Auch beim SKZ – Das Kunststoff-Zentrum hat das Tagungsjahr 2026 mit vielen spannenden Themen und interessanten ReferentInnen bereits begonnen.

Die deutsche Automobilbranche muss hohe Abschreibungen vornehmen und versucht, die Kosten auf die Zulieferer durchzureichen. Doch das gefährde den Industriestandort Deutschland insgesamt, warnt der WDK.

The activation energy of thermal aging of tetrafluoroethylene-propylene elastomer was evaluated by the measurements of the weight change, using two methods. The first one was the aging at constant temperatures ranged from 240° C to 300 °C.

Effect of hydrogenation on the styrenebutadiene rubber (SBR) in terms of the mechanochemical wear behavior was studied focusing on the mechanisms of the mechanochemical reactions during the wear process. The wear test performed in the air and in a nitrogen gas atmosphere indicated that the oxygen molecules accelerated the mechanochemical wear. 

The paper is focused on a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)-based description of local flow peculiarities during T-Equal Channel Angular Extrusion (T-ECAE) of an α-inclined punch-driven viscous fluid through a T-shaped die, derived with a numerical solution of a boundary value problem for the vorticity equation.

Cut and Chip properties of tire tread along with other physicals were examined for entire range of NR/SBR blends ratio, impacts of Sulphur/ Accelerator ratio, Sillica as partial replacement of Carbon Black, Resins and specific short fiber. This also includes optimization of formulation selected using statistical technique with the help of JMP software by SAS. 

The use of recovered carbon black from waste tire pyrolysis is not progressing. The potential reasons for this stagnation are discussed considering the latest investigations in this domain. What can be expected from the present achievements of the pyrolysis technology?

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions führt zwei neue EPDM-Compounds ein, die einen bis zu 55 % geringeren Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) aufweisen. Die bio-zirkulären Materialien basieren auf Abfallströmen unterschiedlicher Industrien. Sie bieten Verarbeitern eine nachhaltige Alternative, ohne technische Kompromisse eingehen zu müssen.

Die Reifenbranche steht unter Druck, Stoffkreisläufe effizient zu schließen. Durch den Beitritt der Siemens AG zur Allianz Zukunft Reifen (AZuR) fließen nun Automatisierungsexpertise und digitale Zwillinge verstärkt in die Recycling- und Runderneuerungsprozesse ein. 

The objective of this study was to evaluate the biological resistance of Hard Wood Composite (HWC) panel incorporating various concentrations of Zinc Borate (ZB) and / or Magnesium Hydroxide (MH) against some fungi and bacteria decay.