Institutes
Head of Institute: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Franke
Professorship for Assembly Technologies for Electrical Energy Storage: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Florian Risch
Professorship for Digital Manufacturing (Medical Engineering): Prof. Dr. Jens Fürst
Contact teaching: Simon Schlichte, M.Sc.
Egerlandstraße 7-9, 91058 Erlangen
Phone: +49 9131 85-27971
Email: kontakt@faps.uni-erlangen.de
Key-research topics:
- Electronics manufacturing
- Electric machine manufacturing (E|Drive Center)
- Biomechatronics
- Systems engineering
- Automation technology
- Handling and assembly technology
- Packaging and interconnection technology
- Resource-conserving and energy-efficient production technology
Head of Institute: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sandro Wartzack
Contact teaching: Dr.-Ing. Christian Witzgall
Martensstr. 9, 91058 Erlangen
Phone: +49 9131 85-27986
Email: info@mfk.fau.de
Key-research topics:
- Virtual product development
- Product development process and methods
- User-centered product development
- Tolerance management
- Machine elements and tribology
- Rolling bearing technology
- Tribologically active PVD/PACVD coatings
- Multiscale simulation
- Lightweight design
Head of Institute: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Marion Merklein
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dipl.-Inf. Hinnerk Hagenah
Professorship for Tailored Manufacturing Processes: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Michael Lechner
Contact teaching: Arnold Harms, M.Sc.
Egerlandstr. 13, 91058 Erlangen
Phone: +49 9131 85-27140
Key-research topics:
- Sheet metal forming
- Manufacturing processes
- Bulk forming
- Tailored semi-finished products
- Material characterization and modeling
- Mechanical joining
Head of Institute: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Paul Steinmann
Professorship for Structural Mechanics: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Kai Willner
Working Group on Numerical Mechanics: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Julia Mergheim
Contact teaching: Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Math. techn. Gunnar Possart
Egerlandstr. 5, 91058 Erlangen
Phone: +49 9131 85-28502
Email: ltm-sekretariat@fau.de
Key-research topics:
- Continuum mechanics of solid bodies
- Multiscale mechanics
- Material mechanics
- Structural mechanics
- Biomechanics
- Numerical mechanics
Head of Institute: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Silvia Budday
Contact teaching: Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Math. techn. Gunnar Possart
Raum E4-08
Dr.-Mack-Straße 81
90762 Fürth
Phone: +49 911 6507867611
Email: lkm-office@fau.de
Key-research topics:
- Nonlinear continuum mechanics
- Experimental mechanics
- Biomechanics
- Material mechanics
- Multiscale mechanics
Head of Institute: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Drummer
Contact teaching: Dr.-Ing. Uta Rösel
Am Weichselgarten 10, 91058 Erlangen-Tennenlohe
Phone: +49 9131 85-71000
E-Mail: lkt-info@fau.de
Key-research topics:
- Materials and processing
- Additive manufacturing
- Lightweight construction and Fiber-Reinforced Plastics
- Joining technology and tribology
- Modeling and simulation
Head of Institute: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Tino Hausotte
Contact teaching: Mingshuai Su
Nägelsbachstr. 25, 91052 Erlangen
Phone: +49 9131-85-20451
E-Mail: fmt@fau.de
Key-research topics:
In the field of manufacturing metrology:
- Interferometric length and coordinate metrology
- Multi-sensor coordinate and surface metrology (tactile, optical, and electrical sensing; atomic force sensing)
- Photogrammetry and image processing
- X-ray computed tomography
- Measurement data fusion, metrological structural resolution
- Analysis of measurement uncertainty and measurement system capability
In the field of quality science:
- New business models and decision-making systems
- Quality systems for new, complex organizational forms
- Knowledge management systems
Head of Institute: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Schmidt
Contact teaching: Leonie Düfert, M. Sc.
Konrad-Zuse-Straße 3/5, 91052 Erlangen
Phone: +49 9131 85-23241
E-Mail: info@lpt.uni-erlangen.de
Key-research topics:
- Additive manufacturing
- Ultrashort-pulse laser technologies
- Sensor technology, control systems, artificial intelligence
- Photonic medical technology
- Joining technology
Head of Institute: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Sigrid Leyendecker
Contact teaching: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Sigrid Leyendecker
Immerwahrstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen
Phone: +49 9131 85-61000
Key-research topics:
- Discrete mechanics
- Dynamic simulation using mechanical integrators
- Multibody dynamics with rigid bodies and flexible structures
- Optimal control in multibody dynamics
- Biomechanics and human movement in sports
- Robotics in industry and medicine
Head of Institute: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Nico Hanenkamp
Contact teaching: Trixi Meier, M.Sc.
Dr.-Mack-Strasse 81, Technikum 1, 90762 Fürth
Phone: +49 911 65078 64810
Key-research topics:
- Increasing productivity through innovative machine concepts
- Resource- and energy-efficient design of the entire process chain
- Investigation of innovative cooling-lubrication concepts
- Analysis of the machinability of various tool-material combinations
- Media-flexible machine tools
- Temperature measurement in the machining zone
Production Systems Working Group
- Value stream and energy value stream modeling and lean management
- Production data analysis and data mining for shop-floor management
- Forecasting of product, tool, and machine conditions
- Resource-efficient control strategies at the machine level
- Application of machine learning methods in operations
- Production digitalization, machine learning, artificial intelligence
- Sustainability in production, integrated reporting, sustainability management, ESG reporting
Head of Institute: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Müller
Contact teaching: Dipl.-Sozialw. (Univ.) Annette Bilgram
Dr.-Mack-Straße 81 (technikum 1), 90762 Fürth
Phone: +49 9131 85-71393
Email: lgt-sekretariat@fau.de
Key-research topics:
- Casting process design
- Energy optimization of casting processes
- Use of alternative energy sources
- Tooling technologies
- Simulation and optimization
- Material characterization
Associate Memberships
Head
Chair of Industrial Management
https://www.industry.rw.fau.de/
Head
Chair of Applied Mathematics (Continuous Optimization)
Professorship for Digital Industries
Associate Memberships of Mechanical Engineering in other faculties
Associate Membership of the School of Business, Economics and Society (WiSo) of the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law
Head of institute
Institute of Factory Automation and Production Systems (FAPS)