TU Ilmenau and TITK Rudolstadt invest jointly in state-of-the-art plastics technology

A state-of-the-art plastics research facility was put into operation at Technische Universität Ilmenau today (26.04.2024). The heart of the new facility, the so-called twin-screw extruder, is used to research new technologies for processing and recycling plastics. The Thuringian Ministry of Economics, Science and Digital Society financed 90 percent of the total costs of around 500,000 euros from the "FTI Thuringia Research" funding program, while the TITK - Thuringian Institute for Textile and Plastics Research e. V. contributed 50,000 euros.

The new plastics line, manufactured by Leistritz Extrusionstechnik GmbH Nuremberg, replaces a twin-screw extruder that had been in operation for 32 years at the Plastics Technology Group at TU Ilmenau. ...