Research

Research

The main research areas at the Institute of Polymer Technology include the areas of Additive Manufacturing, New Materials and Material Properties, Processing and Joining Technology and Tribology. In addition to these research focuses, the institute is also concerned with overlapping topics such as Filler Material ­ Compounding, Simulation of Processing and Applications, Radiation Cross-linked Thermoplastics, Gentle Processing and many more.

The chair is equipped with approximately 1200 qm² of office space and a total of approximately 1600 qm² of space for an extensive and modern equipped processing technology and test laboratories. The research areas are supported by various laboratories with qualified employees who carry out both development work and expert examinations.