Manufacturing and Materials Technology (FWT)

Motivation and aim

Product design is one of the core fields of engineering. As component properties are considerably influenced by manufacturing processes, there is an increasing need to take an interdisciplinary approach to this task, drawing on product design, production and materials technology. The design process must be geared towards these properties, which are influenced by individual machining steps throughout the whole process from raw materials or semi-finished products through to the finished product itself. Since these processes are highly developed, the challenges in this field mainly fall within the scope of production engineering research. The main focus of Manufacturing and Materials Technology is the development and optimisation of processes and process chains in manufacturing and materials technology including production-related component properties. To cover all aspects, Manufacturing and Materials Technology is subdivided into the three fields of expertise.

Contact:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Volker Schulze
Dr.-Ing. Michael Gerstenmeyer

Topics

Precision Machining

Gear Engineering

Additive Manufacturing

Turning
Drilling
Milling
Stream Finishing
Combined processes for process chain consolidation
Simulation of manufacturing processes (chip formation, cooling strategies, particle flow)
Software-based process design and control
Targeted setting of surface layer states

Soft- and hard machining for skiving
Whirling and special processes for thread production and polygonal manufacturing
Special kinematics for precision gearing
Simulative tool design
Analysis of local parameters and mechanisms
Topography and component quality prognosis and optimization

Powder Bed Fusion (PBF)
Vat Photopolymerization (VPP)
Hybrid components through material and process hybridization
Development of metal powders and slurries (ceramics, magnets)
Digitization of additive manufacturing process chains
Process simulation on different scales
In-situ-microstructure adjustment
Post-processing to set component properties

Contact: Dr.-Ing. Michael Gerstenmeyer

Contact: M.Sc. Andreas Hilligardt

Contact: Dr.-Ing. Frederik Zanger

Selected Focus Topics

Simulation of chip formation	Broaching	Skiving	Mikro-EDM
Acoustic process control	Ultra-precision machining	Surface structuring	Machining of fiber-reinforced composites
Process Chains in Production	Process-Machine-Interaction	Surface engineering

Research Projects

AddSono Additive manufacturing of sonotrodes for ultrasound technology and functional integration of cooling channels	M.Sc. Kai Drechsel	01.02.2022 - 31.07.2023
AddPEM - Additive manufacturing of graded flow structures for po Additive manufacturing of graded flow structures for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells.	M.Eng. Victor Lubkowitz M.Sc. Patrick Fischmann	01.01.2022 - 31.12.2023
ADDSUB - Combination of additive and subtractive laser processes Combination of additive and subtractive laser processes for the production of components of novel electric drives.	M.Eng. Victor Lubkowitz	01.07.2021 - 31.12.2022
ICM Junior Research Group Advanced Manufacturing A versatile and universally applicable manufacturing technology for the development of mobility solutions for tomorrow and for production technology itself.	Steffen Kramer, M.Sc. Dr.-Ing. Frederik Zanger	01.10.2020 - 30.09.2025
CoPoT Connected Power Tools Innovation and technology platforms for human-technology interaction: smart, connected devices for everyday life	Marcus Rosen, M.Sc. Dr.-Ing. Frederik Zanger Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Volker Schulze	01.08.2019 - 31.07.2022
Taumelfräsen Optimiertes Taumelfräsen zur Steigerung der Prozesseffizienz und Bearbeitungsqualität bei der FVK-Bearbeitung	Jannis Langer, M.Sc.	01.06.2019 - 31.05.2021
DFG SPP 2086: Oberflächenkonditionierung in der Zerspanung Prozessintegrierte Softsensorik zur Oberflächenkonditionierung beim Außenlängsdrehen von 42CrMo4	Benedict Stampfer, M. Sc.	01.07.2018 - 30.06.2021
Process modelling Stream Finishing Cooperation project between OTEC Präzisionsfinish GmbH and the wbk	Patrick Neuenfeldt, M. Sc.	01.07.2018 - 01.07.2022
DFG SPP 2086: Oberflächenkonditionierung in der Zerspanung Verschleißkompensierende Einstellung von nanokristallinen Randschichtzuständen mittels ortsaufgelöster Temperatur- und Verschleißmessung	Germán González, M. Sc.	01.06.2018 - 31.05.2021
DFG 62-1 StreamFinishing Fertigung optimierter technischer Oberflächen durch eine Verfahr	Jan Philipp, M. Sc.	01.05.2018 - 30.04.2021
Think Tank Der Think-Tank soll den effizienten Umgang mit Ressourcen in der Produktion antreiben.	Jannis Langer, M.Sc.	01.01.2018 - 31.12.2021
DFG GRK 2078: International Research Training Group CoDiCoFRP Integrierte Entwicklung kontinuierlich-diskontinuierlich langfaserverstärkter Polymerstrukturen	Jannis Langer, M. Sc.	01.04.2015 - 31.03.2024
Komplementärzerspanung Simulationsgestützte Analyse eines in den Zerspanungsprozess integrierten Oberflächenverfestigungsverfahrens zur gezielten Erzeugung nanokristalliner Randschichten	Dr.-Ing. Michael Gerstenmeyer	01.08.2013 - 31.12.2020