Professorship of Conveying Engineering and Materials Handling
Research

Research priorities

Tribology of the sliding pairing tensioning means - guide system
  • Reduction of friction and wear due to filler modifications in plastic sliding couples
  • Use of structural effects to reduce the coefficient of friction
  • Improvement of the transport of frictional heat by hybrid construction of the guide elements
  • Friction coefficient reduction through fluidized plastic guide elements
  • Test method for tribological properties of sliding pairings, in particular plastic - plastic
    Test method for tribological properties of sliding pairings, in particular plastic - plastic
Basics for dimensioning continuous conveyors
  • Development of integrated measuring systems for chain tensile forces with telemetric data exchange
    Development of integrated measuring systems for chain tensile forces with telemetric data exchange
  • Fatigue strength for plastic conveyor chains
  • Calculation basis for space movable sliding chain conveyors
    Calculation basis for space movable sliding chain conveyors
Belt conveyor systems with integrated processing
  • Development of new effective pairs for drive, deflection and guidance systems
    Development of new effective pairs for drive, deflection and guidance systems
  • Warp knitted fabrics with integrated rods for bulk material transport
    Warp knitted fabrics with integrated rods for bulk material transport
  • Development of a rope conveyor system with variable carrying bags for difficult flowing bulk materials
  • New generation of belt conveyor systems for piece goods of small dimensions
  • Belt conveyor systems for processing at high temperatures
  • New drives for vibratory conveyors for feeding and sorting parts in assembly processes
  • New scrim transport systems for warp knitting machines with multiaxial weft insertion
Development of new chain conveyor systems
  • New chain conveyor systems made of long-fibre-reinforced plastics or hybrid materials
    New chain conveyor systems made of long-fibre-reinforced plastics or hybrid materials
  • 3-D conveyor system with variable support plates
    3-D conveyor system with variable support plates
  • Modular transfer system for PET bottles
    Modular transfer system for PET bottles
  • Carrier chain conveyor with maintenance-free block chains
    Carrier chain conveyor with maintenance-free block chains
  • Modular, three-dimensional transfer system for mechanical processing
    Modular, three-dimensional transfer system for mechanical processing
  • Modular, spatially movable belt system for piece goods with reduced resistance to movement
Toothed belt conveyor for the transport of piece goods
  • New sliding pairings for timing belt conveyors with high transport speeds
  • New tensioning and damping elements for timing belt drives
    New tensioning and damping elements for timing belt drives
  • Modular ski conveyor system for maintenance-free workpiece carrier transport
    Modular ski conveyor system for maintenance-free workpiece carrier transport
  • Development of active attachments for transport timing belts
  • Endless connection of transport timing belts
  • Lightweight load handling attachment for storage and retrieval machines
Development of conveyor systems for clean rooms
  • New roller conveyor system with encapsulated drive
  • Chain conveyor with reduced particle emission
Other research
  • High-performance sorting and stacking systems
    High-performance sorting and stacking systems
  • Gripping systems for difficult piece goods
  • Storage system for difficult flowing piece goods
    Storage system for difficult flowing piece goods
  • Logistics for the processing of renewable raw materials for energetic use
  • Development of processes for compacting renewable raw materials
    Development of processes for compacting renewable raw materials
  • Development of packaging cushions based on renewable raw materials
  • Automatic filling of plastic crates with empties for injection moulding companies