Press releases

IKV Conference on 5 - 6 June 2019 in Aachen

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hopmann and Dr. Maria del Pilar Noriega - Head of the ICIPC, in Medellin, Colombia, received the prestigious award of the...

Institute director of IKV received award in the USA

The IKV network is pleased to welcome the brewery group to the Sponsors' Association.

Jonas Müller, scientific assistant at IKV, was awarded the prize for his Master's thesis "Analytical and numerical investigation of damage development...

The IKV network is pleased to welcome two new members to the circle of the sponsors' association.

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

BMVI funds "Delfin" research project with IKV participation

We are pleased to welcome two new partner companies to the IKV network.

Outstanding achievements in research and teaching – these are the basic prerequisites that RWTH Aachen University demands from candidates for an...

Six new trainers will ensure the sustainability of the training at the 40 plastics course centres supervised by the IKV.

In October, the European Cluster Excellence Initiative (ECEI) awarded the IKV the "Silver Label", a seal of quality for cluster organisations, thus...

The Scientific Alliance of Polymer Professors (WAK) presents awards every year to the best scientific papers in plastics technology.

The IKV is cooperating with the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM) to research the use of plasma polymer...

In August 2018, Professor Ulrich Rüdiger became the new rector of RWTH Aachen University in succession to Professor Schmachtenberg. Born in Helmstedt...

IKV and partners investigate tailor-made compounds for fuel cells and heat exchangers

Bénédicte, Benoît, Djaffar, Maxime, Oussama and Sylvain are studying plastics and composites technology at the "Institut Supérieur de Plasturgie...

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"...

Combined joining and forming process of additively manufactured thermoplastic parts.

The declared aim of the Technology Window project in the city of Aachen is to make science "visible and experienceable for all". A shop window on...

IKV studies fibre-reinforced lightweight parts with a thermoset matrix