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In December 1989, the Institute of Polymer Technology (LKT) was established as part of the mechanical engineering department. Since May 1st 2009, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Drummer has been head of the institute.
The Team
At present, a rough 25
employees work in the
scientific sector, and 20 employees are concerned with technical-
administrative tasks. This qualified staff is always prepared to
quickly carry out research projects as well as industrial contracts.
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Research & Development
The institute’s
main areas of research comprise
thermoplastics processing, materials & design and polymers in
mechatronics, as well as the cross-cutting issues of simulation and
failure analysis. The DFG (German Research Foundation), the German
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as well as the German
Federation of Industrial Research Associations (AiF) are the major
supporters to the institute’s research projects, along with
Bavaria’s
research institutions and several industrial enterprises.
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Laboratories & Technical Center
The institute has about
1100
square meters of office area, plus another 1500 square meters for
state-of-the-art plants and test laboratories with the latest equipment.
The research departments benefit from various laboratories with
qualified staff to conduct research and deliver expert opinions.
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Teaching
For mechanical engineers
who have profound knowledge of plastics technology, career prospects
are still outstanding. Aimed at master students mainly, the Institute
of
Polymer Technology offers the corresponding lectures, practical
exercises, seminars as well as excursions, in line with the specific
demands posed by this job. In writing their seminar papers or diploma
theses, and also as a student worker, students learn about scientific
investigations on tasks that are closely related to practical
applications. Students who are interested and ambitious may write their
diploma theses at a partner university abroad, or participate in
international plastics engineering conferences, e.g. ANTEC (in the USA).
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