Jürgen Miethlinger

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Jürgen Miethlinger (* 1966 in Hallein , Salzburg ) is an Austrian plastics technician and was Professor of Plastics Technology at the Johannes Kepler University (JKU) Linz from 2010 to October 2018 . He headed the Institute for Polymer Extrusion and Compounding (ipec).

Life

Miethlinger studied plastics engineering at the Montanuniversität Leoben and completed an Executive Master of Business Administration program in Vienna and the USA. From 1992 to 1995 he was a development technician at Lenzing AG. From 1995 to 2003 he was employed at SML Maschinenges.mbH, most recently as technical manager. Since 2003 he has been the managing director of Poloplast GmbH & Co KG (350 employees). Miethlinger was also managing director of the parent company of Poloplast, the Wietersdorfer Group (3500 employees), held several supervisory board functions and worked for various technology and industry-oriented bodies before joining the Institute for Polymer Extrusion and Compounding (ipec) at Johannes Kepler University in 2010 founded in Linz.

Main focus of work and research

The main focuses of the basic and application-oriented research at ipec are:

  1. Single and multi-screw extrusion: new development and optimization of the plasticizing systems,
  2. Pipe, profile and film / sheet extrusion: process, tool and product development, influence of processing on product properties;
  3. Compounding and recycling: "Taylor made high performance compounds", process development, compounds and blends for 3D printing,
  4. Lightweight construction with thermoplastic matrix: thermoplastic pultrusion,
  5. Generative manufacturing techniques: extrusion freeforming or 3D printing and
  6. Self-optimizing system concepts (Industry 4.0).

The following methods are used for these six main research areas:

  • Semi-analytical and numerical modeling of transport processes in plasticizing units, tools and downstream equipment, as well as experimental investigations,
  • Material characterization and applied rheology: processing properties, polymer degradation, extensional rheology, wall sliding, rheology of compounds, thermodynamic properties, viscoelasticity,
  • Sensor and process measurement technology for optimization: e.g. B. Dwell time distribution using fluorescence spectroscopy, pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasound measurement technology, optical coherence tomography.

Prices

  • Innovation Award of the FH Wels to Mr. DI M. Aigner for the Poloplast company.
  • Plastics & product design from Clusterland Upper Austria to Poloplast.
  • Austrian innovation award to the company SML.
  • Appreciation award from the Federal Minister for Science a. Research.
  • Rektor-Platzer-Ring award.
  • Degree in plastics technology and an Executive MBA, as well as a rigorosum with distinction.

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personal data
SURNAME Miethlinger, Jürgen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian plastics technician and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Hallein