Five partners from the plastics industry have succeeded in producing two complex silicone molded parts in just one single tool. The tool – an example of successful cooperation in the plastics industry – is currently in use at the SKZ […]
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Promoting innovation and providing food for thought – SKZ publishes new white paper
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The SKZ Plastics Center is expanding its extensive range of white papers. The new topics include the creation of e-learning courses, state funding pots for innovations in SMEs and challenges and trends in the additive manufacturing of plastics. The Würzburg-based […]
How to increase the use of recyclates in the plastics industry
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In the joint research project Rezy-Spezi, the SKZ Plastics Center and plastship GmbH have not only succeeded in identifying obstacles to the use of secondary materials in plastics processing. The two partners were also able to develop concrete proposals for […]
Quality assurance through digital monitoring of the injection molding cell
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At the SKZ Plastics Center, interested parties have the opportunity to experience digital process monitoring live. An injection molding cell in the SKZ training area has now been equipped with a reference system. The Cavity Eye system enables precise monitoring […]
Insight into profile extrusion
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Internal defects in profiles with non-symmetrical cross-sections can currently only be detected to a limited extent. The SKZ Plastics Center and the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS have therefore now launched a new research project in which X-ray-based computed […]
The future of plastics testing
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The activities of the "Non-destructive testing" (NDT) group at the SKZ Plastics Center are multifaceted. In this interview, group leader Luis Wachter gives an insight into the services provided by his group and explains why non-destructive testing is so important. […]
SKZ Plastics Center invites you to Network Week again
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At the end of June, the SKZ Plastics Center’s Networking Week, which is well-known in the plastics industry and well-attended every year, will once again take place in Würzburg. Once again, the SKZ is expecting three-digit numbers of participants. Popular […]
Two partners, one goal: SKZ and RHD GmbH launch a cooperation in the field of education
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The SKZ Plastics Center in Würzburg and Rissmann Handels- und Dienstleistungsgesekkschaft mbH (RHD GmbH) in Apelern have launched a cooperation in the field of education. The aim is to utilize and pass on the SKZ’s specialist know-how in the plastics […]
The EZD in Selb celebrates its 10th anniversary
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The European Center for Dispersion Technologies (EZD) turns ten. Since opening its doors in May 2014, the EZD has completed more than 1100 projects and welcomed over 700 course participants. On May 5, 2014, the time had come: the EZD […]
The alchemist’s kitchen in the plastics industry
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Compounding is one of the key processes in the plastics industry. Formulations are currently becoming increasingly complex, new materials and fillers are being tested and special technical process features are being developed. The SKZ Plastics Center does not shy away […]