A group of students and lecturers from the University’s Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering recently visited Germany to observe leading manufacturing companies using cutting-edge technologies and procedures.
The visit was organised in collaboration with the Institute of Materials Science and Engineering at Clausthal University of Technology.
The group visited Otto Fuchs KG, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, Pleissner Guss GmbH, Schunk Sinter Metals, the Volkswagen plant and the Phaeno science centre.
The group also visited some laboratories at Clausthal University of Technology and went on cultural and historical excursions, including to two World Heritage sites.