Press releases 2009

18 November 2009
More efficient production of PET bottles
IKV and industry partners jointly researching energy and resource efficiency

The stretch blow moulding process has now become established in the production of high-quality PET bottles. Against the background of climate change and the ever-greater scarcity of resources worldwide ... (read more in the pdf)

Dipl-Ing. Kai Fischer, IKV, awarded the AVK Innovation Prize 2009 by Jürgen H. Aurer (left) und Dr. Gerd Eßwein (right), members of the AVK Advisory Board (photo: Behrendt/AVK)
Middle: Dipl-Ing. Kai Fischer

26 October 2009
Gap impregnation process for the high-volume production of FRP parts
IKV wins the AKV Innovation Prize 2009 in the Academic Category

Kai Fischer of the IKV Institute of Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University has won the AVK Innovation Award 2009 in the Academic Category. During the annual AVK conference in Stuttgart, he was awarded the prize for his investigations into the automatic and large-series production of continuous fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) by gap impregnation ... (read more here)

9 September 2009
Innovative injection compression unit for micro injection moulding machines
IKV to present its latest development at Fakuma

The IKV Plastics Processing Institute at RWTH Aachen University is once again participating in this year's FAKUMA, which is being held at the Friedrichshafen Exhibition Centre from 13 to 17 October 2009. The Institute will be taking part on the shared stand run by the German state of North Rhine Westphalia ... (more in the pdf)

25th IKV Colloquium: Plastics Technology – Looking Ahead
3 - 4 March 2010
The IKV extends an invitation to its Jubilee Colloquium in Aachen

Sixty years of the IKV and 25 Colloquia: the IKV is holding its Jubilee Colloquium on 3-4 March 2010 in the Eurogress, Aachen. The Institute of Plastics Processing is inviting experts from the plastics industry from all over the world ... (read more)