How can we support you?
We support you with our expertise in solving your problems.
- Recipe development
- Stabilisation of products
- Implementation of customer requirements
We put our knowledge of all aspects of coating at your disposal.
- Material development
- Powder coating/wet painting
- Investigation of coating and surface properties
We offer a lot of experience in the field of dispersion processes.
- Production of dispersions
- Process optimisation
- Ideal dispersion of solids
We support you in the characterisation of your products.
- Particle characterisation
- Particle measurement
- Rheology
- Thermal analyses
- Mechanical analyses
- Surface analyses and evaluations
EZD – Your partner when it comes to dispersions
The European Center for Dispersion Technologies (EZD) in Selb is an interdisciplinary research and innovation centre whose expertise is the production and characterisation of dispersions.
With our competent team we are happy to support you in your challenges!
Our activities:
- Contract research
- Publicly funded projects
- Analytical services and material testing
- On-site and online training
Targeted solutions for your challenges
Our fields of application
- Adhesives and resins
- Inks and paints
- Varnishes and coatings
- Elastomers
- Battery materials
- Ceramics and porcelain
- Cosmetics and pharmaceuticals
Our laboratories
At the EZD, a wide range of equipment in modern laboratories and a competent, interdisciplinary team are available for your enquiries.
Precision in processing and analysis thanks to state-of-the-art technology
The competences of the EZD are complemented by a close exchange of experience with the application laboratories of equipment manufacturers. This ensures that the equipment in our laboratories is always state of the art.
EZD – location, origins and development
The European Centre for Dispersion Technologies (ECD) started its work in Selb (Upper Franconia) in January 2014. This region has the second highest industrial density in Europe. The EZD is considered a unique project in Europe, which was established by Germany's largest plastics institute, the SKZ, in close cooperation with industry and with considerable support from the Free State of Bavaria. It is a research and innovation centre with the task of supporting companies in the development and production of dispersions.
The EZD was created in an impressive joint effort. The original idea came from several companies from the local economy, including NETZSCH, Dronco and LAPP Insulators, who recognised the necessity and potential of such a facility in the Fichtelgebirge. For precisely such an industry-oriented contact point for the multitude of issues surrounding the topic of "dispersions" did not exist anywhere in Germany until then. Great support came from the Bavarian state government, which granted start-up funding of 5.2 million euros and thus enabled the rapid implementation of the project.
Since the start of operations in 2014, more than 700 industrial orders and research projects as well as more than 40 courses with over 600 participants have been carried out at the EZD. In the process, the EZD works with both regional and international customers and partners. In processing and implementing the projects, the EZD team can draw on a total of over 90 years of professional experience.
EZD Partnership
Network! Become a partner of EZD
Improvements in the field of dispersion of various material systems are essential for a number of industry partners. Strategic partnerships are of immense importance for improvements in the field of dispersion as well as for market presence and participation in the value chain. The EZD maintains an active network in the interdisciplinary field of dispersing.
Your advantages as an EZD development partner
- Professional participation in EZD expert circles
- Benefits for analytical services and further training
- Part of a strong and active community around the topic of dispersion
97076 Würzburg
Telefon: +49 931 4104-0
E-Mail: info@skz.de
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97082 Würzburg
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Köthener Str. 33a
06118 Halle (Saale)
Telefon: +49 345 53045-0
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Rauher Grund 9
72160 Horb am Neckar
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Woltorfer Str. 77, Halle G
31224 Peine
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Weißenbacher Str. 86
95100 Selb
Telefon: +49 9287 99880-0
E-Mail: ezd@skz.de
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Via Buonarotti 175
20900 Monza, Italy
Telefon: +39 039 281561
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Str. Iancu Jianu, nr. 26
500178 Braşov, Romania
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European Centre for Dispersion Technologies (EZD)
c/o SKZ – KFE gGmbH
Weißenbacher Str. 86
95100 Selb
Phone: +49 9287 99880-0
eMail: ezd@skz.de
