Lightweight design is a key innovation of Industry 4.0. Weight often equals costs. Brandenburg’s companies work closely together with scientific institutions in the region to make the future easier to bear.

Predicting the future is an art that humanity has so far, despite its best efforts, not been able to master. Now and then, however, humanity can almost do it—when it comes to lightweight design, for example. After all, lightweight construction materials are clearly the construction materials of the future. As the demand for them increases by hundreds of percentage points, they are setting economic standards. A strong network of companies and scientific institutions assigns a leading role to the state of Brandenburg.