Foam Technology Days 2025

Conference and workshop / May 21, 2025 - May 22, 2025

The Foam Technology Days 2025 are a face-to-face event at Fraunhofer ICT in Pfinztal, Germany. They include exciting technical presentations by renowned speakers from industry, and practical live demonstrations along the particle foam process chain. In our cutting-edge pilot plants you can also follow the entire development path of a component from the granules to the finished product.

The Foam Technology Days 2025 serve as a networking platform for material producers, machine manufacturers, particle foam processors, end users and academics. Register now and join us in person!

Event details

Program

We are looking forward to presenting lectures from Ruch Novaplast GmbH, Siegfried Hofmann GmbH, Steinbacher Dämmstoff GmbH, KraussMaffei Extrusion GmbH, bead company GmbH, Fraunhofer ICT and other companies from science and industry.

Highlights

Speakers from various companies
Live demonstration of foaming processes at Fraunhofer ICT
Topics:
- Thermoplastic foams - New materials and processes
- Sustainability
- Digitization

Schedule

Day 1: 21 May 2025

10 h	Welcome and get together
10.30 h	Tool technologies for low-steam particle foam processing	Stefan Hofmann (Siegfried Hofmann GmbH)
11 h	Digitization of a fully automated process cell and the use of AI for process optimization using a practical example	Thomas Doll (Ruch Novaplast GmbH)
11.30 h	Simulation in particle foam production – Enhancing product quality, process stability and efficiency	Patrick Neuenfeldt (Saden GmbH)
12 h	BBQ
13 h	BEWI Circular developments	Kenneth van den Hoonaard (BEWI RAW BV)
13.30 h	EPLA – Evolution of a plant based bead foam	Janne-Constantin Albrecht (Fraunhofer ICT)
14 h	Break and explanation of demonstration
14.30 h	Demonstration incl. live workshop in ICT pilot plant – Development, processing and recycling of polystyrene foams (EPS and XPS)
18 h	Evening event: Tram ride incl. city tour (Dinner at 19.40 h)

Day 2: 22 May 2025

9 h	Welcome and get together
9.30 h	Can We Truly Close the Loop? The Challenge of Extruded Polyolefin Foam Materials	Antti Tynys (Borealis AG)
10 h	From waste to value: the path to greener LDPE insulation	Herbert Scharnagl (Steinbacher Dämmstoff GmbH)
10.30 h	Extrusion of low density polyamide foam	Jan Geerds (Fraunhofer ICT)
11 h	Break
11.30 h	Hybrid foam application with thermoformed foils	Uwe Wäckerle (bead company GmbH)
12 h	Key process parameters in advanced xEPS extrusion	Matthias Reimker, Maximilian Litz (KraussMaffei Extrusion GmbH)
12.30–14 h	Buffet and end of conference

Registration

You will receive a confirmation of registration by e-mail.
With your registration you accept the conditions of participation below.
Please also note our information on photos and video/audio recordings.

Costs

590€ plus VAT per person

The price includes:
- Access to the conference on both days (May 21 and 22, 2025) incl. catering
- Live demonstration
- Evening event incl. tram ride and dinner
- Access to selected presentations after the event
- Bus transfer from and to "The Q Quadro Hotel": Bus transportation from the Hotel Quadro to the Fraunhofer ICT will take place on May 21 at 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., on May 22 at 8:30 a.m. and after the end of the event at around 2 p.m.

Conditions of participation: Payment upon receipt of invoice

Location

Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT
Joseph-von-Fraunhofer Straße 7
76327 Pfinztal, Germany

Language

english

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