Welding Technology
Welding and coating processes, automation and manufacturing systems
Contact:Dr.-Ing. Kai Treutler, Dr.-Ing. H. Wiche
Fields of research
- Laser welding and Laser soldering
- Hybrid welding (Laser-MIG, Laser-WIG, Laser-Plasma, Plasma-MIG)
- Arc welding (MIG/MAG, TIG, Plasma, Plasma-MIG)
- Arc soldering (TIG, MIG, Plasma)
- Resistance Spot Welding
- Stud welding with magnetically moved arc
- Material-related numerical simulation of thermal processes
- Numerical modeling and simulation of joining processes
- Process optimization through process accompanying simulation
- Thermal coating Development and implementation strategies for quality management systems in the basic and production goods industry
Equipment
- Computer-controlled welding systems: plasma, tungsten inert gas, metal shielding gas, submerged arc, laser beam welding
- Automated handling systems: 3 robots, hexapode
- Extensive hardware and software for the simulation of thermal and metallurgical processes and procedures:
- Workstations for simulation, CAD workstations
- Thermography System FLIR
- High-speed camera NAC GX8
- FEM software (Ansys, MARC + MENTAT, ABAQUS)
- CAD software (Autodesk Invetor, AutoCAD, VectorCAM)