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09/01/2025

SPP2476: Holistic process chain modeling for aluminum profile forming

Development of a modeling method for reducing uncertainties in the production of complex aluminum profiles and improving quality-critical parameters.

08/28/2025

Doctoral examination at the IUL

The IUL warmly congratulates Mr. Juri Martschin on successfully completing his doctoral examination. On August 14, 2025, a broad audience attended his…

08/12/2025

SPP2476 – Holistic process chain modeling for aluminum profile forming

The industrial production of a component usually combines multiple process steps in sequence. The upstream stages can have a direct effect onto the…

07/30/2025

IUL at NUMISHEET 2025 in Munich: Two Benchmark Prizes and a Week of International Exchange

From July 7 to 11, 2025, a delegation from the Institute of Forming Technology and Lightweight Components (IUL) at TU Dortmund University attended…

07/24/2025

Ruhr Fellowship Program: June 16th to July 24th, 2025

As part of the “Ruhr Fellowship Program” organized by the UA Ruhr, the IUL was pleased to welcome Mr. Anh Quan Nguyen, a student at Lehigh University…

07/18/2025

Visit by a delegation from Baosteel

On 27 June 2025, we had the pleasure of welcoming a delegation from Baosteel to the Institute for Forming Technology and Lightweight Construction…

07/17/2025

Visit of Prof. Dr. Akinori Yamanaka Hosted by the IUL at TU Dortmund University

On July 14, 2025, the Institute of Forming Technology and Lightweight Components (IUL) at TU Dortmund University had the pleasure of hosting Prof. Dr.…

07/10/2025

Best Paper Award at the MSEC 2025 conference

We are proud to share that our paper, "Effect of Ball Burnishing and Laser Polishing on the Surface Characteristics of Deposited Layers in Hybrid…

07/10/2025

Awarded the Kornel F. Ehmann Manufacturing Medal

We are honored to announce that our paper, titled “On the Potential of Manufacturing Multi-Material Components With Micro/Nanocellular Structures Via…