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  • 10 years of commitment to the IKV Sponsors' Association

    Sponsors' association | 05 Apr 2022

    Professor Christian Hopmann congratulates Dr Herbert Müller on his 10 years on the board of the IKV Sponsors' Association and thanks him for his...

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  • Registration for Colloquium and Symposium 2022 is now open

    Colloquium | 14 Feb 2022

    You can now register for the 31st International Colloquium Plastics Technology, which will take place on 7 and 8 September 2022. Registration for the...

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  • Plasma technology from research for industrial use ̶ IonKraft start-up receives Innovation Award for introducing a sustainable technology into industrial application

    Surface technology | 02 Feb 2022

    The start-up company IonKraft, which has its roots in the Plasma Technology working group at IKV, has won first place in the RWTH Innovation Award...

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  • New Managing Director for the Training and Further Education Department

    Training and Further Education | 31 Jan 2022

    As of 1 January 2022, Dr.-Ing. Martin Facklam has taken over the management of the Training and Further Education Department from the long-standing...

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  • R-Cycle nominated for Innovation Award for Climate and Environment

    Awards, Circular economy | 18 Jan 2022

    To achieve a global circular economy, recycling and digitalisation must go hand in hand. Linking the two is also the core of the R-Cycle initiative,...

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  • Peter Schneider receives REHAU Preis Technik

    Pultrusion, Awards | 14 Dec 2021

    Dr.-Ing. Peter Schneider, who successfully completed his doctorate at IKV in December 2019, was awarded for his dissertation “Thermoplastic coating of...

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  • IKV postpones 31st International Colloquium Plastics Technology until late summer

    International Symposium on Plastics Technology, Colloquium | 24 Nov 2021

    Instead of in March, IKV will invite plastics experts from around the world to network personally on 7 - 8 September 2022 in Aachen. The International...

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  • TAG 2021: Lively exchange between industry and science

    Sponsors' association | 15 Nov 2021

    The annual Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meetings thrive on personal dialogue – so it was no surprise that the organisers and participants were...

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  • IKV hosts WAK meetings

    Awards | 12 Nov 2021

    On 4 November 2021, Professor Christian Hopman welcomed the members of the Scientific Working Group of University Professors of Plastics Engineering...

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  • The "Grand Prix of Melaten" – Rubber technology on the home stretch

    Study | 08 Nov 2021

    Innovative exercise format for the rubber technology course: At IKV, students produced tyres for radio-controlled cars, also known as RC cars – the...

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  • Industry network launches technology analysis for plastics in the hydrogen economy

    Hydrogen technologies | 27 Oct 2021

    Green hydrogen is a key technology for achieving climate goals. For the systematic analysis of existing applications and the identification of future...

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  • KAP at Polymer Testing World Expo 2021

    Recycling, Analysis and testing of plastics, Circular economy, Damage analysis, Fairs and exhibitions, Mechanical testing, Microscopic analysis, Physical analysis, Rheological analysis, Spectroscopy, Thermal analysis | 25 Oct 2021

    The Centre for Analysis and Testing of Plastics (KAP) at IKV presented its service portfolio at the Polymer Testing World Expo 2021, Europe's leading...

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  • Trends in polyurethane processing

    Polyurethane Technology | 22 Oct 2021

    On 30 September 2021, IKV staged its second "Polyurethanes – Trends in PU processing" conference. It was the first live event to be staged at IKV...

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  • Register now: Technical Advisory Group Meetings 2021

    Sponsors' association | 30 Sep 2021

    After the last Technical Advisory Group Meetings in 2020 had to be held in a digital format due to Covid-19, this year we can return to normality and...

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  • Four new trainees at IKV

    Training and Further Education | 20 Sep 2021

    IKV not only trains the next generation of engineers, but is also regularly involved in the training of qualified specialists – in plastics testing,...

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  • IKV Plastics Training Centre at RWTH Aachen well equipped

    Training and Further Education | 27 Aug 2021

    WEGENER International GmbH sponsored several hot gas welding machines and tools for the Vocational Training Centre for Mechanics (BAZ Mechanics) at...

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  • Internationale Kooperation mit Patras University

    International exchange: cooperation with University of Patras intensified

    Internationalisation, Study | 10 Aug 2021

    IKV and the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Patras, Greece, have concluded an inter-institutional agreement in addition to...

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  • IKV seeks partners for identifying opportunities for material technologies in a hydrogen economy

    Hydrogen technologies | 02 Jul 2021

    Hydrogen is becoming an important component for achieving a CO2-neutral economy. With the aim of identifying application possibilities for plastics...

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  • Invitation to the Spring Hike 2019

    Alumni | 12 Feb 2019

    The date for the spring hike of the IKV alumni has been fixed: 11 May 2019

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  • IKV-NEWS-Ehemaligenwanderung-Juni-2018

    Spring excursion 2018

    Ehemalige | 12 Jun 2018

    Instead of wandering into the distance as in the last hikes, this year's spring excursion on 1 June 2018 was held under the motto "Back to the roots"...

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  • 2nd International Symposium on Plastics Technology

    Lateral thinkers from all over the world are invited to join the 2nd International Symposium on Plastics Technology by IKV and PPS - Polymer...

    09/05/2022
  • 31st International Colloquium Plastics Technology

    Professional exchange, new impulses and inspiring encounters - this is what the International Colloquium Plastics Technology has stood for since 1950....

    09/07/2022
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