Extrusion International 2-2025

27 Extrusion International 2/2025 "We are delighted to welcome FIMIC as our strate- gic partner in Italy," says Sven Conrad, BKG’s Global Segment Development Director at Nordson. "FIMIC's strong industry connections, technical expertise, and dedication to customer satisfactionmake them the ideal partner to represent the Nordson BKG brand. This stra- tegic alliance will enable us to reach a wider customer base and provide our innovative melt processing tech- nologies with the high level of service our customers ex- pect. We are con dent we will deliver signi cant value to the Italian market together." "We are thrilled to partner with Nordson BKG to bring their cutting-edge technology to the Italian mar- ket," says FIMIC CEO Erica Canaia. “FIMIC has long been committed to providing our customers with the highest quality and most ef cient ltration solutions. Adding Nordson’s BKG renowned products to our portfolio al- lows us to offer a more comprehensive, end-to-end so- lution and elevate process ef ciency for our customers. Our deep understanding of the Italian market and our technical expertise ensure customers will receive excep- tional support and customized solutions.” This partnership of cially commenced on January 1st, 2025. Nordson BKG GmbH www.nordson.com Personalia Dr. Oliver Tröppner took over the Materials Development Group at the SKZ Plastics Center at the begin- ning of the year. This means that the Würzburg institute has found a successor from within its own ranks. Oliver Tröppner has already been working at SKZ-Das Kunst- stoff-Zentrum for ten years. After joining in April 2015 as a research assistant in Materials Develop- ment, he took over as Head of Materials Testing for two years before returning to Materials De- velopment as a Senior Scientist. Since January 1, 2025, he has been responsible for this strategically important group as Group Leader. The Materials Development group deals with industry-related research and development in the eld of plastics and biopolymers as well as relevant additives. To this end, the institute offers various ser- vices for industrial companies and is involved in research projects. The Materials Development group at the SKZ is dedicated to new and further developments of plastic systems with practical relevance to industry. This includes the develop- ment of bio-based and biodegrad- able plastics, recycling and the sus- tainable use of materials. Additives and functional llers to optimize properties are also being researched, as is the development of blends and compounds for speci c applications. Finally, new manufacturing process- es for materials in additive manufac- turing are also being developed In addition to research, the Ma- terials Development Group offers a wide range of services for industrial partners. These include complete material data determination for simulation purposes, determination of melt viscosity using high-pressure capillary rheometry (HKR), analysis of molar mass distribution using gel permeation chromatography (GPC), microscopic examinations (SEM, light microscopy), market analy- ses for material research based on speci c speci cations and develop - ment of customized materials for individual applications in our own technical centre. “We are delighted that we have been able to ll this group, which is of enormous importance for a plas- tics institute, with a long-standing employee with a wealth of experi- ence and expertise. This will en- able us to further promote current topics relating to materials and to develop sustainable and innova- tive plastics technologies for the future,” says Dr. Johannes Rudloff, Head of Materials, Compounding and Extrusion. The SKZ Plastics Center Dr. Oliver Tröppner, o.troeppner@skz.de Dr. Oliver Tröppner: “Together with the team, I look forward to being available to our members, customers and partners as a competent point of contact for the development of plastic formulations and other areas of material development. Our projects are not only technologically exciting, but often have direct industrial applications, which makes our work particularly varied and practical.” (Photo: Luca Hoffmannbeck, SKZ)