Steinbeis Transfer Center Center at the Mannheim University

Services

  • Consulting and training
  • Applied research and development
  • Writing of expert reports
  • Seminars

Key Areas

  • Service center for electrical power engineering - telecommunications/electronics
    • Contact: Prof. Dr. Christian Frech
      • Development, calculation and examination of electric machines, drives and high voltage equipment
      • Machines used in automation technology
      • Microprocessor technology
      • Opto-electronics, semiconductor physics
      • Measurement and control engineering
      • Operational measuring technologies
      • Optical telecommunication transmission
      • Lighting technology/photometric measurement
      • Test center of the DGWK for emergency sign lighting
  • Competence center for Computer Science and IT Management
    • Contact: Prof. Dr. Christian Frech
      • System analysis
      • Object-oriented modeling and programming
      • System programming
      • Software development for all kinds of applications
      • Robot programming
      • Forecasting procedures
      • Selection procedures for hardware and software
      • Image processing
      • Expert systems
      • Neuronal networks
      • Networking of heterorgeneous computers using different operating systems
      • Business consulting
  • Service Center for Machine Engineering and Apparatus Construction
    • Contact: Prof. Dr. Christian Frech
      • Testing of materials, consulting on material selection
      • Application of polymer materials
      • Design and construction of machines, measurement equipment, fittings etc.
      • CAD consulting
      • CIM rapid prototyping (stereo-lithography and vacuum casting)
      • Production planning and organization
      • Applied thermal and fluid-dynamic examination, field and laboratory measurement
      • Energy consulting, energy optimization
      • Development of simulator
  • Service Center for Chemistry – Chemistry Technology - Biotechnology
    • Contact: Prof. Dr. Christian Frech
      • Organic and anorganic analysis and preparations
      • Synthesis of special chemicals
      • Optimization of organic compositions
      • Analysis of chemical processes and accident prevention
      • Thermochemical analysis
      • Reaction-kinetic examination
      • Recycling and disposal processes
      • Biological cleaning processes for floors, water and air
      • Corrosion testing
      • Core jet measurement technology
      • Investigation of radioactive substances
      • Energy storage in solar energy
      • Biochemical examinations and development work
      • Ecotoxicological investigation
      • Alternatives to animal testing, cell culture techniques
      • Fluorescence microscopy and image processing
      • Scanning electron microscopy
      • Intracellular ion measurement
      • Immobilization of biocatalysers
      • Enzyme catalysis
      • Microbial degradation of pollutants
      • Biofilms – microbial material destruction
      • Fermentation of micro-organisms
      • Bio-processing engineering issues, bioreactors
      • Molecular biological projects, gene technology
  • Service Center for Process Engineering
    • Contact: Prof. Dr. Christian Frech
      • Assessment of physical and chemical properties (material data)
      • Sorption methods, distillation/rectification, drying, extraction, crystallization, membrane separation technology
      • Machine construction
      • Reaction technology
      • Exhaust air cleaning and solvent recycling
      • Environmental measurement process technology
      • Heated and chilled transport
      • DIN-approved test center for heating cost allocaters
      • Mechanical separation processes, mixing, crushing, agglomerating, fluid bed technology
      • Particle measurement technology
      • Conveyor technology, silo design
  • Service Center for Business Consulting
    • Contact: Prof. Dr. Christian Frech
      • Business services
      • Training and coaching
      • Expert reports, analysis and studies
      • Improvement of strategic strengths and competitiveness
      • Strategy audits, strategy planning, support with implementing strategies
      • Checking and realignment of R&D programs
      • Integration of R&D strategies/product development and business strategies
      • Business audits, takeovers, (part) sal, strategic alliances, partnerships
      • Raising of company value
      • Development and implementation of expansion drives
      • Systematic sales growth drives
      • Productivity and cost reduction drives
      • Auditing of customer and product portfolios
      • Restructuring of companies
      • Ongoing development of organizations
      • Company takeovers/mergers
      • Selling of company divisions
      • Outsourcing decisions
      • Cost reduction initiatives
      • Improvement of market coverage and sales effectiveness
      • Market potential computations
      • Company takeovers/mergers
      • Improving sales productivity
      • Market development strategies
      • Enhanced exploitation of customer potential
      • Enhancement of financial strength
      • Improvement of liquidity
      • Improvement of official rating
      • Operative improvements
      • Reduction of complexity (processes, product/client portfolios)
      • Improvement of business and management processes
      • Business management and planning
      • Management tools (goal setting, key indicators)
      • Reporting
      • Financial controls and monitoring systems
      • Profitability and project calculations
  • Compentence Center - Institute for Brand Communication and Design
    • Contact: Prof. Axel Kolaschnik
      • Brand management
      • Design management
      • Consulting and coaching for corporate brands, brand proprietors and agencies in the creative industry
      • Trend consulting
      • Usability testing/user interface design
      • Brands/communication strategies
      • New media/interactive media strategies
      • Corporate identity
      • Corporate design
      • Concept development and creation of cross-media communication campaigns
      • Creative sparring
  • Competence Center for Tribology
    • Contact: Prof. Dr. Paul Feinle
      • Assessment of performance of lubricants and additives
      • Friction and wear properties of material pairs and coatings
      • Examination of maintenance-free lubrication bearings
      • Influence of topography and surface roughness on friction and wear
      • Examination of material pairs for medical technology applications
      • Development of screening tests and simulation testing
      • Development and construction of tribological test benches
      • Examination of damage in live business situations
      • Tribological consulting relating to materials, coatings and lubrication
  • Competence Center, Institute of Thermotechnology
    • Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Faulhaber
      • State-approved test center for heating cost allocaters under Section 5 of Heating Cost Regulations
      • DIN test center for heating cost allocaters
      • Technical approval of electronic heating cost allocaters adhering to DIN EN 834
      • Technical approval of electronic heating cost allocaters based on evaporation, adhering to DIN EN 835
      • Allocation and extension of permits to use DIN checking and monitoring emblems
      • Consulting and training on the use of heating cost allocaters and heating cost billing
      • Special problems with billing single-pipe heating systems
      • Equipment checking following disputes; issuing of expert reports
      • Measurement and definition of c-values on radiator testing rigs
      • Checking of heating cost allocaters as part of quality assurance
      • Air conditioned radiator testing rigs adhering to DIN 4704
      • Comprehensive apparatus provision for the implementation of heating technology projects
      • Sciencitific measurement services relating to heating technology
      • Customer measurement services with radiators and heating cost allocaters
      • Radiator storage, over 500 types of radiators
      • Auditing support on pilot projects in premises
      • Company seminars on heating cost allocaters and heating cost billing
      • Issuing of expert reports on heating equipment and heating bills
  • Competence Center for Marketing and Financial Control
    • Contact: Prof. Dr. Gerald Graf
      • Implementation of market research projects  
      • Product development and design
      • Development and implementation of pricing strategies
      • Planning of advertising concepts
      • Implementation of distribution concepts
      • Support with the planning of sales activities and structuring/setting up of sales organizations
      • Training of sales teams
      • Marketing with new media (e.g. Internet)
      • Implementation of employee satisfaction analyses
      • Application of the very latest methods and techniques of market research (e.g. ACA conjoint analysis, choice based conjoint analysis, cluster analysis, perceptual mapping)
      • Checking of existing monitoring systems
      • Planning and implementation of financial monitoring strategies
      • Management of financial monitoring projects such as target costing analysis, balanced scorecards, etc.
      • Launch and implementation of operative financial control concepts
      • Management training in the fields of cost accounting, financing, international accounting
      • Analysis of corporate value
  • Competence Center for Quality Management
    • Contact: Dipl.-Ing. Gerd Seintsch
      • Automotive
      • Metal manufacturing and processing
      • Casting
      • Machine engineering
      • Electrical engineering/electronics
      • Hardware
      • Medical equipment
      • Plastic manufacturing
      • Information technology
      • Education, training, continuing professional development
      • Service and maintenance
      • Testing laboratories
      • Welding
      • Engineering offices
      • Implementation of process and product audits
      • Setting up and optimization of management systems
      • Consulting and supervision in welding technology
      • Damage assessments
      • Writing of expert reports
      • Judicial expert reports
      • Project management
      • Process and risk analysis
      • Optimization of processes
      • Interface management
      • Training, Coaching
      • Consulting
      • Personnel management and coaching
  • Competence Center for Turbocharging Technology
    • Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Werner Grundmann
      • Implementation of development projects involving charging systems on combustion engines
      • Project management involving the development of charging systems
      • Continuing professional development in the field of combustion engines and turbocharging
      • Implementation of studies, preliminary development and research projects in the field of combustion engines and turbocharging
      • Implementation of expert reports in the field of combustion engines and turbocharging

Project Examples

  • Flow optimization in a car wind tunnel
  • Development of a solar-powered fountain pump
  • Checking of an ionizer used in water treatment
  • Biocompatibility of tensides
  • Fermentation of recombinant organisms

Media

Steinbeis Transfer Magazine

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Contact

Paul-Wittsack-Str. 10, D-68163 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 292-6316
Fax: +49 621 292-6452
E-mail: SU0027@stw.de
Management: Prof. Dr. Christian Frech
(Stand: 09/23/2021)

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