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The Team

At present, the Institute of Polymer Technology employs about 20 people in the scientific and about 20 people in the technical and organizational area.

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Career

We are researching the issues of the future today to find new solutions.

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Research

The research areas include the areas of additive manufacturing, light construction and FRP, materials and processing as well as joining technology and tribology.

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Teaching

The Institute of Polymer Technology offers lectures, internships, seminars and excursions on the professional profile of the mechanical engineer.

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The Institute of Polymer Technology regularly publishes news regarding events, newsletters and press releases as well as job offers.

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We are delighted to announce that Prof. Drummer, head of Institute of Polymer Technology, was recently awarded as a “Highly Ranked Scholar” in polymer engineering by Scholar GPS, recognizing his scientific achievements. For this ranking, the scientific performance of the last 5 years was evaluated. ...

Category: price/award

Gain a deeper insight into the manifold methods, potentials and applications of the microscopy of polymers! On 13. – 14.11.2024, we are hosting a seminar on the preparation and microscopy of polymers. The aim of the seminar is to impart practical skills for the optimal implementation and interpr...

Category: seminar/workshop

“From filament to your own design object” – LKT hosted a workshop in the event “Girls and Technology Internship” at FAU. We introduced the girls to the fundamentals of polymers, focusing on the additive manufacturing. In the practical part, the pupils created their own object with modelling clay...

Category: MINT, pupils

We are happy to announce that LKT has launched the project “SimFeed - Improved simulation approaches and development of new feedstock materials for metallic powder injection molding” together with OECHSLER AG. The aim of the project is the targeted investigation of the segregation of the powder w...

Category: project, Research

The LKT participated in the 13th edition of the "International Conference on Voice Physiology and Biomechanics" (ICVPB) that took place in Erlangen from 22. – 26.07.2024. Within the workshop "Engineering and Analytics of Polymer Implants", the participants obtained insights into the fundamentals ...

Category: conference, Research