Professur Maschinenelemente und Produktentwicklung

On 6 and 7 November, the VDI Symposium on Shafts and Shaft-Hub Connections took place in Garching near Munich, where IKAT was able to make a significant contribution to the conference with several presentations and posters. The IKAT presentations covered topics such as friction coefficient determination, fretting fatigue, knurled press-fit joints and sensor-integrated machine elements.…

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IKAT welcomes Mr Vivek Niel Jason Kanaparthy as a new member of staff. Mr Kanaparthy studied for a Master’s degree in Advanced Manufacturing at Chemnitz University of Technology, specialising in hybrid technologies. He completed his studies at Chemnitz University of Technology with his master’s thesis on „Numerical investigations into wear behaviour under fretting conditions“ and…

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On 4 September 2024, IKAT took part in the Chemnitz company run with 12 employees. In addition to sporting ambition, the focus was on having fun. Mr. Zylla achieved the institute’s internal best time of 19:46 (233rd place overall for men). Team IKAT achieved a respectable 84th place in the overall rankings. The company run…

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Mr Stahr was able to defend his Master’s thesis on „AI-assisted Topology Optimisation of Selective Compliant Mechanisms with Predictor-Evaluator Networks“ on 4 September. He introduced the topology optimisation of compliant mechanisms and tested a novel machine learning approach. We congratulate Mr Stahr on his Master’s degree!

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On Wednesday, August 28th, IKAT embarked on an impressive hiking and paddling tour around the city of Rochlitz and along the Zwickauer Mulde river. The tour took us up Rochlitzer Berg, where we caught sight of the famous “Lulatsch” from the observation tower. This shared activity provided a welcome break from our daily research routines…

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The SHC/Strength research group welcomes Mr Marius Müller as a new member of staff. Mr Müller began his academic career with a bachelor’s and subsequent master’s degree in mechanical engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology. He specialised in design engineering. He focused on the calculation of components and then wrote his master’s thesis at IKAT…

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From May 16-17, the WNV/strength section presented its research results at the PA AK WNV at TU Clausthal. In the domed building of the Aula Academica, topics of frictional and positive shaft-hub connections in particular were discussed and debated. The transfer of research into practice is an important function of the PA AK WNV, which…

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IKAT welcomes Dipl.-Ing. Maik Zylla as a new member of staff. Following his apprenticeship as an industrial mechanic and further education as a state-certified technician for mechatronics, he completed his degree in mechanical engineering at our university at the beginning of this year. During his studies, Mr Zylla specialised in design engineering and product development,…

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The Institute of Design Engineering and Drive Technology (IKAT) is pleased to congratulate Mr. F. Kresinsky on his successful completion of his doctoral thesis on the topic of „Übertragunsverhalten torsionsbeanspruchter Passfederverbindungen.“ In his dissertation, Mr. Kresinsky describes various failure modes and causes of keyed connections under torsion, with a focus on failure due to shaft…

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