During the ‘Practical Phase – Fundamentals’, you will learn about operational, manufacturing and administrative processes and their significance for the overall workflow within the company. You will gain a broad-based understanding of wood as a material, woodworking technology and the timber industry. You will understand manufacturing processes and organisational structures and be able to apply this knowledge to other areas of the industry.

You will gain a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of strength of materials and the relevant mathematical tools. You will be familiar with analytical methods in dynamics (kinematics and kinetics). You will be able to solve engineering problems and understand the physical mechanisms at work in dynamic and fluid systems. You will be able to assess and evaluate the structural properties of wood as a raw material.

During the ‘Practical Phase – Fundamentals’, you will learn about operational, manufacturing and administrative processes and their significance for the overall workflow within the company. You will gain a broad-based understanding of wood as a material, woodworking technology and the timber industry. You will understand manufacturing processes and organisational structures and be able to apply this knowledge to other areas of the industry.

You will now learn the basics of electrical engineering and use mathematical methods to solve electrical engineering problems. You will understand electrical and electronic applications in mechanical and timber construction and be able to classify electrical systems. Working alongside an electrical engineering specialist, you will be able to analyse systems, develop approaches to specific circuit design tasks and organise work tailored to specific requirements.

During the ‘Practical Phase – Fundamentals’, you will learn about operational, manufacturing and administrative processes and their significance for the overall workflow within the company. You will gain a broad-based understanding of wood as a material, woodworking technology and the timber industry. You will understand manufacturing processes and organisational structures and be able to apply this knowledge to other areas of the industry.

You are familiar with scientific working methods and can apply descriptive statistics to experimental data and evaluate the findings of others. You can relate the basic operations of mechanical process engineering to the manufacture of wood-based materials. You have a basic understanding of structural analysis in timber construction – see the description for TM H1d. These skills may be a prerequisite for admission to advanced modules.

You will learn to classify the fundamentals of machining wood and wood-based materials, as well as key terms in manufacturing technology, and to understand process models for machining. You will be familiar with cutting materials and their applications, as well as the processes involved when a cutting edge engages with wood. You will be familiar with the machinery and equipment used to produce geometrically defined products from wood and wood-based materials.

You will gain a basic understanding of sustainable development in general, and specifically in relation to available raw materials and resources.

The focus is on structuring, designing and planning development processes in both interior fit-out and timber construction. Participants will learn the design aspects of product development; we also teach skills in communicating with team members and external parties, as well as presentation techniques tailored to different audiences.

You will be able to design and calculate simple timber structures involving joints and connections, gain an understanding of repair joints used in renovation work, acquire knowledge of typical construction methods in timber construction and the use of design software, and be able to understand and evaluate the calculations and designs produced by other designers.

We teach you to understand the context of building regulations, select basic structural designs and details for building components, and develop components and connections that meet the relevant requirements. You will identify smoke management options and calculate component specifications based on model fire tests in accordance with the IndBauRL. You will document the material requirements of the architectural design and draw up preliminary fire safety concepts.

You will learn how to define quality, communicate requirements and measure criteria. The focus is on process structures, quality criteria and how to record them. You will learn how to analyse information and manage the process. Mathematical and statistical methods for process evaluation will be taught. You will apply this theoretical knowledge using a practical example.

You can choose your compulsory elective modules from Business English, Production Planning, Fire Safety, Wood-Based Materials Technology, Advanced Wood Biology, Marketing, Fundamentals of Design and Building Construction, Building Physics Measurement Technology, Raw Timber Quality, Sawn Timber Grading, Timber in Construction, Automation Technology and Factory Planning.

In this module, you will gain a basic understanding of wood chemistry and wood preservation, chemistry in engineering, the chemical composition of wood, the chemical properties of wood, and the limitations of wood’s use. You will understand the relationship between the structure of wood components and their function, learn about wood-destroying fungi and insects, and become familiar with the basic measures of wood preservation.

With a basic understanding of mechanical engineering and the science of metallic materials, you will understand the relationships between materials, machine components and design. During the design process, you will apply this knowledge to simple mechanical engineering components in accordance with relevant standards. You will become familiar with prototype production, the launch of series production, and maintenance and repair work. You will be able to formulate design requirements for complex mechanical engineering problems.

You will learn about the engineering requirements for joints. In terms of theory, we will cover the design of joined timber components and hybrid components. On field trips, you will learn about process technologies using industrial examples. You will apply current standards for load-bearing and non-load-bearing bonded joints and master the scientific and engineering methods used in the design of bonded joints.

We teach the fundamentals of building design, work together to analyse partial and overall concepts within the design process, apply optimisation strategies for harnessing solar gain, summer heat protection and thermal comfort, understand the requirements and optimisation potential of a building’s thermal envelope, and develop concepts for the energy supply of buildings.

You will analyse mechatronic systems using principles from engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering, supplemented by mechatronics and engineering mathematics. You will be able to design and build simple systems. You will have practical skills, be confident in using laboratory and measuring equipment, and be able to analyse data using appropriate statistical methods.

Drawing on knowledge of the anatomical and structural differences between wood species, links are established with process engineering and various process variants are examined. Students classify raw materials according to their quality and determine their appropriate uses in production. This is followed by instruction in methods for structuring the manufacturing process. For the timber industry, students learn about aspects of process control and are taught quality criteria.

Students must select at least one module from the following compulsory elective modules: CNC 1, Sustainable Construction – Material Cycles 1, Special Materials Science, Manufacturing and Processes for Building Components and Elements, Properties of Wood and Wood-Based Materials Relevant to Structural Engineering, and Alternative Manufacturing Processes, for the specialisation in Building Construction.

This module covers the fundamentals of wood physics, wood chemistry and wood pyrolysis. You will learn about properties such as how wood behaves in response to moisture and temperature, as well as its mechanical, rheological and acoustic properties. You will measure the physical properties of wood, learn to assess the use of wood in accordance with standards, and gain an understanding of the pyrolysis, combustion and gasification of wood.

Our students apply their in-depth knowledge of the fundamentals of mechanical engineering to the design and analysis of machines and plant. This enables them to design welded structures. They calculate stresses and strains in complex components and can estimate the service life of these components. 

We teach students how to design new timber structures and calculate them in accordance with current standards.

You will learn the fundamentals of design theory with regard to sustainability and develop planning requirements for energy-efficient, sustainable buildings. You will be familiar with assessing the requirements for energy-efficient, carbon-neutral construction methods, understand energy balancing methods, and be able to evaluate and optimise construction methods as well as key parameters relating to thermal building physics and building climate control. 

You will analyse mechatronic systems using principles from engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering, supplemented by mechatronics and engineering mathematics. You will be able to design and build simple systems. You will have practical skills, be confident in using laboratory and measuring equipment, and be able to analyse data using appropriate statistical methods.

Drawing on knowledge of the anatomical and structural differences between wood species, links are established with process engineering and various process variants are examined. Students classify raw materials according to their quality and determine their appropriate uses in production. This is followed by instruction in methods for structuring the manufacturing process. For the timber industry, students learn about aspects of process control and are taught quality criteria.

Students must select at least one module from the following compulsory elective modules: CNC 1, Sustainable Construction – Material Cycles 1, Special Materials Science, Manufacturing and Processes for Building Components and Elements, Properties of Wood and Wood-Based Materials Relevant to Structural Engineering, and Alternative Manufacturing Processes, for the specialisation in Building Construction.

You will acquire the physical and technical knowledge required for fundamental manufacturing processes. This includes learning about the mechanical and thermal principles involved in the production of solid wood products.
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to categorise and identify manufacturing processes, as well as plan, operate and evaluate machine tools correctly.
 

We present the fundamentals of processing wood and lignocellulosic plants into sheet-like materials in the manufacture of chipboard and fibreboard – including the preparation of wood raw materials into particles, as well as mixing and agglomeration processes. Assignments and experiments in the laboratory of the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research provide a deeper understanding of the subject matter.

This module demonstrates the interactions between materials and process factors, using veneer production as an example. The impact of chemical and physical process variables on product quality is explained through examples such as plasticisation, the cutting process, drying, etc. This includes learning to consider different approaches to achieve technological objectives.

You can take modules in Business English, Production Planning, Quality Assurance, Marketing, Specialised Wood Biology, Fundamentals of Design and Structural Engineering, Building Components, Building Physics Measurement Technology, Sustainable Construction – Material Cycles 2, Raw Timber Quality, Sawn Timber Grading, Wood in Construction, Automation Technology or Factory Planning.

During the practical phase – specialisation, you will prepare for your future career through engineering-related activities and practical content, applying the theoretical knowledge and skills you have acquired. You will also prepare for a management role involving economic and social responsibility.

Your final project marks the completion of the engineering-focused, work-oriented part of your training. Through this project, you will apply your theoretical knowledge and work on a practical assignment over a 12-week period. You will use scientific methods to develop efficient, practical solutions. In doing so, you will gain further experience in self-management.