Making the Inserts of the Future
Research into innovative new materials to drive inserts and system differentiation for drilling, chiseling, cutting, sawing and grinding operations.
Materials Research
Driving Innovation and Sustainability through Materials
The materials research group is the number-one-address at Hilti for all questions concerning materials, coatings, surfaces and their behavior under tribological, corrosive and mechanical loadings. Based on theoretical considerations and experimental results, we evaluate new materials for the applications in the product world of Hilti while focusing on sustainability.
Therefore, our core competencies are divided into four domains: atmospheric corrosion, tribology, hard materials and metals. All competencies are supported by our metallographic laboratory.
Making a difference for our customers
Our Metallography laboratory provides scientific support
Microscopic characterization of materials, yielding information regarding properties, composition, their use, and in the case of broken parts, the cause of failure.
Solutions for sustainable products
Hilti has joined the group of companies committed to the Science Based Target initiative including achieving Net-Zero by 2050. Material research contributes by lowering C02 footprint of raw materials, replacing of critical raw materials, enabling circularity and optimizing product's life cycles.
Reduction of wear and friction in Hilti's product portfolio
Exploiting surface technology and lubricants for the design of robust and energy efficient products.
Current and Emerging Innovation Domains
Material Research and Heat Treatment Design
Application-oriented research and evaluation of new materials by means of theoretical considerations and experimental studies for the product world of Hilti.
Corrosion Research
Accelerated lab corrosion tests, field tests and electrochemical methods to evaluate the performance of materials and ensure long lasting and safe products.
Tribology
R&D into existing and new areas of surface technology and lubricants for robust, energy efficient and more sustainable products.
HORIZON project RESQTOOL has been granted by the European Commission.
This project is about recycling and reuse of hardmetals, e.g. from Hilti drill bits and supports our sustainability strategy. In this projet Hilti will collaborate with renowned companies and institutes.
Find out more about RESQTOOL.
Corporate Research & Technology
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