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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

https://www.skz.de/en/

  • 200+ researchers, developers and technicians

  • 25,000+ sqm of laboratories and pilot plants

  • 100+ public research projects per year

  • 600+ industrial projects per year

  • 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

SKZ - German Plastics Center

Research Center

Würzburg, Germany

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