GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik international mbH
SLV – Schweißtechnische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalten
SLV – Schweißtechnische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalten
Overview of the R&D projects
Information about ongoing R&D projects as well as concluded projects opens up the access to available know-how and is a good basis for organising bilateral cooperation within the framework of contractual R&D work
Publicly promoted R&D projects, conclusion in 2015
| Branch | Project manager | Project designation | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| München | T. Bschorr | Combined corrosion and fatigue strength of joined materials for body-in-white and structural automotive applications design | 09/11 - 02/15 |
| München | A. Petropoulos | Economically viable designing and checking of friction-welded joints by utilising efficient simulation tools | 02/12 - 01/15 |
Publicly promoted R&D projects, conclusion in 2014
| Branch | Project manager | Project designation | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| München | A. Jenicek | Refinement of drawn-arc stud welding with shielding gas for joining elements with diameters > 10 mm | 7/11 - 09/14 |
| München | A. Jenicek | Investigation into decreasing the angular position during drawn-arc stud welding | 05/12 - 04/14 |
| Rostock | U. Jasnau | Laser-beam-welded T‑joints (development of the fundamentals and optimisation of the manufacture and dimensioning of laser-beam-welded T‑joints - development of connections between laser-welded semi-finished products for application in shipbuilding and steel bridge construction; ZUTECH project) | 04/11 - 03/14 |
Publicly promoted R&D projects, conclusion in 2013
| Branch | Project manager | Project designation | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halle | R. Steinhausen | Ultrasonic matrix probe (ULMA) | 11/11-10/13 |
| Halle | T. Broda | Compacting and welding of wire strands | 01/12-12/13 |
| Halle | J. Neubert | Metallurgy, strength behaviour and economic viability during the manufacture of surface-welded coats with pulsed Nd:YAG lasers and wire-shaped welding fillers | 06/11 - 03/13 |
| Halle | R. Steinhausen | Compacting of plastic-coated ceramic fibres | 02/12 - 10/13 |
| München | Dudziak | Utilisation possibilities of intelligent sensor systems in the case of single-pass and multipass welds for economically viable fabrication in SMEs | 06/09 - 05/13 |
| München | S. Binder | Investigation of new spray and pulsed arc modifications | 07/11-06/13 |
| Rostock | R. Peters | New processes and products due to the utilisation of ultrashort laser pulses (UA at HRO University) | 09/11 - 08/13 |
Publicly promoted R&D projects, conclusion in 2012
| Branch | Project manager | Project designation | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin-Brandenburg | R. Boywitt | NEMO FSW-ship | 12/10 - 11/12 |
| Duisburg | S. Schreiber | Possibilities of influencing the nugget penetration depth and the nugget position during the resistance spot welding of asymmetrical multisheet combinations with normal-strength and higher-strength steel sheets | 01/10 - 06/12 |
| Duisburg | S. Schreiber | Improvement in the process reliability of the combined spot welding and adhesive bonding of aluminium materials and determination of joint parameters for design and simulation | 01/2010 - 06/2012 |
| Halle | J. Neubert | HYBRILAS | 09/09-08/12 |
| Halle | J. Herrmann | Lattices which consist of round hollow sections with thick-walled chords and are appropriate for the fatigue | 06/09-08/12 |
| Halle | J. Herrmann | Economically viable technologies for the welding of sections and pipe segments made of high-strength steels by establishing the heat input | 01/11-12/12 |
| München | L. Appel | Investigations on magnetic pulse crimping of tubular overlap joints with and without filler material | 07/10-06/12 |
| München | M. Serve | Development of the serial coupling of the plasma and GMA processes for welding in installation engineering | 01/09-12/12 |
| Rostock | U. Jasnau | BESST - Breakthrough in European ship and shipbuilding technology | 09/09-08/12 |
| Rostock | A. Sumpf | Development of scientifically validated welding technologies for multipass submerged arc welding on high-strength and ultrahigh-strength steels - submerged arc / high-strength | 03/10-02/12 |
| Rostock | R. Peters | Process development for the manufacture of vascular stents with ultrashort-pulse lasers in the picosecond range | 09/10-12/12 |
| Rostock | R. Hansen | Development of scientifically validated technologies for hybrid laser/GMA surface welding utilising a weaving laser beam and a weaving arc - LasHAs | 01/11-12/12 |
| Rostock | R. Hansen | Mikrolas innovation forum | 10/11-03/12 |
| Branch | Project manager | Project designation | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin-Brandenburg | R. Boywitt | NEMO FSW steel: friction stir welding installations for the joining of large-area steel structures; subproject at SLV BB: determination of the process parameters and optimisation of the tool design | 12/09 - 03/11 |
| Halle | J. Herrmann | Alloying systems for flux-cored wires for the GMA welding of wrought and die-cast aluminium alloys | 04/09 - 03/11 |
| Halle | T. Broda | Manufacture of mixed joints using two-dimensional ultrasonic semi-finished product applications | 10/09 - 09/11 |
| Halle | B. Kranz | Fatigue strength of hybrid laser-beam/GMA-welded joints with greater thicknesses | 01/10 - 12/11 |
| Halle | J. Neubert | In-situ monitoring and testing strategies for laser-based pipe welding | 03/10 - 12/11 |
| Halle | U. Wolski | Mechanised welding of complicated contours on large-volume components | 03/10-11/11 |
| Halle | T. Kräker | Ultrasonic weld testing | 04/10 - 10/11 |
| Hamburg | S. Noack | Designing and implementation of an ultrasonic welding machine which is used for the joining of thermoplastics, is oriented to the process development and applies pressure using a servo motor as well as improvement in the process planning and quality assurance methods; methodology of the welding process planning and practical test execution | 05/10 - 10/11 |
| München | L. Appel | Development of joining technologies for lightweight construction applications with forgeable gamma titanium aluminides with improved ductilities | 06/08 - 02/11 |
| München | A. Jenicek | Assessment and optimisation of the load-bearing capacity of threaded-stud-welded joints subjected to fatigue stresses | 04/09 - 03/11 |
| München | T. Bschorr | Development of a suitable electrode machining process for the resistance spot welding of aluminium | 06/09 - 05/11 |
| München | L. Appel | Magnetic pulse welding | 08/08 - 12/11 |
| Rostock | R. Hansen | Manual repair welding with pulsed laser systems on special materials using adjusted pulse shapes - Resomalas II | 09/09 - 08/11 |
| Rostock | A. Sumpf | CO2 laser / GMA welding for the manufacture of thick-walled special sections made of structural steel - multipass hybrid | 11/09 - 10/11 |
| ifw Jena | H. Müller | Development and testing of dynamic and highly sensitive fibre lattice sensor systems | 01/09 - 02/11 |
| ifw Jena | U. Basler | Gradient process development for the diffusion welding of materials with different profiles of properties | 04/09 - 03/11 |
| ifw Jena | U. Basler | Using adhesive bonding technology for the joining of carbide cutting edges with cutting edge attachment holders for high-performance tools | 04/09 - 03/11 |
| ifw Jena | T. Ebersbach | Using materials engineering and joining technology for the analysis and optimisation of a reformer for fuel cell applications | 06/09 - 07/11 |
| Branch | Project manager | Project designation | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLV Duisburg | Dipl.-Ing. F. Ippendorf | Development and qualification of an orbital laser welding system for the welding of tube-to-tubeplate joints | 2007 - 2010 |
| SLV Duisburg | Dipl.-Ing. St. Schreiber | FUTURA IP multi-functional materials and related production technologies integrated into the automotive industry of the future, 2010, 6th Framework Programme on Research, Technological, Development and Demonstration | 2007 - 2010 |
| SLV Halle GmbH | Dr.-Ing. habil. J. Schuster | Welding of wrought and cast materials on an iron basis with different heat inputs and energy sources | 08/08 - 06/10 |
| SLV München | Dipl.-Ing. Lechner | Optimised consideration of upstream forming processes in welding simulation using the example of deep-drawn components | 08/08 - 07/10 |
| SLV München | Dipl.-Ing. A. Jenicek | Investigation into avoiding hydrogen embrittlement during arc stud welding on steel materials | 03/08 - 02/10 |
| SLV München | Dipl.-Ing. (FH) T. Bschorr | Optimisation of the geometry of embossed projections for resistance projection welding on higher-strength to ultrahigh-strength steel materials | 03/08 - 02/10 |
| SLV Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Dipl.-Ing. A. Sumpf | Laser-based joining of so-called "black-and-white joints" between larger plate thicknesses with the high-power fibre laser | 05/08 - 09/10 |
