Press releases

At K 2022, the Institute for Plastics Processing in Industry and Craft at RWTH Aachen University (IKV) will show three processes in operation: a batch...

The International Colloquium Plastics Technology 2022 put the focus on sustainability. Hydrogen economy and plastics recycling were the overriding...

The Georg Menges Prize, which is awarded for outstanding commitment in the interplay between research and industry, was won in 2022 by Ulrich...

Scientists, professionals and executives from around the world visited the largest trade exhibition in the rubber industry and the connected rubber...

IKV and PPS organise global forum for polymer research in Aachen

Professional exchange and fresh impulses from research for practical use

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

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...

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...

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,...

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

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...

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

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...