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„In order to develop innovations and thus ensure long-term corporate success, it is essential for companies to think outside the box. Product development plays a central role in the innovation process.”

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Iris Gräßler,
Head of the “Product Creation” workgroup at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute at Paderborn University from Paderborn

News from the workgroup

24.03.2025

Joint activ­it­ies with the VDI OWL to strengthen the en­gin­eer­ing pro­fes­sions

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24.03.2025

KLUG part­ners present di­git­iz­a­tion check­list in Hands-On ses­sion

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10.03.2025

Our product de­vel­op­ment spe­cial­ist group con­tin­ues to grow

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03.03.2025

Re­treat 2025 - Chair of Product Cre­ation fuel­ling up on Sylt

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05.02.2025

"as­semblean": Pader­born Uni­ver­sity spin-off closes fin­an­cing round for 1.8 mil­lion euros

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03.02.2025

De­vel­op­ing and pro­du­cing re­cyc­lable products with data sci­ence and ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence

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15.01.2025

Re­in­force­ment for our "Product Cre­ation" work­group

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03.01.2025

We con­grat­u­late Daniel Preuß to his doc­tor­ate!

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27.11.2024

WDR 2 Christ­mas mir­acle winter bar­be­cue at the HNI

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20.11.2024

The Product Cre­ation work­group pro­motes cross-uni­ver­sity ex­change at the WiGeP As­sist­ant Meet­ing 2024

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20.11.2024

Lec­ture series on sus­tain­able product de­vel­op­ment

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15.11.2024

"Product Cre­ation" work­group wel­comes two new em­ploy­ees

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14.11.2024

"Product Cre­ation" work­group starts in­to new EU pro­ject Di­gi4­Cir­cu­lar

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30.10.2024

In­­ter­­n­a­­tion­al re­search pro­ject led by Pader­­born Uni­ver­­s­ity strengthens sus­­tain­­able pro­­duc­­tion in the EU

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28.10.2024

"Product Cre­ation" work­group con­tin­ues to grow

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Our Mis­sion

  • An excellent environment, laboratory facilities, cooperation on an equal basis across all levels, outstanding projects, research and teaching make us the first choice.
  • A participative manner, involvement in various tasks in both teaching and practice create a special bond to the chair during and beyond the occupation.
  • Through intensive networking with competent partners and institutes both home and abroad we profile ourselves as a competence center and coordinator of complex projects.
  • We promote the talents of our employees as future leaders in science and industry.
  • With an entrepreneurial pioneering spirit, the joy of experimenting, trying out new things, and innovative approaches, we appeal project partners as well as employees.
  • We see ourselves as an innovation machine and take new, unorthodox paths in research and teaching. Setbacks are considered as an incentive for improvement.
  • We set standards in academic teaching, embed research findings promptly and shape the curriculum of product creation.
  • Through a wide range of professional competencies and content depth, we shape the engineering profile of our graduates.

Fu­ture-proof de­vel­op­ment of cy­ber-phys­ic­al sys­tems - New VDI/VDE Guideline 2206 rep­res­ents a mile­stone in the de­vel­op­ment of tech­nic­al sys­tems

When it comes to methodological support in the development of mechatronic systems, there is no way around VDI Guideline 2206. The ever-increasing pace of digitalisation has made it imperative to further develop this guideline. The responsible VDI expert committee, which is chaired by Prof. Iris Gräßler and consists of an equal number of academic members from across Germany and industry representatives from a wide range of sectors, has now presented a result that represents a milestone in the development of technical systems: Instead of focussing exclusively on mechatronic systems, Guideline 2206 now includes cyber-physical systems in its considerations. The revised guideline has been available in white print since November 2021.

All further information and the V-model for download can be found on the VDI website.

Re­search, teach­ing, pro­jects

Re­search

We research, develop and evaluate methods and tools to design secure software systems from the ground up. In many software development processes currently in use, the security of software systems is unfortunately still treated as secondary. As a result, security aspects are often considered too late.

Research topics

Teach­ing

We are intensively involved in teaching and training students and young academics such as doctoral candidates, postdoctoral researchers and junior professors with the aim of providing them with the skills they need to shape the future.

Courses

Pro­jects

We can provide companies with significant impetus for innovation and for maintaining their competitiveness. There are many approaches to this. They range from the placement of graduates through collaborative projects to contract developments, which we generally carry out via our spin-offs.

Project overview

Team, pub­lic­a­tions, bach­el­or/mas­ter theses

Pub­lic­a­tions

Bach­el­or/Mas­ter theses

Va­can­cies

Doctorate in the Product Creation work group

While working as a research assistant in the Product Creation work group, you will take on responsibility in industrial and research projects as well as university teaching. Your work in the work group will be based on a structured qualification plan.

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Laboratory engineer (f/m/d) for information systems

IT support for users as well as administration of networks and the IT backend with interface to the IT service centres of UPB | Programming of software demonstrators/research prototypes | Experience in the independent commissioning of IT systems and maintaining operational capability | Completed university degree

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Research assistant (f/m/d) in systems engineering and development management

Field of responsibility is Systems Engineering and Development Management for Mechatronic and Cyber-Physical Systems| PhD in Mechanical Engineering |above-average scientific degree in mechanical engineering or similar |working on an industrial project on the modelling of active chains in vehicle development

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Research assistant (f/m/d) in our industrial projects

Working on an industrial project on modelling value chains in vehicle development | Participating in the development and implementation of competence-oriented teaching | Applying for, acquiring and implementing research and industrial projects | Usually 3 years

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Research assistant (f/m/d) in our research projects

Strategic product planning and innovation management | Systems engineering and development management for mechatronic and cyber-physical systems | production management and realisation including digital twin | digital and virtual product development including virtual and augmented reality | usually 3 years

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Research assistant (f/m/d) in our research and industry projects

Strategic product planning and innovation management | Systems engineering and development management for mechatronic and cyber-physical systems | production management and realisation including digital twin | digital and virtual product development including virtual and augmented reality | usually 3 years

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„From the beginning, I found it inspiring to exchange ideas with intelligent people to develop the best ideas. The emerging diversity and dynamism in science are both challenging and beneficial.”

Daniel Preuß,
Scientist from the “Product Creation” workgroup of the Heinz Nixdorf Institute at Paderborn University from Paderborn