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PRESS RELEASE
Science meets Tires – Perspectives for Tire Technology
Conference by IKV and ika on September 11 and 12, 2013 in Aachen
Aachen, June 2013 – The Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and the Skilled
Crafts and the Institute of Automotive Engineering (ika) at RWTH Aachen University jointly
organise the conference entitled "Science meets Tires – Perspectives for Tire Technology"
on September 11 and 12, 2013 in Aachen. This international conference, which will be held
for the second time after 2011, will serve as a platform for professional dialogue between tire
experts and specialists in industry and research. The Conference Manager Dr. Gerard
Nijman comes from Apollo Vredestein B.V. in Enschede, the Netherlands.
The interdisciplinary exchange between experts from industry and research looks at the
importance of the tire for the automotive industry: The contact between a vehicle and the
road is exclusively generated by the tires. They determine the transmission and the entire
dynamics. The demands made on the tires, on their development and on their production are
increasing continously. Maximum efficiency, safety and comfort are of the essence, and the
basis for these characteristics is being created throughout the entire value chain of a tire –
from research and product development to the raw material supplier, tire manufacturer and
quality assurance expert.
The presentations and discussions cover the entire process chain and provide an outlook on
future trends and developments. The thematic focus of this year´s international conference
includes the design, dimensioning and testing of tires. The requirements of the automotive
industry and innovations in processing will also be presented.
The speakers come from Apollo Tyres, the Netherlands, Ford Motor Company, USA,
Goodyear, Luxembourg, Tyre Industry Research, UK, and from companies and institutes in
Germany which are cosin scientific software, Deutsches Institut für Kautschuktechnologie,
Ford Research, Fraunhofer ITWM, Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau, Porsche,
Volkswagen, and the ika and IKV institutes at RWTH Aachen University.
The conference will be held in English.
Program and registration:
Dipl.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirt.Ing. Clemens Behmenburg
Telephone: +49 (0) 241 80-28355
E-mail: behmenburg@ikv.rwth-aachen.de
www.science-meets-tires.de
www.ikv-aachen.de
www.ika.rwth-aachen.de
INSTITUT FÜR KUNSTSTOFFVERARBEITUNG · LEITER: PROF. DR.-ING. CHRISTIAN HOPMANN
RWTH Aachen · 52056 Aachen · Germany · Telefon +49 (0) 241 80-93806 · Fax +49 (0) 241 80-92262 · www.ikv-aachen.de

About IKV
IKV, the Institute of Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University, is Europe-wide the biggest research and
education institute engaged in the field of plastics processing enjoying outstanding reputation. More than 300 staff
are employed in finding solutions to problems connected with processing, materials technology and part design in
the plastics and rubber industries. IKV's close contacts with industry and science, together with its outstanding
facilities, enable cutting-edge research in plastics technology and ensure that students benefit from a
comprehensive, practically oriented course of study. Plastics engineering graduates from IKV are thus soughtafter
experts in industry. In organisational terms, IKV is divided up into the four specialist departments of Injection
Moulding, Extrusion and Rubber Technology, Part Design and Materials Technology, and Composites and PU
Technology. The Institute also takes in the Centre for Analysis and Testing of Plastics, and the Training and
Further Education department. IKV is run by an Association of Sponsors, which currently has a membership of
more than 230 plastics companies from all over the world. Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hopmann is Head of the
Institute and Managing Director of the Association of Sponsors. He also holds the Chair of Plastics Processing at
the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University.
Contact program and registration:
Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung (IKV)
in Industrie und Handwerk an der RWTH Aachen
Dipl.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirt.Ing. Clemens Behmenburg
Elastomer processing
Seffenter Weg 201
52074 Aachen, Germany
Telephone: +49 (0) 241 80-28355
Telefax: +49 (0) 241 80-22316
E-mail: behmenburg@ikv.rwth-aachen.de
www.ikv-aachen.de
Press contact:
Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung (IKV)
in Industrie und Handwerk an der RWTH Aachen
Ulla Köhne
Public relations
Pontstr. 49
52062 Aachen
Telephone: +49 (0) 241 80-93672
Telefax: +49 (0) 241 80-92660
E-mail: koehne@ikv.rwth-aachen.de
www.ikv-aachen.de
(Photo: @Stefan Redel-Fotolia)
INSTITUT FÜR KUNSTSTOFFVERARBEITUNG · LEITER: PROF. DR.-ING. CHRISTIAN HOPMANN
RWTH Aachen · 52056 Aachen · Germany · Telefon +49 (0) 241 80-93806 · Fax +49 (0) 241 80-92262 · www.ikv-aachen.de