Research Priority Area Spokesperson
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Donhauser
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Tel. +49 (0)831 2523-204
Fax +49 (0)831 2523-229
christian.donhauser(at)hs-kempten.de
Building T, Room T207
Bahnhofstrasse 61, 87435 Kempten, Germany
Research Priority Area 3: Production
Key focal points in this Research Priority Area include innovations under the banner of “Industry 4.0” – including end-to-end digitalisation of industrial production using information and communication technology (ICT) and/or artificial intelligence (AI).
One major objective is to network and optimise the entire value creation chain. This involves exploring key issues, tackling urgent challenges and developing feasible solutions in the following areas:
- Automating and digitalising manufacturing processes
- Information systems and data processing in production engineering
- (Virtual) plant and production planning
- Measuring Technology
- Additive procedures
- Forming technology
- Punching/bending technology
- Gearing technology
- Microsystems technology
- Materials engineering
- Ceramic active elements
- Friction welding and friction coating
- Laser welding
- Casting technology
Participating professors
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Arndt
Design and machine components, technical mechanics, machine dynamics, machine tools
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Donhauser
Manufacturing technology
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Garber
Machine tools, manufacturing processes and materials
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Andreas Goehlich
Microtechnology and mathematics
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ulrich Göhner
Algorithms and data structures, compilers, parallel computers
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Josef Griesbauer
Automation systems and measurement technology
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dierk Hartmann
Digitalising manufacturing processes, materials engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frieder Heieck
Digitalising production systems, condition monitoring and machine learning in production
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Till Huesgen
Electronic integration and construction and fastening technology
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Jacob
Automating manufacturing and robotics
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Michael Layh
Engineering mathematics, physics, optics
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Leonhardt
Materials engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Lüdemann-Ravit
Toolchains for digital production, IT architectures, and process chains for digital factories and virtual commissioning
Prof. Dr. sc. Bernd Pinzer
Digital image processing and machine vision
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Rupp
Data transmission and storage for Industry 4.0
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Frank Schirmeier
Industrial data science, process data-optimised manufacturing, particularly in machining, statistical and stochastic modelling
Prof. Dr. phil. Michael Schorer
Information systems and data processing
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Regina Schreiber
Food technology, project management, product lifecycle engineering, additive manufacturing
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Stich
Production engineering, automation engineering, (virtual) plant and production planning
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Vogelei
Welding technology
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Stefan Wind
Integrated information systems in business, business intelligence, e-business, e-entrepreneurship and supply chain management
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerald Winz
Quality management, company logistics
