Current projects
Function & Digitalisation
DUETT
Digitalization in Plastics Processing: An Analysis of Two Use Cases Integrated into a Knowledge and Technology Transfer…DesiKu - Self-disinfecting antimicrobial plastic surfaces without biocides
Plastics are becoming antimicrobialBeSpECD - Weather Resistance of the Functionality of an Electrochromic Multilayer Film with further processing by an Injection Compression Molding Process
The BeSpECD research project, funded by the DGF, is investigating the aging behavior of a plastic-based electrochromic…Cross-process-chain detection of material and process anomalies in imbalanced data for technical plastic assemblies
The goal of the ProData project is to analyze cross-processacross injection molding and assembly processes to identify…Automation and Digitalization of the Start-up Processes for Injection Molding Tools
During the trial run of injection molding tools, a set of settings is determined through an iterative process to achieve…
Materials & Structures
NanoShape - Particle-filled thermoplastics with defined nanostructured particle geometry
SkaNaPA – Study on the Scaling of the Production and Processing of Natural-Fiber-Reinforced Bio-Polyamides for Automotive Interior Applications
BioLoop - Microbial Recycling - A Solution for Multilayer Plastic Packaging?
For a new research project, the Department of Resource Management and Waste Technology and the Department of Plastics…ReLight and “From Light Fixture to Light Fixture—Establishing a Material Cycle for the Upcycling of Post-Consumer PC/PMMA Waste Fractions”
The goal of the project is to establish a recycling system for the multiple reuse of PC and PMMA recyclates in the…
UNIpace (silicone & rubber)
VaTuS - Thermoplastic and Silicone Composites
WIPANO Grant ProgramAdditive Manufacturing Meets LSR—A New Option for Flexible Small-Batch Production
In collaboration with the Würzburg Plastics Center (SKZ), the DLR-IGF-funded research project “ADDmold for LSR” was…ADDmold for LSR
The goal of the DLR-IGF joint research project with SKZ is to produce high-quality, additive-manufactured, resin-based…