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Im Rahmen des jährlichen fachübergreifenden Schülerpraktikums zum Thema „Ressourcenschonende Mobilität“ konnten interessierte Schülerinnen und Schüler des GSN Einblicke in verschiedene Bereiche der Fakultät für Maschinenbau gewinnen.

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A look behind the scenes at Tucker GmbH in Giessen

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Introductory workshop to the latest laboratory equipment

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The LWF team wishes all students, partners in research and industry a Merry Christmas, relaxing holidays and a good start to 2024!

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It was an inspiring experience to attend this exciting conference and share the latest findings from research and industry. Many fascinating contributions filled the atmosphere with innovation, from highly innovative research to practical applications. The colloquium not only offered the opportunity to network with leading minds in mechanical joining technology, but also to network at the evening events away from the presentations. Another…

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The 18th Erlangen Hot Sheet Metal Forming Workshop took place on 14 November 2023 (www.lft.fau.de/18-erlanger-workshop-warmblechumformung). In the LWF's contribution, a solution approach for semi-tubular punch riveting of hot-formed, ultra-high-strength steels in increased thicknesses was presented. Increasing joining part strengths and thicknesses place ever greater demands on the semi-tubular self-pierce rivet. By modifying the properties of…

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SFB/Transregio 285 bietet gemeinsam mit ITQ GmbH eine Kinderferienfreizeit an

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Das LWF bei der International Conference on Advanced Joining Processes in Braga vertreten

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Machine learning is considered a driver of progress in a wide range of industries. Whether in autonomous driving, medical technology, or language models such as ChatGPT, Machine Learning is revolutionizing our understanding of how to analyze and use data. Therefore, we are pleased to announce that LWF has joined forces with KTP for an intensive training of Machine Learning theory and application! Over a day of intensive training, various ML…

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Universitäre Forschung wird überwiegend mit Zuwendungen Dritter (Drittmitteln) von Forschungsgemeinschaften, von Stiftungen, von Ministerien des Bundes und der Länder, entweder direkt oder über Förderorganisationen, wie z.B. von der Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen (AiF) oder der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), von der Europäischen Union oder der Industrie finanziert. Die Einwerbung von Drittmitteln durch die…

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The so-called "Olympic Games of Forming Technology" took place this year in Cannes on the Côte d'Azur, France. From September 24 - 29, the conference was held in 9 different live sessions, presenting over 370 technical papers and keynote lectures by participants from 35 countries. The ICTP conference series is the most important international conference in the field of metal forming. It gathers the most prominent experts in sheet metal and solid…

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The 14th European Adhesion Conference (EURADH) was held in conjunction with the 7th World Congress on Adhesion and Related Phenomena (WCARP) in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the LWF was present with three exciting presentations on topics debonding, aging and electromobility.

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In the course of lightweight developments in body-in-white construction, steel-intensive vehicle structures with aluminum outer skin components are of great importance. Due to the metallurgical incompatibility between steel and aluminum, resistance element welding (WES) is a particularly suitable joining solution for joining dissimilar material combinations. On August 22, industrial representatives from various sectors met in Paderborn for the…

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