Institute for Machine Elements, Engineering Design and Manufacturing

Welcome to the website of the Institute for Machine Elements, Engineering Design and Manufacturing at the Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg. The Institute includes the Chair for Machine Elements and the Chair for Additive Manufacturing.

Chair for Machine Elements

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Kröger

Karl-Kegel-Bau, Room 67, Agricolastrasse 1

09599 Freiberg

Kroeger [at] imkf.tu-freiberg.de +49 3731 39-2997

Chair for Additive Manufacturing

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Henning Zeidler

Karl-Kegel-Bau, Room 90, Agricolastrasse 1

09599 Freiberg

henning.zeidler [at] imkf.tu-freiberg.de +49 3731 39-3066

To the chair

The professorship's research focuses on areas including tribology, operational stability, the development of Innovative products and the behaviour of crash structures.

In the area of student training, the basic subjects in the field of machine elements and gear design are taught as well as various in-depth subjects on calculation, lightweight construction and modelling of structures.

At the Chair for Additive Manufacturing, we research, develop and teach the entire process chain of manufacturing technology, with a focus on additive manufacturing, also known colloquially as "3D printing", machining with geometrically defined cutting edges and surface finishing using plasma-electrolytic polishing.

In addition to all aspects of manufacturing technology, the professorship also covers the problem areas of design, CAD and production planning in student training programmes.