EXCURSION TO A FOUNDRY Kessler & Co. GmbH in Leipzig The Leipziger foundry Keßler produces steel and grey cast iron parts already from lot sizes of one piece and also produces the moulds used for this purpose itself. The alloys are specially composed and mixed according to customer requirements, as is the case in most …
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EXCURSION TO REMONDIS
EXCURSION TO REMONDIS A Recycling Company in Lünen – 1.4.2019 During our visit to Remondis, we gained insight into different departments of recycling. One example is the processing of metal slag. This involves recovering the residual materials in waste products such as metal slag and furnace breakage. Metal slag is the layer that settles on …
EXCURSION TO HAZET
EXCURSION TO HAZET A Tool Manufacturer in Remscheid – 2.4.2019 Hazet manufactures durable tools for professional use that can be found in car repair shops and other professionals as well as well-equipped amateurs’ workshops. Today, the majority of the business consists of custom-made products for the automotive industry, because new special tools are needed for …
SAND CASTING WORKSHOP
SAND CASTING Aluminium Casting Workshop – 4.6.2019 In sand casting, the positive mould of the casting object is imprinted on both sides of a two-part sand mould. A thin layer of powder separates the two parts so they can be taken apart easily. The object to be cast must not have any inclusions and should …
EXCURSION TO CARL MERTENS & GEBR. HARTKOPF
EXCURSION TO CARL MERTENS & GEBR. HARTKOPF A Cutlery Manufacturer & Drop Forge in Solingen – 2.4.2019 Carl Mertens is a company with a long tradition which, for almost 100 years now, in addition to the production of cutlery, has paid special attention to the manufacture of high-quality kitchen knives. Carl Mertens cutlery is punched out …
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WORKSHOP BRONZE CASTING
WORKSHOP BRONZE CASTING Introduction to mould making & casting with Carsten Theumer In order to get to know the material bronze and the technology of casting, we produced a classic bell form using the bronze casting method with the help of Carsten Theumer, the head of the BURG’s metal casting workshop. The original form was …
EXCURSION TO THE MUSEUM OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
EXCURSION TO THE MUSEUM OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS with a tour by Dr. Veit Heller from the University of Leipzig Veit Heller gave us a unique insight into the world of sounds and instruments. In detail he explained the origin of the sound or sounds in metal objects – first by means of simple and deformed …
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SOUND WORKSHOP
SOUND WORKSHOP with Kevin Strüber In a one-day workshop with the musician and industrial design graduate Kevin Strüber, the students went on a sound expedition.First, the sounds of objects brought along were sensed and described with closed eyes: loud, pleasant, swinging, light, dark, sounding, soft, scratching, soothing, perceptible, melodic, analog, electric.In the end, the first …
‘WADDEN SEA’ HIKE
‘WADDEN SEA’ HIKE Schillig / ‘Wadden Sea’ (Wattenmeer) 29.3.2017 We began our excursion with a walk from Schillig through the ‘Wadden Sea’. Our guide gave us a broad impression of the habitat (and UNESCO world natural heritage), which stretches out as far as 10 km from the shore. Our tour went all the way from sun-earth-flood-tide …
EXCURSION TO ALFRED-WEGENER-INSTITUTE
EXCURSION TO ALFRED-WEGENER-INSTITUTE Bremerhaven 30.3.2017 The Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) is actively involved in unravelling the complex processes at work in the ‘Earth System’. Our planet is undergoing fundamental climate change; the polar regions and the oceans, which play central roles in the global climate system, are in flux. The AWI’s researchers operate various observatories …