Institute of Production Management, Technology and Machine Tools (PTW)

Overview

At PTW, we believe that excellence in production is achieved by optimally combining technology and organization. This requires in-depth expertise in the respective technical subjects, a wide basic qualification in the entire topic of production as well as interdisciplinary collaboration between the scientists at PTW. The main areas of research are machining of metals, the design and engineering of machine tools and their components as well as the optimization of manufacturing processes, production organization and energy efficiency in manufacturing. The industry as a whole and the small and medium enterprises (SME) gain from our expertise through various services provided in the form of consulting, project support and training modules related to production technology.
The test bed at the PTW offers the possibility for testing and development of innovative products, services and software relating to the digitization of production systems in three unique production environments. The process learning factory CiP, which has been digitalized in an integrated brownfield approach, focuses on the conflict area between Lean and Industry 4.0, whereas the machine park offers a broad range of machine tools, additive manufacturing technologies and robot technology. The third production environment provides a holistic networked energy efficiency model factory (ETA) developed in a greenfield approach. Moreover, the test bed offers workshops and consultation in technological and organizational topics, e.g. in the field of potential analyses or retrofitting strategies. Digital technologies.