Hochschule Karlsruhe Hochschule Karlsruhe - University of Applied Sciences
Hochschule Karlsruhe Hochschule Karlsruhe - University of Applied Sciences
Differently coloured plastic tubes

Plastics technology

The subjects in plastics technology include the processing areas of extrusion, injection molding, additive manufacturing (3D printing) and fiber composites.

Current or completed projects are:

  • Injection molding: Mold inserts produced using 3D printing, processing influences for temperature conductive thermoplastics.
  • Extrusion: Filament production for the 3D printing process from various polymers (ABS, PLA, PA, PC, TPU), setup of an online measuring unit for quality control of the filaments
  • Additive manufacturing: Building a multicomponent printer (currently for 3 filaments), developing printing strategies, etc.
  • Fiber composites: Influence of sandwich structures on component strength, investigation of novel sandwich structures (project InSeL).

In addition, we offer assistance with material selection for plastic products.

Contact

Head
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Pöhler

 

Phone: +49 (0)721 925-1846
frank.poehlerspam prevention@h-ka.de