The LWF at the EFB Colloquium 2025 in Würzburg!

As part of the internationalisation of the LWF, a closed meeting was held in Edinburgh, Scotland, in April 2025. Together with the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), forward-looking project ideas were exchanged there. The LWF presented current research projects and took part in a workshop on innovative joining and manufacturing technologies. The aim of the trip was to further strengthen the LWF's global network and provide new…

The 21st SheMet 2025 international conference took place in Paderborn from 1 to 3 April 2025.

This year, the LWF took part in the Paderborn Easter Run with 16 motivated participants. Together we demonstrated sporting ambition and team spirit - a great day full of energy and community. Running unites - we are already looking forward to next year!

The LWF team congratulates Dr.-Ing. Moritz Rossel on successfully passing his oral doctoral examination on 14.03.2025 with his dissertation on the topic ‘Improvement of the prediction quality of forming joining process simulations through the use of joining-specific friction modelling using the example of clinching’. Examination committee: Prof. Dr Volker Schöppner, Prof. Dr Hans Christian Schmale, Prof. Dr Gerson Meschut, Dr. Mathias Bobbert …

GAK Doctoral Colloquium 2025 in Bremen

21st SheMet 2025 International Conference 01. to 03. April in Paderborn

Status meeting in Dresden

Paderborn, 16.01.2025 The Research and Technology Center for Resource Efficient Lightweight Structures for Electric Mobility (FOREL) has published an interactive white paper entitled “Mastering complexity - Closing loops - Socio-technical systems for resource-efficient lightweight technologies”. It addresses digitalization in engineering and production processes, identifies both technological and digital challenges and approaches and derives…

Das LWF-Team gratuliert Herrn Dr.-Ing. Tobias Aubel zum erfolgreichen Bestehen seiner mündlichen Promotionsprüfung am 13.12.2024 in Kassel, mit seiner Dissertation zu dem Thema „Methodenentwicklung zur numerischen Simulation der Fertigung und Belastung struktureller Klebverbindungen als holistischer Prozess“.

The LWF team wishes all students, partners in research and industry a Merry Christmas, relaxing holidays and a good start to 2025!

Das LWF-Team gratuliert Herrn Dr.-Ing. Fabian Kappe zum erfolgreichen Bestehen seiner mündlichen Promotionsprüfung am 29.11.2024 mit seiner Dissertation zu dem Thema „Wandlungsfähiges Halbhohlstanznieten mit linearer Prozesskinematik“. Prüfungskommission: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Tröster, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Lechner, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerson Meschut, Dr.-Ing. Mathias Bobbert

14. fügetechnisches Gemeinschaftskolloquium in Paderborn

Das Laboratorium für Werkstoff- und Fügetechnik (LWF) der Universität Paderborn war vom 22. bis 25. Oktober 2024 auf der weltweit führenden Fachmesse für die Blechbearbeitung, der EuroBLECH in Hannover, vertreten.