Polymer Competence Center Leoben

In close cooperation with its scientific partners at four universities 100 highly qualified employees are active in a wide field of applications for plastics ranging from automotive and aircraft, to packaging, solar and photovoltaic industries. By linking scientific knowledge to the industrial need for innovation PCCL contributes to the competitiveness of its industrial partners (e.g., AT&S, Andritz, ContiTech, DOW, FACC, MAGNA, Semperit or Isovoltaic), who cooperate on the basis of medium- and long-term R&D-projects with the PCCL. An important aspect of all research activities of the PCCL is the strong orientation on the performance and functionality of polymer products in service. The scientific approach centers on the establishment of "material-structure/processing/performance relationships", based on systematic experimental investigations and advanced simulation and modeling tools. As to the methodologies, all levels of the final product process chain are covered: From the synthesis and molecular structure of polymers and additives, via the processing technology and parameters, to the resulting material structure on various size scales, to component performance and product functionality. Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH Roseggerstrasse 12, AT-8700 Leoben +43 3842 429 62-0, [email protected] Funded within the COMET-program by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) and the Austrian Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs (BMDW), Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (FFG), the Provinces of Styria, Lower Austria and Upper Austria.