History of the institute
1969
Foundation of the chair under Prof Höffl (Chair of Mineral Processing, Building Material and Ceramic Machines) on the joint initiative of Prof Kirchberg as head of the Research Institute for Mineral Processing (FIA) in Freiberg and Prof Weinrich as head of the Chair of Mineral Processing Machines at Dresden University of Technology.
1970
Merger of the Institute for Earthworks and Civil Engineering Machinery and the Chair of Mineral Processing Machinery to form the Scientific Department of Extraction and Mineral Processing Machinery
The scientific department included:
- Chair of Mineral Processing Machinery (Prof. Höffl)
- Lectureship in Extraction Machinery (Dipl.- Ing.Ing. Guntermann, later Dr Kuhnert)
- Lectureship for Conveying Technology (Dr Schulz, later Dr Gollasch)
- Lectureship for Steel Construction and Maintenance (Dr Besser)
Research foci in the early years included:
- Vibrating and roller mills
- Screening machines
- Shredders
- Disintegrators
- Coal grinding and
- Wear and maintenance.
1993
Appointment of Prof Georg Unland to the Chair of Mineral Processing Machines at the Institute of Mechanical Engineering
At this time, the Institute of Mechanical Engineering included the following chairs:
- Chair of Mineral Processing Machines (Prof. Unland)
- Chair of Mining Machines and Specialised Civil Engineering (Prof. Henkel)
- Chair of Metallurgical, Foundry and Forming Machines (Prof. Bast)
1996
- Foundation of the Institute for Processing Machines by Prof. Georg Unland and thus the path from a professorship to a separate institute
The research activities of the chair were significantly expanded in close partnership with industry and the new technology centre was established.
Research foci included:
- Jaw, impact and hammer crushers
- Fan and high-pressure roller mills
- Screening machines
- Build-up and press agglomeration as well as
- Wear and maintenance
2000
Prof. Georg Unland is elected Rector of the Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg
2008
After Prof Georg Unland was finally appointed State Minister of Finance of the Free State of Saxony, he left the university and resigned from his position as Rector and Professor. As a result, Dr Folgner and later Dr Meltke took over responsibility for the management of the institute.
2013
Appointment of Prof Dr Holger Lieberwirth as Director of the Institute for Mineral Processing Machinery
2021
The growing importance of the research area of recycling was followed by the renaming of the institute as the "Institute for Processing Machines and Recycling Systems Technology" and thus also the expansion of the technical centre and research activities for the recycling of lightweight structures in particular.
Here you will find an overview of current research work at the institute.