SKZ - German Plastics Center
About
We are SKZ - German Plastics Center, a leading institution specializing in research, development and education in the field of plastics. With our broad network of industry partners and experts, we provide innovative solutions and customized training programs to drive progress in plastics technology. Our goal is to help companies increase their competitiveness and promote sustainable practices in plastics processing. Together, we are shaping the future of the plastics industry.
We develop tomorrow's innovations. As a research and development partner, we address the challenges within the plastics industry and find solutions to a wide range of issues, including materials, processing methods, quality assurance, sustainability, circularity, and digitalization.
Material development, e.g. additives and functional fillers, biopolymers, composites, and networked materials
Processing processes, e.g. compounding, extruding, blow molding, thermoforming, injection molding, additive manufacturing, dispersing, adhesive bonding, welding, and surface technology
Measuring and testing technology, e.g. particle measurement technology, component properties, non-destructive testing, spectroscopy, and surface technology.
Circular economy, e.g. recycling, sustainability and life cycle assessment
Digitisation, e.g. digital infrastructure, data collection, data analysis, AI, simulation
USP: Leading German R&D plastics institute: https://www.skz.de/en/; 200 people in 16 R&D groups, 100 funded projects pa, 25,000 sqm technical centres, 430 industry partners, 13,000 event participants for knowledge transfer pa.
Digital technologies
European Partnerships
European Data Spaces
Representatives
Innovation and technology transfer manager
SKZ - German Plastics Center