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Professorship WOT represented at the Südwestfälischer Oberflächentag with a lecture on „Human-centred digitalisation and artificial intelligence“
On 27 June 2024, the South Westphalian Surface Day took place for the 13th time at the SIHK in Hagen. The event, which was well attended by around 75 participants from the electroplating industry, featured five presentations on the topics of digitalisation, artificial intelligence, electromobility, fire protection and energy efficiency.

GIGA – Green and intelligent electroplating for the supply of relevant aircraft components based on modular, robot-based electroplating with inline process monitoring
On 9 July 2024, the LuFo project GIGA started with a successful kick-off meeting at Chemnitz University of Technology. The project aims to develop a green and intelligent electroplating process using modular, robot-based electroplating with inline process monitoring. This enables safe and reproducible coating of relevant aircraft components in small and medium batch sizes. The project is supported and funded by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK).

Doctoral seminar 2024 – On the accompanied path to Dr.-Ing.
Once again this year, internal and external doctoral students met at the Chair of WOT from 24 to 26 June 2024 to present the current status of their doctoral project to their supervisor Prof. Thomas Lampke and other experts. The doctoral topics of the 16 young scientists cover a broad scientific spectrum from galvanic and thermal surface technology to bio-based coatings, the mechanical behaviour of high-performance materials and sustainability concepts in materials and surface technology.

Frank Simchen, M.Sc., receives the DGO-Nasser-Kanani Prize 2024 for excellent research work
The DGO Nasser Kanani Prize is awarded annually for special advances in electrochemical surface technology, taking sustainability aspects into account. This year, it honours, among other things, the research paper "Specification of parasitic electrochemical subprocesses during plasma electrolytic oxidation of magnesium" by Frank Simchen, Chair of Materials and Surface Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology, which was published in 2023 in the renowned Elsevier journal Electrochimica Acta.

Prof Thomas Lampke elected to DFG Senate Committee
Prof Dr Thomas Lampke was elected to the Senate Committee for Collaborative Research Centres of the German Research Foundation DFG. The committee is one of the DFG's highest committees and is tasked with overseeing Collaborative Research Centres from the funding application stage, through the review and evaluation process, to the funding decision. It consists of up to 40 scientists from all disciplines. Prof. Lampke will be a member of the committee from 1 July 2024 for an initial period of three years.

Visit of the IUL Dortmund at the IWW
The Institute of Forming Technology and Lightweight Construction (IUL) at TU Dortmund University and the IWW have been cooperating for many years in various research projects and currently also in the DFG Research Group 5380 ("FUNDAM³ENT"). Accordingly, the entire IUL team was delighted to visit on 10 April 2024.

DGO Saxony district group meets at the WOT professorship
On 11 April 2024, the series of events organised by the DGO Saxony district group continued at Chemnitz University of Technology. With 22 participants, the lecture by Mr Höland, Managing Director of Spaleck Oberflächenveredlung GmbH in Greiz, Thuringia, was very well received.

Chair of WOT represented at the 29th Leipzig Seminar with keynote speech and own stand
On 7 March 2024, the 29th Leipzig Technical Seminar took place at the Congress Center in Leipzig with over 220 participants. The specialist seminar is one of the most important ZVO/DGO events with an exciting lecture programme, an informative accompanying exhibition and a wide range of opportunities for professional exchange. The WOT professorship was represented with several contributions.

Specialist discussion in the production process at Vitesco Technologies
As part of the REDUCE project, employees from the Human-Cyber-Physical Systems (HCPS) department took part in a specialist discussion in the production halls of Vitesco Technologies (VT) in Limbach-Oberfrohna on 27 February 2024. The BMBF-funded joint project REDUCE (Resource Efficiency Derived from User Centered Engineering in Industrial Production) aims to significantly reduce resource consumption in industrial production through human-centred digitalisation measures and a transdisciplinary approach.

WOT takes the next step in the development of metal powders
The new powder atomisation plant at the Chair makes it possible to adapt powder materials to specific applications, customer requirements and manufacturing process profiles. And, of course, the new plant will significantly expand our profile in basic research. Due to their versatile properties and processing options, metal powders have a wide range of technical applications, from the automotive to the electronics industry.