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We are delighted that Henrik Zieroth has successfully completed his Six Sigma Green Belt certification. Congratulations on this achievement! The Six Sigma Green Belt not only teaches methods for process optimization but also offers significant added value, particularly for research: Statistical...

The demand for lightweight yet high-performance gears is growing, not least due to the need for sustainable production. Sheet-bulk metal forming (SBMF) offers a promising approach, providing the potential to manufacture resource-efficient lightweight components with intricate structures.

The Bilstein Group hosted its first Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Day in Hagen on November 13th. The renowned cold-rolled strip manufacturer primarily targeted the construction industry with its innovative STABILS steel fiber, but steel fibers and their potential as concrete reinforcement also interested us as a teaching Institute...

The LFT was represented by four people (Prof. M. Merklein, A. Harms, J. Neumann, and J. Sarris) at the AJP in Coimbra, Portugal. This conference, entitled "Advanced Joining Processes," covered many topics that are the subject of current research at the institute. On the one hand, results from...

The ESAFORM benchmark 2023: interlaboratory comparison benchmark for the characterization of microstructural grain growth and dynamic recrystallization kinetics of a single-phase Ni-base superalloyThis paper presents a comprehensive benchmark study funded by ESAFORM and conducted in eight European...

Tools play a key role in cold forming as they have a direct impact on part quality and process economics. High loads due to the contact pressure of the workpiece represent a major challenge in terms of tool life. Concentrated in complex geometries...

The use of high-strength, stainless materials for the production of semi-hollow punch rivets enables an increase in the resource efficiency of the rivet manufacturing process, as the usually necessary energy-intensive process steps of heat treatment and coating of the rivet are...

We are pleased to welcome a new hardness testing device to the department. Over the last two days, our employees Alina Biallas, Reiner Stadter, Arnold Harms, Raphaela März and Henrik Zieroth received intensive training and were instructed in the operation and possibilities of the hardness testing device. A...

This year's International Conference on Advanced Joining Processes was the 3rd in the series and took place October 19-20 in Braga, Portugal. The focus of the conference is on joining technology and a large number of lectures presented the latest findings in the field...