Joining manufacturing processes
- Laser beam and electron welding
- Hybrid joining processes, bonding
- Optical assembly and connection technologies
- Generative manufacturing processes (additive manufacturing)
Cutting manufacturing processes
- Laser cutting
- Laser drilling
- Laser lift-off (LLO)
Ablation and modification processes
- Volume modification
- Ultra-precision machining
- Thermal electron beam processes
- CMOS back-end modification (X-on-silicon)
Manufacturing processes and systems
- Process simulation and process chain development
- AI-based process optimization
- Development of cyber-physical production systems
- Process chain simulation including digital twins
- Development of biotechnological processes
- Life cycle engineering
- Development of roll-to-roll production systems