Laboratory for Manufacturing Technology and Functional Materials

Strategies for product manufacturing with new and optimized manufacturing processes in combination with innovative material developments are the main focus of the application-relevant research work at the Laboratory for Manufacturing Technology and Functional Materials. Current key areas are technologies and materials for additive manufacturing processes as well as plant, tool and process engineering for industrial manufacturing processes in the fields of primary forming, forming, joining and surface treatment. The laboratory is equipped with modern facilities for experimental and analytical investigations as well as for design and simulation work and is distinguished by its expertise in the fields of materials science and engineering.