© Juliane Weber
The Institute of Mechatronic Engineering
The Chairs of Magnetofluiddynamics, Measurement and Automation Technology, of Machine Tools Development and Adaptive Control, of Fluid-Mechatronic Systems (Fluidtronics), the Endowed Chair of Construction Machines as well as the Chair of Production Metrology and Quality Assurance merged on 1st July 2018 to form the new Institute of Mechatronic Engineering – Machine Lab Dresden. More than 100 employees are gathered under one roof to conduct research and teaching, which is geared towards practical application. “Through our amalgamation, the innovative strength will be increased in the key areas of virtual development methods, system integration and networking, test stand and control development, as well as in machine and process analysis, and we will be able to create new, interdisciplinary courses for students,” says Prof. Jürgen Weber, first director of the institute. The new institute continues the tradition of the Machine Laboratory Dresden, which was established in the founding years of today’s campus and is closely associated with the renowned scientists Gustav Zeuner and Richard Mollier. The establishment of the institute enables the individual chairs to make increased use of synergy potentials by bundling skills and resources alongside their previous focal points, and to collaborate across chairs in the development of mechatronic machines and production systems. The common denominator is the holistic mechatronic approach in the consideration of machines and processes. J. Weber
