Strategic innovation projects
The ROWAK Innovative Research & Development

04/2017 – 03/2019
Use of biopolymer materials for the ecological process optimisation of laser sintering (BiPoL)
Funding reference: DBU-AZ 33254/01 from the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU)
Contributors: Wegner, Andreas (Author) / Oehler, Marc (Author) / Neumann, Frank-Martin (Author) / Üngör, Mücahit (Author) / Ünlü, Timur (Author) / Meyer, Lars (Author) / Henning, Ireneus (Author) / Witt, Gerd (Author) / AM Polymer Research GmbH (Publishing body) / FKuR Kunststoff GmbH (Publishing body) / ROWAK Handelsgesellschaft (Publishing body) /
University of Duisburg-Essen, Chair of Manufacturing Technology (Publishing body)
05/2017 – 12/2020
FLATISA – Flame-retardant, heat-resistant thermoplastics for industrial-scale application in additive manufacturing processes Funding code: BMBF 03XP0099G from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Participants: Ünlü, Timur (Contributor) / ROWAK (Publishing body) / Airbus Operations GmbH (Publishing body) / AM POLYMERS GmbH (Publishing body) / Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Publishing body) / Faserinstitut Bremen (Publishing body) / University of Duisburg-Essen, Chair of Manufacturing Technology (Publishing body) / Vereinigte Elektrizitätswerke Westfalen (Publishing body) / Composite Technology Centre (Publishing body)
07/2024 – 04/2025
Optimisation of bio-based and biodegradable plastics*
Funding code: 127.924 INNO-ENG Innovation Voucher
This innovation project is supported by Innosuisse.
Participants: OST – University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland [Main Research Partner] / Daniel Omidvarkarjan [Project Manager] / Rowak AG [Implementation Partner] / Ünlü, Timur (Contributor)
*Parts of the project content are subject to confidentiality.

08/2025 – expectedly 01/2028
Sustainable powders made from bio-based and biodegradable plastics* Funding code: 128.352 IP-ENG Innosuisse
This innovation project is supported by Innosuisse.
Participants: OST – University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland [Main Research Partner] / Daniel Omidvarkarjan [Project Manager] / Rowak AG [Implementation Partner] / Ünlü, Timur (Contributor)
*Detailed project information currently not publicly available

10/2025 – expectedly 03/2028
Enhancing and creating new polymer powders* Funding reference: SPPW/Sph4Polym/0090/2024-00 Innosuisse and NCBR
This innovation project is an internationally funded collaboration between Switzerland and Poland. This innovation project is supported by Innosuisse.
Participants: OST – University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland [Lead Research Partner] / Daniel Omidvarkarjan [Project Manager] / Rowak AG [Implementation Partner] / Ünlü, Timur (Contributor)
*Detailed project information currently not publicly available









Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images (25 kV) for morphological analysis of powder particles with quasi-spherical morphology at varying powder processing parameters.
First row: approx. 1,200 × 1,000 µm
Rows 2–4: approx. 120 × 100 µm

