KUNSTSTOFF- INSTITUT LUEDENSCHEID - EXCELLENT NETWORKING
Founder and main actor of the Kunststoff-Institut Luedenscheid is a registered association, which is called Traegergesellschaft Kunststoff-Institut Luedenscheid e. V. The association was founded in 1988 by entrepreneurs from the region of South Westphalia. It does not carry out any economic activity, but represents the network or cluster with currently more than 400 members.
Our network is characterized by sustainable growth and interdisciplinary cooperation. As early as 2005, the cluster and its partners were admitted to “Kompetenznetze Deutschland”, now “go-cluster”. Since March 2013, the Institute has carried the Gold Label for Cluster Management Excellence, which was confirmed in 2015 , 2018 and 2021.
OUR LOCATIONS
We are also close to you! Because business trips are tedious and costly, we also have a branch office in Villingen-Schwenningen (Baden-Wurttemberg) and business or educational locations in Schwerte (North Rhine-Westphalia), Berlin, Darmstadt (Hesse) and Aichach (Bavaria) in addition to our main location in Luedenscheid (North Rhine-Westphalia).
Luedenscheid main location
Schwerte branch office
Berlin branch office
Darmstadt as a center of education
Villingen-Schwenningen branch office
Education location Aichach
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Not even 30 companies were involved at the beginning, but today there are over 400, and the trend is rising. I am still there as a member of the first hour and still enjoy the good cooperation and every success of our KIMW.
MATTHIAS POSCHMANN
MANAGING DIRECTOR POSCHMANN KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK &
CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD OF KIMW
WHO WE ARE
AND WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT.
The Kunststoff-Institut Luedenscheid – founded in 1988, certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001, since 2000 with an accredited testing laboratory according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 and an international round robin test series accredited according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17043:2010 – is already linking tomorrow’s scientific know-how with today’s production. The focus here is on quality and cost-effectiveness for companies in the plastics industry – especially for injection molded parts made of thermoplastics and thermosets.
– More than 100 specialists in materials, process, tool, surface, process and test engineering work for you at the Kunststoff-Institut
– 12 injection molding machines (8 of them with insertion and removal automation)
– Competence Center for Thermoset Processing
– Unique application center for surface technology
– Comprehensive measurement technology for injection molding process optimization
– Over 100 systems for material, component and surface testing
– Annual turnover: around 10 million euros
– Alone settings in Europe:
– Largest provider of round robin tests in plastics technology
– Application center for surface and decorating processes
– The only “gold-labeled” plastics institute within the scope of Cluster Excellence
– In our business units, we work extensively on the innovation fields listed below in service, research and development.
– We provide training and internships for students.
KUNSTSTOFF-INSTITUT LUEDENSCHEID
In order to offer you an even broader and more flexible platform and to meet the increasingly specific market requirements, the association has founded, in addition to the Kunststoff-Institut für die mittelstaendische Wirtschaft NRW GmbH, other independent autonomous companies.
KUNSTSTOFF-INSTITUT FUER DIE MITTELSTAENDISCHE
WIRTSCHAFT NRW LUEDENSCHEID GMBH (KIMW GMBH)
The Kunststoff-Institut für die mittelstaendische Wirtschaft NRW Luedenscheid GmbH (KIMW GmbH) still stands for further education, service and joint projects in the well-known specialized departments
DIPL.-ING. STEFAN SCHMIDT
MANAGEMENT
Tel: +49 2351 1064-143
E-mail: schmidt@kimw.de
GEMEINNUETZIGE KIMW QUALIFIZIERUNGS- GMBH (KIMW-Q GGMBH)
The gemeinnuetzige KIMW-Qualifizierungs GmbH (KIMW-Q gGmbH) stands for the area of initial training.
DIPL.-ING. FRANK MUMME
MANAGEMENT
Tel: +49 2351 1064-139
E-mail: mumme@kimw.de
GEMEINNUETZIGE KIMW FORSCHUNGS- GMBH (KIMW-F GGMBH)
The gemeinnuetzige KIMW Forschungs- GmbH supports plastics processing companies (especially in South Westphalia) in their research and development tasks in order to ensure the competitiveness of partnership, application and basic research-oriented R&D activities.
DIPL.-ING. UDO HINZPETER
MANAGEMENT
Tel: +49 2351 1064-198
E-mail: hinzpeter@kimw.de
DIPL.-ING. FRANK MUMME
MANAGEMENT
Tel: +49 2351 1064-139
E-mail: mumme@kimw.de
KIMW MANAGEMENT GMBH (KIMW-M GMBH)
KIMW Management GmbH stands for the provision of services related to management and strategy issues, general administration and organization, marketing and sales, project management, management of clusters and networks, as well as the acquisition and management of investments in other companies.
DIPL.-ING. THOMAS EULENSTEIN
MANAGEMENT
Tel: +49 2351 1064-195
E-mail: eulenstein@kimw.de
KIMW PRUEF- UND ANALYSE GMBH (KIMW-P GMBH)
KIMW Prüf- und Analyse GmbH stands for the provision of laboratory services in the field of testing and analysis of plastics and coatings as well as the preparation of expert opinions for damage analyses.
DIPL.-ING. JOERG GUENTHER
MANAGEMENT
Tel: +49 2351 1064-130
E-Mail: guenther@kimw.de
FAQ GENERAL
Questions about the history and work of the Kunststoff-Institut Luedenscheid.
The Kunststoff-Institut is not a public or publicly funded institution, but operates as a private limited company and is financed exclusively by service contracts. Where possible, industrial projects are supported with EU, federal or state funds, with the subsidies either being included directly in the project calculation or passed on directly to the participating companies.
The Kunststoff-Institut has 2 shareholders. The majority shareholder (76%) is formed by a Traegergesellschaft e.V. and the other shareholder (24%) by the city of Luedenscheid. More than 400 companies from Germany, Europe and overseas are currently (March 2021) represented in the sponsoring company.
The Kunststoff-Institut was founded in 1988 as the first affiliated institute at a university of applied sciences. A cooperation agreement was signed with the University of Applied Sciences Südwestfalen (located in Iserlohn), which aims at close cooperation between teaching and science and industrial joint research. In addition to the joint use of university facilities, the cooperation is also reflected in joint events, third-party funded projects, student research projects and diploma theses.
In principle, the Kunststoff-Institut cannot award any grants. Due to numerous projects on EU, federal and state level, the institute has contacts to all awarding bodies and can advise on applications or establish appropriate contacts.
The majority of the staff of the Kunststoff-Institut is trained for the field of tooling and process engineering. Thus, especially in case of acute production problems, we try to provide you with on-site support within one day within Germany and within 1.5 days within Europe.
Of course, job advertisements can be placed on our homepage. This is free of charge for member companies.
The order can be placed in several variants in order to process an order as quickly and unbureaucratically as possible. The “normal” procedure is a written or verbal request from the customer. A binding offer is then created and sent by e-mail. The order confirmation is also sent by e-mail. For customers with irregular or very complex inquiries, so-called hourly pools are agreed upon, which make it possible to process orders with the entire range of services of the institute without further order confirmations.
On the initiative of a survey conducted by the SIHK (South Westphalian Chamber of Industry and Commerce) in 1988, a survey showed that numerous companies would like to have a consulting institute. Immediately the institute was founded and has already started its operation in the beginning of 1989.
A group of initially 30 companies from the region around Luedenscheid founded the institute in 1988. The initiators here were the then Iserlohn University of Applied Sciences, the city of Luedenscheid and the SIHK (South Westphalian Chamber of Industry and Commerce).
FAQ TRAEGERGESELLSCHAFT
Issues concerning the Traegergesellschaft and membership.
No. In principle, the range of services offered by the Kunststoff-Institut is available to everyone, although members of the Traegergesellschaft can take advantage of additional offers in addition to monetary benefits.
The Traegergesellschaft is a registered association and is the main shareholder of the Kunststoff-Institut. Companies from all plastics-related sectors with a wide range of company sizes are represented in.
Through membership in the Traegergesellschaft, numerous exclusive offers are available to the companies. In addition, member companies receive 10% discounts on training, seminars and collaborative projects. Discounts cannot be granted on standard services.
You can find the declaration of accession to the Traegergesellschaft in PDF format in the download section of our internet presentation.
Companies from all plastics-related sectors with a wide range of company sizes are represented in. In the section of Traegergesellschaft you will find all important information about membership.
The number of member companies always fluctuates somewhat during the year, currently there are over 400 companies.
In the section of Traegergesellschaft you will find all important information about membership.
Yes. All companies that have an indirect or direct interest in the plastics industry can become members.
The contribution amount depends on the employees of your company who can be directly assigned to the field of plastics technology. In the section of Traegergesellschaft you will find all important information about membership.
FAQ JOINT PROJECTS
Questions about joint projects
All project information is stored in the protected area for project participants. If you wish, you will also receive project news by e-mail.
The procedure for patents is handled differently in projects and is agreed with the participants at the beginning. In principle, project participants are always given preferential treatment.
Only in partial areas are project results published or announced after a specified time delay. Again, project participants will always receive preferential treatment.
The experience of our joint projects shows that in numerous projects competitors have worked on the same task and yet company-specific tasks have been completed. Here it is ensured that the secrecy of results of individual participants is given. Results of individual studies are published and discussed within the project group only after approval by the companies.
The greatest advantage of collaborative projects is that the time-consuming and cost-intensive basic investigations can be distributed among several companies, thus keeping the costs for the individual company low. In addition, new business ideas, new business connections or even new business areas arise within the project group.
No. Any publication of in-house know-how or company-specific results will be discussed with you before they are published. Here, however, it is true for all participants that there should be a “give and take” within the project group.
You can determine your deployment within the project yourself. The minimum effort on your part should be attendance at the quarterly or semi-annual project meetings. There are no upper limits to the maximum effort. However, the greater your own commitment, the greater will be your chance for maximum implementation success.
FAQ OTHERS
General questions
Our guidebook is available as a bilingual version: German and English.
Note: This guidebook has replaced our classic ‘Stoerungsratgeber’.
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