The director of r & d of Engel Austria awarded the Dr. Richard Escales at the K trade fair

Prof. Dr-ing Georg Steinbichler, director of research and development + D Engel Austria (represented in Spain by helmut reogele) received the award, Dr. Richard Escales 2010 during the fair K in Düsseldorf for his special contribution to the dialogue between research and industrial practice in plastics technology.

In his laudatio, Gerhard Gotzmann, Chief Editor of the magazine Kunststoffe, praised among others, its "enormous commitment" to the training. Since 2009 Steinbichler is also director of the Institute of injection technique of polymers and process automation in the Johannes Kepler University of Linz.

"The future of the plastics industry needs highly qualified collaborators." For us in Europe and particularly in Austria it is a matter of survival. "That is why I am very satisfied to transmit my knowledge to the students" said Prof. Steinbichler after the award ceremony.

Since his student days Georg Steinbichler worked during your holidays in companies of molding injection and he soon became familiar with the entire spectrum of the technique of injection. From the development of components to the optimization of the production process. "I found it so fascinating, even 30 years later I am excited about the possibilities of plastic injection technology can offer", he continued Steinbichler. "Today I still am confronted daily with new challenges." "For the future we still have a huge potential for action".

The prize is awarded every three years by the publishing house Carl Hanser merits and achievements in the plastics industry, in memory of Dr. Richard Escales, chemist-oriented practice and founder of the magazine Kunststoffe published by Carl Hanser.