OST Ostschweizer Fachhochschule
IWK Institut für Werkstofftechnik
und KunststoffverarbeitungHall A3 - Stand A3-3111
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PET-Processing and Recycling at the IWK: Potential of extended PET recycling
The IWK is working on tailored solutions to keep PET that is not fulfilling the quality standards of the bottle-cycle and ocean-bound bottles in the loop. The obtained rPET can be processed through various technologies and contributes to enhancing circularity.
Ocean-bound rPET
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AI in the plastics industry: quality prediction for injection moulded parts
Initial situation
Today, injection moulding companies mainly ensure part quality through statistical checks. However, this process is largely manual and therefore time-consuming and error prone. Fully automated quality determination in combination with artificial intelligence (AI) offers ...more