Thuringian Center for Mechanical Engineering (www.polyformnext.de)
Research project on environmentally friendly plastics production
The Thuringian Center for Mechanical Engineering has launched a large-scale research project aimed at making the manufacturing processes for plastic components more environmentally friendly. The aim of the EMProBio research group is for plastic products to consume less energy and natural resources over their entire life cycle.
read more...Nextmould research project (www.polyformnext.de)
Researching the injection mold: aluminum vs. steel
read more...SigMaSense research group (www.industrial-production.de)
Intelligent sensor technology for processing big data
Ilmenau University of Technology is stepping up its research in order to master the growing volumes of data in the course of digitalization. The idea for intelligent sensors is to select the data required for the respective work process at an early stage and thus reduce the amount to be processed.
read more...Statistics (www.polyformnext.de)
More than 700 plastics companies in Thuringia
Polymermat e.V. - Kunststoffcluster Thüringen has analyzed various economic databases together with the Department of Plastics Technology at Ilmenau University of Technology in order to map the plastics industry in Thuringia.
read more...High-tech plastics (www.polyformnext.de)
Racing on the sand
Plastic runners make tobogganing on the dune possible. (Almost) nothing is impossible when plastics are involved. In this case, a fun and play device was developed that allows you to sledge down the dune at breakneck speed.
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