field of activity

The main focus of work is on the concentration of effective improvement and development of polymer technical processings and detailed descriptions and analyses on which basis further development and optimizations can be performed.

Focus areas are:

• Simulation and optimization of plasticizing units like single screw-, co-rotating twin screw extruders, injection molding machines
• Joining processes: Friction-, hote plate-, laser beam-, ultrasonic-, and microwave welding
• Special extrusion and injection molding processes
• Manufacturing of thermosets, duroplasts and natural polymers

vita

• Since 2007: professorship of polymer engineering
• 1999-2007 hired in different positions at the Hella KGaA, Lippstadt (automotive supplier), at last responsible for headlights
• 1994-1995 research engineer at the Barmag AG, Remscheid (Extrusion engineering)
• 1989-1999 academic employee and chief engineer at the department of polymer engineering at the University of Paderborn, meanwhile PhD thesis in 1995 on "Simulation der Plastifiziereinheit von Einschneckenextrudern" and "Habilitation" in 2000 on "Verfahrenstechnische Auslegung von Extrusionsanlagen"
• Graduate: Dipl.-Ing. in engineering at the University of Paderborn