News

Professor Till Clausmeyer becomes a new member of the Forming Technology Working Group (AGU)

The members of the Forming Technology Working Group (AGU) accepted Professor Till Clausmeyer as a new member at their working meeting on 6 March 2024 at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg. The AGU pursues the goal of scientifically based technical and economic development of forming technology. Its members represent research-intensive universities and non-university institutions. In future, Chemnitz will be actively represented in the AGU by two members. Professor Birgit Awiszus was Head of the Chair of Virtual Manufacturing Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology until 30 September 2023 and has been successfully involved in the association, which was founded in 1974, since 2001. With his appointment to the Chair of Forming Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology, Professor Clausmeyer has taken over the teaching and research activities of the Chair of Virtual Production Technology (provisional head until 29 February 2024: Dr Carolin Binotsch). The Professorship of Forming Technology also includes the teaching and research activities of the Professorship of Forming and Joining, which was most recently provisionally headed by Dr Andreas Kunke. On 1 March 2024, the symbolic handover of the baton from the former professorships to Professor Clausmeyer took place during a ceremony. Birgit Awiszus and Till Clausmeyer are looking forward to working together at Chemnitz University of Technology and their joint representation in the AGU.

17.03.2024

Kick-off for the establishment of a ZIM innovation network for the sustainability of additive manufacturing processes

Last Thursday, 14 March 2024, around 50 participants from industry and science met at Chemnitz University of Technology with the aim of establishing a ZIM innovation network on the topic of the sustainability of additive manufacturing processes. The highlights of the event were the inspiring presentations: Prof Julia Hufenbach spoke about material development for additive manufacturing, while Dr Karsten Pischang from PT+A GmbH spoke about resource efficiency in the MIM process. Dr Rüdiger Lux from Westfälische Drahtindustrie GmbH addressed the basics of wire drawing, and Lukas Olawsky from ALOtec Dresden GmbH presented efficient repair methods in mechanical engineering. Finally, Alex Henneböhle from HEGGEMANN AG gave an exciting insight into quality assurance at WAAM (Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing). The event offered plenty of space for intensive discussions and the exchange of potential project ideas. The event was organised in cooperation with VEMASinnovativ e.V. and Building 3D e.V. and received support from Wirtschaftsfürderung Sachsen GmbH. If you are interested in actively participating in the network, please do not hesitate to contact us.

16.03.2024

Dr. Till Clausmeyer (right) was appointed as a new professor at Chemnitz University of Technology on 1 March 2024 - he will head the Chair of Forming Technology. Photo: Jacob Müller

Till Clausmeyer will head the Chair of Forming Technology in the future

Dr. Till Clausmeyer was appointed as a new professor at Chemnitz University of Technology (TUC) on 1 March 2024 and has now received his certificate of appointment at a ceremony hosted by the Rector of TUC, Prof. Dr. Gerd Strohmeier. In future, Till Clausmeyer will head the Chair of Forming Technology at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include the design of resource-efficient forming processes, process simulation and material characterization.

29.02.2024

Chair of Forming and Joining at the Tube in Düsseldorf

From April 15 to 19, 2024, the world's most important trade fair for the tube and tube processing industry, the "Tube", will take place in Düsseldorf. The Chair of Forming and Joining will be exhibiting there together with the company ATG Gröditz. The main areas of research in the field of tube production will be on display. These include roll forming, HFI longitudinal seam welding and heat treatment in tube production as well as active media forming and incremental tube necking. We look forward to your visit, interesting contacts and good technical discussions."

Final event of the reProTools project

On Tuesday, 16.01.2024, the final event took place at the project partner SHB Stahl- und Hartgusswerk Bösdorf GmbH after four years of cooperation in the joint project "Identification of energy- and resource-efficient process chains for the production of thermo-mechanically stressed tools using a holistic evaluation method". The project partners a.i.m. GmbH, Bernd Flach Präzisionstechnik GmbH, Erich Schmutzler & Frank Schmutzler GbR, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V, Gesenkschmiede Schneider GmbH, SHB Stahl- und Hartgusswerk Bösdorf GmbH, TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH, WSM Weber Schweißmaschinen GmbH and Professur UFF have been working together in recent years on the identification and development of innovative and effective manufacturing strategies for the production of thermo-mechanically highly stressed tools. The meeting was rounded off with a guided tour of the Bösdorf plant.

18.01.2024

Alexander Graf receives "Saxon Prize of Forming Technology"

Alexander Graf, research assistant at the Chair of Forming and Joining, was awarded second place on November 27 for his dissertation on "Design of forming and joining processes for hybrid laminates with sensory layers and the resulting functional properties".

30.11.2023

Transnational consortium researches novel hydrogen stotage system

A promising approach to the efficient storage of hydrogen is currently being developed by an interdisciplinary team of Chemnitz researchers in collaboration with colleagues from Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Their focus is on the development and implementation of innovative hydrogen storage solutions based on high entropy alloys.

The joint initiative unites scientists from the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) in Kosice, the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (UWB), the company SVÙM and the Chair of Forming and Joining (UFF). Under the experienced leadership of Prof. Karel Saksl (SAS) and Prof. Ludmila Kucerova, extensive expertise in the field of metal hydride storage is contributed. The project is part of the EU-funded M-Era.Net project "H2MobilHydride" and aims to improve the capacity as well as the kinetic properties of hydrogen uptake and release by novel compositions of high entropy alloys. Special attention is given to the investigation of the influence of the processing of these alloys on the storage capacity. The UFF professorship aims to increase the storage capacity by means of targeted forming of defect structures in the metal lattice. In this way, it makes a significant contribution to the optimization of metal hydride storage systems.

16.10.2023

H₂OOPLA project started

The kick-off meeting for the cetPartnership project took place on 27.09.2023. Researchers from the Czech Republic, Italy and Germany are working together to analyze the impact of hydrogen, taking into account the structural condition of infrastructure and storage tanks. This measure is co-financed from tax revenue on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxon state parliament.

29.09.2023

Successfully completed doctorate

On 01 September 2023, Alexander Graf successfully defended his dissertation thesis entitled "Design of forming and joining processes for hybrid laminates with sensory layers and the resulting functional properties".The examination committee, chaired by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jonas Hensel, was rounded out by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Verena Kräusel, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Dix, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Heinrich and M. Sc. Patrick Rochala.We congratulate Dr.-Ing. Alexander Graf on his successfully completed doctorate!

04.09.2023

TUCday of the TUChemnitz

The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering's eventful Open House program on June 3, 2023, entitled "Voll VerNISCHELt... Science with brains" attracted a large crowd. Faculty staff members supervised twelve stations where the Chemnitz Karl Marx Monument and other important landmarks of the city of Chemnitz could be produced with the help of various manufacturing processes. To the excitement of many children, some of the exhibits were allowed to be taken home.

05.06.2023

Since 01.10.2022, Dr.-Ing. Andreas Kunke has been the acting head of the professorship of Forming and Joining. The entire team of the professorship would like to thank Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Verena Kräusel for her commitment in leading the professorship. We wish her all the best for her activities at the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology.

Running against cancer

Our IWP team supported the charity event in the fight against cancer on Wednesday 15 June 2022 and completed 256 laps together.

We thank all runners for their participation!

16.06.2022

The world's most important trade fair for the tube and pipe processing industry, the "Tube", will take place in Düsseldorf from 20 to 24 June 2022. The Chair of Forming and Joining will present itself there together with the Fraunhofer IWU Chemnitz and the company ATG Gröditz. The main areas of research in the field of tube manufacturing will be on show. These include roll forming, HFI longitudinal seam welding and heat treatment in pipe manufacturing, as well as active media forming and incremental necking of pipes. We look forward to your visit, interesting contacts and good technical discussions.

Successful Doctoral defence

On 25 March 2022, Andreas Kunke successfully defended his dissertation thesis entitled "Property scaling of sheet metal profiles by integrating a heat treatment into the roll forming process".

The examination committee, chaired by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Dix, assessed the presented work as an outstanding achievement with the rating "magna cum laude". The examination committee was rounded off by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Verena Kräusel (first examiner), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz Lachmann (second examiner) and M. Sc. Dipl.-Wi.-Ing. Martin Kroll (minute-taker).

We congratulate Dr.-Ing. Andreas Kunke on his successfully completed doctorate!

28.03.2022