Neue Technologie für Kunststoff-Oberflächen: Expertengruppe KoMiNaKu lädt zum Workshop

Press release /

A workshop on the topic ‘Combined Micro- and Nanostructuring of Plastics (KoMiNaKu)’ is being held on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS in Halle (Saale). Anyone interest is cordially invited to attend the event.

Nanostruktur Mikroskopie Aufnahme
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Scanning electron microscope image of a nanostructured plastic.

Very high demands are placed on the surfaces of plastics: Inks adhere perfectly, adhesive film is removed without residues, credit cards do not scratch, and spectacle plastics do not fog up. To achieve this, the plastic must either be coated, chemically functionalized, or textured on its surface. The surface modification of plastic film presents a major technical challenge.

Researchers at Fraunhofer IMWS are working together with companies from the central German chemistry triangle on a combined micro- and nanoimprinting technique, allowing plastic surfaces to be structured accurately in order to enable new material properties.

During the workshop »Combined Micro- and Nanostructuring of Plastics – a New Technology for the Continuous Modification of Plastic Surfaces« on Wednesday, March 22, from 10.30 am to 4 pm, the companies involved and researchers from various departments will enter into a dialog and present new research findings.

To begin, Hans-Joachim Hennings from the Ministry of Economy, Science, and Digitalization offers an insight into the topic »Saxony-Anhalt as a Business Location, Regional Innovation Strategy«. Prof. Michael Nase and Mirko Rennert from the Institute for Materials Science at Hof University give a keynote lecture on »Technologies for the Surface Modification of Plastics – Scientific and Economic Potential«. Prof. Andreas Heilmann and Annika Thormann from Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS then provide information on the project »Combined Micro- and Nanostructuring of Plastics – a New Technology for the Continuous Modification of Plastic Surfaces«.

Afterward, all of the collaboration partners involved – including MABA Spezialmaschinen GmbH, POLIFILM EXTRUSION GmbH, FilmoTec GmbH, Polymer Service GmbH Merseburg, and SmartMembranes GmbH – present their project results and discuss their work.

Anyone interested is cordially invited to participate in the free workshop following prior registration. Bookings can be made by e-mail to kominaku@imws.fraunhofer.de by March 21.