Brief profile

The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering sees itself as an effective centre for university research and development with an attractive range of skills that encompass the entire lifecycle of mechanical engineering products, from the customer requirement and product development through to manufacture and the associated logistical needs. It is the faculty with the greatest tradition and the most third-party funding at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg.

Research topics

• Automotive
• Multiscale Phenomena / Micro-Macro Transitions
• Virtual Engineering
• Logistics

Additional Areas of Research

• Engineering Principles of Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Science / Material Processing
• Mechatronics / Adaptronics
• Product Optimisation / Product Innovation
• Production Systems / Production Technology
• Microtechnology
• Automobile Technology
• Telecooperation / Teleengineering
• Industrial Engineering / Industrial Design

Integrating science and industry provides new impetus for development and pools skills so that the University is able to make a valuable contribution on the international playing field with competitive areas of research focus.

Institutes

The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering is home to the following institutes:

• Institute for Materials, Technologies and Mechanics (IWTM)
• Institute for Engineering of Products and Systems (IEPS)