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At the Chair of Engineering Design, we research, improve and validate new processes, methods and tools to support demanding development- and design activities. We are active in the fields of virtual product development and design methodology, machine elements and tribology as well as lightweight design. Through our research and teaching activities, we create the foundation for innovative, new or optimized products and thus contribute to maintaining and strengthening the industrial base in Europe. We would like to invite you to learn more about us during your stay on our website!
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From July 26 to 31, the 35th International Symposium of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) took place in Ottawa, Canada. The International Symposium (IS) is the largest international conference on systems engineering and combines research, industrial application, and teaching....
High-quality manufactured products are not only a key customer requirement but also a decisive factor for economic success in international competition. This is especially for delicate high-precision products. Since manufacturing operates at the limits of technological feasibility, tolerance allocat...
Tobias Kirch joined the Digital Engineering research group as a research assistant in mid-July. He previously studied mechanical engineering at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. During his student work at KTmfk, he focused on designing a hybrid AR-based workstation for CAx and its i...
From June 25 to 27, the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII) took place in Gothenburg, Sweden. KTmfk contributed with a scientific paper at the affiliated 16th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling & Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics & Risk...
The development of complex products is characterized by ever-increasing requirement specifications. Use cases are often used to take these into account in a structured way during product development. Since their manual identification is very time-consuming, especially in large requirements specifica...
When generating an optimal design proposal, one of the main challenges is to maximize material efficiency and minimize stress concentrations while taking various boundary conditions and loads into account. In this context computer-aided algorithms are increasingly being used in terms of structural o...
A new interactive touchscreen now welcomes all visitors to our main site in Martensstraße – offering quick and direct access to the latest updates from the chair. Whether it’s news, upcoming events, or newly posted thesis topics – all it takes is a tap. The system was created as part of a Bachelor's...
On July 4, 2025, students of the courses “Tribology & Surface Technology” and “Rolling Bearing Technology” visited the Schaeffler company in Herzogenaurach as part of an excursion. The event offered the participants a comprehensive insight into the technologies, production processes and career o...
