• Arc welding
  • Laser beam welding
  • Plasma arc welding
  • Plasma beam welding
  • Submerged arc welding
  • Resistance welding
  • Pulse friction stir welding
  • Hard and soft soldering
  • Bonding
  • Mechanical joining
  • Thermal cutting

Powder-based

  • Selective laser beam melting
  • Laser powder cladding
  • Plasma powder cladding
  • 3D Printing

Wire / Filler Wire Based

  • Laser wire buildup welding
  • Arc build-up welding
  • Plasma build-up welding

Filler metal development

  • Powder
  • Flux cored wire
  • Material properties as a function of temperature, microstructure and strain rate
  • Experimental simulation of joining processes
  • Evaluation of joined joints under static, dynamic and cyclic loads
  • Joining processes
  • Additive manufacturing processes
  • Thermal straightening
  • Temperature distribution
  • Change of the microstructure
  • Warpage
  • Residual stresses
  • Gas diffusion
  • Evaluation of the joints