Chronicle

1971	Start of studies and teaching at the Department of Production Engineering at the University of Dortmund in the winter semester 1971/72
1971	Foundation of the Chair for Forming Manufacturing Processes (LUF)
1972	Appointment of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eberhard v. Finckenstein as chair holder
1978	First doctorates at the LUF
1997	Retirement of the chair holder Prof. Eberhard v. Finckenstein
1998	Appointment of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Kleiner
2000	Hall extension with additional experimental area and office space; acquisition of new machines and measuring equipment
2002	Approval and spokesperson for SFB TR 10 (up to and including 2014)
2004	Foundation of the Institute of Forming Technology and Lightweight Components (IUL) from the Chair of Forming Manufacturing Processes and expansion of reasearch activities to include lightweight construction
2005	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Kleiner appointed Vice President of the German Research Foundation (DFG)
2007	Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Erman Tekkaya replaces Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Kleiner, who has accepted the office of President of the German Reasearch Foundation, as Director of the Institute
2009	Appointment of Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Erman Tekkaya
2010	Accreditation of the new international Master of Science in Manufacturing Technology (MMT) program. The first students begin their studies in the winter semester 2011/12
2013	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Kleiner resumes his work at IUL
2013	Construction of the new MB III mechanical engineering building begins
2014	Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Erman Tekkaya becomes Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (until 2016)
2014	Move into the new building
2014	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Kleiner is granted to leave of absence to exercise his office as President of the Leibniz Association
since 2015	Visiting Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Erman Tekkaya at Ohio State University, USA
2017	Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Erman Tekkaya becomes spokesperson of the newly approved SFB TRR 188
2022	Farewell to Prof. Matthias Kleiner as he enters retirement
2023	Foundation of the “Competence Center for Digital Production Technologies” from within the ranks of the institute
2023	Appointment of Prof. Yannis P. Korkolis
2024	Transition phase from Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Erman Tekkaya to Prof. Yannis P. Korkolis as head of the Institute
End of 2024	Farewell to Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Erman Tekkaya as he enters retirement
2025	Prof. Yannis P. Korkolis becomes spokesperson on the newly approved third phase of the SFB TRR 188