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, we can significantly accelerate the transfer of knowledge from research to practice, as this still takes far too long,’ comments Prof Mathias Liewald, Head of the Production Academy and the Institute of Forming Technology (IFU) at the University of Stuttgart. ‘This is more important than ever, especially in view of the difficult economic situation for many manufacturing companies. Only those who are technologically up-to-date can remain fit for the future. In view of the rapidly developing technologies, this in turn means that the German economy will have to adapt even faster, for example with regard to the use of its proprietary data.’
Expertise unique in Germany
The seminars are held by experts from Germany’s leading research institutes, all of whom have many years of international experience in the respective subject area. Participants therefore benefit from both unique expertise and outstanding infrastructure at the institutes.
In addition, both the content and implementation of the training courses are subject to a quality check so that the final certificate issued guarantees cutting-edge knowledge. The one- to two-day seminars can be organised on a modular basis and held at the respective institutes or in-house.
E-mobility and other new focal points
The offer covers almost all areas of production technology: in addition to current technological methods such as value stream analysis, there are organisational training courses such as digital shop floor management and global production. The programme was also expanded last year. New focal points are 3D printing and e-mobility, and further seminars on energy-efficient production will be added soon.
Researchers at the Institute of Production Engineering (wbk) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), for example, have been focussing on issues relating to electromobility since 2011. The aim of their workshop ‘Production of electric traction motors using hairpin technology’ on 30 September 2025 is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the process chain. Participants will learn to develop their own feeling for possible error patterns and materials used in production as well as to assess the challenges, opportunities and risks involved in scaling up and automating the production of electric drives.
Another seminar on 26 June this year will be dedicated to fuel cell production. At the end of the seminar, fuel cell technology will be evaluated and roadmaps for getting started will be developed.
Assistance systems in assembly
The increasingly serious shortage of skilled labour is giving an additional boost to interest in assistance systems in production. On 2 and 3 April 2025, company representatives in Bochum will be able to find out how their assembly operations can be made more efficient with the help of modern assistance systems.
In the training programme, participants will learn the basics of physical and cognitive assistance systems. At the end of the seminar, they will be able to assess their importance for supporting employees and optimising key figures. The aim is to enable participants to select the right assistance systems for their own company.
Further Information
Registration for all seminars is possible via the WGP homepage: https://wgp.de/de/produktionsakademie/
Download
Image 1: Assistance systems in assembly, source: Chair of Production Systems (LPS) Ruhr University Bochum
Image 2: Prof Mathias Liewald, Head of the Production Academy and the Institute for Forming Technology (IFU) at the University of Stuttgart, source: IFU Stuttgart