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Under the motto ‘We program and tinker and dive into the world of technology together’, a children's holiday camp for children of students and employees of Paderborn University took place during the Easter holidays 2025. It was organised by the SFB/Transregio 285 and the Equal Opportunities Officer of Paderborn University as well as ITQ GmbH, a long-standing partner of the LWF. In the workshop, the children were taught basic knowledge of…

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We look back on an inspiring and insightful participation in ESAFORM 2025, which took place this year in historic Paestum (Italy). The LWF was represented with four exciting contributions and was able to present current research results on all aspects of mechanical joining technology. In addition to the professional exchange, the conference programme - especially the festive gala dinner - also offered the opportunity to further expand our…

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Labor­at­ory for ma­ter­i­al and join­ing tech­no­logy (LWF)

The Laboratory of Materials and Joining Technology (LWF) is a nationally and internationally recognized research institute with a focus on the field of joining technology, especially mechanical and thermal joining, adhesive bonding and hybrid joining. It is also occupied with data measurement and simulation.

The spectrum of the research and development work at LWF covers publicly funded basic and application-oriented research projects, bilateral industry cooperation and contract work. Special importance is attached to the training of young engineers and to knowledge transfer in industry and science.

As a partner to SMEs, large companies and sponsor organizations, we generate process-related, material-specific and constructive research results in material and joining technology, and develop them to a state of industrial maturity and production, especially with resource-efficient lightweight structures.

In the successful 40-year history of LWF, our results have found their way into numerous innovative product applications and have received many national and international awards.

Study­ing and work­ing at LWF

Student and research staff tell how they came to the LWF. In the process, it becomes clear what the LWF stands for, why you should already be involved in research during your studies and what a successful team spirit looks like. Interested? Please contact us via: bewerbung@lwf.upb.de

Student and research staff tell how they came to the LWF. In the process, it becomes clear what the LWF stands for, why you should already be involved in research during your studies and what a successful team spirit looks like.

Interested? Please contact us via: bewerbung@lwf.upb.de

Job offers

The Laboratory for material and joining technology is looking for research assistants in all fields of research!

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Pohlweg 47-49

33098 Paderborn

05251 - 60 3031