Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marion Merklein

Institute of Manufacturing Technology (LFT)

Hydroforming of high-strength aluminium alloys Oct. 1, 2020 - March 31, 2023 Consideration of functionally relevant geometric deviations in the design of metal forming processes for the production of gears by extrusion FOR 2271: Prozessorientiertes Toleranzmanagement mit virtuellen Absicherungsmethoden (FORTol) April 1, 2016 - March 31, 2023 Investigation of residual stress related elementary processes in cold forged components in the manufacturing and operating phase Feb. 1, 2018 - Dec. 31, 2022 Friction reduction in lubricated tribological contacts by micro textured surfaces Jan. 1, 2021 - Dec. 31, 2022 Fundamental investigation of ultrasonic-assisted metal forming by compressive and shear stress March 1, 2018 - Nov. 30, 2022 Laser implantation of press hardening tools to influence the tribological and thermal properties for the process application Nov. 1, 2020 - Oct. 31, 2022 Workpiece-side Impact on the Tribological Conditions within Hot Stamping Nov. 1, 2019 - April 30, 2022 Basic research and determination of process limitations in bulk forming processes of microgears from sheet metal Nov. 1, 2019 - Oct. 31, 2021 Conception of an adaptive process chain for mechanical joining - Mechanical Joining 4.0 Nov. 1, 2018 - Oct. 31, 2021 Development of a self-learning transformation and dilatometer model for the virtual process design of hot stamping processes July 1, 2019 - Sept. 30, 2021