Extrusion International 5-2025-USA

49 Extrusion International 5/2025 KI4KI –Arti cial Intelligence for the Plastics Industry Digitalisation and AI methods offer realistic solutions to meet the numer- ous challenges facing the industry in a future-proof manner. With its exper- tise in this eld, IKV has launched the initiative KI4KI - Arti cial Intelligence for the Plastics Industry. It aims to pro- mote the systematic use of AI methods along the entire plastics product life cycle by creating a network of compa- nies from the plastics and digital indus- tries for the practical implementation of digital and AI-supported solutions. By participating, companies gain the expertise to recognise the po- tential of digitalisation and arti cial intelligence (AI), systematically evalu- ate it and use it speci cally for their product development and production processes in order to gain sustainable competitive advantages. KI4KI offers workshops and expert talks, practical technology demonstra- tions, bilateral consulting for AI strat- egies as well as a digital knowledge platform and community. As a system- atic process it comprises four phases: 1. Analyse: Analysing status and po- tential based on anonymous inter- views 2. Understand: Imparting practical basic knowledge about AI in plas- tics processing 3. Enable: Developing skills to iden- tify and prioritise speci c elds of application 4. Apply: Development of individual implementation strategies and trans- fer of AI applications into operational practice KI4KI is aimed at all players along the plastic product life cycle: material manufacturers, mechanical engineers, software developers, product design- ers, plastics processors, testing labo- ratories, measurement technology manufacturers, IT and digitalization partners and raw material suppliers. A particular focus is on AI-supported optimisation of the product develop- ment process, for example through virtual design, simulation-based methods and data-driven enhance- ments. Another important topic area is increasing ef ciency and improv - ing quality in production, for example through predictive maintenance, au- tomated quality monitoring and data- based process monitoring. IKV will be demonstrating a practical implemen- tation of this in the production of wrist support (Foam2Cycle) at its K 2025 stand. In addition, KI4KI deals with cross-cutting issues such as data man- agement, regulatory requirements, data sovereignty and ethical aspects, thereby also supporting the strategic positioning of the companies involved in the digital transformation process. IKV will be presenting KI4KI in de- tail to the general public for the rst time at K. At stand C16 in hall 14, in- terested companies will nd ample opportunity for a detailed discussion of AI methods and digitalisation for the plastics industry and participation in KI4KI with IKV’s scienti c staff. IKV, the Institute of Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University www.ikv-aachen.de www.osphim.com K 2025: Hall 14, Stand: C16 1/3 MIT / Zeppelin The KI4KI - Arti cial Intelligence for the Plastics Industry initiative addresses all players along the value chain and aims to enable companies to assess the potential of digital and AI-supported solutions for their own applications and implement them in a practical manner (Source: IKV) 100 % R E P R O D U C I B I L I T Y 100 % FL E X I B I L I T Y P E R FE C T D RY B L E N D D E H U M I D I FI C AT I O N E X T R E M E LY H I G H T H R O U G H P U T R AT ES U N I V E R S A L A P P L I C A B I L I T Y U P TO 15 t / H O U R BECAUSE FACTS MATTER. THE HEATING / COOLING MIXERS FROM ZEPPELIN SYSTEMS VISIT US AT K SHOW IN DUSSELDORF Hall 10 | Booth C14 zeppelin-systems.com