Program

September 15 and 16, 2021

Keynote Speaker

OpeningSeptember 15, 2021
1: Smart ProductionSeptember 15, 2021
2: Sustainability & PolymersSeptember 16, 2021
3: Additive ManufacturingSeptember 16, 2021

09:30

Prelude & Welcome

Orchestra of Montanuniversität Leoben
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Flute Concerto in D Minor, Wq. 22, I Allegro; Soloist Stefan Tomaschitz
(Wiener Symphoniker)

09:45

Montanuniversität Leoben – history, mission & vision

Wilfried Eichlseder, Rector Montanuniversität

10:00

Polymer Engineering and Science at Montanuniversität – historical development

Walter Friesenbichler, Head of Department

10:15

Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH – historical development

Elisabeth Ladstätter, CEO PCCL

10:30

Orchestra and Soloist

Orchestra of Montanuniversität Leoben
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Flute Concerto in D Minor, Wq. 22, II Un poco andante; Soloist Stefan Tomaschitz
(Wiener Symphoniker)

10:40

Commemorative speeches

Clemens Holzer, President of Verband Leobener Kunststofftechniker VLK
Dr. Thomas Schwarz, SKF Sealing Solutions Austria, Board of Trustees „Polymer Engineering and Science Leoben“, Spokesperson of the Plastics Industry
Kurt Wallner, Mayor of the City of Leoben
Barbara Eibinger-Miedl, Province Styria
Elmar Pichl, Austrian Federal Ministry of Education,Science and Research

11:15

Orchestra and Soloist

Orchestra of Montanuniversität Leoben
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Flute Concerto in D Minor, Wq. 22, 3rd movement, Allegro di molto; Soloist Stefan Tomaschitz
(Wiener Symphoniker)

11:25

Conference opening

Peter Skalicky (Vice Chairman of the University Council)

11:35

General announcements

Petra Rudolf

Lunch break, Visit of Exhibition and Poster Session

11:45 -13:00

Session Chair: Dieter Gruber, Polymer Competence Center Leoben, Austria

13:00

Injection molding control paradigms: the past & next 50 years

David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA

13:35

Wittmann 4.0 – IIoT realized for the injection molding industry

Johannes Rella, Wittmann Kunststoffgeräte, Austria

Coffee break, Poster Session, Exhibition

14:10 – 14:40

14:40

How plastics processing benefits from digital shadows and machine learning

Christian Hopmann, Institute for Plastics Processing, Germany

15:15

Injection moulding process window @ industry 4.0

Johannes Kilian, ENGEL AUSTRIA, Austria

Announcements, Coffee break, Exhibition, Poster Session

15:40 – 16:10

Session Chair: Ralf Schledjewski, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austriaxxxx

16:10

The injection mold as a cyber physicalsystem

Gerald Berger-Weber, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria

16:35

High-speed robot vision and surface, defect classification of 3D-shaped products and components

Dieter P. Gruber, Polymer Competence Center Leoben, Austria

17:00

Active RTM process management based on phenomenological models

Ewald Fauster, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria

Announcements, Poster Session, Labtour

17:25 – 18:30

19:30

Conference Dinner & Welcome by the City of Leoben

(Hotel Falkensteiner)

Session Chair: Andreas Frank, Polymer Competence Center Leoben, Austria

08:30

Circular Plastics – from wishful thinking to reality

Kim Ragaert,Ghent University, Belgium

09:10

Polymeric materials for increasing resource efficiency

Katharina Resch-Fauster, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria

9:40

Award Ceremony: POLYMER SCIENCE SCHOOL AWARD

Elisabeth Ladstätter (PCCL), Clara Schuecker (Montanuniversität Leoben), Clemens Holzer (Montanuniversität Leoben)

Announcements, Coffee break, Exhibition, Poster Session

10:20 – 10:50

Session Chair: Gerald Pinter, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria

10:50

Plastics and the environment

Christian Bonten, Institut für Kunststofftechnik (IKT) Stuttgart, Germany

11:35

Fundamental understanding of biodegradability

Andreas Künkel, BASF SE, Germany

12:05

The effect of cross-contamination on the long-term crack resistance of polyethylene and polypropylene

Andreas Frank, Polymer Competence Center Leoben, Austria

Announcements, Lunch break, Exhibition, Poster Session

12:30 – 13:30

Session Chair: Sandra Schlögl, Polymer Competence Center Leoben, Austria

13:30

3D-printable Photopolymers with improved thermomechanical properties: Design principles and digital materials

Jürgen Stampfl, TU Wien, Austria

14:05

ARBURG Plastic Freeforming – The Power of Real Materials

Frank Kynast, ARBURG, Germany

14:35

Exploring tough, and biocompatible photopolymers for the 3d printing of medical devices

Thomas Griesser, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria

Announcements, Coffee break, Exhibition, Poster Session

15:00 – 15:30

Session Chair: Thomas Lucyshyn, Polymer Competence Center Leoben, Austria

15:35

Hybrid products and moulds: the use of alternative materials and techniques for the rapid manufacturing
of products and moulds

Antonio Pontes, Universidade do Minho, Portugal

16:10

Requirements on Feedstocks for Metal and Ceramic Parts

Christian Kukla, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria

16:35

Powder bed fusion based additive manufacturing of polymers- potentials and limits

Michael Berer, Polymer Competence Center Leoben, Austria

Closing Remarks

Elisabeth Ladstätter, Walter Friesenbichler

Labtour

17:05 – 18:05

Program

September 15 and 16, 2021

Keynote Speaker

Prelude & Welcome

Montanuniversität Leoben – history, mission & vision

Polymer Engineering and Science at Montanuniversität – historical development

Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH – historical development

Orchestra and Soloist

Commemorative speeches

Orchestra and Soloist

Conference opening

General announcements

Lunch break, Visit of Exhibition and Poster Session

Session Chair: Dieter Gruber, Polymer Competence Center Leoben, Austria

Injection molding control paradigms: the past & next 50 years

Wittmann 4.0 – IIoT realized for the injection molding industry

Coffee break, Poster Session, Exhibition

How plastics processing benefits from digital shadows and machine learning

Injection moulding process window @ industry 4.0

Announcements, Coffee break, Exhibition, Poster Session

Session Chair: Ralf Schledjewski, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austriaxxxx

The injection mold as a cyber physicalsystem

High-speed robot vision and surface, defect classification of 3D-shaped products and components

Active RTM process management based on phenomenological models

Announcements, Poster Session, Labtour

Conference Dinner & Welcome by the City of Leoben

Session Chair: Andreas Frank, Polymer Competence Center Leoben, Austria

Circular Plastics – from wishful thinking to reality

Polymeric materials for increasing resource efficiency

Award Ceremony: POLYMER SCIENCE SCHOOL AWARD

Announcements, Coffee break, Exhibition, Poster Session

Session Chair: Gerald Pinter, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria

Plastics and the environment

Fundamental understanding of biodegradability

The effect of cross-contamination on the long-term crack resistance of polyethylene and polypropylene

Announcements, Lunch break, Exhibition, Poster Session

Session Chair: Sandra Schlögl, Polymer Competence Center Leoben, Austria

3D-printable Photopolymers with improved thermomechanical properties: Design principles and digital materials

ARBURG Plastic Freeforming – The Power of Real Materials

Exploring tough, and biocompatible photopolymers for the 3d printing of medical devices

Announcements, Coffee break, Exhibition, Poster Session

Session Chair: Thomas Lucyshyn, Polymer Competence Center Leoben, Austria

Hybrid products and moulds: the use of alternative materials and techniques for the rapid manufacturingof products and moulds

Requirements on Feedstocks for Metal and Ceramic Parts

Powder bed fusion based additive manufacturing of polymers- potentials and limits

Closing Remarks

Labtour

Program changes and errors reserverd.

Hybrid products and moulds: the use of alternative materials and techniques for the rapid manufacturing
of products and moulds