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Welcome

The German Academic Association for Production Technology introduces itself

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WGP Annual Congress

Socially accepted and marketable solutions for sustainable production

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Research

The key focus is on future topics such as industry 4.0, energy efficiency and 3D printing

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Publishing

Over 2,000 WGP scientists publish ground-breaking research results

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Further education

Direct transfer of knowledge from the lab to the workshop floor

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We Take a Stand

The WGP advises politicians and positions itself on socially relevant topics

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News

Charging electric cars while driving

Frankfurt, August 27, 2025 – Charging an electric car while driving on the highway – that may sound utopian. But this is exactly what is already being tested on a […]

Digitalization is the most important topic for European industry

Munich, 14 May 2025 – Sina Scheidle, Head of BodyTEC at Mercedes-Benz AG, and former BDI President Prof. Siegfried Russwurm discussed the digitalization of German and European industry with professors […]

New training courses for sustainable production

Munich, 11 March 2025 – The WGP (Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Produktionstechnik) is offering certified training courses for employees of manufacturing companies for the tenth time this year. ‘With our academy, […]

Resilient factories in turbulent times

Munich, 09 January 2025 – The WGP (Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Produktionstechnik) has published a freely available position paper on resilience in production. It shows practical approaches on how factories can […]

Annual congress showcases the production of tomorrow

Munich, 13 December 2024 – The 14th Annual Congress of the WGP took place from 2 to 4 December 2024 under the motto ‘Production in Transformation – Transformation in Production’. […]

Innovative position controller: Greater accuracy for machine tools

Munich, 04 July 2024 – An engineering scientist who not only optimises the performance of almost all machine tools, but who also won an award for his short stories in […]

WGP brings existing AI solutions into industrial application

Kassel, 11 November 2024 – At the autumn conference of the WGP (Academic Association for Production Technology) last week in Kassel, the professors decided to consolidate and clearly expand artificial […]

New tech enthusiasts for the country

Munich, 21 May 2024 – The shortage of skilled workers and young talent dominated the spring conference of the German Academic Association for Production Technology (WGP) last week in Bamberg. […]

Stay competitive thanks to condensed training programmes

Munich, 13 February 2024 – In times of digitalisation and rapidly developing new technologies, lifelong learning is a must – for engineers as well as for the men and women […]

Young talent and AI determine the future of our society

Munich, January 9, 2024 – At the turn of the year, WGP President Prof. Jens Wulfsberg from LaFT at Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg handed over the helm to Prof. Michael […]