8:30 – 13:30
Session 2: Sustainability and Polymers
Session Chair: Andreas Frank, Polymer Competence Center Leoben
8:30
Circular plastics – from wishful thinking to reality
Circular plastics – from wishful thinking to reality
Ghent University, Belgium
9:05
Dow’s commitment and response to the plastic waste challenge
Dow’s commitment and response to the plastic waste challenge
Dow Europe, Switzerland
9:35 – 10:10
POLYMER SCIENCE SCHOOL AWARD
POLYMER SCIENCE SCHOOL AWARD
10:10 – 10:40
Coffee break
Coffee break
Session Chair: Gerald Pinter, Montanuniversität Leoben
10:40
Plastics and the environment
Plastics and the environment
IKT Stuttgart, Germany
11:15
Fundamental understanding of biodegradability
Fundamental understanding of biodegradability
BASF SE, Germany
11:45
Polymeric materials for increasing resource efficiency
Polymeric materials for increasing resource efficiency
Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
12:10
The effect of cross-contamination on the long-term crack resistance of polyethylene and polypropylene
The effect of cross-contamination on the long-term crack resistance of polyethylene and polypropylene
Polymer Competence Center Leoben, Austria
12:35 – 13:30
Lunch break
Lunch break
13:30 – 17:00
Session 3: Additive Manufacturing
Session Chair: Sandra Schlögl, Polymer Competence Center Leoben
13:30
3D-printable photopolymers with improved thermomechanical properties: Design principles and digital materials
3D-printable photopolymers with improved thermomechanical properties: Design principles and digital materials
TU Vienna, Austria
14:05
Arburg Plastic Freeforming: APF a versatile AM process for new production possibilities
Arburg Plastic Freeforming: APF a versatile AM process for new production possibilities
ARBURG, Germany
14:30
Exploring tough and biocompatible photopolymers for the 3d printing of medical devices
Exploring tough and biocompatible photopolymers for the 3d printing of medical devices
Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee break
Coffee break
Session Chair: Thomas Lucyshyn, Montanuniversität Leoben
15:30
Hybrid products and moulds: the use of alternative materials and techniques for the rapid manufacturing of products and moulds
Hybrid products and moulds: the use of alternative materials and techniques for the rapid manufacturing of products and moulds
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
16:05
Requirements on feedstocks for metal and ceramic parts
Requirements on feedstocks for metal and ceramic parts
Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
16:30
Powder bed fusion based additive manufacturing of polymers – potentials and limits
Powder bed fusion based additive manufacturing of polymers – potentials and limits
Polymer Competence Center Leoben, Austria
Closing Remarks
17:00 – 18:00
Labtour
limited attendance
Labtour
limited attendance