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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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The KTmfk – Chair of Design Engineering at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg received two awards at the 2025 fall conference of the Scientific Society for Product Development (WiGeP) at Chemnitz University of Technology. Dr. Benedict Rothammer received the Pahl-Beitz Prize for his dissertation “Amorphous carb...

Category: Awards

The Chair of Design Engineering congratulates Dr. Christopher Sauer on passing his doctoral examination with very good results. In his dissertation, Mr. Sauer addressed the topic of ‘The use of machine learning for data-driven synthesis and analysis of product properties in the context of linked pr...

Category: People

The Institute of Engineering Design congratulates Ms. Julia Kröner on successfully passing her doctoral examination with the distinction “very good.” In her dissertation, titled “Green Bearings – Service Life Calculation of Dry-Running, PVD-Coated Deep Groove Ball Bearings,” Ms. Kröner impressively...

Category: Awards, People

On September 23, 2025, the KTmfk – Institute of Engineering Design at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg – hosted its annual summer festival. In a relaxed atmosphere, staff members from all research groups took the opportunity to engage in personal exchange and networking. A special highlight was the warm welcom...

Category: Panorama

The complexity of multi-criteria decision-making in product development arises from numerous interactions between requirements, product and process data, as well as relevant standards. Heterogeneous data complicate the consistent evaluation of alternatives and their integration into seamless, comput...

Category: Research

The International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED), the flagship conference of the Design Society, took place in Dallas this year with over 400 participants. The Chair of Engineering Design KTmfk was represented with eight exciting presentations on various topics and was able to leave a lasti...

Category: Events

With the 36th DfX Symposium, the Chair of Design Engineering has two days of exciting discussions, inspiring contributions, and intensive exchange behind. The program was framed by keynotes from representatives of Airbus and Lufthansa Technik, as well as an evening event with a sunset boat trip fol...

Category: Events
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