For example, we develop and manufacture custom-designed cooling systems, components for particle accelerators, metallic and non-metallic cryostats, and liquid pumps operated in ultra-low-temperature environments.
In addition, we offer measurement services, including component testing (valves, optics, components, etc.) and physical measurements such as determining the thermal properties of materials at low temperatures, leak tests, and thermal cycling tests.
Cryobiotechnology (life sciences), with its interesting and exciting facets and research questions, is also part of our repertoire.
The interdisciplinary team of engineering and physics specialists works hand in hand with ILK Dresden’s technical and laboratory staff.
We cover the following three areas of work with excellence and expertise:
Life Sciences
- Characterization and development of biomaterials
- Efficient 3D processing of collagen scaffolds
- Cryopreservation of biosystems (ATMPs, cells, tissues)
- Cryopreservation of in vitro assays and tissue models
- High-throughput vitrification and spray vitrification
- Packaging integrity testing for biobanking
- Storage stability testing for biobanking
Cryotechnics
- Cryogenic components and systems
- Cryostats, particularly fiberglass-reinforced plastic cryostats
- Gas purification systems, e.g., for the semiconductor industry (cryogenic removal of impurities)
- Design, construction, and testing of specialized cryogenic systems
- (Re)liquefaction systems (LHe, LN2, …)
- Cryogenic fluid pumps (in-situ solutions)
- Cryosorption pumps (adsorption, etc.)
- Cold actuators (actuators, motors, valves)
- Cryocoolers (pulse-tube principle)
- Thermal barriers (shrouds)
- Calibration of cryogenic sensors
- Helium infrastructure (LHe) and test facility, e.g., for valve testing or for measuring superconducting accelerator magnets
- Cryogenic high-pressure hydrogen test facility
- Planning for LHe, LN2, or hydrogen infrastructure
- Cryogenic sensors and electronics
- Design, calculations, engineering, FEM, flow simulations
Low-temperature physics
- Material properties at low temperatures
- Cryogenic thermal cycling
- Sensor technology at low temperatures, temperature calibration
- Hydrogen technology (liquefaction, storage tests, cycling, etc.)
- Superconducting applications, magnetic tests such as ramping or quench tests (- 12 kA ... 12 kA, - 24 V … 24 V using a 4-quadrant controller), current leads available
Research
Team
Dr.rer.nat. Andreas Kade
Head of Main Department
Kay Bodendorfer
Cryosorption Pumps | Deputy Head of Main Department | Vacuum Technology
Fanny Haupold
Assistant of Main Department Cryogenics | Low Temperature Physics
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Martin Klupsch
Cryogenics | Hydrogen Technology
M. Sc. René Kretschmer
Center of Cryocompetence in Life Science
Dipl.-Ing. Moritz Kuhn
Complex Cryogenic Cooling Systems | Numerical Simulation
Dr.-Ing. Ronald Miksche
Design | Materials Engineering
Dr. rer. nat. Erik Neuber
Gas Separation | Magnetism | Low Temperature Physics
Dipl.-Ing. Holger Reinsch
Center of Cryocompetence in Life Science
Dr. rer. nat. Matthias Schneider
Low Temperature Physics | Material Investigations
Dipl.-Ing. Gunar Schroeder
Cryocoolers | Cryo Actuators | Thermal Power Systems
Dipl.-Ing. Sandra Tippmann
Design | Mechanical Engineering
Dipl.-Ing. (FA) Gregor Trommler
Cryostat Development | Energy Storage | FEM
Dipl.-Ing. Tom Winkler
Design | Mechanical Engineering
Dr. rer. nat. Ulrich Zerweck-Trogisch
Accelerator Technology | Superconductivity
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Institut für Luft- und Kältetechnik gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mbH
Bertolt-Brecht-Allee 20
01309 Dresden
Germany
