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  • 02.10.2026 | Project Launches

    LOOPCYCLING 2

    IKV continues research into high-quality mechanical recycling of flexible plastic packaging Successful preliminary work on recycling household LDPE waste provides the foundation for the next project phase. IKV is inviting additional international technology

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  • Combined testing: Multiaxial material testing of short fiber reinforced thermoplastics
    March 18, 2026

    Combined testing: Multiaxial material testing of short fiber reinforced thermoplastics

    Learn the injection molding process and the tension-compression-torsion test.

  • Crash-proof: high-speed tensile testing of technical thermoplastics
    March 18, 2026

    Crash-proof: high-speed tensile testing of technical thermoplastics

    Investigate the crash behavior of injection-molded engineering thermoplastics.

  • Development of a material-specific multiaxial failure criterion for short-fiber-reinforced thermoplastics
    March 17, 2026

    Development of a material-specific multiaxial failure criterion for short-fiber-reinforced thermoplastics

    Develop a multiaxial failure criterion for short-fiber-reinforced thermoplastics using novel injection molding and testing methods

  • Crash behavior of technical thermoplastics under high-speed stress
    March 17, 2026

    Crash behavior of technical thermoplastics under high-speed stress

    Learn how to injection mold fiber-reinforced and foamed thermoplastics and investigate their behavior under highly dynamic crash loads.

  • Functional and durability evaluation of biomimetic surface structures on PUR foam parts
    March 17, 2026

    Functional and durability evaluation of biomimetic surface structures on PUR foam parts

    In this thesis you will carry out a systematic series of experiments to investigate different surface structures.

  • Contrast generation using plasma treatments in the evaluation of microscopic structures
    March 11, 2026

    Contrast generation using plasma treatments in the evaluation of microscopic structures

    The aim of your work is to carry out selective phase contrasting on polymer blends and semi-crystalline polymers using the plasma etching technique.

  • Investigations into the influence of surface layers on mechanical component properties
    March 11, 2026

    Investigations into the influence of surface layers on mechanical component properties

    The aim of your work is to evaluate the effects of processing-related surface layers on the resulting mechanical properties of a plastic.

  • Evaluation of energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) as a quantification method for plastics analysis
    March 11, 2026

    Evaluation of energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) as a quantification method for plastics analysis

    The aim of your work is to evaluate EDX as a quantification method in the analysis of multiphase plastics and to develop findings and correlations

  • Microtomy parameter study to optimize the preparation of plastics
    March 11, 2026

    Microtomy parameter study to optimize the preparation of plastics

    Within the framework of a research laboratory, preparation influences on selected materials during thin section production are to be evaluated by means of a parameter study and the accompanying light microscopic examination in order to be able to derive material-specific recommendations for action.

  • Precision at the freezing point: optimization of cryo-microtomy for plastics analysis
    March 11, 2026

    Precision at the freezing point: optimization of cryo-microtomy for plastics analysis

    In this work, the optimum temperature ranges for the cryo-preparation of different plastics are determined experimentally in order to derive material-specific preparation recommendations.

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