
Production ‒ processes & quality
Increased precision, machining quality and productivity of modern, ultrahard or difficult-to-machine materials

Additive Manufacturing ‒ 3D printing
Further development of manufacturing processes with which components are built layer by layer from a powder, liquid or wire

Construction materials - materials & properies
Development and characterisation of modern high-perfomance materials

Machines ‒ methods & concepts
Machine concepts and high-performance materials for modern energy and ressource efficient means of production

Industry 4.0 ‒ IoT & digitalisation
Industry 4.0 - Approaches to increase machine functionality, process, tool, and stock planning as well as product quality and availability

Products - development & design
Product develpment methods und -approaches for novel technologies such as Additive Manufacturing and Industry 4.0

Decarbonization
Technologies for increasing product and proces efficiencies, for the use of renewable energies and for the advancement of the circular economy