SEMINAR IN COOPERATION – Adhesive seminar

You will learn new things ...

... about practical characterization methods in adhesive processing and process control.

You will learn ...

... to better understand the possibilities of modern measurement techniques for adhesive processing – from the basics to the application.

You will benefit ...

... from practical presentations by experienced speakers and the accompanying textbook.

You will exchange ideas ...

... with experts from science and industry and expand your knowledge in the field of adhesive characterization.

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Program

November 3

9:30 a.m.
Registration

10:00 a.m.
Welcome and introduction

10:30 a.m.
Fundamentals and classification of adhesives
Dr. Andrea Janke, TC Kleben

11:15 a.m.
The basis for good contact – the functionalized surface
Dr. Klaus Vogelsang, Innovent

12:00 p.m.
Testing adhesives in accordance with standards
Dr. Dörthe Jakobi, ifw Jena

12:30 p.m.
Lunch break

1:30 p.m.
Rheology of adhesives – fundamentals and application
Michael Schäffler, Anton Paar Germany GmbH

2:30 p.m.
Dynamic mechanical analysis and DSC – fundamentals and application in adhesives
Dr. André Wutzler, PSM Merseburg

3:30 p.m.
Coffee break

4:00 p.m.
UV adhesives, flexible and versatile
Dr. Stefanie Wellmann, igb-tech GmbH

4:30 p.m.
Examples of rheology and DMA in adhesive development
Andrè Leistner, Polymerics GmbH

5:00 p.m.
End of first seminar day

7:00 p.m.
Evening event

November 4

8:30 a.m.
How can initial contact be quantified? PSA interaction with surfaces
Andreas Westphal, tesa SE

9:00 a.m.
Influence of selected rheology additives on the viscoelastic properties of moisture-curing adhesives and sealants
Dr. Eva-Maria Kutschmann, Lehmann & Voss & Co. KG

9:45 a.m.
Short break

10:00 a.m.
Rheological characterization of gelation and vitrification in reactive polymers
Prof. Paul Geiß, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau

10:45 a.m.
Coffee break

11:15 a.m.
Advanced methods for the rheological characterization of adhesives: From uncured material to final strength
Leonie Reinders, Anton Paar Germany GmbH

12:00 p.m.
Determination of parameters for calculating residual stress in adhesive bonds and measures for stress reduction in polymer casting
Dr. Holger Fricke, IFAM

12:30 p.m.
Lunch break

1:30 p.m.
Tour of ifw Jena, insight into the adhesive laboratories

2:30 p.m.
Laboratory analytical methods for evaluating the aging and possible service life of adhesives
Elisabeth Stammen, TU Braunschweig

3:00 p.m.
From adhesive to adhesive bond – property determination by means of analytical centrifugation
Uwe Rietz, LUM GmbH

3:30 p.m.
Final discussion

3:45 p.m.
End of seminar

Date

November 3 and 4, 2026

Location

ifw Jena | Günter Köhler Institute for Joining Technology and Materials Testing GmbH
Ernst-Ruska-Ring 3, 07445 Jena

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