The institute's philosophy encompasses a close interaction between the areas of research, teaching and industry, with the highest value being placed on the practical relevance of research at the IMA. Students are provided with a modern and practical education.
The Institute of Machine Components (IMA) is an institute with approx. 40 academic employees of the Faculty of Design, Production and Automotive Engineering at the University of Stuttgart.
The Institute for Machine Components has worked together with numerous industrial partners on more than 60 projects in recent years. In our research areas drive technology, CAD, sealing technology and reliability technology we have successfully cooperated with companies such as Audi, BMW Motorsport, Bosch, Daimler AG, INPRO-Seal (USA), Krauss-Maffei, Liebherr, Loctite, Mannesmann, Porsche, Siemens Bahntechnik, Thyssen Bahntechnik, Voith and ZF.
The Institute of Machine Components (IMA) keeps close contact to several companies in the form of
- Expertise advice
- Management consultance
- Consulting
- Coaching
- Training & Seminars
- 10 Courses
- Numerous student research projects and theses
- 530 Bachelor students
- 200 Master students
- 2016: 35 Research projects, 27 Third-party funded positions (DFG, AiF, FKM, FVA, ...), 8 UNI positions
- 2016: 8 Industrial projects (Daimler, Bosch, Festo,...), Technology Transfer
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Andreas Nicola
Prof. Dr.-Ing.Head of Institute