Formnext 2025 in Frankfurt once again provided a central platform for the latest developments in additive manufacturing this year. For LWT, this topic area—together with powder metallurgy—is one of its core competencies.
We visited the trade fair together to exchange ideas with experts from industry and research, discuss current trends, and follow developments in the field of AM process technologies and powder metallurgical material systems.
On November 14, 2025, the first Reuse Forum took place at the RUB event center as part of SFB 1683 “Modular Reuse.” In addition to specialist presentations and a panel discussion, there was a poster exhibition with demonstrators. The LWT provided insights into current research and showcased the wide range of concrete steels from different decades.
SFB 1683 is using an interdisciplinary team to investigate how reinforced concrete components can be removed from existing structures, tested, processed, and reused as new structures.
After an intensive six-month start-up phase, the first major project meeting of the DFG Research Group FOR 5620 took place at ZESS. During the two-day event, the members of the research group presented and discussed the progress made so far and defined future areas of focus.
The Chair of Materials Technology is making a significant contribution to the research group, focusing in detail on microstructure formation and the microstructurally locally resolved thermodynamic stability of austenites that are to be used in H₂ environments in the future.
We are delighted with the successful start and look forward to the next steps in our joint research!
We are delighted to welcome Ms. Erika Yaa Amankwah from Ghana as an IAESTE intern at the Chair of Materials Engineering.
Ms. Yaa Amankwah will be supporting our team in the coming weeks in the areas of additive manufacturing and powder metallurgy, and will be actively involved in various research and laboratory work. Her motivation, interest in materials engineering issues, and open-minded nature make her a valuable asset to our working group.
A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES
A virtual tour through the different laboratories and rooms of our chair as well as the associated halls and the equipment located there can be found here.
FUTURE-ORIENTED RESEARCH
The research focus of our chair lies in the new and further development of metallic materials with the inclusion of the relevant processes.
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Our concept is characterized by innovative research under the responsibility for sustainable development and responsible use of energy and resources.
INNOVATIVE COOPERATION
The LWT is staffed by a diverse team of PostDocs, PhD students and student employees, supported by technical and administrative staff.
