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Institute for Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and Craft at RWTH Aachen University

Higher Education (HES)

ikv-aachen.de/en/Aachen, Germany
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The IKV’s research spans the full plastics value chain, covering thermoplastics, elastomers, thermosets (including polyurethanes), and fibre-reinforced plastics. With 11,800 m² of modern laboratories and technical centres, we develop and validate solutions from materials development through processing, tooling, and characterisation/testing.

Core areas include:

  • Sustainability & circular economy: recycling technologies, bio-based plastics, energy-efficient processes, hydrogen storage

  • Processing technologies: injection moulding, extrusion and film blowing, foaming, additive manufacturing

  • Tooling & mould technology: design, temperature control, and process-integrated automation

  • Materials & applications: polymers and composites, lightweight structures, barrier and permeation

  • Surfaces, plasma & coatings

  • Joining & hybrid technologies

  • Digitalisation / Industry 4.0: simulation, digital twins/process shadows, sensor-integrated production, AI-supported tools

  • Metrology, analysis & testing

We work closely with industry partners and support demonstrator-oriented work, pilot-scale validation, and Horizon Europe communication, dissemination, and exploitation activities.

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KEY THEMATIC AREAS

Sustainable advanced materials, raw materials and chemicalsFast-tracking circularity in manufacturing, advanced materials and process industryInnovative Advanced Materials-based Technologies

TYPE OF RESEARCH AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

Applied research, product/process development and demonstrationDissemination and Communication

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Institute for Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and Craft at RWTH Aachen University