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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 39th Engelberg Polymer Technology Seminar, organized by LKT, was a great success and provided exciting insights into the latest developments in polymer technology! Experts from science and industry – including professors, scientific assistants, and professionals from practice – shared their ...

Category: seminar/workshop

Last week, the seminar on “failure analysis of polymer parts” took place at LKT – a great success! 🎉 Failure analysis is of great importance to understand the causes of material defects and to implement preventive measures. The methods used are extremely diverse: from microscopic and thermal to c...

Category: seminar/workshop

On February 10th and 11th the LKT participated in the first alumni and visitor workshop of the RTG 2950 SyMoCADS in Vierzehnheiligen. During these two days each of the SyMoCADS PhD candidates gave insights into their research projects related to different aspects of molecular communication. For...

Category: Research, seminar/workshop

Together with a group of polymer engineering students at FAU, we had the incredible opportunity to visit the adidas innovation forge! 🚀 We delved deep into the development process and gained insights into the determination of key parameters for the mechanical design of sporting goods. 🏃 From the ...

Category: excursion, students

Powder-based additive manufacturing with polymers - this topic was addressed in a multifaceted certificate course last week. The two seminar days were part of the certificate course “Additive Manufacturing” offered by IHK. In cooperation with ambitious powered by toolcraft, this course provided ...

Category: seminar/workshop