New rotating bending testing machine expands testing methods under cyclic stress
On 11 December 2024, the newly procured 4-point rotating bending test system Power ROTABEND (100 Nm) from SincoTec Test Systems GmbH was put into operation at the WOT. This expansion of the machine park allows the testing of cyclic load capacity under rotating bending, as is relevant for the use of rotating shafts, for example.

Successful promotion at WOT
On 05.12.24, Mr Bernd Schilder, M.Sc., defended his dissertation topic "Development of a low-oxygen coating process for the production of thermally sprayed, heavy-duty cylinder liners" in front of a large, interested audience as an external doctoral candidate of Prof. Lampke. He was awarded the grade "very good" for his overall performance.

DediGrad Collaborative Research Centre approved
In November 2024, the German Research Foundation (DFG) approved the establishment of the Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio (SFB/TRR 402) entitled "Intelligent production technologies for lightweight plastic structures with load-dedicated 3D grading of the reinforcement architecture - DediGrad". The Chemnitz University of Technology is the spokesperson under the leadership of Prof Dr Lothar Kroll. The research team is made up of 27 researchers from Chemnitz University of Technology, TU Dresden, RWTH Aachen University, TU Vienna and Fraunhofer IWU, who will be researching this highly relevant topic for 45 months in the first project phase with a total funding amount of 16.4 million euros.

An afternoon dedicated to the IWW
The afternoon of 7 November 2024 in Erfenschlag at Chemnitz University of Technology was all about the IWW. The association "Innovative Materials, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering" (InnoMat IWW e.V.) invited members to its annual general meeting in the METEOR project house.

WOT employee Dr.-Ing. habil. Thomas Grund receives TUC awards
On 14 November 2024, Chemnitz University of Technology honoured the outstanding achievements of its members and associates in the areas of study, teaching, research and transfer as well as social commitment. Dr habil. Thomas Grund receives both a teaching and a research award.