Competence Center CHASE GmbH

WOMEN IN TECH & IT: Our Karin Wieland and Karin Kloiber delivered a joint presentation on the topic "Female Leadership in Complex Ecosystems: A Rendezvous with Reality" at the Female Tech Summit! 🚀

They shared their insights from practical experience and were impressed and delighted by the positive feedback and the lively discussions at the CHASE exhibition booth. 💡

👉 "It was great to reconnect with old friends and meet new ones, including Silvia Bernkopf and Alexandra Miesgang from the Upper Austrian Research GmbH, Christina Hochleitner from RISC Software GmbH, Stefanie Taibl and Judith Krauß from FemChem, and Stefanie Allworth from the Faculty of Technical Chemistry, TU Wien - the energy was 🔥"

🙏 A huge thank you to the organizers at 72net.io, Angela-Maria Wertgarner, Verband Österreichischer Software Innovationen WOMENinICT, and the Frauenreferat des Landes Oberösterreich for driving such an impactful platform!

🇮🇹 TANTI SALUTI 🇮🇹 : Our Christian Marschik, Michael Wenninger, Edim Ždralović, and Rafael Horner attended the 41st International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society (PPS-41) in picturesque Paestum, Italy! 🏛️

Surrounded by a historic UNESCO World Heritage Site, they joined other researchers and industry experts to explore the future of polymer processing, sustainability, and the changing role of materials in our world. 🚀

A huge shoutout for the expertise:

🎤 Christian Marschik: "A New Forced-Conveying Approach for Consistent Spreading of Carbon-Fiber Rovings"

🎤 Michael Wenninger: "Model-based Control Strategy for Targeted Adjustment of the Melt Flow Rate of Polymer Blends"

🎤 Edim Ždralović: "Data-Driven Prediction of Melt Flow Rate from Process Data in the Extrusion of Virgin and Recyclate Materials"

📌 Rafael Horner: "A Novel Experimental Approach for the Inline Detection of Residual Volatile Emissions During the Extrusion of Post-Consumer Recyclates"

🇦🇹 A special highlight was connecting with the Austrian conference participants - they even managed to get a group photo. 💪

CIRCULAR ECONOMY: A WORLD WITHOUT WASTE 🌍

Last week we visited Greiner AG in Kremsmünster, a global powerhouse in plastic and foam solutions. As part of the Upper Austrian State Parliament's Land Oberösterreich event series “Raus aus der Nebelzone - Wissenschaft bringt Orientierung”, our Scientific Director Christian Paulik shared key impulses on circular economy.

💡 He highlighted the global scale of plastic consumption: with around 400 million tons of plastic produced worldwide each year, mastering recycling and closed-loop material cycles is one of the defining challenges of our time.

Top-tier experts from research, industry, and politics joined forces to address the current challenges and future solutions related to recycling:

👉 Gernot Zitzenbacher, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria FH Oberösterreich

👉 Rebeka Früholz, K1-MET GmbH

👉 Katrin Fradler, Wood K plus Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH

♻️ The concluding panel discussion with Saori Dubourg (CEO of Greiner AG) and Rudolf Woelfer (Head of Innovation Centers at Borouge International) drove home a clear message: Europe faces a unique opportunity to take a leading role in sustainable materials management - provided, of course, that industry and research continue working together.

A big thank you to Max Hiegelsberger and the Upper Austrian State Parliament (Land Oberösterreich) for organizing this inspiring event, and thank you to Greiner AG for the warm hospitality!

📷 Land OÖ/Sternberger