ExpertiseUpdated on 22 December 2025
Shaping the Future of Plastics
Innovation and technology transfer manager at SKZ - German Plastics Center
Würzburg, Germany
About
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
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200+ researchers, developers and technicians
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25,000+ sqm of laboratories and pilot plants
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100+ public research projects per year
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600+ industrial projects per year
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Numerous awards for innovative research
Field
- Manufacturing
- Construction
- Energy Efficiency
- Modelling, simulation, predictive technologies
- Raw Materials
- Advanced Materials
- Sustainability
- AI-GenAI /Data/Robotics
- Photonics
- Testing & Analysis
Organisation
Similar opportunities
Expertise
Sustainable bio-based polymer/composite processing
- Manufacturing
- Sustainability
- Decarbonisation
- Advanced Materials
- Testing & Analysis
Dan Sun
Senior Lecturer/Associate professor at Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Expertise
- Steel
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Advanced Materials
Marcel Reith
Research Associate at Technology Transfer Center @ THWS
Schweinfurt, Germany
Project cooperation
Development & manufacturing of Functional Decorative Elements
- Planning
- Textiles
- Photonics
- Manufacturing
- Advanced Materials
- Partner seeks Consortium
Rafael Michalczuk
Innovation Partnerships, Technology Scouting & Funding at Swarovski
Wattens, Austria