Advances in Polymer Processing 2020

This book gathers the proceedings of the International Symposium on Plastics Technology, which was held on March 10, 2020 in Aachen, Germany, and was organised by the Institute for Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and Craft at RWTH Aachen University. Peer-reviewed by an international scientific committee, the conference proceedings comprise the papers presented by the international speakers. Topics covered include - circular economy- extrusion- lightweight technologies- simulation and digitisation - injection moulding- hybrid materials and additive manufacturing. In these fields, key themes for plastics technologies have been identified that will shape the face of research and industry for the next decade. In their contributions, the authors present the latest scientific findings, and discuss topical issues in plastics technologies. The symposium offered an inspiring forum for the exchange on research and innovation, for discussing urgent questions and providing impulses for the future of plastics technology.
The EditorsUniversity Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hopmann has been Head of the IKV – Institute for Plastics Processing in Industry and Craft at RWTH Aachen University and Managing Director of the IKV’s Association of Sponsors since 2011. He also holds the Chair of Plastics Processing at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University.Christian Hopmann studied Mechanical Engineering with a particular focus on Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University. He received his doctoral degree with a thesis on Ceramic Injection Moulding. He held various prominent positions at the IKV before starting his industrial career as Head of Quality Management at RKW SE in 2005. From 2010 to 2011 he was Managing Director of RKW Sweden AB in Helsingborg/Sweden. 
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Rainer Dahlmann is Head of the Center for Analysis and Testing of Plastics (KAP) and Scientific Director at the IKV. He studied Physics with a focus on Solid State Physics at RWTH Aachen University. He received his doctorate from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University in the field of Plasma Technologies. Since 2007, he has lectured in the Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in Applied Polymer Sciences at the FH Aachen, and in Mechanical Engineering and Plastics and Textile Technology at RWTH Aachen University.