Contact and directions

Institute for Plastics Processing (IKV)
in Industry and Craft at RWTH Aachen University
Seffenter Weg 201, 52074 Aachen

• Institute management and administration
• Composites with pilot plant
• Extrusion and Further Processing with pilot plant
• Part Design/Materials Technology with pilot plant
• Injection moulding with pilot plant
• Plastics Innovation Center (PIC) 4.0
• Training and Further Education
• Centre for Analysis and Testing of Plastics
• Public Relations

Director of the Institute and Managing Director of the Association of Sponsors 

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hopmann
Head of the Institute
Telephone: +49 241 80-93838
Telefax: +49 241 80-92262
office@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Holder of the Chair of Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hopmann
Holder of the Chair of Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University
Telephone: +49 241 80-93838
Telefax: +49 241 80-92262
office@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Scientific Directorate

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Rainer Dahlmann
Scientific director for Circular Economy at IKV
Telephone: +49 241 80-25928
rainer.dahlmann@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Dr.-Ing. Kai Fischer
Scientific director for Lightweight Technologies at IKV
Telephone: +49 241 80-27105
kai.fischer@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hopmann
Scientific director for Additive Manufacturing at IKV
Telephone: +49 241 80-93838
office@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Dipl.-Ing. Mauritius Schmitz
Scientific director for Digitisation and Plastics Industry 4.0 at IKV
Telephone: +49 241 80-93881
mauritius.schmitz@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Plant engineer

Dipl.-Ing. Martin Seeliger
Betriebsingenieur
Telephone +49 241 80-93824
martin.seeliger@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Secretariats

Ina Neubert
Telephone: +49 241 80-93838
Telefax: +49 241 80-92262
office@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Margret Nieradzik
Telephone: +49 241 80-93823
Telefax: +49 241 80-92262
office@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Public relations

Rebecca Hierlwimmer, M.A.
Telephone: +49 241 80-93672
rebecca.hierlwimmer@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

IKV Academy

Heinz Dersch, M.A. 
Telephone: +49 241 80-93811
Telefax: +49 241 80-693811
akademie@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Centre for Analysis and Testing of Plastics

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Rainer Dahlmann
Head of Centre for Analysis and Testing of Plastics
Telephone: +49 241 80-25928
rainer.dahlmann@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Training and Further Education

Dipl.-Ing. Hans-Dieter Plum
Head of Training and Further Education
Telephone: +49 241 80-93817
Telefax: +49 241 80-92811
hans-dieter.plum@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Injection Moulding

Dr.-Ing. Christoph Zimmermann, M.Sc.
Head of department
Telephone: +49 241 80-93827
chistoph.zimmermann@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Extrusion and Rubber Technology

Lisa Leuchtenberger, M.Sc.
Head of department
Telephone: +49 241 80-28372
lisa.leuchtenberger@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Composites and Polyurethane Technology

Dominik Foerges, M.Sc.
Head of department
Telephone: +49 241 80-23884
dominik.foerges@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Structure Calculation and Materials Technology

Hakan Celik, M.Sc.
Head of department
Telephone: +49 241 80-28359
hakan.celik@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Student councelling and support

Johannes Austermann, M.Sc.
Uwe Nillius, M.Sc.
Brigitte Nellessen
Telephone: +49 241 80-93814 / -93809
studienbetreuung@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Library

Telephone: +49 241 80-93820
bibliothek@ikv.rwth-aachen.de