Apparatus and method for separating at least one fiber layer from a multilayer fiber composite material

[0001] There is disclosed a concept for separating at least one fiber layer 10 from a multilayer fiber composite material 13, wherein the fiber layer 10 is one of a plurality of fiber layers embedded in a matrix material of the fiber composite material 13, the method comprising applying, during a separation of the fiber layer 10, a curvature; 11 to the fiber layer 10 or to the multilayer fiber composite material 13 around an axis 16 parallel to a direction of crack propagation 12.