Havel metal foam GmbH
Havel metal foam GmbH is a series producer of aluminum foam systems based in Brandenburg an der Havel. With its Havel Lite® series, the company has specialized in the development and production of aluminum foam and aluminum foam sandwiches, highly innovative lightweight materials. Havel metal foam runs four different aluminum foam technologies in series production.
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Who is Havel metal foam?
With its Havel Lite® series, Havel metal foam GmbH has specialized in the development and production of aluminum foam and aluminum foam sandwiches, highly innovative lightweight materials. Aluminum foam is lighter than water, yet a stable, metallic material: a key material for lightweight structures in industries that place high but cost-effective demands on the material while also seeking to optimize the energy factor, for example through weight reduction. The versatile Havel Lite® product range makes entirely new lightweight construction solutions possible in many industrial sectors.
Where does the Havel metal foam manufacturing technology come from?
It was developed together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU, where the foundation was laid for producing aluminum foam industrially and reproducibly. That collaboration lies in the past. Since then, Havel metal foam has developed the process considerably further in-house and today runs four aluminum foam technologies in series production. For material testing and trials, the company works with Fraunhofer IWU, the Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences (Technische Hochschule Brandenburg), MPA Dresden and the Beschussamt Mellrichstadt proof house.
Which services does Havel metal foam offer?
Havel metal foam covers five service areas: research & development, FEM calculations, product solutions, series production and processing. The offer therefore ranges from versatile prototypes for industries that want to use aluminum foam as a new material for special applications, through industrial series production, to the mechanical processing of the finished products.
- Research & development: prototypes, new alloys and processes
- FEM calculations
- Product solutions
- Series production
- Processing: bending, welding, milling, drilling, machining
Which aluminum foam technologies does Havel metal foam run in series production?
Havel metal foam runs four different aluminum foam technologies in series production, even in large quantities with reproducible product quality. The production capacity covers aluminum foam sandwiches, foamed components and 3D shaped elements; the technical equipment comprises infrared furnaces, electrically heated continuous furnaces and CNC milling machines. This combination of four technologies in series production is unique worldwide.
Where is Havel metal foam based, and who runs the company?
Havel metal foam GmbH is based at Am Maschinenhaus 3, 14774 Brandenburg an der Havel. The managing directors are Friedrich Schuller and Dr. Max Iann; the company is registered with the Potsdam Local Court (Amtsgericht Potsdam) under HRB 25961 P. On the sales side, Havel metal foam is well positioned worldwide, with sales representatives available to customers locally.
- Address
- Am Maschinenhaus 3, 14774 Brandenburg an der Havel
- Managing directors
- Friedrich Schuller, Dr. Max Iann
- Register court
- Amtsgericht Potsdam, HRB 25961 P
- Telephone
- +49 3381 80 43 88 2
- info@havel-mf.de
At which trade fairs does Havel metal foam exhibit?
Most recently, Havel metal foam exhibited at ALUMINIUM 2026 in Düsseldorf, from October 6 to 8, 2026, at booth A61 in Hall 6. There, Havel metal foam showed a wide range of products and applications made of aluminum foam.
- Trade fair
- ALUMINIUM 2026, Düsseldorf
- Dates
- October 6 to 8, 2026
- Booth
- Hall 6, booth A61
Company and location
When and where was the company founded?
Also asked: How long has the manufacturer existed? · At which site is production carried out?
Havel metal foam was founded in 2013 at the Kirchmöser industrial site in Brandenburg an der Havel. That is also where the name comes from: the Havel is the river on which the site lies. From the start, the company has specialized in the industrial production of aluminum foam products, which it sells under its own Havel Lite® brand. It describes itself as combining many years of know-how from science and industry, which reflects the origin of its manufacturing technology.
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Where is the company based, and who runs it?
Also asked: What is the address? · Who are the managing directors?
Havel metal foam GmbH is based at Am Maschinenhaus 3, 14774 Brandenburg an der Havel. The managing directors are Friedrich Schuller and Dr. Max Iann. The company is registered with the Potsdam Local Court (Amtsgericht Potsdam) under HRB 25961 P. Development, manufacturing and processing are all at this one site, so a component does not change plants on its way from drawing to series production.
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What does Havel Lite® stand for?
Also asked: What does the product series cover? · Is Havel Lite a material or a brand?
Havel Lite® is the product series of Havel metal foam, not a material designation. The brand covers the four product forms produced in series: aluminum foam panels, the AAS and SAS sandwiches, foamed profiles and components, and 3D shaped elements. The material in them is in every case the same closed-cell aluminum foam; what differs is the geometry and the cover layer. If you are looking for a data sheet, you will therefore find one per product form, not for the brand as a whole.
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Production capacity
Which equipment is available for series production?
Also asked: How large is the production capacity? · Which furnaces and machines are available?
Havel metal foam operates three continuous furnaces, three infrared furnaces and three CNC milling machines. The production capacity is stated as 500,000 m² per year, and larger quantities too are produced with reproducible product quality. This equipment is the reason the material is a candidate for series components at all, and not only for one-offs: a foaming process needs a reproducible temperature profile, and for that the furnaces, not the material, are the limiting factor.
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Is the precursor made in-house?
Also asked: Does the manufacturer depend on suppliers? · Where does the foamable precursor come from?
Yes. Havel metal foam makes the foamable precursor in-house and is independent of third parties for it. For a buyer, this is where the supply chain becomes short: the precursor is the one constituent that cannot be sourced on the market, because the process itself depends on it. Together with the furnaces and milling systems at the same site, this means that precursor, foaming and mechanical processing are all under one roof.
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Services and collaboration
What can the company be commissioned to do?
Also asked: Which service areas are there? · Does the company also do development and calculations?
Havel metal foam offers five service areas: product solutions, FEM calculations, processing, series production, and research and development. So you can commission not only material but also the route to it: a calculation before design, a prototype for evaluation, series production and the mechanical processing of the finished parts by bending, welding, milling, drilling and machining. We agree the scope of the FEM services with you in the inquiry.
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What is the company's relationship with Fraunhofer IWU?
Also asked: Was the technology bought in? · Is Fraunhofer IWU involved?
The Havel metal foam manufacturing technology was developed together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU, where the foundation was laid for producing aluminum foam industrially and reproducibly. That joint development lies in the past, and Havel metal foam has since developed the process considerably further in-house. IWU remains a partner for measurements and tests, for example of shielding effectiveness and vibration damping, and for joint projects. The technology is therefore neither bought in nor operated by others.
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