Service offers

The IWS offers a wide variety of solutions for surface-sensitive processes to join materials in multi-material-design. Support is available in the development of customized processes focused on productive and automated joining based on our vast material-specific expertise and experience with various pre-processing technologies used in industry.

In addition to our activities in the development of efficient joining technologies, we establish and coordinate projects in the field of fiber-reinforced composite lightweight design; these projects bring together our knowledge in the disciplines of laser micro processing,  ablation and cutting, chemical surface engineering and joining. Our range of services includes:

• Consulting and feasibility studies
• Performing R&D activities
• Acquisition and coordination of research projects with public funding
• Selection, modification and characterization of adhesives
• Surface characterization
• Choice, testing and benchmarking of surface pre-processing techniques
• Engineering / design and optimization of thermally-induced joining processes
• Developments for laser-based lamination, melting and transmission plastics welding processes
• Implementation of the overall bonding process on laboratory and industrial scales
• Mechanical characterization of joining zones
• Assessment and improvement of ageing and corrosion resistance