Spokesperson for this Research Focus
Prof. Dr. Tobias Weiser
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Tel. +49 (0)831 2523-9542
tobias.weiser(at)hs-kempten.de
Building S, Room S2.12
Bahnhofstrasse 61, 87435 Kempten, Germany
Research Focus 3: Production
The Research Focus Production investigates different manufacturing technologies, such as forming, additive and foundry processes. In addition to process optimization, research is being conducted into robotics-based approaches to production systems and automation engineering. In general, the focus is trained on the potential for increasing resource efficiency and digitalization – using machine learning methods and digital twins for virtual plant and production planning. Materials engineering analyses and new sensory and optical measurement methods make it possible to scientifically evaluate processes. The areas listed below are anchored in this Research Focus:
- Manufacturing and materials technology
- Sensor technology and optical measuring processes
- Machine learning and data-driven optimization
- Robotics and automation engineering, digital twins
The researchers work at six institutes (Institute for Efficient Production Engineering, Institute for Data-optimised Manufacturing, Institute for Applied Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Institute for Machine Vision, Institute for Production and Informatics, Competence Center for Applied Research in Food and Packaging Technology) and other research-intensive laboratories.
Members *)
Prof. Dr. Christine Borsum
Food processing technology / resource-conserving process engineering, chemical process engineering
Prof. Dr. Christian Donhauser
Manufacturing technology
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Göhner
Connected mobility, big data, cloud technology, artificial intelligence
Prof. Dr. Georg Happich
Agricultural robotics
Prof. Dr. Frieder Heieck
Digitalization of production systems, condition monitoring and machine learning in production
Prof. Dr. Dirk Jacob
Manufacturing automation and robotics
Prof. Dr. Michael Layh
Engineering mathematics, physics, optics
Prof. Dr. Bernd Lüdemann-Ravit
Toolchains for digital production, IT architectures and process chains for digital factories and virtual commissioning
Prof. Dr. Matthias Lorenzen
Technologies for mobile robotics in production and servicing
Prof. Dr. Bernd Pinzer
Digital image processing and machine vision
Prof. Dr. Frank Schirmeier
Industrial data science, process data-optimised manufacturing esp. in machining, statistical and stochastic modeling
Prof. Dr. Regina Schreiber
Food technology, project management, product lifecycle engineering, additive manufacturing
Prof. Dr. Magdalena Speicher
Materials engineering and metallurgy
Prof. Dr. Tobias Weiser
Mechatronic development of robot systems
Prof. Dr. Stefan Wind
Integrated business information systems, business intelligence, e-business, e-entrepreneurship and supply chain management
Prof. Dr. Tobias Windisch
Artificial intelligence and machine vision in manufacturing
Prof. Dr. Gerald Winz
Quality management, operational logistics
Prof. Dr. Peter Wurster
Production systematics, matrix production, data-driven manufacturing systems, the human factor in the production environment
*) Members according to the criteria of the HRK Research Map
Professors engaged in the RF
Prof. Dr. Holger Arndt
Design and machine components, technical mechanics, machine dynamics, machine tools
Prof. Dr. Thomas Garber
Machine tools, manufacturing processes and materials
Prof. Dr. Andreas Goehlich
Microtechnology and mathematics
Prof. Dr. Josef Griesbauer
Automation systems and measurement technology
Prof. Dr. Till Huesgen
Electronic integration and construction and fastening technology
Prof. Dr. Matthias Leonhardt
Materials engineering
Prof. Dr. Tim Poguntke
Sensor technologies and signal processing
Prof. Dr. Michael Schorer
Information systems and data processing
Prof. Dr. Andreas Stiegelmeyer
Vehicle drives and control engineering, energy-efficient drive systems
Prof. Dr. Christian Vogelei
Welding technology and collaborative robotics