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Department of Mechanical Engineering

50 Years IUL - 50 Years of Forming Technology in Dortmund

Begin: End: Location: IUL, Dortmund
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  • Konferenzen
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Anniversary Event "Impulses and Innovations in Metal Forming" on Sep­tem­ber 8 and 9, 2022

Established in 1972 as the Chair for Forming Technologies, it evolved into one of Germany’s largest, internationally re­nowned forming technology institutes over the past 50 years, which is characterized by a broad-ranging field of re­search and a high level of train­ing for engineers and young sci­en­tists. Together with re­search institutes and industrial partners from Germany and abroad, in­no­va­ti­ve basic and application-oriented re­search results were achieved, which often optimized industrial practice through technology transfer. Trends such as improved form and dimensional accuracy, the extension of forming limits, increasing product variance, or the environmentally conscious manufacturing and de­sign of products were taken up and technological developments such as more precise analyses and calculation methods, more accurate measuring techniques, lightweight construction, new materials, digitalization, and artificial intelligence were applied. The thematically extended re­search assignment and the significant growth in staff mem­bers were taken into account by founding the IUL in 2004.

We look forward to celebrating the institute's anniversary with numerous companions in Dort­mund in 2022.

Information and current announcements are available on our anniversary website.