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Prof. Dr. Georg Menges was born on 19 December 1923 in Gernsbach.

He is widely recognised worldwide as a pioneer in plastics technology.

In 1965, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Menges became the new director of the institute and full professor for the newly created chair of plastics processing. His inaugural lecture on 5 November 1965 was linked to the celebrations marking the 15th anniversary of the IKV Aachen and the inauguration of the institute's extension building at Pontstraße 49.

Until his retirement in 1989, his scientific work focused on investigating the [[Microscopic Structure|structure]] and properties of [[Plastics|plastics]] and making significant contributions to plastics processing methods such as injection moulding, extrusion, foaming, pressing, blow moulding and deep drawing, as well as their automation. He is also considered one of the pioneers in the development of numerical simulation methods (computer programmes) for calculating flow and heat transport processes in plastics processing methods and the non-linear and anisotropic properties of [[Plastic Component|plastic components]].

Under the leadership of Prof. Menges, the ‘[https://ikv-aachen.de/en/ Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung]’ (IKV) became an internationally renowned teaching and research institute at the [https://www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/~a/root/?lidx=1 RWTH Aachen University]. Since its inception, the institute has stood for practice-oriented research, innovation and technology transfer. The particular strength of the IKV lies in its integrative approach to product development, covering the aspects of [[Material & Werkstoff|materials]], design and processing in the fields of plastics and rubber. It is supported by a funding association, which today comprises 260 companies from the plastics industry worldwide. The members of the funding association provide essential impetus for the work of the IKV and benefit from its research results at a particularly early stage.

Prof. Menges has been a member of the Plastics Hall of Fame since 19 June 2006. The honour was bestowed in Chicago, USA, during the triennial National Plastics Exposition (NPE). Founded in 1972, the National Plastics Hall of Fame recognises individuals and institutions that have made a significant contribution to progress in the plastics industry. The award is considered the highest of its kind in the plastics industry worldwide.

Prof. Menges is one of a total of eight personalities and one of the first Europeans to receive this high honour in 2006.

One of the most prestigious awards in [[Material Science & Plastics|polymer science]] and plastics technology is the Georg Menges Prize. It is presented every two years at the International Plastics Technology Colloquium held by the ‘Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung’ (Institute for Plastics Processing) at RWTH Aachen University. The prize is aimed at outstanding individuals or proven groups who have rendered outstanding services in the implementation of research and development findings in the interdisciplinary field between business and science.

It is awarded by the [https://www.vdma.org/vs-kunststoffmaschinen-gummimaschinen Fachverband Gummi- und Kunststoffmaschinen im Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau] (Professional Association of Rubber and Plastics Machinery in the German Engineering Federation), [https://plasticseurope.org/de/impressum/ PlasticsEurope Deutschland e. V.] and the [https://www.ikv-aachen.de/footer/impressum Vereinigung zur Förderung des Instituts für Kunststoffverarbeitung (IKV) in Industrie und Handwerk an der RWTH Aachen e. V.] (Association for the Promotion of the Institute for Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and Trade at RWTH Aachen University).

The award was presented for the first time in 1999 in the Coronation Hall of Aachen City Hall on the occasion of Georg Menges' 75th birthday to Kurt Weirauch. The winner receives a replica of a monocular microscope handmade in Wetzlar in 1899 by the Leitz company.

''Other award winners''

* 2000 Volker Hülck
* 2002 Rolf Lidl
* 2004 [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Potente Helmut Potente]
* 2006 Gottfried Wilhelm Ehrenstein, [http://amk-merseburg.de/ehrenmitgliedschaft/ honorary member of the Academy of Central German Plastics Innovations]
* 2008 Erwin Bürkle
* 2010 [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartwig_H%C3%B6cker Hartwig Höcker]
* 2012 Herbert Kraibühler
* 2014 Günter Hofmann
* 2016 Hartwig Meier
* 2018 Interest Group of Innovative Aachen-based Companies in the Plastics Industry (INTRA)
* 2020 [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Steilemann Markus Steilemann]
* 2022 [https://www.ikv-aachen.de/neuigkeiten/detailseite-neuigkeiten/news/news/detail/ulrich-reifenhaeuser-mit-georg-menges-preis-ausgezeichnet/ Ulrich Reifenhäuser]
* 2024 Karheinz Bourdon

==Selected writings by Prof. Georg Menges==

* Werkstoffkunde der Kunststoffe: Menges, G., Haberstroh, E., Michaeli, W., Schmachtenberg, E., Carl Hanser, Munich (2002), 5th Edition ISBN 978-3-446-21257-2
* Spritzgießwerkzeuge – Auslegung, Bau, Anwendung: Menges, G., Michaeli, W., Mohren, P., Carl Hanser, Munich Vienna (2007), 6th Edition ISBN 978-3-446-40601-8
* Materials Science of Polymers for Engineers: Osswald, T. A., Menges, G. Carl Hanser Verlag, München Wien (2003), 2nd Edition, ISBN 978-3-446-22464-3
* How to Make Injection Molds: Menges, G., Michaeli, W., Mohren, P., Carl Hanser, Munich Vienna (2001) 3rd Edition, ISBN 978-3-446-21256-5

==Weblinks==

* Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia: [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Menges_%28Kunststofftechniker%29 Georg_Menges]
* Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Katalog https://dnb.de
* Georg Menges bei der Plastics Academy Hall of Fame (http://www.plasticshof.org/members/george-menges) (access on 11.09.2025)
* www.ikv-aachen.de (http://www.ikv-aachen.de//) (access on 11.09.2025)

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