Production at the leading edge of technology

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd-Arno Behrens studied mechanical engineering at the University of Hannover and received his doctorate in 1997 in the field of solid forming. Subsequently, he took over a leading position in industry. Since October 2003 he heads the Institute for Forming Technology and Forming Machinery. In addition, he is spokesman of the board of the Material Testing Institute for Materials and Production Technology (MPA) in Hannover since 2004. In 2005 he also assumed the function of managing partner of IPH - Institut für Integrierte Produktion + Hannover gemeinnützige GmbH. He is, among others, speaker of the Collaborative Research Center 1153 "Tailored Forming", as well as member of the SFB 653 and location speaker of the TR73. He is a member of the Scientific Council of the AIF, the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Umformtechnik and an associate member of the International Academy of Production Engineering (CIRP).