08/05/2025

New publication about the influencing factors for the processing of high molecular weight polyethylene in laser sintering via diode laser

New publication in Macromolecular Materials and Engineering.

06/23/2025

New Publication in Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing

Publication about Additive Manufacturing in Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing.

06/16/2025

Nordic Rheology Conference und DRG-Symposium 2025

Activities of the LKT at the joint conference of the DRG and the NRS.

05/05/2025

New Publication on the Properties of Biopolymer Blends

New publication in Polymer Engineering and Science.

12/05/2024

Call for Papers for the NRS-DRG-Conference 2025 in Berlin

The joint conference of the Nordic Rheology Society and the German Rheological Society will take place from 10 to 12 June 2025.

10/01/2024

Rheology and Plastics Processing at the Dortmund Plastics Days

On September 24 and 25, 2024, the Dortmund Plastic Days with a focus on processing properties of polymer materials took place for the second time.

09/17/2024

Activities of the LKT on the DRG Symposium 2024

On the 12. and 13. of September the DRG Meeting 2024 took place in Ludwigshafen. The LKT was represented with a lecture about the fatigue properties…

07/15/2024

New Publication in Cooperation with the Laboratory for Biomaterials and Polymer Science and the Chair of Materials Technology

New publication in "Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics".

04/09/2024

New publication in "Polymer"

New publication in cooperation with the WPT with the title "Role of processing procedures and molecular weight and their link to quasistatic and…

01/24/2024

Dortmund Plastic Days 2024

For the second time: Dortmund Plastic Days from 24. to 25. of September 2024

01/02/2024

Outlook on the year 2024

The LKT wishes a happy and succesfull year 2024!

09/25/2023

Annual Meeting of the German Rheological Society

Recent Trends in Fundamental and Applied Rheology: Experiments and Simulations September 21 - 22, 2023

09/21/2023

Call for Papers for the Annual Meeting of the DRG

Recent Trends in Fundamental and Applied Rheology: Experiments and Simulations September 21 - 22, 2023

12/19/2022

Happy holidays and a good start into the year 2023

The Chair of Plastics Technology would like to thank all cooperation partners and students for the very successful collaboration in 2022. We look…

11/11/2022

Doctoral examination of Mr. Fabian Günther

The Chair of Plastics Technology congratulates Mr. Fabian Günther on his successful doctoral examination.

10/06/2022

New Publication in "Advances in Polymer Technology"

In this publication, three experimental methods for determining the glass transition temperature of amorphous polymers under gas and pressurization…

09/19/2022

Successful completion of the 1st Dortmund Plastics Days

We would like to thank all participants and speakers for the successful event!

09/17/2022

50 Years of Mechanical Engineering at TU Dortmund University

Celebration gala on September 17, 2022

09/14/2022

Dortmund Plastic Days: Material Characterization for Research and Application

Start: September 14, 2022 End: September 15, 2022

05/03/2022

Joint Online Symposium on Rheology

Start: May 3, 2022 End: May 4, 2022