Institute of Product and Production Engineering

Development of innovative parts, machine components and lightweight structures, from the specifications to the design, calculation, production and experimental testing of prototypes to serial parts.

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Simulation of the static or dynamic behaviour of structures under mechanical, thermal, electromagnetic, chemical or coupled stress. This is used to assess the suitability of certain concepts or variants early on in the product development process and to provide theoretical evidence of functionality.

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Additive manufacturing (AM; also known as 3D printing) refers to the generative (constructive) production of components, as opposed to subtractive methods (milling, etc.). The Institute of Product and Production Engineering boasts extensive expertise, both in metals and plastics, for the entire product development cycle of an AM component, from design to production, right through to validation.

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For 3D micro-machining, ultrashort pulse lasers with wavelengths from UV to infrared and with highly dynamic beam control and a wide array of focusing optics are used for machining steel, ceramic, glass, plastic, etc.

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Optical 3D measurement systems in product development, quality control, and material and component testing. In addition to technical applications, this is also used in medicine, architecture, art and archaeology.

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Testing laboratory for performing static and dynamic material and component tests

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Development and optimisation of material properties and alloys, structural characterisation and damage analysis (metallography, microscopy, SEM, EDX), FE simulation of elasto-plastic deformation processes, optimisation of casting processes.

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