Press releases worldwide
As in previous years, this year the SKZ is again retroactively awarding the “Premium Partner” award for 2024 to companies that work together with the Plastics Center to advance the plastics industry. Almost all processing companies in the plastics industry […]
The SKZ Plastics Center has been offering further training to become a certified product developer in additive manufacturing for two years. Participants gain an insight into manufacturing processes, materials, design and 3D modeling. The SKZ is celebrating the two-year anniversary […]
As in previous years, the SKZ is once again awarding the “Premium Partner Research” award retroactively for 2024 to companies that drive projects forward together with the research institute. "Companies are selected as premium partners if they tackle problems and […]
On March 1, 2025, Thomas Zimmermann took over as Head of the Crosslinked Materials Group at the SKZ Plastics Center. Thomas Zimmermann has been the new group leader of the “Crosslinked Materials” research group in the MCE (Material, Compounding, Extrusion) […]
While mechanical recycling has long been established, new processes such as solvolysis and other chemical recycling processes raise many questions – and offer great opportunities. Legal requirements and customer expectations are increasing the pressure on the industry. The SKZ is […]
The SKZ Plastics Centre is pooling its expert knowledge in the new “Special Services and Expert Reports” group in order to offer specialized test procedures and individual analyses in an even more targeted manner. Readjustment tests and in-depth analyses provide […]
High-temperature thermoplastics often lead to problems such as warping, insufficient layer adhesion and distortion in the FFF printing process due to high process temperatures and strong temperature gradients. Latent reactive filaments based on epoxy resin are a promising alternative with […]
Patrycja Lewczuk starts her doctorate at the SKZ and simultaneously takes on the role of doctoral candidate representative at the NISys doctoral center. Patrycja Lewczuk, PhD student at the SKZ Plastics Center in Würzburg, will start her doctorate in the […]
With the beginning of March 2025, German Plastics Center SKZ and Dopak started its cooperation. Dopak has been an integral part of the plastics market in Poland for many decades in the areas of plastics processing machinery as well as […]
The demands on skilled workers in plastics processing are constantly growing. In order to support companies and employees in a targeted and long-term manner, the SKZ Plastics Center supplements some of its classroom courses with additional digital learning opportunities. The […]