Institut für strahlwerkzeuge (IFSW) University of Stuttgart Available to Purchase

The “Institut für Strahlwerkzeuge” was founded in spring 1986 by the appointment of Professor Hügel as its director to build this new institution. Although its name indicates a dedication to beam processing technologies in general, the objective is to perform research in the field of laser technology, only. In particular, the task to be assumed aims at assisting the industry in introducing laser materials processing as a new production technology. As will be discussed below, the corresponding investigations cover the wide field from basic research on laser sources and on process phenomena to practical applications in direct cooperation with industry.