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Customer Innovation + Material R&D Center

Research & Development at Kiefel

At our Customer Innovation Center and in the Material R&D Center we advance our research activities into more sustainable technologies, processes and materials.

Our customers benefit here from sample productions and machine demonstrations that are optimally tailored to individual requirements.

Be one step ahead with your products

Lighter packaging? Increased stability? Or can material distribution be optimized so that the stack height can be reduced? These are all typical examples of development challenges that we deal with in research and development. We have the experience, the specialists and the opportunities to handle such projects ourselves.

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Customer Innovation Center

Focus on application: Manufacturing of samples and prototypes

In our Customer Innovation Centers, various types of machines for processing plastics, as well as for processing natural fibers for the production of samples and prototypes, are available for our customers.

A NATUREPREP KFP for high quality stock preparation of natural fiber pulp and the NATUREFORMER KFT series systems are located there for demonstrations and testing. The KFT can manufacture various fiber products, e.g. bowls, cups, secondary packaging for electronics, coffee capsules or flower pots. Tools are also tried out on the systems, machine tests are conducted and sample production is carried out in small batches. Prototype testing also takes place here.

Continuous optimization

In order to stay competitive in the marketplace, it is important to keep up-to-date with the latest state-of-the-art production lines in the marketplace and to aim for competitive comparisons. After various analyses, we can provide information about possible changes to optimize product quality and output. We also offer training that is tailored to your needs.

Prototyping

Our expertise makes your prototype concept successful. We produce samples with your product design and your materials on our own thermoforming machines. Further downstream automation like rim rolling, printing, sealing and sleeving can be tested.

Sample Production

We offer you the opportunity to execute trial runs on our own thermoforming machine. After a minimal investment in a simple matrix tool we quickly supply your desired sample.

Material R&D Center

Materials competence at Kiefel

In our Material Centers, we advance our research activities into more sustainable technologies, processes and materials.

Our customers benefit from advanced solutions that are optimally tailored to individual requirements, from material to machine.

Focus on processing materials: research & analysis

We put materials to the test, analyze, categorize and test them. This enables us to deliver optimal results to our customers and improve products and machines. In our Material R&D Center in Freilassing, Germany, we focus on research into the processing of natural fibers.

Our expertise

Material recipes & additives
Proof of concept & process optimization
Barrier technology and coatings
Investigation of specific material parameters e.g. through electrical and chemical analysis
Various measurements such as residual moisture, material compositions, possible combinations
Basic research, e.g. use of agricultural waste, annual plants
Cooperation and research projects with universities, colleges, raw material suppliers, etc.

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