The German Research Foundation (DFG) extended its funding for the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) ‘Method development for mechanical joinability in versatile process chains’ at Paderborn University. The CRC/Transregio 285 received around 11 million euros for its second four-year funding phase. Researchers from Paderborn University, TU Dresden and FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg have been working together within this interdisciplinary CRC in the field…
The LWF has visited the research institution "InstitutoTecnológico de Canarias" (ITC). The ITC is a publiccompany of the Canary Islands government, whose activities are in the fields of Research, Development and Innovation. The technologies developed socio-economic transformation and sustainable development of the Canary Islands. The LWF would like to thank Gonzalo Piernavieja Izquierdo for his hospitality and the exciting insights into the…
As part of the IGF research project "Design of adhesive bonding in agricultural machinery construction," the Laboratory for Materials and Joining Technology (LWF) is working with Münster University of Applied Sciences on a design method for adhesive bonds in agricultural machinery and plant construction. This is to enable an analytical SME-based design following the FKM guideline.
On 26 April 2023, the final project meeting of the…
The LWF held an annual strategy workshop on 06.04.2023 and invited all students as well as technical and scientific staff of the LWF. During the afternoon and evening, exciting presentations were given on individual student work as well as other areas of LWF activity. The goal of the workshop was to provide insights into different areas, to have conversations about possible future activities at LWF, as well as to express…
As part of the IGF research project "Failure analysis of bonded joints", the LWF is working with the Gesellschaft zur Förderung angewandter Informatik e.V. (Society for the Promotion of Applied Computer Science) on a computer-aided analysis of bonded fracture surfaces. The objectification of the fracture surface evaluation of bonded joints is essential for the quality assurance of cross-industry adhesive users. On April 20, 2023, the final meetin…
Mr. Fisch (Managing Director) of BTM EUROPE Blechverbindungstechnik GmbH invited the LWF's Mechanical Joining Technology Section to Brilon to discuss common topics.
BTM takes over the production of simple tools up to the sophisticated automation of production lines in the field of mechanical joining technology. One focus here is on clinching, which is used to join sheet metal and profiles reliably, cost-effectively and without the application of…
At the 23rd Colloquium "Joint Research in Adhesive Bonding Technology", more than 180 participants from industry and research met on February 28 and March 01, 2023, at the DECHEMA House in Frankfurt
This event has been the forum for adhesive developers, manufacturers and users for many years. The LWF was prominently represented at the most important event for adhesive technology research in Germany with 6 of its own technical presentations and a…
The Adhesion Society organizes a large conference on adhesive bonding technology every year. About 275 scientists from the field of adhesive bonding technology meet and exchange information on current research topics. The LWF® was represented by three employees who presented exciting contributions from current research projects.
Ms. Karina Tews focused in her presentation "Experimental Investigation of the fatigue behavior and calculation of the…
As part of the two-week interdisciplinary internship "Resource-efficient mobility", interested high school students from Gymnasium Schloss Neuhaus were able to gain insights into various areas of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and the Institute of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. Through the internship, the pupils* had the opportunity to get to know studying, learning and working at the chairs.
The Laboratory of…
After two years of restrictions due to the pandemic, the LWF was able to use January 2023 to offer excursions to cooperating companies as part of its courses. Hai Extrusion Germany GmbH in Soest was visited as part of the bachelor's course "Lightweight Materials" and MTU Maintenance Hannover GmbH as part of the master's course "Thermal Joining Processes". With over 15 participants in each case, the excursions were well received as a supplement…
Am 23. und 24. November 2022 fand das 12. Gemeinschaftskolloquium "Gemeinsame Forschung in der Mechanischen Fügetechnik" am Fraunhofer IGP in Rostock statt. Die Veranstaltung, welche von den AiF-Forschungsvereinigungen EFB und FOSTA ausgerichtet wird, bietet seit vielen Jahren eine wichtige Plattform für den fachlichen Austausch zwischen den Experten der mechanischen Fügetechnik aus Wissenschaft und Industrie. Das LWF hat sich zahlreich beteiligt…
On 05. and 06.10.2022 the annual PhD student seminar on adhesive bonding technology took place for the 13th time. The Technical University of Braunschweig invited to the premises of the monastery Michaelstein, where eight PhD students from six universities and Fraunhofer institutes met together with their professors and group leaders. The LWF was represented by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerson Meschut and the research assistants Marius Striewe and Karina…
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…
On the evening of September 23, 2022, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering opened its doors to visitors of all ages and offered an insight into the world of mechanical engineering at the University of Paderborn and beyond with the help of numerous booths. The individual chairs and subject groups as well as study initiatives welcomed a large number of students from higher grades, adults, but also younger and older children. In addition to the…
