See the proceedings (pdf) and book of abstracts (pdf) below of the last common Colloquia of Design Engineering. Since 2003 the KT-Colloquium is hosted every year by german insitutes with different focus on engineering design, mechanical engineering and strength calculation. It is a place for young scientists to present new approaches of engineering research to the engineering community of well-respected professors and industrial representatives.

The ISSN of the series is ISSN 2510-6627.

1.10.2019 – 2.10.2019 in Aachen

Agile development of physical products

  • Digitalization and documentation in the agile development process
  • Agile methods of Model-Based Engineering
  • Analysis and comparison of different agile methods
  • Data exchange, information transparency and cloud computing

DOI 10.18154/RWTH-2019-08298
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10.10.2018 – 11.10.2018 in Bayreuth

Digitalisation and product development - linked development environment

  • High performance computing and virtual safeguarding
  • Model-based engineering
  • Data exchange, transparency of information and cloudcomputing
  • Optimization, lightweight construction and smart engineering

ISBN 978-3-00-059609-4
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05.10.2017 – 06.10.2017 in Duisburg

Interdisciplinary in product development

  • Model based approaches in product development
  • Calcualtion and simulation in engineering
  • Virtuality in product development
  • Validation of product model data quality
  • Knowlegde based engineering processes

ISBN 978-3-940402-15-8
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06.10.2016 – 07.10.2016 in Rostock

Traditio et Innovatio - Development and Engineering

ISBN 978-3-8440-4732-5
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08.10.2015 – 09.10.2015 in Clausthal

Product development for quality management

ISBN 978-3-944722-30-6
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16.10.2014 – 17.10.2014 in Bayreuth

Methods in product development: strategies and tools in the product development process

ISBN 978-3-00-046544-4
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06.10.2011 – 07.10.2011 in Rostock

Integrated produkt development for a global market

ISBN 978-3-8440-0381-9
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07.10.2010 – 08.10.2010 in Magdeburg

Challenges for product- and prozess innovations

ISBN 978-3-86912-040-9
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08.10.2009 – 09.10.2009 in Bayreuth

Networked product development: methods und tools

ISBN 978-3-00-028222-5
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09.10.2008 – 10.10.2008 in Aachen

Sustainable and efficient product development

ISBN 978-3-8322-7544-0
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