Kunststofftechnik Paderborn

News Archive

November 2010
	K 2010 International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber From 27th October to 3rd November Polymer Engineering Paderborn presented itself at the K2010 in Düsseldorf. The visitors were informed about research and teachings. At the fair stand visitors learned about the three great research and development agendas of Polymer Engineering Paderborn: Injection molding, joining and extrusion. The team working with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Elmar Moritzer (middle) used the K trade fair to maintain and establish contacts. [read more...]
	Kunststoffland NRW: 100 participants at the seventh Plastic-Industry Day in Paderborn According to the motto “Quo vadis plastics industry – How can we make the location NRW even more sustainable?” on 24th November representatives of the whole plastics industry met at the seventh plastics industry day kunststoffland NRW in Paderborn. In addition to top-class speakers from industry and research the participants enjoyed an exciting supporting program with a live production by Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). [read more...]

October 2010
	ECON-Labor underwater pelletizing for Polymer Engineering Paderborn Within the scope of the research project for the process analysis or rather optimization of WPC-compounding (Wood-Plastic-Composites) a laboratory underwater pelletizing system was purchased. With the available strand plant pelletizing was not possible at high filling degrees because of strand tears. Using a hot die face pelletizing also had its limit as with WPC with low filling degrees on PP-matrix the pellets bonded. With the new underwater pelletizing now all compound formulations can be homogeneously pelletized. [read more...]

August 2010
	Department of engineering awarded with the certificate of the Fakultätentag für Maschinenbau und Verfahrenstechnik Highest standards in education and research The department of engineering at the University of Paderborn has been awarded with the certificate of the Fakultätentag für Maschinenbau und Verfahrenstechnik FTMV. The aim of the certificate is to assure the quality of teachings, research and organziation by certification. “This award shows that our department is on the same level than the mostly bigger departments of technical universities. We are very proud that we have got this certificate after only one year of membership in the Fakultätentag”, says a happy Prof. Dr.-Ing. Detmar Zimmer, dean of the department of engineering. “The education as mechanical engineer in Paderborn is first choice for students.” [read more...]

June 2010
	Polymer engineers research in the collaborative research centre Transregio 30 Universities Paderborn, Kassel and Dortmund develop new processes of the metal and polymer design for lightweight in the automovile and aircraft industry The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) has approved of financing the collaborative research centre (CRC) Transregio 30 for four further years and provides 11,6 Mio. Euro in total. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Schöppner, Polymer Engineering Paderborn, works on one of the twenty-two individual projects, namly on the subject: Graduated structures in amorphous polymers - Manufacturing self-reinforced polycarbonate. [read more...]

May 2010
	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Schöppner shows at his inaugural speech what polymer engineers are able to do Salt shaker for the university president At the inaugural speech of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Schöppner, polymer processing, 250 polymer experts from all over Germany were greeted by the Dean of Mechanical Engineers, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Detmar Zimmer and University President Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Risch. After the lecture, which lasted about an hour, personalized plastics salt shaker created via the direct manufacturing process were handed out as presents. [read more...]
	Polymer technology day brings new incentives to the polymer region of East Westphalia Polymer Engineering Paderborn and Messe Ostwestfalen cooperate The “K-Lab”, a polymer laboratory of the University of Paderborn, creates an application-oriented interface between industry and science. [read more...]

March 2010
	Poylmer engineers catch up on benchmarking This spring event of the poylmer network in East Wesphalia – Lippe covered the question: Success or failure? Your path to Best-in-Class! Torsten Beinke, CEO of INDEC talked about the topic “Technology management and benchmarking.” [read more...]
	KTP welcomes experts for mechanical joining of poymers Guidelines for direct screw coupling has been worked out At the beginning of March, representatives from industry and research institutes gathered, to address themselves to the task of mechanical joining of poylmers. The meeting of the research group “AG W 4.11” from the German Association for Welding and Related Methods, registered society, (DVS) was organised by the Chair of Polymer Engineering Paderborn (KTP). [read more...]
	University boffins want to reinvent polymer News coverage from a local newspaper: Opening of the Institute for Polymer Materials and Processes “If it is about polymers, for Germany there won’t be a way around Paderborn anymore,” says University President Prof. Nikolaus Risch. This holds true for the processing lab of the polymer engineers, residing in building P of the university, as well. [read more...]

February 2010
	Polymer engineers present at the jobs exposition in the Rietberger School Centre Polymer engineering at your fingertips is presented by Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Bonefeld, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Elmar Moritzer and Felix Stabbert at the jobs exhibition held at the Rietberger grammar school Nepomucenum. [read more...]