Overview
Shares the latest results from research and science in the field of plastics technology
Gathers international contributions on polymer processing
Peer-reviewed by a prominent international committee
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Table of contents (27 papers)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
- circular economy
- extrusion
- lightweight technologies
- simulation and digitisation
- injection moulding
- hybrid materials and additive manufacturing.
In these fields, key themes for plastics technologies have been identified that will shape the face of research and industry for the next decade. In their contributions, the authors present the latest scientific findings, and discuss topical issues in plastics technologies.
The symposium offered an inspiring forum for the exchange on research and innovation, for discussing urgent questions and providing impulses for the future of plastics technology.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Christian Hopmann studied Mechanical Engineering with a particular focus on Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University. He received his doctoral degree with a thesis on Ceramic Injection Moulding. He held various prominent positions at the IKV before starting his industrial career as Head of Quality Management at RKW SE in 2005. From 2010 to 2011 he was Managing Director of RKW Sweden AB in Helsingborg/Sweden.
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Rainer Dahlmann is Head of the Center for Analysis and Testing of Plastics (KAP) and Scientific Director at the IKV. He studied Physics with a focus on Solid State Physics at RWTH Aachen University. He received his doctorate from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University in the field of Plasma Technologies. Since 2007, he has lectured in the Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in Applied Polymer Sciences at the FH Aachen, and in Mechanical Engineering and Plastics and Textile Technology at RWTH Aachen University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advances in Polymer Processing 2020
Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Plastics Technology
Editors: Christian Hopmann, Rainer Dahlmann
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-60809-8
Publisher: Springer Vieweg Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-60808-1Published: 11 February 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-60811-1Published: 11 February 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-60809-8Published: 10 March 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 338
Number of Illustrations: 74 b/w illustrations, 150 illustrations in colour
Topics: Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes, Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials, Materials Engineering