September 2024

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19SEP 2024
Research
Research in Tolerancing – the new book publication from KTmfk!
The exciting field of tolerance management research has been a focus of the Institute of Engineering Design for many years, therefore we have taken this opportunity to consolidate the current state of knowledge in a single book. Under the title “Research in Tolerancing”, this book unites the results from the diverse research topics of our […]
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17SEP 2024
Research
Organization of the 35th DfX Symposium in Bamberg
This year’s DfX Symposium took place from 12.-13.09.24 in Bamberg. In addition to organizing the event, the KTmfk also contributed various presentations and posters. The topics covered included multi-material topology optimization, the optimization of adaptation designs, the simulation-based design of fibre-reinforced components, the data- and knowledge-based design of mechanical joints and the optimization of individually […]This year’s DfX Symposium took place from 12.-13.09.24 in Bamberg. In addition to organizing the event, the KTmfk also contributed various presentations and posters. The topics covered included multi-material topology optimization, the optimization of adaptation designs, the simulation-based design of fibre-reinforced components, the data- and knowledge-based design of mechanical joints and the optimization of individually […]
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16SEP 2024
Research
Conference of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) 2024 on Jeju, South Korea
The triennial conference of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) took place this year on the beautiful island of Jeju, South Korea. The conference, with a total of over 1,200 papers and 2,000 participants from research and industry, covered all topics relating to ergonomics. In two contributions, the KTmfk presented current research on the effects of […]
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16SEP 2024
Events
40 years of KTmfk – celebrating the anniversary in the Orangery
On September 11, 2024, the Chair of Engineering Design (KTmfk) celebrated its 40th anniversary. The festive occasion took place in the Wassersaal of the Orangery at Erlangen Palace and provided an opportunity to look back on four decades of successful research, teaching and collaboration. The ceremony was hosted by Prof. Michael Walter and Prof. Georg […]
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16SEP 2024
Research
Joint DFG project completed by IPEK (KIT) and KTmfk (FAU) on holistic robustness assessment in the early phases of product development.
Efficiency in product development is becoming increasingly important due to growing market requirements. The focus is often on developing products according to the “first-time-right” principle, thus reducing the number of iterations. This results in high costs, especially in late development stages. For example, an iteration is necessary if individual components lead to quality losses due […]Efficiency in product development is becoming increasingly important due to growing market requirements. The focus is often on developing products according to the “first-time-right” principle, thus reducing the number of iterations. This results in high costs, especially in late development stages. For example, an iteration is necessary if individual components lead to quality losses due […]
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10SEP 2024
People
New employee: Gwen Spelly
Gwen Spelly joined the user-centred design research group as a research assistant at the beginning of September. Previously, she studied medical engineering, specializing in medical device engineering and prosthetics, at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. As a student assistant and during her master’s thesis at the KTmfk, she worked on musculoskeletal human models and biomechanical gait simulations. She […]Gwen Spelly joined the user-centred design research group as a research assistant at the beginning of September. Previously, she studied medical engineering, specializing in medical device engineering and prosthetics, at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. As a student assistant and during her master’s thesis at the KTmfk, she worked on musculoskeletal human models and biomechanical gait simulations. She […]
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