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  • 16.07.2026 | Guiding Themes

    Knowledge management as the foundation for successful AI applications

    How can internal knowledge be processed in a way that makes it usable for artificial intelligence? The participants at the third network meeting of the KI4KI project, which took place on June 8, 2026, at the IKV in Aachen, addressed this

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  • Bending Instead of Breaking: Development of a Forming Die for Partially Cross-Linked Thermosets
    16 July 2026

    Bending Instead of Breaking: Development of a Forming Die for Partially Cross-Linked Thermosets

    Development, Design, and Testing of a Forming Die to Demonstrate the Hot Forming of Partially Cross-Linked Epoxy Resins

  • Resin Meets Fiber: Partially Cross-Linked FRP Test Specimens in RTM
    16 July 2026

    Resin Meets Fiber: Partially Cross-Linked FRP Test Specimens in RTM

    Development of a Reproducible Manufacturing Process for Partially Cross-Linked FRP Test Specimens Using the RTM Process

  • Graded FRP components through coextrusion
    15 July 2026

    Graded FRP components through coextrusion

    The goal of this thesis is the design and commissioning of a research extrusion die.

  • Investigation of the Effect of Increased Production Speeds on the Quality of Thermoplastic UD Tapes in the Melt Impregnation Process
    15 July 2026

    Investigation of the Effect of Increased Production Speeds on the Quality of Thermoplastic UD Tapes in the Melt Impregnation Process

    The aim of the work is the commissioning of a force measuring system at the height of the spreading section to improve the process speed and tape quality.

  • Evaluation of biomimetic surface structures in dry demolding
    15 July 2026

    Evaluation of biomimetic surface structures in dry demolding

    In this work you will carry out investigations on PUR component tests with different structured mold inserts and evaluate the demolding.

  • Expansion of the shear rate range in the determination of the viscosity of plastic melts
    15 July 2026

    Expansion of the shear rate range in the determination of the viscosity of plastic melts

    The aim of this study is to investigate the comparability of the viscosities determined using two different types of rheometers.

  • Aging Behavior of Multilayer Systems
    15 July 2026

    Aging Behavior of Multilayer Systems

    The objective of this study is to experimentally investigate the aging behavior of various layers in multilayer plastic film systems.

  • Degree of stretch in films as determined by infrared dichroism: Can it be compared across different materials?
    15 July 2026

    Degree of stretch in films as determined by infrared dichroism: Can it be compared across different materials?

    The aim of this work is to experimentally investigate the orientations in various stretched films, to compare different methods, and to explore possible mathematical relationships between the resulting dichroic ratio and wavelength.

  • Sorption Processes in Ultrathin Polymer Coatings
    10 July 2026

    Sorption Processes in Ultrathin Polymer Coatings

    The goal of this thesis is to further develop an experimental setup for sorption measurements in order to validate, based on the measured data, a simulation model that describes the permeation behavior of ultrathin plasma-deposited films.

  • Development of an In-Line Quality Assurance Technology for the Continuous Coating of Plastic Film Rolls
    10 July 2026

    Development of an In-Line Quality Assurance Technology for the Continuous Coating of Plastic Film Rolls

    As part of your thesis, you will develop a technology that enables in-line quality assessment of continuously coated plastic film rolls.

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