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From recipe development to material testing, the SKZ Plastics Center combines decades of expertise with state-of-the-art technology to create customized, sustainable, and high-performance materials for industry. For five years, SKZ has also been supporting research and development in the field […]
UV-C disinfection protects against germs—but how resistant are plastics and other materials to this radiation? The SKZ Plastics Center is developing practical test cycles that provide companies with reliable data on material resistance. The goal: to combine safety and quality. […]
The SKZ Plastics Center will be offering in-house training courses in the field of bonding in a modular format in the future. Companies will have the opportunity to put together training courses from predefined topic blocks and adapt them to […]
Polypropylene recyclates are becoming increasingly important, especially in long-lasting applications. To ensure their reliability, the SKZ Plastics Center is working on a new testing method based on the Strain Hardening Test (SHT). A quantitative assessment of material quality is crucial […]
Since November 2025, the SKZ Plastics Center has been stepping up its activities on the Austrian plastics market together with its new strategic sales partner, the Lenzing Education Center (BZL). As one of Austria’s largest providers of education and training, […]
Effective January 1, 2026, the management of the SKZ Plastics Center has been reorganized. SKZ CEO Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Bastian is responding to the significantly increased importance of SKZ in the market. Dr. Thomas Hochrein, previously managing director of SKZ […]
In the “EWS.MWCNT” project, the SKZ Plastics Center is developing geothermal probes with improved heat conduction through the use of carbon nanotubes. The aim is to significantly increase the efficiency and sustainability of near-surface geothermal energy and thus make an […]
The SKZ Plastics Center will support PT Impack Pratama Industri Tbk (IMPC) in Indonesia in establishing the Impack Polymer Science Institute (IPSI). This is a training center that aims to offer career opportunities in the plastics industry, primarily to school […]
With the “CloseT” research project, the SKZ Plastics Center is working with the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research IFAM to develop an innovative process for recycling mixed waste textile fibers. The aim is to develop an […]
At the K trade fair in Düsseldorf in October, the Wittmann Group demonstrated a highly automated injection molding process. Among other partners, the production cell was supported by the SKZ plastics center in Würzburg, which enables in-line quality assurance using […]