Engineer for processing machines and plant technology
The additional certificate opens the doors to many of the more than 3,200 member companies of the VDMA (German Engineering Federation). The German mechanical and plant engineering industry is the largest industrial employer in Germany and employs 1.35 million people. Together with the VDMA, a training profile was defined for which there is particularly high demand.
As part of the Bachelor's, Master's and Diploma programmes in Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, it is possible, for example by
- taking the specialisation subject "Mineral Processing Machinery"
- in combination with the specialisation subject "Extraction and Specialised Civil Engineering Machinery" and
- taking some additional modules
in addition to the "Master of Science" or "Graduate Engineer" degree. ""Engineer for processing machines and plant engineering" can be obtained.
The training programme was created in consultation with the VDMA, which organises around 3,200 companies in the mechanical and plant engineering sector.
The following modules must be taken:
| Module | Credit points | Semester | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals of Mechanical Process Engineering | 4 | Winter semester | |
| Classical- and Mischmaschinen | 5 | Wintersemester | |
| Grobzerkleinerungsmaschinen | 6 | Sommersemester | |
| Feinzerkleinerungsmaschinen | 6 | Sommersemester | |
| Sortiermaschinen | 5 | Wintersemester | |
| Agglomeratoren | 4 | Wintersemester | |
| Fördertechnik | 4 | Wintersemester | |
| Entstaubungsanlagen | 4 | Sommersemester | |
| Aufbereitungsanlagen for mineral materials | 4 | Summer term | |
| Design and project planning of process engineering plants | 3 | Winter term | |
| Design of extraction and construction machines | 5 | Winter term | |
Mechanical properties of solid rock or Mechanical properties of loose rock | 3 | Winter term/Summer term | |
| Project work on the subject area | 11 | winter semester/summer semester | |
| Master's thesis on the subject area with colloquium | 30 | winter semester/summer semester |
Recommendation for enrolment in the specialisations:
- 1. Specialisation: Processing Machines (30 CP)
- 2. Specialisation: Extraction and special civil engineering machines (8 CP)
- Conveying technology as a module for engineering specialisation (4 CP)
In total, only modules totalling 11 CP must be completed in addition to the standard curriculum with the above assignment.