{"id":5764,"date":"2023-08-18T15:41:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T13:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/about-the-ikv\/history\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T11:32:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T11:32:29","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/en\/about-the-ikv\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n    #page-headers-block_2f4a9036897be9b23fec7de94c244023  {\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_2f4a9036897be9b23fec7de94c244023\" class=\" hyphens-auto  mb-base  md:mb-xl \">\n        \n                        <div class=\"overflow-hidden pt-base pb-base md:pb-[6vw] 5xl:pb-[4vw] gap-0 relative\n            before:content-[''] before:block before:absolute before:inset-0  before:bg-blue\n            before:h-1\/2 2xl:before:h-1\/4\n            \">\n            <h1 class=\"theGrid14 -rotate-2 bg-blue\n            after:content-[''] after:block after:absolute after:inset-0 after:bg-orange after:col-span-all after:row-start-2 after:row-span-1\n             scale-105\n            \">\n                <div class=\"bgs-white-stripe absolute inset-0 opacity-30 scale-110\n                \">\n                    &nbsp;\n                <\/div>\n                <span class=\"\n                        row-start-1\n                        col-start-3 col-span-11\n                        md:col-start-4 md:col-span-6\n                        text-xl md:text-3xl text-green font-bold ikv-condensed leading-none\n                        relative\n                        py-xs\n                        \">\n                    The history of IKV: tradition meets innovation                  <\/span>\n                                    <span class=\"\n                    relative\n                    py-xs\n                    z-10\n                    row-start-2\n                    col-start-3 col-span-11\n                    md:col-start-4 md:col-span-6\n                    text-white font-serif font-semibold\n                    text-base\n                    md:text-xl\n                    text-balance\n                    \">\n                        We have been pioneers in plastics technology since 1950                    <\/span>\n                            <\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n<section id=\"two-columns-block_3bde82e9917c9687620efb7953ea5109\" class=\"block-two-columns blocksection \">\n    <div class=\"theGridWrapper\">\n        <div class=\"theGrid12\">\n            <div class=\"wysiwyg\n            relative\n\n            col-start-1\n            col-span-12\n\n            md:col-start-3\n            md:col-span-9\n            md:gap-8\n\n            lg:col-start-3\n            lg:col-span-8\n\n            2xl:col-start-2\n            2xl:col-span-9\n\n            2xl:gap-[7rem]\n\n            sm:columns-2\n            hyphens-auto add-versal\n            sm:after:content-['\\00A0']\n            sm:after:block\n            sm:after:h-3xl\n            \">\n                <p>The IKV &#8211; Institute for Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University can look back on an eventful and pioneering history. Since its foundation in 1950 as one of the first institutes of its kind, the IKV has always positioned itself at the forefront of technological developments and scientific innovations in plastics technology. Founded at a time when plastics were still predominantly considered to be handcrafted materials, the institute quickly developed into an internationally recognised research institution and a link between science and industry.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The decades of its history not only reflect the progress in plastics processing, but also the dynamic changes in the industry. From its artisanal origins to early automation and digital networking to today&#8217;s role as a co-designer of Industry 4.0 &#8211; IKV has set pioneering impulses in every decade. Discover the milestones in our development and experience the history of an institute that sees plastics as a material for a sustainable future.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"toc-block_31f15cc5cf7b809d42ab2f10d9868b1b\" class=\"   py-xl  \">\n    <div class=\"theGridWrapper \">\n        <nav class=\"theGrid12 \">\n            <div class=\"relative\n            col-start-1 col-span-12\n            md:col-start-2 md:col-span-10\n            sm:before:block sm:before:bg-blue before:h-[1px] before:w-full before:absolute before:translate-y-[1.3em] before:-z-10\">\n                <h3 class=\"font-serif text-blue text-xl font-semibold sm:text-center\">\n                    <span class=\"inline-block bg-white sm:px-base\">\n                        The history of IKV at a glance                    <\/span>\n                <\/h3>\n            <\/div>\n            <ul class=\"\n            col-start-1 col-span-12\n            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digitalisation and the circular economy                          <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"two-columns-block_29ca6a76b1fe8b36e8ac7eac175d5b48\" class=\"block-two-columns blocksection \">\n    <div class=\"theGridWrapper\">\n        <div class=\"theGrid12\">\n            <div class=\"wysiwyg\n            relative\n\n            col-start-1\n            col-span-12\n\n            md:col-start-3\n            md:col-span-9\n            md:gap-8\n\n            lg:col-start-3\n            lg:col-span-8\n\n            2xl:col-start-2\n            2xl:col-span-9\n\n            2xl:gap-[7rem]\n\n            sm:columns-2\n            hyphens-auto \n            sm:after:content-['\\00A0']\n            sm:after:block\n            sm:after:h-3xl\n            \">\n                <p>In the current decade, IKV is actively fulfilling its role as a pioneer in plastics technology and responding to the growing challenges facing the industry, particularly in the areas of sustainability and digitalisation. A central concern is the promotion of the circular economy: numerous research projects have focused on improving recycling processes, material efficiency and the development of environmentally friendly plastic products. One example of this is the <a><sub>H2<\/sub> Business and Technology Forum,<\/a> which was launched in 2023 and promotes dialog between the hydrogen economy and the plastics industry in order to develop joint solutions for sustainable energy concepts. In the <a target=\"\" rel=\"\">Internet of Production<\/a> Cluster of Excellence, IKV is investigating the integration of artificial intelligence in plastics processing. As consortium leader of the KIOptiPack innovation lab in the AI application hub for plastic packaging, IKV combines its expertise in the circular economy and digitalisation. AI-based applications in design, production and recycling are developed here to enable smarter and more resource-efficient production. The modernisation of the infrastructure on the Melaten campus, including the Plastics Innovation Center 4.0 (PIC 4.0), and the consolidation of all research areas at a central location has been promoting interdisciplinary cooperation between the IKV research areas and with various other research institutions at RWTH since 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic also presented IKV with major challenges. Between 2020 and 2022, not only did numerous events, including the IKV Colloquium, have to be canceled or held digitally, but teaching also had to be transferred to a digital concept. A decline in student numbers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering set in, partly due to the pandemic, which restricted the (international) mobility of students. Despite this, IKV demonstrated a high level of resilience and was able to continue the transfer of knowledge with digital and hybrid formats. In 2024, the IKV colloquium returned as a face-to-face event and dealt with the topics of the circular economy and digitalisation. With regard to young scientists, IKV implemented targeted measures in the post-pandemic period to get students and pupils interested in plastics and plastics technology. Achim Grefenstein joined IKV in 2024 as Scientific Director for Circular Economy and leads interdisciplinary projects to promote sustainable plastics processing and the circular economy. These projects combine technical innovations and address political regulations to make the plastics industry circular. With a clear focus on sustainability, digitalisation and automation, IKV will continue to set standards for the plastics industry in the coming years and further expand its role as a pioneer in plastics processing.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n    #big-gallery-block_73fd33c91d365a7e611f6d323ba4feec .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide {\n        opacity: 0.4;\n    }\n\n    #big-gallery-block_73fd33c91d365a7e611f6d323ba4feec .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide-thumb-active {\n        opacity: 1;\n    }\n<\/style>\n    <section id=\"big-gallery-block_73fd33c91d365a7e611f6d323ba4feec\" class=\"block-big-gallery   thumbslider blocksection big_gallery_run_thumbslider\">\n        <div class=\"theGridWrapper\">\n            <div class=\"theGrid12  \">\n                <div class=\"swiper swiperBig\n            col-span-12\n            w-full\n            overflow-hidden\n            relative\n            dn-border-4\n            dn-border-solid\n            dn-border-green\n            py-2xs\n            \">\n                    <div class=\"swiper-wrapper  \">\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2020-Kolloquium-digital.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2020-Kolloquium-digital.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2020-Kolloquium-digital-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2020-Kolloquium-digital-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"2020-Kolloquium-digital\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; DF.Fotografie<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">A live event is out of the question in 2020 due to the pandemic. The colloquium will take place completely digitally<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2020-Kolloquium-digital-2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2020-Kolloquium-digital-2.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2020-Kolloquium-digital-2-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2020-Kolloquium-digital-2-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"2020-Kolloquium-digital-2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; DF.Fotografie<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">The IKV team will broadcast all presentations from the Eurogress. The discussions will take place via conference call<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                 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\/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">Instead of IKV on tour, the 2020 pandemic is providing the first AssEx Home &#8211; outside and at a safe distance <\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n          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                           <h3 class=\"font-serif  font-normal   text-green  text-lg text-balance mt-3xs   leading-tight \">\n                            Generational change, digitalisation and new paths in plastics processing                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"two-columns-block_37146b071ef71a01f3beb255d510a527\" class=\"block-two-columns blocksection \">\n    <div class=\"theGridWrapper\">\n        <div class=\"theGrid12\">\n            <div class=\"wysiwyg\n            relative\n\n            col-start-1\n            col-span-12\n\n            md:col-start-3\n            md:col-span-9\n            md:gap-8\n\n            lg:col-start-3\n            lg:col-span-8\n\n            2xl:col-start-2\n            2xl:col-span-9\n\n            2xl:gap-[7rem]\n\n            sm:columns-2\n            hyphens-auto \n            sm:after:content-['\\00A0']\n            sm:after:block\n            sm:after:h-3xl\n            \">\n                <p>A generational change marks the beginning of the decade: on April 1, 2011, Prof. Christian Hopmann takes over the management of IKV, the management of the Sponsors&#8217; Association and the Chair of Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University. His predecessor, Prof. Walter Michaeli, retires after more than 20 years of influential leadership of the institute. However, Michaeli remains a central figure in plastics technology thanks to his many voluntary activities in science and industry. Increasing digitalisation plays a key role in shaping the decade: at K 2016, IKV demonstrates a networked production cell for customisable, foamed and continuous fibre-reinforced plastic hybrid components. This concept illustrates the possibilities of &#8220;Industry 4.0&#8221; for plastics processing. Another highlight is a hybrid manufacturing concept for additive manufacturing, which will be presented at K 2016. It extends the range of materials to standard granulates and filled thermoplastics, combines automated additive processes with conventional technologies and enables the rapid production of large components. Digitalisation is also the focus of the <em>Internet of Production<\/em> Cluster of Excellence, which will build on the successful work of the <em>Integrative Production Technology<\/em> Cluster in 2019. Together with over 25 partner institutes, IKV is researching how intelligent data processing can be used to make production processes more flexible and efficient. Construction projects also characterise the 2010s: with the fourth construction phase, IKV&#8217;s headquarters are relocated to the Melaten Campus, while the injection moulding department remains in Aachen city centre. This move strengthens the institute&#8217;s infrastructure and offers state-of-the-art conditions for research and teaching. IKV&#8217;s work is also recognised on a personal level: in 2014, Prof. Christian Hopmann is awarded the Innovation Prize of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. At the end of 2018, Dr. Rainer Dahlmann was appointed associate professor. His research focuses &#8211; from surface functionalisation to plasma technology &#8211; contribute significantly to the expansion of IKV&#8217;s scientific portfolio.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n    #big-gallery-block_a49d016d47e383f48e0172cd9d303993 .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide {\n        opacity: 0.4;\n    }\n\n    #big-gallery-block_a49d016d47e383f48e0172cd9d303993 .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide-thumb-active {\n        opacity: 1;\n    }\n<\/style>\n    <section id=\"big-gallery-block_a49d016d47e383f48e0172cd9d303993\" class=\"block-big-gallery   thumbslider blocksection big_gallery_run_thumbslider\">\n        <div class=\"theGridWrapper\">\n            <div class=\"theGrid12  \">\n                <div class=\"swiper swiperBig\n            col-span-12\n            w-full\n            overflow-hidden\n            relative\n            dn-border-4\n            dn-border-solid\n            dn-border-green\n            py-2xs\n            \">\n                    <div class=\"swiper-wrapper  \">\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2011-Verabschiedung-Michaeli.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2011-Verabschiedung-Michaeli.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2011-Verabschiedung-Michaeli-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2011-Verabschiedung-Michaeli-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"2011-Verabschiedung-Michaeli\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">Prof Walther Michaeli is bid farewell with a festive ceremony at IKV<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2011-Uebergabe-Michaeli-Hopmann.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2011-Uebergabe-Michaeli-Hopmann.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2011-Uebergabe-Michaeli-Hopmann-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2011-Uebergabe-Michaeli-Hopmann-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"2011-Uebergabe-Michaeli-Hopmann\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">Prof Walther Michaeli is bid farewell with a festive ceremony at IKV<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2012-Kolloquium-Hopmann.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2012-Kolloquium-Hopmann.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2012-Kolloquium-Hopmann-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2012-Kolloquium-Hopmann-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"2012-Kolloquium-Hopmann\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">Prof Christian Hopmann opens the 26th Plastics Technology Colloquium as the new head of the institute <\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2015-IAA-Hopmann-Duin.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2015-IAA-Hopmann-Duin.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2015-IAA-Hopmann-Duin-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2015-IAA-Hopmann-Duin-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"2015-IAA-Hopmann-Duin\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">The IKV is represented with a stand at the IAA. Prof Hopmann welcomes NRW Minister of Economic Affairs Garrelt Duin at the stand<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2013-Maschinenuebergabe-Sumitomo.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2013-Maschinenuebergabe-Sumitomo.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2013-Maschinenuebergabe-Sumitomo-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2013-Maschinenuebergabe-Sumitomo-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"2013-Maschinenuebergabe-Sumitomo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">IKV&#8217;s research infrastructure is based, among other things, on machines provided to the institute for research purposes by members of the association. Here the handover of a new injection moulding machine by the manufacturer Sumitomo<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n  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\/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">IKV organises the International Injection Moulding Conference for the first time and attracts numerous international injection moulding experts to Aachen<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                  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                                         \">Children&#8217;s University in the RWTH Audimax &#8211; Prof Hopmann explains the world of plastics to children in 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                   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1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"2017-FAKUMA\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">At FAKUMA 2017, the IKV trade fair team will be presenting research from the field of plastic optics <\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> 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data-tocmarker=\"2000er+Jahre\"><\/a>\n\n    <section id=\"headline-block_e7905e161656ecbff75fb204ea030cce\" 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                        2000s                    <\/h2>\n                                            <h3 class=\"font-serif  font-normal   text-green  text-lg text-balance mt-3xs   leading-tight \">\n                            Promoting young talent, strategic orientation and excellence in research                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"two-columns-block_f01f6969e73c0609f360b152cd76ecaf\" class=\"block-two-columns blocksection \">\n    <div class=\"theGridWrapper\">\n        <div class=\"theGrid12\">\n            <div class=\"wysiwyg\n            relative\n\n            col-start-1\n            col-span-12\n\n            md:col-start-3\n            md:col-span-9\n            md:gap-8\n\n            lg:col-start-3\n            lg:col-span-8\n\n            2xl:col-start-2\n            2xl:col-span-9\n\n            2xl:gap-[7rem]\n\n            sm:columns-2\n            hyphens-auto \n            sm:after:content-['\\00A0']\n            sm:after:block\n            sm:after:h-3xl\n            \">\n                <p>The 2000s marked a time of change and innovation for IKV, characterised by strategic initiatives to promote young talent, practice-oriented events and scientific excellence. In view of falling student numbers and an impending shortage of skilled workers, IKV launched the <em>P2R<\/em> initiative at the beginning of the decade. Between 2000 and 2003, the program offers workshops for children and young people in order to arouse enthusiasm for plastics technology at an early age and to motivate the next generation for scientific and technical careers. This initiative demonstrates the Institute&#8217;s commitment to laying the foundations for the sustainable development of skilled workers in the long term. In the area of strategic further training, IKV is launching the <em>Success Factor Management<\/em> conference series, a platform that combines science and practice. The event presents innovative concepts and perspectives on the strategic orientation of the plastics industry and promotes the exchange between leading industry experts and researchers. In 2003, IKV founds the Center for Plastics Analysis and Testing, KAP for short. It offers companies services for plastics analysis and damage management. The extensive equipment for testing the mechanical, physical, chemical and morphological properties of plastics and the associated qualified personnel are housed in the new laboratories that were created in the third construction phase at Melaten. A milestone in IKV&#8217;s scientific work is the successful participation in the first Cluster of Excellence call in 2004. The application, which focuses on plastics technology as one of the central research fields of the cluster, convinces the international jury of experts and is funded. With the Cluster of Excellence, research is developing dynamically: new research projects, modernised buildings and state-of-the-art machinery strengthen IKV&#8217;s position as a leading institute. This status attracts students from all over the world to Aachen. The 2000s thus stand for a successful combination of promoting young talent, practical training, a growing range of services for industry and cutting-edge research that sets the course for IKV&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n    #big-gallery-block_1195d76f090eb3d9de4fa61f40cdd338 .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide {\n        opacity: 0.4;\n    }\n\n    #big-gallery-block_1195d76f090eb3d9de4fa61f40cdd338 .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide-thumb-active {\n        opacity: 1;\n    }\n<\/style>\n    <section id=\"big-gallery-block_1195d76f090eb3d9de4fa61f40cdd338\" class=\"block-big-gallery   thumbslider blocksection big_gallery_run_thumbslider\">\n        <div class=\"theGridWrapper\">\n            <div class=\"theGrid12  \">\n                <div class=\"swiper swiperBig\n            col-span-12\n            w-full\n            overflow-hidden\n            relative\n            dn-border-4\n            dn-border-solid\n            dn-border-green\n            py-2xs\n            \">\n                    <div class=\"swiper-wrapper  \">\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2005-Einweihung-Melaten-3.-Baubschnitt.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2005-Einweihung-Melaten-3.-Baubschnitt.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2005-Einweihung-Melaten-3.-Baubschnitt-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2005-Einweihung-Melaten-3.-Baubschnitt-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"2005-Einweihung-Melaten-3.-Baubschnitt\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">The extrusion technology centre is put into operation with the inauguration of the third construction phase at Melaten<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2003-3.Bauabschnitt-KAP.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2003-3.Bauabschnitt-KAP.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2003-3.Bauabschnitt-KAP-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2003-3.Bauabschnitt-KAP-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"2003-3.Bauabschnitt-KAP\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">With the inauguration of the third construction phase, the newly founded Centre for Plastics Analysis and Testing (KAP) at IKV also begins its work<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2005-Einweihung-Technikum-mit-Flossis.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2005-Einweihung-Technikum-mit-Flossis.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2005-Einweihung-Technikum-mit-Flossis-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2005-Einweihung-Technikum-mit-Flossis-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"2005-Einweihung-Technikum-mit-Flossis\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">Artist Rosalie&#8217;s Flossis adorn the fa\u00e7ade of the new building at the inauguration ceremony of the new technical centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2005-Einweihung-Technikum-Extrusion.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2005-Einweihung-Technikum-Extrusion.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2005-Einweihung-Technikum-Extrusion-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2005-Einweihung-Technikum-Extrusion-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"2005-Einweihung-Technikum-Extrusion\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">The extrusion technology centre is put into operation with the inauguration of the third construction phase at Melaten<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2005-Luftaufnahme-Melaten.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2005-Luftaufnahme-Melaten.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2005-Luftaufnahme-Melaten-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2005-Luftaufnahme-Melaten-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"2005-Luftaufnahme-Melaten\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">Aerial view of the IKV after completion of the extrusion technology centre in 2005<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2008-JEC-Paris.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2008-JEC-Paris.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2008-JEC-Paris-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2008-JEC-Paris-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"2008-JEC-Paris\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">The world&#8217;s largest composites trade fair, the JEC Composites Show, is taking place in Paris in March 2008. 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id=\"toc-marker-block_5da0f5d8e04ea5313b0b1a266b796313\" class=\"toc-marker -top-[--toc-height] \" name=\"1990er+Jahre\" data-tocmarker=\"1990er+Jahre\"><\/a>\n\n    <section id=\"headline-block_a27cd8c49c37bb3e38d4b3c799167b6c\" 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                        1990s                    <\/h2>\n                                            <h3 class=\"font-serif  font-normal   text-green  text-lg text-balance mt-3xs   leading-tight \">\n                            New spaces, international perspectives and innovative technologies                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"two-columns-block_138e29e4ef9a06cad120ed113165f4a6\" class=\"block-two-columns blocksection \">\n    <div class=\"theGridWrapper\">\n        <div class=\"theGrid12\">\n            <div class=\"wysiwyg\n            relative\n\n            col-start-1\n            col-span-12\n\n            md:col-start-3\n            md:col-span-9\n            md:gap-8\n\n            lg:col-start-3\n            lg:col-span-8\n\n            2xl:col-start-2\n            2xl:col-span-9\n\n            2xl:gap-[7rem]\n\n            sm:columns-2\n            hyphens-auto \n            sm:after:content-['\\00A0']\n            sm:after:block\n            sm:after:h-3xl\n            \">\n                <p>For IKV, the 1990s marked an era of significant technological developments and an increasing focus on the issues of sustainability and resource conservation. The introduction of the Packaging Ordinance in 1991 and the associated &#8220;Green Dot&#8221; recycling system provided new impetus in plastics processing. For the first time, the private sector is made responsible for systematically collecting and recycling recyclable materials. For IKV, this opens up new fields of research into recycling and sustainable material cycles. The decade also brings significant spatial developments for IKV. The laying of the foundation stone in 1992 marked the start of the expansion of the demonstration center for fiber-reinforced plastics in the Seffent Melaten expansion area (now Campus Melaten). As early as 1993, the Fiber Reinforced Plastics department moves into the new premises, which offer ideal conditions for research and development with 1,500 m\u00b2 of space. Two years later, the center is officially opened, followed by the handover of a further extension in 1998. This location development strengthens IKV as a leading institute in plastics technology and paves the way for a modern, centralised infrastructure. At the same time, IKV expands its international reach: in 1991, the EUPOCO postgraduate course &#8220;Polymers and Composites Engineering&#8221; is launched in cooperation with the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. This program attracts 35 students from 12 countries and underlines IKV&#8217;s role as a globally networked competence center. Scientifically, the focus is on new technologies such as gas injection technology (GIT). This process not only enables material savings and shorter cycle times, but also opens up new types of applications, particularly in combination with fiber-reinforced materials. With a patented further development, IKV is setting new standards in lightweight construction and the automotive industry. The recognition of IKV&#8217;s scientific achievements is also reflected in the 1990s: in 1996, the Technical Faculty of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg awards Prof. Dr.-Ing. Walter Michaeli an honorary doctorate &#8211; in recognition of his outstanding contribution to plastics technology.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n    #big-gallery-block_9e8096966649c293b3dc7ed6e7d2a278 .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide {\n        opacity: 0.4;\n    }\n\n    #big-gallery-block_9e8096966649c293b3dc7ed6e7d2a278 .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide-thumb-active {\n        opacity: 1;\n    }\n<\/style>\n    <section id=\"big-gallery-block_9e8096966649c293b3dc7ed6e7d2a278\" class=\"block-big-gallery   thumbslider blocksection big_gallery_run_thumbslider\">\n        <div class=\"theGridWrapper\">\n            <div class=\"theGrid12  \">\n                <div class=\"swiper swiperBig\n            col-span-12\n            w-full\n            overflow-hidden\n            relative\n            dn-border-4\n            dn-border-solid\n            dn-border-green\n            py-2xs\n            \">\n                    <div class=\"swiper-wrapper  \">\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1992-Grundsteinlegung-FVK-Technikum.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1992-Grundsteinlegung-FVK-Technikum.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1992-Grundsteinlegung-FVK-Technikum-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1992-Grundsteinlegung-FVK-Technikum-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"Grundsteinlegung-FVK-Technikum\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">1992 Prof. Michaeli lays the foundation stone for the new FVK demo centre on Melaten<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1992-Baustelle-Melaten-FKV-Technikum.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1992-Baustelle-Melaten-FKV-Technikum.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1992-Baustelle-Melaten-FKV-Technikum-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1992-Baustelle-Melaten-FKV-Technikum-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"1992-Baustelle-Melaten-FKV-Technikum\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">View of the construction site of the new demonstration centre on Melaten with a view towards Lousberg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1990er-Einweihung-Neubau-Melaten.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1990er-Einweihung-Neubau-Melaten.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1990er-Einweihung-Neubau-Melaten-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1990er-Einweihung-Neubau-Melaten-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"1990er-Einweihung-Neubau-Melaten\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; 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IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">In 1993, IKV organises a specialist colloquium in honour of Prof. Georg Menges on the occasion of his 70th birthday &#8211; not without a beer colloquium, of course.<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1996-Ehrendoktorwuerde-Michaeli.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1996-Ehrendoktorwuerde-Michaeli.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1996-Ehrendoktorwuerde-Michaeli-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1996-Ehrendoktorwuerde-Michaeli-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"1996-Ehrendoktorwuerde-Michaeli\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; 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  md:gap-8\n\n            lg:col-start-3\n            lg:col-span-8\n\n            2xl:col-start-2\n            2xl:col-span-9\n\n            2xl:gap-[7rem]\n\n            sm:columns-2\n            hyphens-auto \n            sm:after:content-['\\00A0']\n            sm:after:block\n            sm:after:h-3xl\n            \">\n                <p>The 1980s brought IKV significant progress in the automation and digitalisation of plastics processing. The decade began with the founding of the Plastics Technology Group at Paderborn University of Applied Sciences under the leadership of former IKV employee Professor Helmut Potente, which allowed IKV&#8217;s knowledge and innovations to be disseminated to other universities. Over the decade of the 1980s, IKV also expanded its international contacts. Contact and exchange with the Polymer Engineering Center (PEC) of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which is still practiced today in numerous activities, was established. A significant highlight of the 1980s was IKV&#8217;s participation in the plastics trade fair K&#8217;83. Under the motto &#8220;Factory of the Future&#8221;, IKV presented a forward-looking concept that covered the entire production chain from design to production. Visitors to the trade fair were able to experience live the software package developed by IKV for mould design, which took thermal, mechanical and rheological aspects into account in the design and represented a comprehensive approach to optimizing production quality and efficiency. In 1984, Prof. Georg Menges focused on automation and quality improvement at the 12<sup>th<\/sup> IKV Colloquium. He emphasised that reproducible and automated production processes were crucial for the competitiveness of the plastics industry and that this was the only way to guarantee high and consistent quality. This sent out a strong signal for the role of automation in the field of plastics technology. The introduction of CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) was another milestone demonstrated by IKV at the K&#8217;86 trade fair. Using a practical example, IKV showed how the networking of CAD, CAE and CAM systems could digitally integrate the entire manufacturing process &#8211; from design and tool production to series production. The implementation of the CIM concept enabled just-in-time production and optimised production processes for smaller batch sizes and greater efficiency, a decisive step towards flexible and economical production. Although CIM was initially ridiculed, the concepts developed by IKV formed the basis for today&#8217;s Industry 4.0 standards and laid the foundation for digital networking and automation in the plastics industry. The 1980s were therefore a formative decade in which IKV consolidated its position as an innovative driver of the industry and changed plastics processing for good. However, they also marked an important change in the management of the institute. In September 1987, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Walter Michaeli was appointed to the Endowed Chair of Plastics Processing and officially took over the management of IKV in January 1988. On the eve of the 14th Colloquium in March 1988, Prof. Georg Menges is officially bid farewell in the Coronation Hall of Aachen City Hall. 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alt=\"1983-K-Propellerspielzeug\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">At the K&#8217;83, this propeller toy will be produced automatically as a demonstration component for a flexible production centre for small series. <\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                        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srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1988-Menges-Michaeli-Kolloquium.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1988-Menges-Michaeli-Kolloquium-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1988-Menges-Michaeli-Kolloquium-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"1988-Menges-Michaeli-Kolloquium\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">Prof Menges and Prof Michali as a team of two at the 1988 colloquium<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                       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         \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">Prof Dr Walter Michaeli is appointed to the \u2018Endowed Chair of Plastics Processing\u2019 at RWTH Aachen University<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                         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                            text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">In 1988, the new head of the institute, Prof. Michaeli, guides visitors through the injection moulding hall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n      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At the 6th IKV Colloquium, a specially equipped injection moulding machine with a process computer was presented &#8211; an innovative, albeit cost-intensive project. Despite initial skepticism in the industry, this development laid the foundation for the automation of injection moulding technology and had a lasting impact on the industry. The press spoke of &#8220;production in ghost shifts&#8221; and the Swiss trade newspaper &#8220;Wirtschaft + Technik&#8221; ran the headline: &#8220;As if controlled by a ghost hand&#8221;, describing the machine developed at IKV as &#8220;one [&#8230;] which &#8211; provided that the Mould is capable of working and the material is normal &#8211; requires no operation&#8221;. (Quote from April 16, 1981) The growing importance of IKV inevitably led to an expansion of its premises. In spring 1977, the company moved into the new building at Pontstrasse 55, on the corner of Tempergraben. With 1000 m\u00b2 of floor space, it provided room for a modern injection moulding hall and new laboratories and offices. The institute&#8217;s crafts department also expanded. In its 1976 activity report, IKV was able to announce that 419 plastics training courses had been offered in the now 27 course locations in Germany and West Berlin together with the South German Plastics Center in W\u00fcrzburg. Since the IKV was founded in 1950, a total of more than 50,000 participants have attended these courses. At the same time, the VDI Society for Plastics Technology was founded within the Association of German Engineers. It promoted professional exchange and further training in the field of plastics technology and helped to meet the growing demand for knowledge in the industry and promote new specialists. IKV received special media attention through an interview with Prof. Georg Menges in the run-up to the 8th Plastics Technology Colloquium in 1976. In the Aachener Volkszeitung newspaper, Menges spoke about the role of plastics and their prospects in connection with recycling, resource conservation and automation. In this remarkable interview, he outlined how plastics can be produced from a wide variety of raw materials and emphasised that plastics will play a key role in the future &#8211; even in times of raw material shortages. This interview, which was particularly topical due to the oil crisis and the environmental debate at the time, reflected IKV&#8217;s great potential for innovation and anticipated Menges&#8217; later pioneering work in recycling. The 1970s led IKV into a phase of modernisation that laid the foundation for the coming challenges in research and sustainability.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n    #big-gallery-block_61ba73073d01a7801d8bfda071aa83d7 .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide {\n        opacity: 0.4;\n    }\n\n    #big-gallery-block_61ba73073d01a7801d8bfda071aa83d7 .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide-thumb-active {\n        opacity: 1;\n    }\n<\/style>\n    <section id=\"big-gallery-block_61ba73073d01a7801d8bfda071aa83d7\" class=\"block-big-gallery   thumbslider blocksection big_gallery_run_thumbslider\">\n        <div class=\"theGridWrapper\">\n            <div class=\"theGrid12  \">\n                <div class=\"swiper swiperBig\n            col-span-12\n            w-full\n            overflow-hidden\n            relative\n            dn-border-4\n            dn-border-solid\n            dn-border-green\n            py-2xs\n            \">\n    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             text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">1976: Groundbreaking interview with Prof Menges in the Aachener Volkszeitung newspaper<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                           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Menges welcomes the participants of a training course for trainers<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                  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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"1970er-Lehrgang-Schweissen-Fensterprofile.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">Participants in an IKV course on welding window profiles<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full 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<section id=\"headline-block_4698abb27cf239a73114c9b182d8ed35\" 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                        The 1960s                    <\/h2>\n                                            <h3 class=\"font-serif  font-normal   text-green  text-lg text-balance mt-3xs   leading-tight \">\n                            Growth and internationalisation                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"two-columns-block_a51e762303b526c1d553d9313519198b\" class=\"block-two-columns blocksection \">\n    <div class=\"theGridWrapper\">\n        <div class=\"theGrid12\">\n            <div class=\"wysiwyg\n            relative\n\n            col-start-1\n            col-span-12\n\n            md:col-start-3\n            md:col-span-9\n            md:gap-8\n\n            lg:col-start-3\n            lg:col-span-8\n\n            2xl:col-start-2\n            2xl:col-span-9\n\n            2xl:gap-[7rem]\n\n            sm:columns-2\n            hyphens-auto \n            sm:after:content-['\\00A0']\n            sm:after:block\n            sm:after:h-3xl\n            \">\n                <p>In the 1960s, the IKV &#8211; Institute for Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University continued its dynamic expansion. With the inauguration of the new building in 1959, the institute gained urgently needed space for teaching and research, and Prof. A.H. Henning took over as director. As early as 1962, the IKV continued to grow and moved into additional premises in the former Kolpinghaus at Pontstra\u00dfe 51. However, the growth was not without its challenges: After Henning&#8217;s sudden death in May 1964, Karl Krekeler once again took over the management of the institute until Prof. Georg Menges was appointed in 1965. Menges, with extensive practical experience in plastics processing, brought new impetus to research and teaching. On November 5, 1965, the IKV celebrated its 15th anniversary and opened new extension buildings, which provided the institute with an additional 660 square meters of space. Supported by state funds, the Volkswagenwerk Foundation and industry, the institute was able to expand its research fields such as extrusion, injection moulding, materials testing and joining technology.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Another milestone was the introduction of Menges&#8217; lecture &#8220;Plastics Processing&#8221; in the summer semester of 1966, which saw a rapid increase in student numbers. In the same year, Menges chaired the first IKV colloquium since 1955. From then on, the colloquia took place every two years and developed into a central meeting point for experts and companies in the plastics industry. The 4th colloquium in 1968 illustrated the growth and importance of the institute. With around 750 participants, including 50 international guests, it was a great success. In close cooperation with other institutes of the RWTH, interdisciplinary contributions were made to plastics technology &#8211; from the rheological behavior of plastic melts to photogrammetry for strength testing. At the end of the decade, IKV set a new course and developed a qualification for the manufacture of plastic windows, once again underlining the institute&#8217;s practical orientation and making a further valuable contribution to industry. The encouragement from the industry was also reflected in the sponsoring association, which has now grown to 107 companies.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n    #big-gallery-block_e4c7d58befd8830b37df344c7d26fb25 .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide {\n        opacity: 0.4;\n    }\n\n    #big-gallery-block_e4c7d58befd8830b37df344c7d26fb25 .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide-thumb-active {\n        opacity: 1;\n    }\n<\/style>\n    <section id=\"big-gallery-block_e4c7d58befd8830b37df344c7d26fb25\" class=\"block-big-gallery   thumbslider blocksection big_gallery_run_thumbslider\">\n        <div class=\"theGridWrapper\">\n            <div class=\"theGrid12  \">\n                <div class=\"swiper swiperBig\n            col-span-12\n            w-full\n            overflow-hidden\n            relative\n            dn-border-4\n            dn-border-solid\n            dn-border-green\n            py-2xs\n            \">\n                    <div class=\"swiper-wrapper  \">\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1960-Lehrgang-Thermoplaste.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1960-Lehrgang-Thermoplaste.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1960-Lehrgang-Thermoplaste-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1960-Lehrgang-Thermoplaste-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"Historie-Lehrgang-Thermoplaste\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">1960: Participant in a training course on thermoplastics<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1960-Neubau-Pontstrasse.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1960-Neubau-Pontstrasse.png 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1960-Neubau-Pontstrasse-748x522.png 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1960-Neubau-Pontstrasse-768x536.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"1960 Neubau Pontstra\u00dfe\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">IKV building Pontstra\u00dfe 49 next to the rebuilt Theresienkirche<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Prof-Henning.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Prof-Henning.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Prof-Henning-748x522.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Prof-Henning-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1150\" height=\"803\" alt=\"Professor Henning\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">Prof A.H. Henning took over as head of the institute in 1959 and died suddenly in 1964. <\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n      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md:col-start-3\n            md:col-span-9\n            md:gap-8\n\n            lg:col-start-3\n            lg:col-span-8\n\n            2xl:col-start-2\n            2xl:col-span-9\n\n            2xl:gap-[7rem]\n\n            sm:columns-2\n            hyphens-auto \n            sm:after:content-['\\00A0']\n            sm:after:block\n            sm:after:h-3xl\n            \">\n                <p>The history of the IKV &#8211; Institute for Plastics Processing\u00a0 at RWTH Aachen University begins in the post-war period. The resumption of teaching in 1946 marked the beginning of an era of new foundations and growth. The increasing importance of plastics processing in West Germany led to the need for qualified, trained personnel for this industry. In 1949, the &#8220;Association for Welding and Allied Processes&#8221; chose Aachen as the location for plastics training. On October 27, 1950, the IKV was officially opened as part of a large colloquium. Under the direction of Prof. Karl Krekeler, the institute initially concentrated on plastics processing. The founding of a sponsoring association in 1951, initially with eight companies, including the well-known companies Bayer and Chemische Werke H\u00fcls, gave the IKV a strong industrial basis, which enabled the institute to operate and continue to expand. A first milestone in IKV&#8217;s research work was the publication of a technical article on the welding of plastics in the trade journal &#8220;Kunststoffe&#8221; in 1952. The second colloquium was held as early as 1955, this time with a focus on application-oriented research. In the same year, Helmut K\u00f6nig, the first engineer at the institute, received his doctorate. In the following years, the IKV continued to grow steadily. In 1956, a department for technical training and further education was created, which was organised independently of the institute&#8217;s regular operations. This department laid the foundation for the practice-oriented training that still characterises IKV today. In 1958, the foundation stone was finally laid for a new building, which was inaugurated in 1959 and provided IKV with modern space for research, teaching and administration. With the inauguration of the new building, Karl Krekeler handed over the management to A.H. Henning, thus initiating a new phase in the institute&#8217;s development.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n    #big-gallery-block_1b581048d75413f243c3809c64f90b9a .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide {\n        opacity: 0.4;\n    }\n\n    #big-gallery-block_1b581048d75413f243c3809c64f90b9a .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide-thumb-active {\n        opacity: 1;\n    }\n<\/style>\n    <section id=\"big-gallery-block_1b581048d75413f243c3809c64f90b9a\" class=\"block-big-gallery   thumbslider blocksection big_gallery_run_thumbslider\">\n        <div class=\"theGridWrapper\">\n            <div class=\"theGrid12  \">\n                <div class=\"swiper swiperBig\n            col-span-12\n            w-full\n            overflow-hidden\n            relative\n            dn-border-4\n            dn-border-solid\n            dn-border-green\n            py-2xs\n            \">\n                    <div class=\"swiper-wrapper  \">\n      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        text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">On 27 October 1950, the IKV was officially opened in the course of a large colloquium<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            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https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Karl-Krekeler-1950-748x523.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Karl-Krekeler-1950-768x537.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1138\" height=\"795\" alt=\"Kolloquium_1950_Eintrittskarte\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">Karl Krekeler was the first Head of the Insititute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n           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      no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/50er_1955_Kunststoffmesse-IKV-Infostand_01-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/50er_1955_Kunststoffmesse-IKV-Infostand_01-748x516.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/50er_1955_Kunststoffmesse-IKV-Infostand_01-1536x1060.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/50er_1955_Kunststoffmesse-IKV-Infostand_01-768x530.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1325\" alt=\"50er_1955_Kunststoffmesse-IKV-Infostand_01\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">1955: IKV took part in the K trade fair as an exhibitor for the first time<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                aspect-3\/2\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/VW-Bus_Kunststoffverarbeitung_lr.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/VW-Bus_Kunststoffverarbeitung_lr.jpg 1772w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/VW-Bus_Kunststoffverarbeitung_lr-748x514.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/VW-Bus_Kunststoffverarbeitung_lr-1536x1055.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/VW-Bus_Kunststoffverarbeitung_lr-768x527.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1772\" height=\"1217\" alt=\"VW-Bus_Kunststoffverarbeitung_lr\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">IKV employees use the van to travel to various training centres to hold plastics technology courses<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                             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                    object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-contain\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bau_1959_Pontstrasse_01-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bau_1959_Pontstrasse_01-748x538.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bau_1959_Pontstrasse_01-1536x1105.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bau_1959_Pontstrasse_01-768x553.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1382\" alt=\"Bau_1959_Pontstra\u00dfe_01\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">1959: Construction site of the IKV building on Pontstrasse<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                        <div class=\"col-start-2 col-span-10  \">\n                                            <!-- <div class=\"aspect-video block w-full bg-green\">red<\/div> -->\n                                            <figure class=\"\n                                            flex\n                                            flex-col\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            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https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Handwerk_1950er_IKV-Ausbildungswerkstatt-Juelicher-Strasse_04-768x492.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1230\" alt=\"Handwerk_1950er_IKV-Ausbildungswerkstatt-J\u00fclicher-Strasse_04\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                text-copyright\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                text-figcaption\n                                            \">The first IKV training workshops on the factory premises of the old leather factory in J\u00fclicher Stra\u00dfe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                <div 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