The Kunststoff-Institut was founded to support plastic manufacturing companies in regard to research and testing. In this workshop we want to discuss some current and future applications, developments and opportunities: Emission: relevance for plastic processing and use - future questions and challenges 3D-printing: prototyping and more with new requirements for material providers and users - Rapid Tooling and additive manufacturing Functionalization of plastic components: New application possibilities with high efficiency – new requirements Digital printing: lot size from 1 to X – flexibility in application.