INGPULS GMBH

Ingpuls GmbH from Bochum develops and produces custom alloys and components made from shape memory alloys (SMA). SMAs are metallic materials that can 'remember' their original shape after seemingly plastic deformation when heated, as soon as the temperature changes accordingly. Founded in 2009 as a spin-off from the Institute for Materials at Ruhr University Bochum, Ingpuls has evolved through several stages from a consultancy to a development service provider, ultimately becoming a mass producer in 2016. Today, the company is a global technological leader, renowned for its expertise in material manufacturing and processing, as well as application-specific microstructure development. With its comprehensive and continuously growing competencies, the company significantly drives the industrialization of this innovative technology both nationally and internationally. To date, several million vehicles from a German premium manufacturer have been equipped with SMAs from Bochum. Beyond the automotive industry, the high-tech materials from Bochum are also in use, for example, in medical technology and aerospace. The first satellites utilizing SMAs from Ingpuls are already in Earth orbit. In the future, many millions of household appliances are expected to adopt this innovative technology. Additional application areas can be found in industry, building technology, and consumer electronics.