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Expert Groups
Contact Person Lightweight Design
The realisation of new ideas, such as neutral lightweight engineering, demands
a strategy of holistic product development. Modern lightweight engineering
solutions are therefore more than just a matter of simply substituting the ma-
terial used for an individual component. With this in mind, scientists in ILK’s
Expert Group on Lightweight Design apply a methodical development approach
which focuses on overall systems and functional space in order to ensure the
identification of every single opportunity for weight reduction.
Material-specific design and engineering concepts combine with methodical
Dr.-Ing. Frank Adam
concept analysis to deliver lightweight components and systems – including
+49 351 463 38149 prototypes – for cross-sector applications developed in close cooperation with
✉ frank.adam@tu-dresden.de international industrial partners. The resultant solutions go far beyond the
state of the art. The group’s development strategy is characterised by a ma-
terial-oriented approach that makes it possible to take all potential materials
and combinations thereof into consideration – thus paving the way for highly
efficient hybrid lightweight components in multi-material design.
Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Spitzer
+49 351 463 42487
✉ sebastian.spitzer@tu-dresden.de
Contact Person Numerical Methods
The development of modern lightweight structures requires scientists to ex-
haust every ounce of potential a material has to offer while also enhancing the
level of cost efficiency achieved. Computer-assisted methods have a decisive
role to play in this regard, and are set to become an even more central ele-
ment of the development process in the future. In particular, the synergistic
connection of computational methods throughout the entire value chain is
one of the keys to the development of efficient lightweight structures.
The work carried out by the Expert Group on Calculation Methods and Simu-
Dr.-Ing. Bernd Grüber
lation focuses on the development and realisation of practical methods com-
+49 351 463 38146 bining multi-process, multi-material, multi-scale simulation techniques which
✉ bernd.grueber@tu-dresden.de facilitate the design of efficient lightweight materials, structures and systems
in multi-material design. We draw special benefit from ILK’s broad-based ex-
pertise in the fields of experimental analysis, process engineering and design,
which is incorporated directly into both the model development and results
evaluation processes. Despite still being shaped by complex interactions be-
tween materials, manufacturing techniques, joining techniques and system
behaviour, the resultant design and engineering process offers the benefits
of enhanced robustness, precision and efficiency.
Our goal is to synergistically exploit the significant amount of relatively untapped
material-specific potential offered by novel materials and design concepts for
Dr.-Ing. Andreas Hornig
example by digital twins. This sees us combine simulation and analytical meth-
+49 351 463 38007 ods developed by us in-house with commercially available software solutions.
✉ andreas.hornig@tu-dresden.de
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