With the relocation of the machine bed with three electric motors and two testing fixtures, the first step towards the expansion of the test site of the professorship was taken. With combined forces, the machine bed found its place at the new location. The testing devices use resonance excitation to transfer dynamic loads to shaft-hub…
Shortly after the Easter holidays, the members of the professorship took advantage of the continuing beautiful weather for the annual hiking day. The start was in Radebeul. From there we took the Lößnitzgrundbahn, an ancient steam train, to Moritzburg. After a short rest and visit of the castle we hiked back to Radebeul. In addition…
We are looking forward to the immediate participation of Mrs. Kirmse and Mr. Friedrich in the research and teaching tasks at the MP professorship. In a DFG research project, Ms. Kirmse is focusing on compliant systems, continuing the topic of her master’s thesis in basic research-oriented studies. Mr. Friedrich complements the expanding research group „Plain…
For the beginning of the 2019 summer semester, we wish all students a good start into the semester, curiosity for knowledge, fun at learning and endurance. Don’t lose the focus on why you are studying mechanical engineering. But also enjoy student life and the freedom of studying to the full. We wish you every success!
Since February 1th 2019 the team in the experimental field of the Professorship Machine Elements and Product Development has been strengthened by the appointment of Anika Bahnert. This provides the additional capacity to cope with the expansion and redesign of the test site in the coming months. We are looking forward to a good cooperation…
The 11th SAXSIM will take place on 26.03.2019 in the main lecture hall of the Chemnitz University of Technology. The program includes more than 30 lectures, the awarding of the 11th student competition, the popular Mathcad-HandsOn-Workshop as well as for the first time an ANSYS product training and the possibility to visit selected test fields…
On the 20th of December 2018 Dr.-Ing. Mario Schierz successfully defended his dissertation. His topic „Increasing the elastic potential of press connections by plastic conditioning of the joining partners“ sets new standards in the field of designing highly stressed shaft-hub connections. The available calculation method allows for the first time a targeted plastic conditioning of…
The professorship Machine Elements and Product Development (MP) wishes all students and employees a successful year 2019 and a lot of success in the upcoming exams. Sincerely, Team-MP
Once again an eventful year is drawing to an end for the professorship of Machine Elements and Product Development. A lot of important scientific and industrial projects could be finished and new projects could be acquired in 2018. Furthermore the chair of the professorship was successfully transferred from Prof. Leidich to Prof. Hasse. New exciting…
On 14th and 15th November the project committee for shaft-hub-connections of the “Forschungsvereinigung Antriebstechnik e. V.” met in Clausthal-Zellerfeld in more and more wintry weather at the foot of the Harz mountains. The Chair of Machine Elements and Product Development was represented by all employees of the Competence Center „Shaft-Hub-Connections“ and presented the current research…
The newly acquired laser confocal microscope from Keyence enables high-resolution detection of surfaces down to the nanometer range (5nm) in a short time. The microscope offers two different acquisition modes. The surface can be acquired by conventional light microscopy using focus variation or laser confocal. The laser confocal mode provides even higher quality measurement data…
On 11.10.2018 Mr. Müller defended his thesis and was rewarded for his outstanding performance! The work on the topic „Statistical analysis of a standardised test method for determining static friction values“ was able to validate the usage of the standard normal distribution to the test method as expected on the basis of a large random…
With the aim to “forge” the future of our professorship MP, the research associates leaded by Prof. Hasse met for internal conference near Annaberg-Buchholz. The work was targeted at the promising science topics, which will be pursued in next research period. In connection to the mining tradition of the region of Ore Mountains, the team…
We are pleased to welcome Mr. Silvano Oehme to the professorship by 01.09.2018 as a scientific assistant. As a student, Mr. Oehme has done research at the professorship in the fields of mechanical design in CAD and simulation of rolling bearing migration. In the tribology research group, Mr. Oehme will now work out the development…
On August 20th, 2018 the student A. Herde successfully defended his master thesis. His topic „Design Methodology for Complex Machine Systems“ is based on the development methodology of VDI 2221 and attempts to further systematize the design step. In the lively discussion, he was able to convincingly demonstrate that he succeeded in achieving this goal in the…
From 17th to 20th of July Lukas Suchy and Sebastian Vetter from the Professorship Machine Elements and Product Development took part in the „18th International Conference on New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture“ in Lisbon. Participants consisted of scientists and industry representatives from more than 20 nations. The conference offered the platform for controversial discussion…
On July 5th, 2018 the time had come again. Professor Hasse, the staff and the student assistants of the Professorship Machine Elements and Product Development celebrated last year’s successes in traditional summer barbecues between Halls G and F. In addition to nitrogen-cooled beer, delicious BBQ burgers from the grill were provided for the physical well-being.…
The 8th VDI symposium on shaft-hub connections will take place from 26 to 27 November in Stuttgart. Under the motto „Dimensioning – Production – Applications“, the conference offers a suitable platform for innovations as well as the technical exchange between experts and colleagues. The professorship of machine elements and product development, as an expert in…
On 27 and 28 June 2018 Prof. Hasse, Björn Prase and Marko Ebermann were at the Otto von Guericke Universität in Magdeburg for the Project Support Committee for Plain Bearings (FVV/FVA). The event was hosted by the Institute for Machine Design (IMK) under Prof. Barthel. On the first day, in addition to the intensive networking during the…
On Monday, 18.06. at 11:30 a.m. the first meeting of the project group „3D-Printer“ will take place. The project group offers interested students the opportunity to become more familiar with a 3D printer and the development of models. Besides the structure and function of the 3D printer, the way from a drawing to a 3D…
We are pleased to welcome Mr. Kristian Mauser at the Professorship Machine Elements and Product Development as scientific assistant on June 1, 2018. Mr. Mauser had already worked at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg under the direction of Prof. Hasse and is now continuing his research in the field of „compliant mechanisms“ at the TU Chemnitz.
On 15th and 16th May the conference “Welle-Nabe-Verbindungen” of the Forschungsvereinigung Antriebstechnik e. V. was held in Chemnitz. More than 40 participants discussed the current state of research projects and the potential for further research. At the end of the first day a guided tour through the test field was organized, which was well received…
On 01.05.2018 Alexander Nowak started his work at the Professorship Machine Elements and Product Development as a research assistant. Mr. Nowak – who has already worked at the Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg under the direction of Prof. Hasse – will process the research project „vibration reduction by energy transfer using shape adaption“ as part of the DFG…
On 02. April 2018 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Erhard Leidich passed on the baton to Prof. Dr. sc. ETH Alexander Hasse after 25 years as head of the design engineering professorship. This ensures a continuous transition between research and teaching. In addition to the successful research areas such as tribology and strength, the professorship is also expanded…