Werkzeugmaschinenlabor WZL der RWTH Aachen

The research area of Gear Engineering works in close collaboration with the research areas of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Technology. It is the only research facility in Europe that works on all three relevant areas of gear technology - design, manufacturing and testing, providing integrated research and industrial solutions. The intensive contact to industry is maintained primarily by the WZL Gear Research Circle (GRC), which is also open to new companies interested in our work.

The services in the field of gear and transmission engineering include, among other topics, gear design and gear optimisation, as well as surface zone analysis of components.

Decades of research work carried out in the Gear Engineering department have yielded many outstanding dissertations in the field of gear technology.

Find out more about the areas of activity of this department and its employees:

Naturally you are also welcome to contact the head of this research area directly:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Brecher
C.Brecher@wzl.rwth-aachen.de
Professor
Manfred-Weck-Haus 213
Tel.: +49 241 80-27407
Fax: +49 241 80-22293

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Fritz Klocke
F.Klocke@wzl.rwth-aachen.de
Professor
Manfred-Weck-Haus 214
Tel.: +49 241 80-27401
Fax: +49 241 80-22359

Dipl.-Ing. Markus Brumm
M.Brumm@wzl.rwth-aachen.de
Chief Engineer
Manfred-Weck-Haus 107
Tel.: +49 241 80-27416
Fax: +49 241 80-22293

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		The „Gear-Team"

		For more than 50 years the WZL has been addressing issues regarding gear technology. Currently, 24 employees, including 16 postgraduate research assistants, work at the WZL Gear Engineering department. They are supported by more than 20 student assistants. The focus of our work today is more or less equally subdivided into the areas of gear design, gear manufacturing and gear testing, as well as issues relating to all three. Besides basic research work, we mainly focus on applied research topics. The results of our work are presented at our annual WZL Gear Conference in Aachen to the members of the WZL Gear Research Circle (GRC). Of central importance is the close collaboration with industry and applied research projects. We also develop solutions together with our industrial partners relating to concrete issues, and we assist in implementing these in an industrial context.
		Publications on the topic of gear technology at the Chairs of Manufacturing Technology and Machine Tools