Fields of research of wbk

Manufacturing and Materials Technology

Machines, Equipment and Process Automation

Production Systems

Manufacturing processes from additive manufacturing to machining: research and development on process and tool design, surface engineering, simulation of manufacturing processes as well as analysis and optimization of process chains.

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Development and research of self-learning machines, holistic automation solutions and intelligent handling systems for innovative production processes in the fields of machine tools, electric mobility, hybrid lightweight structures and additive manufacturing.

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Planning, evaluating and controlling the effects of tomorrow's production - from the global, shock-robust network to the breathing factory with highly productive production facilities and innovative business models to quality assurance of immature processes – are the goals of the field Production System.

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wbk receives KIT faculty teaching award

The KIT School of Economics is awarding the Faculty Teaching Award to Prof. Gisela Lanza and her team at the wbk Institute for Production Engineering.

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IPE 2026

Understanding technologies, connecting locations, shaping the future.

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wbk Hackathon

The wbk Hackathon will take place for the sixth time on July 7–8, 2026. Once again, the challenge is to come up with a solution to an industrial problem in 32 hours.

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