RAUSCHERT HEINERSDORF - PRESSIG GMBH

Their core work

Rauschert is a German technical ceramics manufacturer that supplies specialized ceramic components for advanced manufacturing and industrial process applications. In H2020 projects, they contributed ceramic cores and ceramic-based solutions for high-pressure die casting, toolless manufacturing of complex structures, and membrane reactor systems. Their core industrial value lies in producing precision ceramic parts that enable manufacturing processes requiring extreme heat resistance, dimensional accuracy, and material integrity — capabilities essential for automotive casting, chemical processing, and additive manufacturing.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

With all three projects starting between 2015 and 2016, Rauschert's H2020 participation represents a concentrated burst rather than a long evolution. Early projects (ToMax, MEMERE) applied their ceramics expertise broadly — from toolless manufacturing to chemical process equipment. The later CORE 4.0 project (as third party) shows a sharper focus on automotive casting applications, specifically ceramic cores for aluminium engine block production via HPDC lost-core technology.

Their trajectory points toward specialization in ceramic core solutions for lightweight automotive casting — a growing area as the automotive industry shifts toward aluminium components for weight reduction.

How they like to work

Rauschert consistently joins projects as a partner or third-party contributor rather than leading them, indicating they serve as a specialized materials supplier within larger consortia. Across just 3 projects they accumulated 28 unique partners in 12 countries, suggesting they integrate well into diverse European teams. Their role pattern — participant twice, third party once — is typical of an industrial company that provides specific material components and manufacturing know-how rather than driving the research agenda.

Despite only three projects, Rauschert built connections with 28 partners across 12 countries, reflecting the large consortium sizes typical of manufacturing-focused RIA and IA projects. Their network spans broadly across Europe without a strong geographic concentration.

What sets them apart

Rauschert brings deep industrial ceramics manufacturing capability to research consortia — not as a research lab, but as a real production partner who can take ceramic component designs from prototype to volume manufacturing. This makes them valuable for any project needing precision ceramic parts (cores, membranes, structural ceramics) validated in an actual production environment. For consortium builders, they offer something rare: a mid-to-large ceramics manufacturer willing to participate in EU research projects and bridge the gap between laboratory ceramics development and industrial-scale supply.

Highlights from their portfolio

• CORE 4.0
  Directly aligned with Rauschert's core business — ceramic cores for aluminium HPDC lost-core casting, targeting automotive engine block production.
• MEMERE
  Demonstrates cross-sector versatility: a ceramics company contributing to methane activation and membrane reactor technology in the energy/chemical sector.
• ToMax
  Their largest funded project (EUR 165,625), exploring toolless manufacturing of complex structures — an advanced manufacturing topic with broad industrial applications.