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At present, the Institute of Polymer Technology employs about 20 people in the scientific and about 20 people in the technical and organizational area.
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The research areas include the areas of additive manufacturing, light construction and FRP, materials and processing as well as joining technology and tribology.
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The Institute of Polymer Technology offers lectures, internships, seminars and excursions on the professional profile of the mechanical engineer.
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Together with students from the Faculty of Engineering, our institute had a two-day visit to the K 2025 Trade Fair in Düsseldorf, the world’s leading exhibition for plastics and rubber.
The opportunity to experience state-of-the-art manufacturing systems live was a valuable practical complement t...
Over the past two weeks, our institute had the opportunity to present our current research at K 2025 in Düsseldorf to an international expert audience.
Additive manufacturing – flame-retardant materials, medical applications, and antenna systems
Processing of highly filled polymers –plastic-...
From October 8–15, 2025, we will be exhibiting at K 2025 in Düsseldorf – the world’s leading trade fair for plastics and rubber – and we warmly invite you to visit us in person!
🚗 Highly filled polymers for bipolar plates and drive technology
📡 Additive manufacturing for high-frequency and medic...
How do you turn a simple idea into a 3D-printed object?
Last week, during the Girls and Technology Internship at FAU, pupils from grades 7 to 11 had the opportunity to explore this question – in an introductory course on processing polymers in additive manufacturing using fused filament fabricati...
What does industrial injection molding actually look like in practice?
We found answers during our excursion to Brose in Coburg! The LKT organized an insightful company visit for students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, with a focus on plastics engineering, to one of the leading au...
