3D printing and injection molding technology center
Contact person
The Injection Molding Technology Center is located at Campus North:
Employees
Dr.-Ing Volker Piotter
Peter Holzer
Heinz Walter
Ralf Eickhoff
DHBW student (temporarily)
Main areas of research
- Special variants of injection molding technology, e.g:
- Multi-component (powder) injection molding,
- Sustainable production
- PIM in-mold labeling
- Micro (powder) injection molding
- Characterization of polymers and PIM molding compounds
- Simulation of the (powder) injection molding process
More information about our research focus: iam.kit.edu/wk/1671.php
Equipment Devices
- Injection molding machine Arburg 420C
- Injection molding machine Arburg 470A
- Micro injection molding machine Bettenfeld MS 50
- Micro injection molding machine Battenfeld MS 50 (2 components)
All machines are equipped with PIM injection units, mold evacuation, variothermal temperature control, etc.
- Göttfert Rheograph 25 viscometer
- pvT measuring device Göttfert PVT 500
- SIGMASOFT® Virtual Molding Software for simulating the (powder) injection molding process