(Forschungsinstitut für Glas-Keramik: Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany) -- Forschungsinstitut für Glas-Keramik (FGK) is an institute affiliated with the Koblenz University of Applied Science, which deals with research into inorganic materials in the material groups of glass and ceramics. Koblenz offers an engineering course in materials technology for glass and ceramics, which is the source of several of the now-50 employees at the institute.

The FGK focuses on research and development, materials testing, and innovation consulting as a partner and service provider for industrial companies. Equipped with an extensive range of system, process, and measurement technology, the institute is an accredited testing laboratory for analytics in the material groups of ceramics and glass. The main areas of research are silicate ceramics, structural ceramics, functional ceramics, and additive manufacturing.

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