In the first project year, the project PolyMetal mainly focused on research of possible processing technologies and materials, with which we could achieve polymers that look and feel like metal.
Based on the specifications of the industrial applications that were defined by industrial partners Gorenje and Intralighting, under the lead and coordination of partner PCCL, together with the partners faculty of polymer Technology and University of Leoben two , reports have been prepared which present the state of the art of processing technologies such as vacuum evaporation or film back injection as well as those polymeric materials which seem suitable for the applications. For knowledge transfer and know how building to other research institutions and companies, these reports: „State of the art Materials for increasing the thermal conductivity of plastics“ and „State of the art: Manufacturing processes for plastic components with metallic surfaces“ are available now.