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16.04.2025 Events of the Professorship
Future vision for human-centred, intelligent manufacturing 2035 at the FutureSAX Innovation Forum „Mensch – Maschine – Mittelstand“ presented
Around 110 stakeholders from science and industry discussed how Industry 5.0 can make Saxony's SMEs fit for the future at the futureSAX innovation forum "Mensch - Maschine - Mittelstand" on 27 March 2025. After the welcome and opening of the event by the hosts from Mittweida University of Applied Sciences and the initiators of FutureSAX, Dr habil. Franziska Bocklisch explained in her keynote speech how industrial manufacturing is changing.
Around 110 stakeholders from science and industry discussed how Industry 5.0 can make Saxony's SMEs fit for the future at the futureSAX innovation forum "Mensch - Maschine - Mittelstand" on 27 March 2025. After the welcome and opening of the event by the hosts from Mittweida University of Applied Sciences and the initiators of FutureSAX, Dr habil. Franziska Bocklisch explained in her keynote speech how industrial manufacturing is changing.
16.04.2025 Personnel of the professorship
Interview on the topic „No fear of the human factor“ published in Swiss industry magazine „Technik und Wissen“
In the current issue of the specialist magazine "Technik und Wissen" on the subject of "Modern Interfaces", future trends in human-centred production are addressed. In an interview with Dr habil. Franziska Bocklisch, questions are asked about a more value-adding interaction between man and machine and current approaches from research are reported on.
In the current issue of the specialist magazine "Technik und Wissen" on the subject of "Modern Interfaces", future trends in human-centred production are addressed. In an interview with Dr habil. Franziska Bocklisch, questions are asked about a more value-adding interaction between man and machine and current approaches from research are reported on.
16.04.2025 Events of the Professorship
Materials technology colloquium goes international – Research meets industry in Chemnitz
With the 24th edition of the Materials Technology Colloquium (WTK), we have taken an important step towards internationalisation: For the first time, the conference was held in English - in the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz. Around 220 participants from Germany and abroad accepted our invitation to discuss current developments in materials science and engineering and to strengthen the dialogue between science and industry.
With the 24th edition of the Materials Technology Colloquium (WTK), we have taken an important step towards internationalisation: For the first time, the conference was held in English - in the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz. Around 220 participants from Germany and abroad accepted our invitation to discuss current developments in materials science and engineering and to strengthen the dialogue between science and industry.
16.04.2025 Personnel of the professorship
Project on copper coating of cellular wax structures for customised heat exchangers completed
Geometrically defined, cellular hollow structures offer a significantly higher surface/volume ratio compared to conventional plate heat exchangers. They are therefore ideal for efficient heat exchangers and offer advantages such as design flexibility compared to stochastically moulded foams. This enables miniaturisation and weight reduction, but there is currently a lack of economical manufacturing processes. The aim of the CORNET project WaxCelMet is to develop innovative hollow metal structures and manufacturing processes - from the design of flow-optimised structures to implementation using additive manufacturing and wax injection moulding through to electroplating with copper.
Geometrically defined, cellular hollow structures offer a significantly higher surface/volume ratio compared to conventional plate heat exchangers. They are therefore ideal for efficient heat exchangers and offer advantages such as design flexibility compared to stochastically moulded foams. This enables miniaturisation and weight reduction, but there is currently a lack of economical manufacturing processes. The aim of the CORNET project WaxCelMet is to develop innovative hollow metal structures and manufacturing processes - from the design of flow-optimised structures to implementation using additive manufacturing and wax injection moulding through to electroplating with copper.
01.04.2025 Projects of the professorship
How do heat-resistant steels behave in H2/CH4 combustion atmospheres?
Prof Lampke and the team from the WOT professorship are investigating this question together with Prof Krause and his team from the Chair of Gas and Thermal Engineering at TU Bergakademie Freiberg (TUBAF) in the AiF-IGF project HYMES. On 26 March 2025, both research units met for an initial internal kick-off meeting. The main aim of the project is to generate reliable data for the safe and efficient utilisation of H2 in thermal process plants.
Prof Lampke and the team from the WOT professorship are investigating this question together with Prof Krause and his team from the Chair of Gas and Thermal Engineering at TU Bergakademie Freiberg (TUBAF) in the AiF-IGF project HYMES. On 26 March 2025, both research units met for an initial internal kick-off meeting. The main aim of the project is to generate reliable data for the safe and efficient utilisation of H2 in thermal process plants.
18.02.2025 Activities of the professorship
InnoMat IWW e.V. also provides a Germany Scholarship for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology in 2024/2025
For the third time, InnoMat IWW e.V. is supporting young scientists and engineers at Chemnitz University of Technology with the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship. The scholarship benefits outstanding students on degree programmes in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology.
For the third time, InnoMat IWW e.V. is supporting young scientists and engineers at Chemnitz University of Technology with the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship. The scholarship benefits outstanding students on degree programmes in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology.
03.02.2025 Teaching at the professorship
Cooperation with the BMW Group at the Leipzig plant gives students an insight into production
Students were given a comprehensive tour of the BMW plant in Leipzig as part of the "Corrosion and Wear" course
Students were given a comprehensive tour of the BMW plant in Leipzig as part of the "Corrosion and Wear" course
22.01.2025 Equipment of the professorship
New rotating bending testing machine expands testing methods under cyclic stress
On 11 December 2024, the newly procured 4-point rotating bending test system Power ROTABEND (100 Nm) from SincoTec Test Systems GmbH was put into operation at the WOT. This expansion of the machine park allows the testing of cyclic load capacity under rotating bending, as is relevant for the use of rotating shafts, for example.
On 11 December 2024, the newly procured 4-point rotating bending test system Power ROTABEND (100 Nm) from SincoTec Test Systems GmbH was put into operation at the WOT. This expansion of the machine park allows the testing of cyclic load capacity under rotating bending, as is relevant for the use of rotating shafts, for example.
20.12.2024 Personnel of the professorship
Successful promotion at WOT
On 05.12.24, Mr Bernd Schilder, M.Sc., defended his dissertation topic "Development of a low-oxygen coating process for the production of thermally sprayed, heavy-duty cylinder liners" in front of a large, interested audience as an external doctoral candidate of Prof. Lampke. He was awarded the grade "very good" for his overall performance.
On 05.12.24, Mr Bernd Schilder, M.Sc., defended his dissertation topic "Development of a low-oxygen coating process for the production of thermally sprayed, heavy-duty cylinder liners" in front of a large, interested audience as an external doctoral candidate of Prof. Lampke. He was awarded the grade "very good" for his overall performance.
20.12.2024 Projects of the professorship
DediGrad Collaborative Research Centre approved
In November 2024, the German Research Foundation (DFG) approved the establishment of the Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio (SFB/TRR 402) entitled "Intelligent production technologies for lightweight plastic structures with load-dedicated 3D grading of the reinforcement architecture - DediGrad". The Chemnitz University of Technology is the spokesperson under the leadership of Prof Dr Lothar Kroll. The research team is made up of 27 researchers from Chemnitz University of Technology, TU Dresden, RWTH Aachen University, TU Vienna and Fraunhofer IWU, who will be researching this highly relevant topic for 45 months in the first project phase with a total funding amount of 16.4 million euros.
In November 2024, the German Research Foundation (DFG) approved the establishment of the Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio (SFB/TRR 402) entitled "Intelligent production technologies for lightweight plastic structures with load-dedicated 3D grading of the reinforcement architecture - DediGrad". The Chemnitz University of Technology is the spokesperson under the leadership of Prof Dr Lothar Kroll. The research team is made up of 27 researchers from Chemnitz University of Technology, TU Dresden, RWTH Aachen University, TU Vienna and Fraunhofer IWU, who will be researching this highly relevant topic for 45 months in the first project phase with a total funding amount of 16.4 million euros.
