Dr. Hans-Jörg Dennig

Work at ZHAW

Position

Head of Research/Focus Area Product Development

Focus

Product Development, Engineering Design, Gear Technology, Additive Manufacturing

Teaching

Senior Lecturer for Product Development and Construction Design

Experience

• Technical Director and CEO
  phi Engineering Services AG, Schwerzenbach
  02 / 2009 - 07 / 2014
• Research Associate
  University of Stuttgart, Institute of Engineering Design and Technical Design
  02 / 2005 - 01 / 2009
• Project Engineer
  phi Engineering Services GmbH , Stuttgart
  09 / 2003 - 01 / 2005

Education and Continuing education

Education

• Certificate of Advanced Studies / University Didactic
  Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  09 / 2015 - 03 / 2016
• PhD / Mechanical Engineering
  University of Stuttgart
  09 / 2009 - 12 / 2009
• Mechanical Engineering / Product development and engineering design
  Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
  09 / 1997 - 07 / 2003

Network

Membership of networks

LinkedIn

Projects

• Grabowski – Bohrroboter für Geothermiebohrungen / Project leader / Project ongoing
• Optimisation of the tooth root geometry of plastic gears / Project leader / Project ongoing
• Additive Manufactured Gears of Case-Hardened Steel / Project leader / Project ongoing
• Machbarkeitsstudie Tauchbohrroboter / Project leader / Project completed
• Automated Composite Compression-Zahnrad / Project leader / Project completed
• Energieeffizienter, autonomer Bohrroboter für Geothermiebohrungen / Project leader / Project completed
• Zahnradtests IGUS I3 VDI 2736 / Project leader / Project completed
• Chassis Prüfung Dauertest / Project leader / Project completed
• Machbarkeitsstudie Leichtbau Werkzeughalter / Project leader / Project completed
• Neues Kochfeldabzugssystem: Machbarkeitsstudie / Project leader / Project completed
• SLM gears: Function- and weight-optimized gears produced using the Selective Laser Melting (SLM) process / Project leader / Project completed
• TOP GEAR - Industrial manufacturing of gears, based on thermoplastic high performance composite materials / Project leader / Project completed

Publications

• Dennig, Hans-Jörg; Zumofen, Livia; Stierli, Daniel; Kirchheim, Andreas; Winterberg, Simon,

  2021.

  Increasing the safety against scuffing of additive manufactured gear wheels by internal cooling channels.

  Forschung im Ingenieurwesen.

  86(3), pp. 595-604.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10010-021-00515-5

• Zumofen, Livia; Kirchheim, Andreas; Dennig, Hans-Jörg,

  2020.

  Laser powder bed fusion of 30CrNiMo8 steel for quenching and tempering : examination of the processability and mechanical properties.

  Progress in Additive Manufacturing.

  2020(5), pp. 75-81.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40964-020-00121-x

• Dennig, Hans-Jörg; Burri, Adrian; Ganz, Philipp,

  2021.

  BICAR : urban light electric vehicle

  .

  In:

  Small Electric Vehicles.

  Cham:

  Springer.

  pp. 157-166.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65843-4_12

• Düzel, Sven; Eberlein, Robert; Dennig, Hans-Jörg,

  2024.

  Fatigue life analysis of POM gears with transient material modeling [paper].

  In:

  AIP Conference Proceedings.

  38th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society (PPS-38), St. Gallen, Switzerland, 22-26 May 2023.

  AIP Publishing.

  pp. 110015-1-110015-6.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0204543

• Höller, Anton; Zumofen, Livia; Kirchheim, Andreas; Dinner, Hanspeter; Dennig, Hans-Jörg,

  2020.

  Additive manufactured and topology optimized flexpin for planetary gears [paper].

  In:

  Meboldt, Mirko; Klahn, Christoph, eds.,

  Industrializing Additive Manufacturing : Proceedings of AMPA 2020.

  2nd International Conference on Additive Manufacturing for Products and Applications (AMPA), Zurich, 1-3 September 2020.

  Cham:

  Springer.

  pp. 337-356.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54334-1_24

• Dennig, Hans-Jörg; Zumofen, Livia; Kirchheim, Andreas,

  2020.

  Feasibility investigation of gears manufactured by fused filament fabrication [paper].

  In:

  Meboldt, Mirko; Klahn, Christoph, eds.,

  Industrializing Additive Manufacturing : Proceedings of AMPA 2020.

  2nd International Conference on Additive Manufacturing for Products and Applications (AMPA), Zurich, 1-3 September 2020.

  Cham:

  Springer.

  pp. 304-320.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54334-1_22

• Dennig, Hans-Jörg; Winterberg, Simon,

  2019.

  Test stand for internally cooled metal gears [poster].

  In:

  International Conference on Gears 2019, 3rd International Conference on High Performance Plastic Gears 2019, 3rd International Conference on Gear Production 2019 : Garching/Munich, Germany September 18-20, 2019.

  3rd International Conference on High Performance Plastic Gears, Munich, Germany, 18-19 September 2019.

  Düsseldorf:

  VDI-Verlag.

  pp. 1263-1265.

  VDI-Berichte ; 2355.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-18361

• Dennig, Hans-Jörg; Monn, Severino; Vodermayer, Albert,

  2019.

  Thermoplastic high performance composite gears [paper].

  In:

  International Conference on Gears 2019, 3rd International Conference on High Performance Plastic Gears 2019, 3rd International Conference on Gear Production 2019 : Garching/Munich, Germany September 18-20, 2019.

  3rd International Conference on High Performance Plastic Gears, Munich, Germany, 18-19 September 2019.

  Düsseldorf:

  VDI-Verlag.

  pp. 1279-1290.

  VDI-Berichte ; 2355.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-18362

• Dennig, Hans-Jörg,

  2017.

  BICAR : sharing mobility for the last mile [poster].

  In:

  European Battery, Hybrid, Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Congress, Geneva, 14-16 March 2017.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3464

• Zumofen, Livia; Beck, Christian; Kirchheim, Andreas; Dennig, Hans-Jörg,

  2017.

  Quality related effects of the preheating temperature on laser melted high carbon content steels [paper].

  In:

  Meboldt, Mirko; Klahn, Christoph, eds.,

  Industrializing Additive Manufacturing : Proceedings of Additive Manufacturing in Products and Applications - AMPA2017 Zurich.

  AMPA 2017, Zurich, 13-15 September 2017.

  Cham:

  Springer.

  pp. 210-219.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66866-6_21

• Kirchheim, Andreas; Zumofen, Livia; Dennig, Hans-Jörg,

  2017.

  Why education and training in the field of additive manufacturing is a necessity : the right way to teach students and professionals [paper].

  In:

  Meboldt, Mirko; Klahn, Christoph, eds.,

  Industrializing Additive Manufacturing : Proceedings of Additive Manufacturing in Products and Applications - AMPA 2017 Zurich.

  AMPA 2017, Zurich, 13-15 September 2017.

  Cham:

  Springer.

  pp. 329-336.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66866-6_31

• Dennig, Hans-Jörg; Sauter-Servaes, Thomas; Hoppe, Merja; Burri, Adrian,

  2016.

  Bicar : sharing mobility for the last mile [paper].

  In:

  1st Light Electric Vehicle Summit, Barcelona, Spain, 20-21 September 2016.

• Dennig, Hans-Jörg,

  2015.

  Bicar : urbane Mobilität von morgen.

  Swiss Engineering STZ.

  2015(6), pp. 16-17.

• Zumofen, Livia; Dennig, Hans-Jörg; Kirchheim, Andreas; Stierli, Daniel; Waldburger, Michael Christoph; Winterberger, Simon,

  2020.

  Function- and weight-optimized gear components by Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF).

  In:

  2nd International Conference on Additive Manufacturing for Products and Applications (AMPA), Zurich, 1-3 September 2020.

• Zumofen, Livia; Kirchheim, Andreas; Dennig, Hans-Jörg,

  2020.

  Laser powder bed fusion of 30CrNiMo8 steel for quenching and tempering : examination of the processability and mechanical properties.

  In:

  Fraunhofer Direct Digital Manufacturing Conference (DDMC 2020), Online, 23 June 2020.

• Kirchheim, Andreas; Dennig, Hans-Jörg; Winterberg, Simon; Zumofen, Livia; Waldburger, Michael Christoph; Stieri, Daniel,

  2019.

  Funktions-und gewichtsoptimierte Zahnräder : additiv durch selektives Laserschmelzen hergestellt.

  In:

  AM Network Tagung: Additive Fertigung in Forschung und Praxis, Zürich, 24. Oktober 2019.

• Dennig, Hans-Jörg,

  2016.

  BICAR - research concept for a sharing testfleet.

  In:

  Swiss-US Energy Innovation Days 2016, Berkeley, USA, 22 August 2016.

• Dennig, Hans-Jörg,

  2015.

  BICAR : neue Dimensionen urbaner Mobilität für die Stadt Winterthur.

  In:

  Verein Energie bewegt Winterthur, 2015.

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

• Dennig, H.-J.: Leichtbau im Flugzeuginterieur - Potenziale und Herausforderungen. In: 8. SWISS RaPiD Forum 2012, Design for Additive Manufacturing, St. Gallen, 2012
• Dennig, H.-J., Höner, S.: Konstruktion und Entwicklung von Kunststoffgetrieben im Automobilbau. In: Schweizer Maschinenelemente Kolloquium (SMK) 2012, Rapperswil, 2012
• Dennig, H.-J., Höner, S. Langhart, J.: Getriebe leicht gemacht. In: Der Konstrukteur, 12-2012
• Müller, A. ; Maier, T. ; Dennig, H.-J.: Holistic and user-centered layout conception of an electric vehicle (E-Car). In: 11th Stuttgart International Symposium Automotive and Engine Technology. Stuttgart, 2011, S. 93-106
• Dennig, H. ; Binz, H.: Development of a fast operating clutch for linear movement. In: 7th International Fluid Power Conference (7th IFK). Aachen, 2010.
• Dennig, H.-J.: Entwicklung einer schnell schaltenden Bremse und Kupplung für Linearbewegungen zum Überlastschutz in Werkzeugmaschinen. Stuttgart, Universität, Institut für Konstruktionstechnik und Technisches Design, Dissertation, 2009.
• Dennig, H.-J., Rudolf, T.: Project Kobasis: A New mechatronic Approach to reduce or avoid Collision Damages for Machine Tools with Spindle Nut Systems. In: The International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 2009
• Dennig, H.-J. ; Stuhlmüller, R. ; Binz, H.: Schnelle Hydraulik. Hydraulisch gelüftete Linearbremse mit Schaltzeiten im Milisekundenbereich. In: Antriebstechnik 04/2009. S. 50-54
• Dennig, H.-J. ; Binz, H.: KoBaSiS – Kontakterkennungsbasiertes Kollisionsschutzsystem: In: Zustandsüberwachung und -diagnose an Produktionsmaschinen 24./25.09.2008. WZL; Fraunhofer Institut Produktionstechnologie. Aachen, 2008
• Dennig, H.-J. ; Binz, H. ; Bachmann, M.: Fast activating actuators for safety applications. In: Actuator 2008, Messe Bremen, 09.-11.06.2008
• Dennig, H.-J. ; Binz, H. : Schneller als ein Wimpernschlag. In: Mediendienst der Universität Stuttgart, Februar 2008.
• Dennig, H.-J. ; Binz, H. ; Bachmann, M.: Extrem schnell schaltende Aktorprinzipien für Sicherheitsanwendungen. In: ASB Kongress, Stuttgart, 2008
• Dennig, H. ; Binz, H.: Geringe Schäden trotz heftiger Kollisionen. Wie das IKTD Kollsionsschäden im Werkzeugmaschinenbau verhindert. In: Transmitter 1/2008, Universität Stuttgart, S. 20-22.
• Dennig, H. ; Wagner, M. ; Binz, H.: Projekt KoBaSiS – Entwicklung einer schnell schaltenden Bremse und Sicherheitskupplung. In: InnoNet-Kolloquium 2007 - Hybride Maschinenkonzepte und intelligente Verfahren zur Fertigung von High-Tech-Produkten. Aachen, 2007.
• Dennig, H.-J. ; Wagner, M. ; Binz, H.: Schnell schaltende Aktoren. Ein Systemvergleich linearer Stellglieder. In: Antriebstechnik 07/2007. S. 32-34
• Dennig, H.-J. ; Binz, H.: Schnell schaltende mechanische Sicherheitskomponenten im Werkzeugmaschinenbau. In: Bosch-Rexroth Doktoranden Kolloquium. Lohr am Main, 2007
• Dennig, H.-J. ; Binz, H.: Neuartiger Überlastschutz für Spindelmutter-Antriebe. In: VDI-Tagung, Kupplungen und Kupplungssysteme in Antrieben. Wiesloch, 2007
• Dennig, H.-J. ; Binz, H.: Projekt KoBaSiS - Methodische Entwicklung mechatronischer Sicherheitskomponenten. In: Konstruktion 4-2007. S. 94
• Dennig, H. ; Binz, H.: Projekt KoBaSiS - Methodische Entwicklung mechatronischer Sicherheitskomponenten. In: Berliner Kreis Newsletter 02/2006 - Nr. 7, S. 1-2.

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