The 19th Erlanger Hotstamping Workshop at NMF was held with great success! We were able to hear 11 exciting lectures on the latest developments and innovations in hot sheet metal forming. A highlight of the workshop was the tour of the production technology, where an AI...
The LFT is currently looking for research assistants with the intention of doing a doctorate for four projects. The details can be found on this homepage under Career/Full-time jobs. If you have a master's degree in mechanical engineering, materials science or a similar field,...
Dr.-Ing. Manuel Reck summarized the results of his dissertation entitled "Fundamental process understanding for the production of components with textured surfaces using micro-embossing" on November 14th. in a successful lecture. Remaining questions from the examining board were answered...
At the Brose Technology Day in Bamberg, Prof. Marion Merklein (LFT), Prof. Dietmar Drummer (LKT), Prof. Michael Lechner (LFT) and Dr. Wolfgang Böhm (NMF GmbH) gave exciting insights into the latest trends in process and materials research at a joint stand. Together we could...
The Institute of Manufacturing Technology visited ZwickRoell's testXpo 2024 and took the opportunity to find out about current developments in testing technology. As part of the event, David Naumann showed approaches to improving forming simulations in his presentation. D...
Mr. Nikolaos Rigas ceremoniously received his Six Sigma Green Belt certificate from the European Six Sigma Club Deutschland e.V. today. As part of the Green Belt training in Villingen-Schwenningen led by Mr. Dieter Szemkus, he acquired extensive knowledge, which he ...
On Friday October 25th, 2024, Dr.-Ing. Barbara Hansen successfully completed her doctorate with a convincing presentation and the subsequent Rigorosum. Her lecture on the essential content of her dissertation entitled "Method for taking fluctuations into account in tribological...
The Board of Directors of ESAFORM met on October 17th/18th in Paris. As part of these regular meetings, new activities of the European Scientific Association for material FORMing are discussed and planned. On the one hand, this involves the venues for the conferences of...
For the forming technology specialization group, there is a significantly expanded range of lectures for both the bachelor's and master's degrees. Overall, the specialization now includes the following lectures that students can choose from:
This year too, the LFT welcomed the first-year students with a tour and information about the content of the institute's research fields. 50 curious first-year students from the Mechanical Engineering Department took up the offer. In exciting live demonstrations, the students gained insights into...
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