On 14 November 2019, Kunststofftechnik Paderborn once again held an information day for pupils. This time, students from the Q2 of the Ostendorf-Gymnasium in Lippstadt, who are about to complete their A-levels, were welcomed. The info days serve to give a comprehensive insight into studying mechanical engineering with a focus on plastics technology.
The largest international trade fair in the field of plastics, rubber and plastics processing, "K 2019", took place again this year from 16.10.2019 to 23.10.2019. At the trade fair, which only takes place every three years, more than 3000 exhibitors from over 50 nations presented themselves again this year. The main themes of this year's trade fair included sustainability and the circular economy, as well as digitalisation in the plastics…
As part of the cooperation between the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Paderborn and the Chinese-German Technical Faculty (CDTF) at Qingdao University, Dr Sascha Schiller (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering) and Marius Wittke (KTP) held a two-week block course on the basics of plastics processing and process engineering in China at the beginning of September.
The Annual Assembly & International Conference of the IIW (International Institute of Welding) took place this year from 7 to 12 July in the Slovakian capital Bratislava.
This year's REX/PSI user meeting (REX = Computer-aided Extruder Design, PSI = Paderborn Injection Moulding Simulation) was attended by numerous representatives from industry and science, including company representatives from Arburg GmbH & Co. KG, Arenz GmbH, BASF SE, Battenfeld-Cincinnati Germany GmbH, BB Engineering GmbH, Breyer GmbH Maschinenfabrik, Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, Covestro Deutschland AG, Hosokawa Alpine…
In the project seminar "Designing with Plastics", which is offered annually at the KTP, the participating students have the opportunity to deal with a comprehensive task for the design and conception of a plastic component in groups.
On 16 May, the annual general meeting of the Verein zur Förderung der Kunststofftechnologie e.V. (Association for the Promotion of Plastics Technology) took place at the University of Paderborn. The association pursues the goal of supporting application-oriented development in the field of plastics technology through intensive cooperation between Paderborn Plastics Technology and industry.
At this year's Intern Day on Wednesday, 15 May 2019, heads of internship offices and faculty representatives from the member faculties of the Faculty Association for Mechanical and Process Engineering (FTMV) met. The chairman of the FTMV, Prof. Moritzer, invited the responsible officials to Paderborn.