Production Technology

"Production Technology" is a compulsory lecture for students of mechanical and process engineering as well as industrial engineering. It is also offered to students of educational degrees at vocational schools with an industrial and technical focus.

The lecture covers production technologies like primary shaping and forming.

The primary contents are:

  • Boundary conditions and aims of the production technology
  • Fundamentals and processes of primary shaping technologies
  • Fundamentals and processes of forming technologies
  • Examples from real life production
Lecturer Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Peter Groche
Contact Address
Assistants Franz-Josef Jaklin M. Sc.
Hana Kim M. Sc.
Semester hours per week 3
Credit Points 6
Begin The lecture starts in the winter term 2025/2026 on Tuesday, 14 October 2025.
Downloads The lecture slides are accessible via Moodle
Exam The exam “Technologie der Fertigungsverfahren” in the winter semester 2025/26 will take place on Monday, 02 March 2026 from 08:00-10:00.

No aids other than a document-proof blue or black pen are permitted for the examination. This also applies to calculators and drawing instruments such as a set square or ruler.

Please remember to bring your current student ID and a valid official photo ID.
Online-Consultation Further information will be announced on Moodle.
Score Publishing The notes will be announced after the correction via TUCaN.
Exam Correction Review
Contents 1. Introduction to Manufacturing Technology

2. Factory Operation

3. Primary Shaping

3.1 Casting Processes
  • Basics of Primary Shaping
  • Casting Materials
  • Design Rules
  • Processes with Lost Moulds
  • Processes with Permanent Moulds
3.2 Powder Metallurgy
3.3 Generative Processes

4. Forming
4.1 Basics of Metal Forming
4.2 Massive Forming
4.3 Sheet Metal Forming
4.4 Special Processes
4.5 Forming Machines