites and lightweighting materials market, presenting opportunities for mutual growth and advancement.
The program encompasses two one-day presentation and networking conferences in Kanazawa and Nagoya, featuring expert lectures and pitch presentations that will showcase Germany’s expertise, innovations, and technologies.
Japanese companies, industry and research representatives and government officials are invited to attend the conferences, scheduled for Monday, October 20th, at the ICC Innovative Composites Center in Kanazawa, and Thursday, October 23rd, at the National Composite Center (NCC) in Nagoya. This events presents an excellent opportunity to explore potential areas of cooperation and exchange valuable information and knowledge between Japanese and German counterparts.
We also invite you to participate in individual B2B meetings and further conferences with German companies in Kanazawa, Gifu and Nagoya from Tuesday, 21th to Friday, 24th October 2025. The meetings can be held either at a central location or directly at your company’s premises. This is a great chance to explore new business opportunities and discover potential synergies and partnerships with German participants. To schedule your individual B2B meetings, please contact the project responsible, Bastain Brenken (CU) / Yoshihiro Saito (ICC).
The project is implemented by SBS systems for business solutions GmbH in streight cooperation with Composites United e. V. and ICC in Kanazawa, GCC in Gifu and NCC in Nagoya.
PROGRAM
Monday – October 20th
Morning
Kanazawa
Presentation & Networking Conference at the ICC
Opening Remarks by
- “Lightweighting as enabler for competitiveness and innovation”
Mr. Werner Loscheider, Head of Lightweight Division at the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE))
Pitch-Presentations of the German companys
Moderator: NN
- “Company presentation”
Mr. Jonas Wermter, Broetje-Automation GmbH - “Lay-up automation equipment for complex, multi-material composites”
Mr. Anil Mertol, Cevotec GmbH - “Composites for Future Aerospace”
Dr. Tassilo Witte, CTC GmbH (An AIRBUS Company) - “Company presentation”
Dr. Anna Schwarz, CompoSpring GmbH - “Company presentation”
Mr. Daniel Grauer, Ensinger GmbH - “Testing of fiber-reinforced composites at cryogenic temperatures”
Mr. Patrick Nowakowski, ECOMAT e.V.
Q&A session
- “Ultra-light & cost-effective composite solutions due to the thermoplastic material advantage”
Mr. Daniel Barfuss, herone GmbH - “Company presentation”
Ms. Andrea Glawe, KROENERT GmbH & Co KG - “Company presentation”
Mr. Joachim Schenk, KSL Joining Technology GmbH - “Company presentation”
Mr. Gunnar Beyer, Polyvlies Franz Beyer GmbH - “Company presentation”
Mr. Ingo Schlalos, SWMS Systemtechnik Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH - “Company presentation”
Mr. Jochen Pflug, ThermHex Waben GmbH
Q&A session
Pitch-Presentations of selected Japanese companys
Moderator: NN
Q&A session
Afternoon
Kanazawa
Individual business meetings (B2B)
Individually scheduled B2B meetings between German and Japanese companies at the ICC in Kanazawa
Thursday – October 23rd
Morning
Nagoya
Presentation & Networking Conference at the NCC
Opening Remarks by
- “Lightweighting as enabler for competitiveness and innovation”
Mr. Werner Loscheider, Head of Lightweight Division at the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE))
Pitch-Presentations of the German companys
Moderator: NN
- “Company presentation”
Mr. Jochen Pflug, ThermHex Waben GmbH - “Company presentation”
Mr. Ingo Schlalos, SWMS Systemtechnik Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH - “Company presentation”
Mr. Gunnar Beyer, Polyvlies Franz Beyer GmbH - “Company presentation”
Mr. Joachim Schenk, KSL Joining Technology GmbH - “Company presentation”
Ms. Andrea Glawe, KROENERT GmbH & Co KG - “Ultra-light & cost-effective composite solutions due to the thermoplastic material advantage”
Mr. Daniel Barfuss, herone GmbH
Q&A session
- “Testing of fiber-reinforced composites at cryogenic temperatures”
Mr. Patrick Nowakowski, ECOMAT e.V. - “Company presentation”
Mr. Daniel Grauer, Ensinger GmbH - “Company presentation”
Dr. Anna Schwarz, CompoSpring GmbH - “Composites for Future Aerospace”
Dr. Tassilo Witte, CTC GmbH (An AIRBUS Company) - “Lay-up automation equipment for complex, multi-material composites”
Mr. Anil Mertol, Cevotec GmbH - “Company presentation”
Mr. Jonas Wermter, Broetje-Automation GmbH
Q&A session
Pitch-Presentations of selected Japanese companys
Moderator: NN
Q&A session
Afternoon
Nagoya
Individual business meetings (B2B)
Individually scheduled B2B meetings between German and Japanese companies at the NCC in Nagoya
German companies
Broetje-Automation GmbH
World’s leading expert for production processes in the aerospace industry.
Cevotec GmbH
The company enables manufacturers to produce complex composites in high volume and superior quality – with robotic lay-up automation
CTC GmbH Stade
The Composite Technology Center is a leading lightweight technology and innovation center in Europe, especially for the aerospace sector.
CompoSpring GmbH
Developer and manufacturer of globally unique springs made of fiber-composites.
The innovation platform focusses on supporting research and development with the aim for discovering common interests and exchanging ideas, e.g. for the development of high performance composites, production technologies, fiber development and quality assurance.
Ensinger GmbH
Development, manufacturing and sale of compounds, semi-finished materials, composites, technical parts and profiles made of engineering and high performance plastics.
herone GmbH
Invention and production of ultralight composite profiles that enable to go beyond limits towards a cleaner future and a better life.
KROENERT GmbH & Co KG
Production lines for the production of resin films and prepregs.
KSL Joining Technology GmbH
Construction of individual machines for the processing of fibre reinforced materials and all types of technical textiles.
POLYVLIES – Franz Beyer – GmbH
Technical Nonwovens for diverse markets and applicaiton fields.
SWMS Systemtechnik Ingenieursgesellschaft mbH
Special solution for simulating Fiber Placement and tape laying processes. Direct Derivation of manufacturing Information from the CAD model.
ThermHex Waben GmbH
Producer of thermoplastic honeycomb cores as core material for lightweight sandwich panels and components.
YOUR TEAM OF EXPERTS
In Germany
SBS systems for business is an experienced consulting company specialized in the internationalization of companies. All offices of SBS are staffed with multilingual and professional employees experienced in dealing with intercultural work environments.
Since 1999, SBS has been successfully developing, planning, and implementing individual internationalization strategies for German SMEs and advising them on their global export activities.
SBS is also specialized in the Italian market as well as in the German-speaking market and supports small and medium-sized German as well as Italian companies in the distribution of their products and services in these markets.
Since 2006, SBS has also been implementing export promotion projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) and since 2015 for the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and has already organized nearly 200 projects worldwide.
In Japan
Since its establishment in 2014, the Innovative Composite Research and Development Center (ICC) has become Japan’s largest R&D center for composites, promoting collaboration with institutions and companies to expand composite material applications. ICC’s well-equipped environment includes large-scale molding facilities, a chemical lab for matrix resin development, and advanced evaluation equipment, enabling seamless development from raw materials to prototyping, evaluation, and simulation.
The center supports both academic research and corporate product development under its “Under-One-Roof” concept, welcoming corporate researchers and fostering collaboration until the final stages of product development. Annually, over 60 researchers from 50 companies join ICC’s membership program, which also offers networking and technological trend-sharing activities through monthly forums and events. These efforts are supported by 20 researchers, engineers, and a Strategy Planning Team assisting with R&D planning, funding, and operations.
Contact
Yoshihiro Saito
Innovative Composite Center (ICC)
Phone: +81(0)76-276-3100
E-Mail: icc-spt@mlist.kanazawa-it.ac.jp
REGISTRATION
If you would like to take part in the presentation & networking event or have the opportunity to meet with one ore more German companies, we kindly invite you to register directly online or contact Saito-san from ICC!
Registration will be open soon.
DOWNLOAD
Here you can download the official delegation brochure with the short company profiles of the participating German companies
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