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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...

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...

Moritz Treschau joined the Lightweight Design research group as a research assistant at the beginning of June. Previously, he studied mechanical engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. He also wrote his master's thesis on Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINN) in the field...

The Chair of Engineering Design congratulates Mr. Paul Schächtl on successfully passing the doctoral examination for Dr.-Ing. with distinction on 13.05.2025. Mr. Schächtl presented the contents of his dissertation entitled “Tolerance-compliant product and process design of additively manufactured me...

The Chair of Engineering Design congratulates Mr. Sebastian Bickel on successfully passing his doctoral examination for the degree of Dr.-Ing. on May 7, 2025, which he completed with distinction. Mr. Bickel presented the contents of his dissertation titled "Development of a Procedure Model for the A...

The Chair of Design Engineering (KTmfk) welcomes Prof. Dr.-Ing. Katharina Völkel to the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. She takes over the tenure-track professorship for Machine Elements in the Context of E-mobility at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Faculty of En...

The Chair of Design Engineering would like to congratulate Mr Benjamin Gerschütz on successfully completing his doctorate in engineering on 21 March 2025. In his dissertation entitled ‘Identification of use cases and integration of data-driven methods in the product development process’, Mr Gerschüt...

The Chair of Engineering Design congratulates Mr. Andreas Winkler on successfully passing the doctoral examination to become a Dr.-Ing. on March 10, 2025, which he completed with distinction. Mr. Winkler presented the contents of his dissertation entitled “Numerical wear modeling of rolling/sliding ...

Dr. Christian Witzgall was appointed by Prof. Sandro Wartzack as a senior engineer and head of the lightweight construction research group at the KTmfk - Chair of Design Engineering at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg on 1 February 2025. He brings many years of experience in the simulation and experimental te...

In the context of digitalised product development, modern concepts such as Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Digital Twin and Digital Engineering appear. However, it is often unclear how these concepts are linked and what role they play in holistic digital engineering. In an interview between ...