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For the forming technology specialization group, there is a significantly expanded range of lectures for both the bachelor's and master's degrees. Overall, the specialization now includes the following lectures that students can choose from:

This year too, the LFT welcomed the first-year students with a tour and information about the content of the institute's research fields. 50 curious first-year students from the Mechanical Engineering Department took up the offer. In exciting live demonstrations, the students gained insights into...

At the 5th expert meeting on stamping technology, the focus was on forward-looking topics such as research priorities and offered plenty of opportunity for professional exchange. Digitalization, artificial intelligence and resource-saving production. Innovative specialist lectures...

From September 30th until 04.10. The sixth edition of the Sheet Metal Advanced Research and Teaching summer school took place in Palermo. Prof. L. Fratini from the University of Palermo took on the challenge of organizing this event again after a break. 39 curious participants, including...

From September 16th to 18th, 2024, two LFT employees took part in the renowned Metal Forming Conference at the Kraukau AGH University of Science and Technology. The conference began ceremoniously with the performance of a traditional "Hejnal" trumpet player and then offered exciting events...

Inspired by human natural intelligence and bioevolution, artificial intelligence (AI) has seen accelerated growth since the beginning of the 21st century. Successful AI applications have been widely reported on, with Industry 4.0 being a thematic platform for AI...

Sheet metal bulk forming (SBMF) represents an innovative approach to efficiently producing functional integrated parts from sheet metal by applying bulk forming processes to sheet metal. It combines the advantages of optimizing part weight and shortening the process chain. Ang...

The use of high-strength, stainless materials for the production of semi-hollow punch rivets enables an increase in the resource efficiency of the rivet manufacturing process, as the usually necessary energy-intensive process steps of heat treatment and coating of the rivet are...

We are pleased to welcome a new hardness testing device to the department. Over the last two days, our employees Alina Biallas, Reiner Stadter, Arnold Harms, Raphaela März and Henrik Zieroth received intensive training and were instructed in the operation and possibilities of the hardness testing device. A...