Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Fuchs

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Professor of Design and Machine Elements

Room: A218
Subject Area: Design and machine elements
Faculty: Fakultät M

Research

  • Design and methodical product development
  • Machine elements
  • Materials and heat treatment technology for machine elements

Vita

  • Since 2025 at THI
  • 2022 – 2025: ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Friedrichshafen): Head of Department and Technical Expert in the Materials Technology Department in Corporate Research and Development (focus: damage analysis on machine elements)
  • 2016 – 2022: Technical University of Munich, Gear Research Center (FZG): Team leader and research assistant
  • 2011 – 2016: OTH Regensburg: Bachelor's and Master's degree
  • 2008 – 2011: Equipment designer for test systems, ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Passau) 
    Part-time further training as a state-certified mechanical technician, DAA Technikum, Würzburg
  • 2006 – 2008: Technical draughtsman for testing systems, ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Passau)

  • 2003 – 2006: Apprenticeship as a Technical product designer, ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Passau)

     

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Publications

Honorary position/joint research/lecturer

  • Since 09/2025: Co-chairman of Technical Committee 21 ‘Structure and Mechanical Properties’ of the Working Group for Heat Treatment and Materials Technology (AWT) (AWT)
  • Since 11/2025: Member of the ‘Materials’ working group of the  Research Association for Drive Technology (FVA)
  • Since 11/2025: Member of the DIN working committee ‘Gear Materials’ (NA 060-34-10 AA)
  • AWT seminars:
    • Degree of purity – The degree of purity of steels and its effect on fatigue strength
    • Case hardening for practitioners
    • Carbonitriding in theory and practice
    • Dimensional and shape changes during production