{"id":5172,"date":"2023-06-25T07:18:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T05:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/institute-for-plastics-processing-aachen\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:41:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:41:22","slug":"institute-for-plastics-processing-aachen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Institute for Plastics Processing Aachen"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n    #page-headers-block_07088606167a5c449f03c0667de1d865  {\n        --gradientbackground: #00af69;\n        --gradientbackground: #00af69;\n        --gradientBackgroundLight: hsl(from #00af69 h calc(s * 0.8) calc(l * 1.3));\n        --gradientBackgroundLight2: hsl(from #00af69 h s calc(l * 1.5));\n            }\n<\/style>\n<section id=\"page-headers-block_07088606167a5c449f03c0667de1d865\" class=\" hyphens-auto  mb-0 \">\n            <div class=\"md:h-[57vh] flex items-center  \">\n            <div class=\"self-start\">\n                <figure class=\"absolute w-full h-full opacity-[0.15]\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"min-h-[100vh] object-cover\"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DJI_0170-2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DJI_0170-2.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DJI_0170-2-748x541.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DJI_0170-2-1536x1110.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DJI_0170-2-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DJI_0170-2-2048x1480.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1850\" alt=\"DJI_0170-2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>            <\/div>\n            <div data-left class=\"theGridWrapper scale-after-load scale-110 transition-all  \" style=\"transition-duration: 4s;\">\n                <script>\n                    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {\n                        const scaleblock = document.querySelector('.scale-after-load');\n                        if (scaleblock) {\n                            scaleblock.classList.remove('scale-110');\n\n                        }\n                    });\n                <\/script>\n                <div class=\"theGrid12 pt-xl md:pt-0\">\n                    <div class=\"col-span-10 col-start-2  md:col-start-1 md:col-span-5 md:text-right\">\n                        <h1 class=\"text-blue  font-semibold font-serif text-xxl   \">\n                            IKV in Aachen                        <\/h1>\n                                                    <h2 class=\" text-xxl  \">\n                                Research for practical use <br> since 1950                            <\/h2>\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-span-8 col-start-3 md:col-start-6 md:col-span-1 md:py-base \">\n                        <hr class=\"expand-hr hidden md:flex h-0 opacity-80 bg-blue justify-self-center !m-0 md:w-[1px]   transition-all duration-[2s] delay-500\">\n                        <hr class=\"expand-v-hr flex md:hidden h-[1px] opacity-80 bg-blue justify-self-center !mt-xs !mb-3xs w-0 transition-all duration-[2s] delay-500\">\n                        <script>\n                            document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {\n                                const hrElement = document.querySelector('.expand-hr');\n                                if (hrElement) {\n                                    hrElement.classList.add('h-full');\n                                }\n                                const hrElementV = document.querySelector('.expand-v-hr');\n                                if (hrElementV) {\n                                    hrElementV.classList.add('w-full');\n                                }\n                            });\n                        <\/script>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-span-10 col-start-2  md:col-start-7 md:col-span-5 \">\n                        <h3 class=\"  text-xl mt-[.3em] \">\n                            Driving innovation, sharing expertise, building networks                        <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"wysiwyg mt-base text-base\">\n                            <p><strong>We are your guide to the world of plastics technology. As a renowned research and training institute for plastics processing, we combine expertise, passion and a pioneering spirit to shape tomorrow&#8217;s plastics technology.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/en\/about-the-ikv\/\">More about us<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n                <\/section>\n\n<section id=\"teasers-block_709db6f0cb89789b77316119ccbaf260\" class=\"block-teasers blocksection     selectContent py-base\">\n\t\t<div class=\"theGridWrapper \">\n\t\t<div class=\"theGrid12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\t<style>\r\t\t#teasercard-5813 { --rand-top: calc(0em * -1); }\r\t<\/style>\n\n<article id='teasercard-5813' class='teasercard  withIcon selectContent col-span-12 sm:col-span-6 lg:col-span-3 lg:-translate-y-[--rand-top] text-sm  '  data-info='ID:5813 \/ material-podium \/  \/ withIcon \/ selectContent'  style='padding-bottom: 0em'  >\n\t<div>\n\t\t<div class='teasercard__icon -translate-x-2xs' >\n\t\t\t<i class='icon icon-ikv-material-podium text-4xl text-blue'><\/i>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class='mb-xs'>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class='teasercard__content'>\n\t\t\t<h1 class='font-bold text-blue  mb-xs max-w-[75%] flex border-b pb-xs flex-min text-sm'>International Colloquium on Plastics Technology\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<div class=' text-sm leading-snug text-black'>\n\t\t\t\tInformation, impulses and perspectives for plastics experts. Experience a unique platform to help shape the future of plastics technology.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class='teasercard__footer mt-4 '>\n\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/en\/?page_id=5813' class='teasercard__link ikv-btn  text-cyan text-sm block origin-bottom-left'>\n\t\t\t<span class='teasercard__linktext text-cyan'>read more\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\t<style>\r\t\t#teasercard-5770 { --rand-top: calc(0em * -1); }\r\t<\/style>\n\n<article id='teasercard-5770' class='teasercard  withIcon selectContent col-span-12 sm:col-span-6 lg:col-span-3 lg:-translate-y-[--rand-top] text-sm  '  data-info='ID:5770 \/ chemistry-experiment \/  \/ withIcon \/ selectContent'  style='padding-bottom: 0em'  >\n\t<div>\n\t\t<div class='teasercard__icon -translate-x-2xs' >\n\t\t\t<i class='icon icon-ikv-chemistry-experiment text-4xl text-blue'><\/i>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class='mb-xs'>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class='teasercard__content'>\n\t\t\t<h1 class='font-bold text-blue  mb-xs max-w-[75%] flex border-b pb-xs flex-min text-sm'>Center for Analysis and Testing of Plastics (KAP)\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<div class=' text-sm leading-snug text-black'>\n\t\t\t\tWe have qualified employees and extensive, modern equipment for testing technical plastics issues\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class='teasercard__footer mt-4 '>\n\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/en\/center-for-plastic-analysis-and-testing-kap\/' class='teasercard__link ikv-btn  text-cyan text-sm block origin-bottom-left'>\n\t\t\t<span class='teasercard__linktext text-cyan'>read more\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\t<style>\r\t\t#teasercard-5716 { --rand-top: calc(0em * -1); }\r\t<\/style>\n\n<article id='teasercard-5716' class='teasercard  withIcon selectContent col-span-12 sm:col-span-6 lg:col-span-3 lg:-translate-y-[--rand-top] text-sm  '  data-info='ID:5716 \/ material-handshake \/  \/ withIcon \/ selectContent'  style='padding-bottom: 0em'  >\n\t<div>\n\t\t<div class='teasercard__icon -translate-x-2xs' >\n\t\t\t<i class='icon icon-ikv-material-handshake text-4xl text-blue'><\/i>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class='mb-xs'>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class='teasercard__content'>\n\t\t\t<h1 class='font-bold text-blue  mb-xs max-w-[75%] flex border-b pb-xs flex-min text-sm'>Technology networks\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<div class=' text-sm leading-snug text-black'>\n\t\t\t\tIKV&#8217;s technology networks form a bridge between research and industry. The aim of these networks is to promote the transfer of knowledge, advance pioneering technologies and develop innovative solutions for the challenges facing the plastics industry. \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class='teasercard__footer mt-4 '>\n\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/en\/consulting-and-technology-transfer\/technology-networks\/' class='teasercard__link ikv-btn  text-cyan text-sm block origin-bottom-left'>\n\t\t\t<span class='teasercard__linktext text-cyan'>read more\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\t<style>\r\t\t#teasercard-5801 { --rand-top: calc(0em * -1); }\r\t<\/style>\n\n<article id='teasercard-5801' class='teasercard  withIcon selectContent col-span-12 sm:col-span-6 lg:col-span-3 lg:-translate-y-[--rand-top] text-sm  '  data-info='ID:5801 \/ material-calendar-month \/  \/ withIcon \/ selectContent'  style='padding-bottom: 0em'  >\n\t<div>\n\t\t<div class='teasercard__icon -translate-x-2xs' >\n\t\t\t<i class='icon icon-ikv-material-calendar-month text-4xl text-blue'><\/i>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class='mb-xs'>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class='teasercard__content'>\n\t\t\t<h1 class='font-bold text-blue  mb-xs max-w-[75%] flex border-b pb-xs flex-min text-sm'>Events\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<div class=' text-sm leading-snug text-black'>\n\t\t\t\tAt IKV, we host a wide range of events covering all aspects of plastics processing. From conferences and symposia to seminars and themed days, our formats vary between online and in-person to best suit the topic and audience.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class='teasercard__footer mt-4 '>\n\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/en\/events\/' class='teasercard__link ikv-btn  text-cyan text-sm block origin-bottom-left'>\n\t\t\t<span class='teasercard__linktext text-cyan'>read more\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- MORE -->\n<!--\n\t\t-->\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n    <section id=\"paragraph-and-image-block_4577351ceada65f9a45b159769ab54be\" class=\"block-paragraph-and-image blocksection imgRightTextLeft whiteBack imgRightTextLeft  bg-white  relative  \">\n                <div class=\"theGridWrapper \">\n            <div class=\"theGrid12\">\n                                    <h2 class=\" col-span-12  md:col-span-3 font-semibold font-serif text-xl md:text-right   text-balance \">\n                        <div class=\"md:origin-bottom-right largeToNormal\">\n                            Aachen Polymer Optics Days                        <\/div>\n                    <\/h2>\n                                <div class=\" col-span-12  sm:col-span-7 md:col-span-4  lg:col-span-4 wysiwyg hyphens-auto \">\n                    <p data-start=\"66\" data-end=\"528\">This international conference brings together experts from industry and research to discuss the latest developments across the entire process chain for optical plastic systems. The event focuses in particular on technical challenges relating to plastics in the manufacture of high-precision optical components.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipt.fraunhofer.de\/en\/dates\/conferences-seminars\/polymer-optics-days.html\">Information &amp; registration<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\" col-span-12 sm:col-span-5  md:col-span-5   lg:col-span-5 lg:col-start-8 relative flex flex-col items-end \">\n                    <figure class=\" relative flex flex-col items-end origin-top-left bigInMiddle fullOpacityInMiddle \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"order-1\"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/APOD-2026.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/APOD-2026-748x499.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/APOD-2026-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/APOD-2026-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"APOD-2026\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"mt-3 order-3  text-copyright \">&copy; Fraunhofer IPT\n<\/span><figcaption class=\" order-2  text-figcaption\">Aachen Polymer Optics Days 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section id=\"headline-block_ca145a8b2f9c166050ea0d8317d23580\" class=\"block-headline  \">\n        <div class=\"theGridWrapper hyphens-auto\">\n            <div class=\"theGrid12\">\n                <div class=\"\n                col-start-1\n                col-span-12\n                md:col-span-7\n                md:col-start-2\n                2xl:col-span-7\n                2xl:col-start-1\n                text-balance\n                \">\n                    <h2 class=\"text-blue font-thin text-3xl text-balance\">\n                        Current news                    <\/h2>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"teasers-block_a87d804836b514cc222a5116a6cd1b07\" class=\"block-teasers blocksection     newestPosts py-base\">\n\t\t<div class=\"theGridWrapper \">\n\t\t<div class=\"theGrid12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\t<style>\r\t\t#teasercard-13242 { --rand-top: calc(0em * -1); }\r\t<\/style>\n\n<article id='teasercard-13242' class='teasercard  withImage newestPosts col-span-12 sm:col-span-6 lg:col-span-3 lg:-translate-y-[--rand-top] text-sm  '  data-info='ID:13242 \/  \/  \/ withImage \/ newestPosts'  style='padding-bottom: 0em'  >\n\t<div>\n\t\t<div class='mb-xs'>\n\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"dn-no-drag w-full h-auto object-cover\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"dn-no-drag w-full h-auto object-cover\"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/KI4KI-3.Netzwerktreffen-5.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/KI4KI-3.Netzwerktreffen-5-748x499.jpg 748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" width=\"748\" height=\"499\" alt=\"KI4KI-3.Netzwerktreffen-5\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class='teasercard__content'>\n\t\t\t<h1 class='font-bold text-blue  mb-xs max-w-[75%] flex border-b pb-xs flex-min text-sm'>Knowledge management as the foundation for successful AI applications\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<div class=' text-sm leading-snug text-black'>\n\t\t\t\tHow 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 issue.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class='teasercard__footer mt-4 '>\n\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/en\/knowledge-management-as-the-foundation-for-successful-ai-applications\/' class='teasercard__link ikv-btn  text-cyan text-sm block origin-bottom-left'>\n\t\t\t<span class='teasercard__linktext text-cyan'>read more\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\r\t<style>\r\t\t#teasercard-13055 { --rand-top: calc(0em * -1); }\r\t<\/style>\n\n<article id='teasercard-13055' class='teasercard  withImage newestPosts col-span-12 sm:col-span-6 lg:col-span-3 lg:-translate-y-[--rand-top] text-sm  '  data-info='ID:13055 \/  \/  \/ withImage \/ newestPosts'  style='padding-bottom: 0em'  >\n\t<div>\n\t\t<div class='mb-xs'>\n\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"dn-no-drag w-full h-auto object-cover\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"dn-no-drag w-full h-auto object-cover\"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Handbuch-Kreislauffaehige-Wertschoepfung-erschienen.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Handbuch-Kreislauffaehige-Wertschoepfung-erschienen-748x499.jpg 748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" width=\"748\" height=\"499\" alt=\"Handbuch-Kreislauffa\u0308hige-Wertscho\u0308pfung-erschienen\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class='teasercard__content'>\n\t\t\t<h1 class='font-bold text-blue  mb-xs max-w-[75%] flex border-b pb-xs flex-min text-sm'>New handbook on circular value creation published\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<div class=' text-sm leading-snug text-black'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class='teasercard__footer mt-4 '>\n\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/en\/new-handbook-on-circular-value-creation-published\/' class='teasercard__link ikv-btn  text-cyan text-sm block origin-bottom-left'>\n\t\t\t<span class='teasercard__linktext text-cyan'>read more\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\r\t<style>\r\t\t#teasercard-13067 { --rand-top: calc(0em * -1); 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}\r\t<\/style>\n\n<article id='teasercard-12883' class='teasercard  withImage newestPosts col-span-12 sm:col-span-6 lg:col-span-3 lg:-translate-y-[--rand-top] text-sm  '  data-info='ID:12883 \/  \/  \/ withImage \/ newestPosts'  style='padding-bottom: 0em'  >\n\t<div>\n\t\t<div class='mb-xs'>\n\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"dn-no-drag w-full h-auto object-cover\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"dn-no-drag w-full h-auto object-cover\"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/APOD-2026-News.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/APOD-2026-News-748x499.jpg 748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" width=\"748\" height=\"499\" alt=\"APOD 2026 - News\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class='teasercard__content'>\n\t\t\t<h1 class='font-bold text-blue  mb-xs max-w-[75%] flex border-b pb-xs flex-min text-sm'>Polymers for Optical Applications: The Aachen Polymer Optics Days 2026\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<div class=' text-sm leading-snug text-black'>\n\t\t\t\tMore than 80 participants from across the entire supply chain for optical plastic systems gathered on 10. and June 11, 2026, to the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT in Aachen for the Aachen Polymer Optics Days 2026 (APOD 2026). Three host organisations were behind the event: Fraunhofer IPT, Fraunhofer ILT, and the IKV Institute, which cover the entire process chain for optical plastic systems.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class='teasercard__footer mt-4 '>\n\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/en\/polymers-for-optical-applications-the-aachen-polymer-optics-days-2026\/' class='teasercard__link ikv-btn  text-cyan text-sm block origin-bottom-left'>\n\t\t\t<span class='teasercard__linktext text-cyan'>read more\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- MORE -->\n<!--\n\t\t-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IKV in Aachen is your guide to the world of plastics technology. 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