How is the circular economy integrated into the design process?
At the GCSM 2026 in Colombo, Katharina Rohde and Finn Lukas Budde presented two papers that answer precisely this question: one maps the current state of research into the formalisation of circular economy principles. The other uses a semantic tool to demonstrate how design rules can be applied directly within CAD/PLM systems.
Both papers form part of Work Package 5 within the…
The FAIRness (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) of research data is now an overarching objective of scientific work. This is linked to research data management (RDM), which supports researchers throughout the entire life cycle of their research data.
Representatives from research organisations working with research data in a variety of ways recently gathered in Göttingen for the ‘FDM@Campus’ conference.
Under the theme ‘How can…
Forschungsergebnisse auf der MSE 2026 in Darmstadt präsentiert
Vom 29. September bis zum 1. Oktober 2026 fand der internationale Materials Science and Engineering Congress (MSE 2026) in Darmstadt statt. Im Rahmen dieser bedeutenden Konferenz im Bereich der Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik wurden aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse aus unserer Gruppe in zwei wissenschaftlichen Vorträgen und einer Posterpräsentation vorgestellt.
Die Beiträge…
On 29 September 2026, Finn Budde was a participant in the ‘Innovative Product Development by Additive Manufacturing’ (IPDAM) workshop in Hanover on behalf of the DMB research group. There, he presented the paper ‘From Printed Defects to AR Inspection: Additive Manufacturing as an Enabler of Defect Data Generation for AI-Based Quality Assurance’.
The paper demonstrates how specifically designed 3D-printed defect variants can serve as the basis…
Hello everyone,
I’m Lukas and I’ve been working as a research assistant in the DMB Chair’s team since mid-September 2026.
My journey into Mechanical Engineering began in a very practical way. After gaining some hands-on experience in various companies, I completed my Bachelor’s degree as part of a dual study programme at the PHWT in Diepholz. There, I focused primarily on the design and production of chassis components for the automotive…
Our colleague Laura Müller was a participant at this year’s NordDesign Conference at Tampere University in Finland. During the conference, she presented her paper: “From Awareness to Reinforcement: Supporting Cultural Change in Research Data Management for Engineering”.
The conference offered numerous opportunities for professional exchanges with international researchers. Particular highlights were the social events. These included a visit to…
Optimization as a Decision Space. In the newly published book Nachhaltigkeit in der Produktentwicklung (Sustainability in Product Development), the DMB team presents a methodological framework that systematically links technical performance with sustainability metrics. Practical examples, such as a structurally optimized component and the Digi4Circular project, illustrate its application.
Naila Zanetha from the Department of Geophysics at Universitas Padjadjaran in Indonesia won first prize in the “Leibniz Fast Calculation Competition (LFCC).”
The international LFCC competition, organized by Collaborative Research Center 1368 and coordinated by Prof. Nina Merkert (C05) and Prof. Iryna Mozgova (INF), focused on accelerating diffusion calculations in molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.
The goal was to develop innovative and…
The 23rd International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM 2026) took place in Lecce, Italy, from 6 to 8 July 2026.
Finn Budde was a participant at the conference on behalf of the DMB specialist group and presented the paper ‘An Edge-AI Interface Enabling Low-Latency Object Detection in Augmented Reality for Visual Quality Inspection’. The focus was on integrating AI-based object detection into an augmented reality application to…
Hello everyone,I’m Jasper and I’m delighted to be part of the team at the DMB Chair as a research assistant since July 2026.My journey to the DMB began with a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering at Bremen University of Applied Sciences. My fascination with aerospace motivated me from an early age to engage intensively with engineering problems. For my subsequent Master’s degree, I deliberately chose the Industrial Engineering study…
From 27 to 28 May 2026, the Digi4Circular consortium met in Brussels for its first interim evaluation. The meeting took place at the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the European Union. The project partners and representatives from HaDEA attended the meeting to discuss progress to date and set out the next steps for the project.
Doctoral Committee, comprising (from left) Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Schlüter, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Tröster, Prof. Dr Iryna Mozgova and Dr-Ing Osman Altun, as well as the newly qualified Dr-Ing Manuel Ott (centre).
We congratulate Dr Manuel Ott on the successful completion of his doctoral thesis on the topic “Methodology for establishing a development environment for the data-driven shape prediction of components”.
The doctoral committee, comprising the examiners Prof. Dr. Iryna Mozgova and Prof. Dr rer. nat. Thomas Tröster, as well as Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Schlüter (Chair) and Dr.-Ing. Osman Altun, congratulated the newly qualified Dr.-Ing. Manuel Ott.…
The Ernst Achilles Prize for excellence in international early-career research in the field of fire safety was awarded for the third time. The award ceremony took place on 5 December 2025 at the premises of FOGTEC, the host, sponsor and organiser, in Cologne. The finalists presented their research and exchanged views on current developments in fire safety research during a lively expert discussion.
The Ernst Achilles Prize recognises innovative…
