The task of the Institute's "Teaching" department is to advise you on all questions relating to studying the subjects offered by the Institute and - as far as possible - to help you. Further information can be found below.
Bachelor's degree, choice of specialisation subject, lectures, examinations, specialisation subject tests, APMB tests, student research projects and master's theses, study abroad, .... Our teaching representative will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the subjects of Forming Technology and Car Body Construction offered by the Institute of Forming Technology by appointment: Study counselling for the subjects of Forming Technology and Car Body Construction.You can also find information on the subject counselling service for the Mechanical Engineering degree programme here: Counselling for the Mechanical Engineering degree programme
You can find information on the subject advisory service for the Mechanical Engineering degree program here: Student Advisory Service for Mechanical Engineering
With the competence field "Fundamentals of Forming Technology" in the Bachelor's degree programme, the institute provides an initial insight into the manufacturing processes of forming technology, the products of solid and sheet metal forming and the analytical design of forming processes at an early stage of the course. The specialisation subjects "Forming Technology" and "Car Body Construction" offer students on the Master's course two interesting subject areas to deepen the content of the Bachelor's course.The exact lecture dates and locations can be found exclusively in C@MPUS. Please also register there for all courses.
All lecture materials will be made available to you exclusively in ILIAS. However, you must first register for the relevant course in C@MPUS. You will receive the password required to open the documents from the lecturer in the lecture.
Please note: all documents are only online during the current lecture for the current semester. Afterwards, the download files will be removed from the internet. So please download your documents promptly each week. This is highly recommended in the interest of your participation in and follow-up work on the lecture.
The lecture notes are intended exclusively for the students of the respective lectures. Please refrain from making any further enquiries.
The Institute of Metal Forming Technology offers excursions for some lectures, which serve to deepen the lecture content with practical examples from industrial application and to establish contact with companies from the respective departments. A full-day excursion to Opel Automobile GmbH in Rüsselsheim takes place once a semester for the lecture "CAX in Forming Technology", and a half-day excursion takes place once a year (winter semester) for the lecture "Car Body Construction". In addition, students are given an insight into technical developments in almost all areas of forming technology during visits to trade fairs organised by the Institute's teaching department.
The examination dates for the written examinations are listed on C@MPUS. You can register for oral examinations via the Institute's Teaching Department. A detailed list of the examinations offered and the procedure for registering for examinations can be found in this list.
Student projects at the Institute of Forming Technology are usually carried out as part of larger research projects. There is always a whole range of interesting topics to choose from in line with the Institute's diverse fields of activity. The work can be of an experimental, constructive or theoretical nature, as desired. Sometimes combined work is also possible. The work is supervised by a member of the Institute's scientific staff. In order to be able to organise your work, we recommend that you contact the Institute at least 4 weeks before you plan to start your work. You can find more information here.
Forming technology students present their work as part of the student seminars. The presentation is graded and the grade is included in the overall grade for the thesis. Students are required to attend two presentation dates before their own presentation. The dates can be found in C@MPUS.
The Institute of Metal Forming Technology offers both APMB experiments and the specialisation internship in the winter and summer semesters.
The topics of the APMB experiments are
- Materials testing
- Sheet metal forming
- Solid forming
- Hydroforming
There are 4 "signatures" for successful participation in the APMB tests.
The subject blocks of the specialisation tests are
- Materials testing
- Sheet metal forming
- Solid forming
- Hydroforming
- Cutting
- Metallography
For specialisation students, 5 attempts can be credited for the specialisation internship. Students on all degree programmes participating in the specialisation subject practicals must write a paper which is assessed. This paper also serves as preparation for the examination. Participation in the specialisation subject experiments is mandatory for all specialisation subject students, including those on the FMT degree programme. The same applies to the preparation of a dissertation.
Registration for the APMB and also for the specialisation subject tests takes place exclusively via C@MPUS -> Course registration. C@MPUS also automatically manages the list of possible successors.
The Institute of Metal Forming Technology regularly organises international conferences on the topics of "New Developments in Sheet Metal Forming", "New Developments in Bulk Metal Forming" and "Hydroforming". Some of our specialisation students have the opportunity to attend these international conferences free of charge. If you are interested, please contact the teaching department.
Mechanical engineering students who wish to continue to receive funding must have their performance assessed in accordance with §48 BAföG after the 4th semester in the Bachelor's programme. You can find out more about BAföG here.
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Jens Baur
Dipl.-Ing.Head of department teaching and student affairs | Academical advisor in mechanical engineering