Prof. Dr.-Ing. FRANK VOLLERTSEN

retired
E-Mail: vollerts@uni-bremen.de

Projects and Research Topics

The focus of my scientific work is on the interaction between process and material. The guiding question is how the material properties are influenced by the process, combined with the challenges posed to the process by the properties of the material. I am pursuing this question with my team in all areas of the production of metallic workpieces with lasers and electric arcs. The aim is to apply the knowledge for new and improved processes and products. 

Publications

  • Most important publications

    Dörfert, R; Zhang, J; Clausen, B; Freiße, H; Schumacher, J; Vollertsen, F:  Comparison of the fatigue strength between additively and conventionally fabricated tool steel 1.2344.  Additive Manufacturing 27 (2019) 217-223 (online) doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.01.010 


    Fenske, H; Vollertsen, F:  Laser shock punching: principle and influencing factors.  Production Engineering – Research and Development (2019) 13:339-407 


    Gatzen, M; Woizeschke, P; Radel, T; Thomy, C; Vollertsen, F:  Experimental and Numerical Investigation of an Overheated Aluminium Droplet Wetting a Zinc-Coated Steel Surface.  Metals 2017, 7 (2017) 535, doi:10.3390/met7120535 


    Kügler, H; Möller, F; Goecke, S; Vollertsen, F:  Fatigue strength of hybrid welded 22MnB5 overlap joints.  Material testing 58, 6 (2016) 569-574 


    Mattulat, T; Kügler, H; Vollertsen, F:  Kennzahl zur Bewertung der Nahtkantenqualität beim Laserstrahllöten.  Schweißen und Schneiden 71, 11 (2019) 746-748 


    Messaoudi, H; Thiemicke, F; Falldorf, C; Bergmann, R B; Vollertsen, F:  Distortion-free laser beam shaping for material processing using a digital micromirror device.  Production Engineering - Research and Development 11, 3 (2017) 365-371 


    Richter, B; Blanke, N; Werner, C; Parab, N D; Sun, T; Vollertsen, F; Pfefferkorn, F. E:  High-speed X-ray investigation of melt dynamics during continuous-wave laser remelting of selective laser melted Co-Cr alloy.  CIRP Annals Manufacturing Technology 68 (2019) 229-232 


    Simons, M; Radel, T; Vollertsen, F:  Process window expansion of laser chemical machining by using high pressure. Material Sciences and Applications 11, 5 (2020) 296-304 


    Vollertsen, F; Kuhfuß, B; Thomy, C; Friedrich, S; Maass, P; Zoch, H:  F. Vollertsen, B. Kuhfuß, C. Thomy, S. Friedrich, P. Maaß, H.-W. Zoch (Eds.):  Cold Metal Micro Forming. Research Report of the Collaborative Resarch Center "Micro Cold Forming" (SFB 747), Bremen, Germany  Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham/CH (2020) 


    Woizeschke, P; Radel, T; Nicolay, P; Vollertsen, F:  Laser deep penetration welding of aluminum alloys with simultaneously applied vibrations.  Laser in Manufacturing and Materials Processing 4, 1 (2017) 1-12 

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Memberships

acatech (German Academy of Engineering)
AGU (Forming Technology Group)
CIRP (International Institution for Production Engineering Reaserch)
Commission IV and XII of IIW (International Institution of Welding)
German group of IDDRG (International Deep Drawing Research Group)
DVS (German Welding Association and related processes)
LIA (Laser Institute of America)
WLT (Scientific Society Laser Technology)

Professional background

  • 2003-2021 director of the BIAS and professor at the University of Bremen
  • 1998 - 2002 full professor at the University of Paderborn
  • 1996 habilitation: laser beam forming, laser-assisted shaping: processes, mechanisms, modeling
  • 1990 doctorate in powder metallurgy processing of a hypereutectoid wear-resistant steel
  • 1980 - 1986 studies at the University of Erlangen - Nuremberg, materials science, focus: Structure and properties

Honors

  • September 2016 Knight of Laser Technology
  • March 2007 guest professor at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai, PR China)
  • March 2002 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
  • November 1997 Wolfgang Finkelnburg Prize 1997
  • November 1996 nv Bekaert sa Biennial Award (Belgium)
  • November 1991 PhD Award of the Faculty of Technology
  • September 1991 BMW Scientific Award 1991