GÖTTFERT – Rheology seminars

GÖTTFERT regularly offers rheological seminars in the areas of melt index measurement, capillary rheometry, online capillary rheometry and elastomer testing at its application technology centre.

Rheology seminar

Workshops and seminars by GÖTTFERT

In-house seminars with workshop held in German. If required and if there are enough participants, seminars are also held in English and on site.

Capillary rheometry / Determining the viscosity function with the capillary rheometer

12–13 May 2026, or date to be agreed upon and subject to sufficient participant numbers

The aim of the course is to familiarise the practitioner with the use of the capillary rheometer in theory and practice.

He will be able to interpret his measurement results scientifically, estimate measurement accuracies and prepare the measurement results in an application-oriented manner.

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Measurement of the melt index

17. – 18.03.2026, resp. Date by arrangement and with enough participants

The aim of the event is to familiarise the practitioner with the handling of the melt index tester and the accessories and to enable him to reproducibly measure materials that are difficult to measure in particular.

Elastomer testing

Date by arrangement and with enough participants

The aim of the course is to understand the rheological and rheokinetic relationships developed in the lecture and to understand and interpret them in the practical exercise.

Online capillary rheometry

Date by arrangement and with enough participants

The aim of the course is to understand the rheological and molecular relationships developed in the lecture and to apply them in the practice of online capillary rheometry. The connection between laboratory rheometry and process rheometry is taught in theory and practice.

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Rheological testing equipment since 1962

GÖTTFERT Werkstoff-Prüfmaschinen GmbH was founded in 1962 by Prof. Dr. Otto Göttfert. In the second generation, his son Dr Axel Göttfert took over as sole managing director.
On the world market, the medium-sized company is known as one of the leading companies in the niche area of rheological testing equipment. The innovative rheological systems are used worldwide in laboratories as well as in production.
To be closer to many customers, a subsidiary was opened in Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA, in 1989. In 2011, GOETTFERT (China) Limited was founded with headquarters in Beijing and Shanghai.

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