Research and services with format

Services

For you, we develop innovative solutions for plastics applications and their industrial implementation in a customized, flexible and fast manner.

We act as a comprehensive development partner and offer our broad expertise as a customer-oriented service. From the first idea to concrete concepts, component and process design, their validation and optimization up to first samples and small series, we can take over the entire development for a partner with the modern equipment of our institute or contribute a customized development module at the right time.

Überprüfung einer Leiterplatte mit Mikrokunststoffbauteilen im Reinraum

IDEAS competently implemented

Research

The challenges of our customers are impulses for our common developments. As a branch institute of the plastics industry, we have many years of experience in project work and develop competitive, sustainable solutions. Exclusively for you or by bringing together several industrial and/or research partners, we are committed to your technological progress. With our application and market-oriented research on direct orders or with the support of public funding, we increase your ability to innovate.

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Engineering in der Kunststofftechnik - Konstruktionsarbeitsplatz

Along the value chain

Engineering

We accompany you from the initial idea to the ready-to-implement concept. For competitive innovations in plastics technology, material, process and application must be ideally matched to each other. That is why our engineering services include material selection and modification, molded part development and mold design, virtual validation using all common simulation methods, process development including process automation, through to intelligent process control, digitization and the use of machine learning.

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Beratung in der Kunststoffverarbeitung vor einer Spritzgießmaschine

Solution-oriented assistance

Consulting

An efficient and robust value stream is the key to competitiveness. We analyze your processes and advise you on all levels. From error analysis and process optimization to tailor-made quality assurance methods, we bring your processes into a robust process window. New and innovative digitization & data science tools help you to understand your processes and adapt them flexibly to changing challenges. Both serve - more relevant than ever - for resource and energy efficiency, which we make measurable and tangible for you with various forms of sustainability assessment.

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Ermittlung mechanischer Kennwerte von Kunststoffen an der Zugprüfmaschine

Plastics testing

We have more than 60 years of experience in testing plastics and plastic products. Since 1991, we have also the status of an accredited testing laboratory. Our range of services includes mechanical, thermal, rheological, electrical, optical and climatic testing as well as damage analysis. Thanks to the great competence of the KUZ, we can also offer you customized component and special tests - including design and manufacture of the test setups.

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Further training offers

Material und Sonotrode für das Ultraschall-Nieten.

Seminar

28.05. - 29.05.2024

Ultrasonic plastic welding

Ultrasonic welding is a fast and reliable method of joining plastic components. In this course, we will provide you with the necessary knowledge from the basics to practical application. To deepen your knowledge, we will demonstrate the processes in the practical part. Further information on the agenda, travel, parking and an insight into the script can be found in our download box at the top right.

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Anschnitt eines von außen blauen Sandwichformteils mit schwarzer Füllung.

Seminar

29.05. - 30.05.2024

Basics of thermoplastic foam injection molding (TSG)

Demands for more sustainable solutions and increased functional integration can be met by foaming thermoplastics. The resulting lightweight construction due to the lower density is also a topic that is more topical than ever. This seminar will provide an overview of various processes, the associated machine and tool technology, the special process engineering features of foaming compared to classic injection molding and welding as a subsequent process. Further information on the agenda, travel, parking and an insight into the script can be found in our download box at the top right.

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Seminar

30.05.2024

WEBINAR: Compounding as the key to upcycling

Kunststoff-Zentrum in Leipzig gGmbH (KUZ) uses the newly developed additive SCONA TPPET 4214 PA from Byk-Chemie GmbH for the reactive compounding of post-consumer rPET. The increase in the property level enables the reliable processing of technical lightweight components. The aim of processing the flakes is to increase the meltability as a prerequisite for a homogeneous foam structure and to increase the impact strength to the level of virgin material.

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Messgerät für die Transparentmessung im KUZ.

Seminar

13.06.2024

Professional color measurement in the industry

Learn more about the basics and limitations of color detection as well as the goals and benefits of color measurement. We will explain suitable color measurement techniques and introduce you to the colorimetric evaluation of products. Further information on the agenda, travel, parking and an insight into the script can be found in our download box at the top right.

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Nahaufnahme eines grünen Fehlerteils aus dem Fehlerkatalog

Seminar

19.06. - 20.06.2024

Injection molding defects: avoidance + elimination

Unfavorable settings and fluctuations in the process parameters during injection moulding result in constellations that can lead to moulded part defects and cause high economic losses. We will provide you with comprehensive knowledge in recognizing and systematically eliminating faults in injection moulded parts. In the practical part, we will deepen the process engineering correlations with you. Further information on the agenda, travel, parking and an insight into the script can be found in our download box at the top right.

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Seminar

03.09.2024

Webinar: Creepage in the high-voltage range

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Durchsichtiger Prüfstab mit Spritzgieß-Fehler im Gehäuse.

Seminar

10.09.2024

Injection molding defects: Recognition + assessment

Injection molding is comparatively complex due to the many processing parameters. Unfavorable settings and fluctuations in the process parameters result in constellations that can lead to quality defects and damage to injection molded parts. In this seminar, we will give you an overview of error patterns and their causes and discuss the background and possible remedial strategies with you. Further information on the agenda, travel, parking and an insight into the script can be found in our download box at the top right.

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Spritzgießmaschine in grün.

Seminar

24.09. - 25.09.2024

Optimization of the injection moulding process 4.0

How do you achieve the optimum quality component? We will teach you strategies for time- and cost-efficient adjustment and optimization of the injection moulding process, taking into account defined boundary conditions. These strategies will be applied in the subsequent workshop. Further information on the agenda, travel, parking and an insight into the script can be found in our download box at the top right.

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Roter Prüfstab mit im Vordergrund befindlichen roten Granulat.

Seminar

25.09. - 26.09.2024

Molding and materials testing automotive

Do you need knowledge of molded part and material testing in accordance with the standards of automotive manufacturers? In addition to the basics of these tests, we will also show you examples of selected tests. The special features and challenges of testing molded parts will also be discussed. Further information on the agenda, travel, parking and an insight into the script can be found in our download box at the top right.

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