Head of Professorship
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Philipp Klimant
+49 3727 581044
philipp.klimant@hs-mittweida.de
House 22, Room 22-203
ResearchGate
Scopus
ORCID ID
VIVO
Philipp Klimant
+49 3727 581044
philipp.klimant@hs-mittweida.de
House 22, Room 22-203
ResearchGate
Scopus
ORCID ID
VIVO
Academic Education and Further Qualifications
| 05/2013 | Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology with the thesis “Virtual reality-supported kinematics and material removal simulation for milling machines using hardware-in-the-loop” |
| 06/2011 – 05/2013 | Graduate and class year spokesman of the Leadership Academy of the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU |
| 2002 – 2007 | Study of Electrical Engineering and Automation Technology at Hochschule Mittweida |
Professional Activity
| since 09/2023 | Head of Professorship Virtual Technologies at Hochschule Mittweida |
| since 02/2021 | Head of Business Unit Process Digitalization and Manufacturing Automation at the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU |
| 02/2019 – 01/2021 | Division Director Smart Factory - Digitalization and Automation at Fraunhofer IWU |
| 01/2019 - 08/2023 | Chief Executive Engineer of the Professorship Production Systems and Processes at Chemnitz University of Technology (Renaming of the Professorship Machine Tool Design and Forming Technology to Production Systems and Processes since 01.10.2020) |
| 04/2018 – 12/2018 | Chief Engineer Research at the Professorship Machine Tool Design and Forming Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology |
| 01/2017 – 12/2020 | Site coordinator for Chemnitz of the “Saxon Alliance for Material and Resource Efficient Technologies - AMARETO” |
| 02/2016 – 01/2019 | Head of the Research Group Digital Production Systems and VR at Fraunhofer IWU |
| 04/2013 – 03/2015 | Head of the Central Coordination Office of the Saxon Excellence Cluster “Energy-Efficient Product and Process Innovations in Production Technology” eniPROD® at Chemnitz University of Technology and Fraunhofer IWU |
| 01/2011 – 04/2019 | Head of the Teaching and Research Division Process Informatics and Virtual Product Development at the Professorship Machine Tool Design and Forming Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology |
| 09/2007 – 08/2023 | Research associate at the Professorship Machine Tool Design and Forming Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology |
Non-University Professional Experience and Stays Abroad
| since 01/2017 | Founder and Managing Director of auvirea GmbH Software company in the field of industrial augmented and virtual reality |
| 11/2006 – 05/2007 | Graduate student at Siemens AG Chemnitz in the A&D AS RD DH C department Diploma topic: Creating a control program for operating redundant analog outputs with partial current sources for spike-free switching between the redundant components. |
| 04/2006 – 10/2006 | Internship at Veeco Instruments Inc. in Santa Barbara, California, USA Creation of an automated test for the inspection of printed circuit boards from 3D microscopes in production. |
| 02/2005 – 08/2005 | Internship and working student at Siemens AG Chemnitz in the A&D AS RD DH C department Carrying out tests on a new microcontroller with integrated AD converter and adapting its firmware. |
Networks, Memberships and Research Collaborations
| since 01/2024 | Member of the innovation network XR-INTERACTION – RESEARCH ALLIANCE FOR EXTENDED REALITY |
| since 03/2023 | Frontiers in Virtual Reality (Frontiers Media S.A.) Member of the International Editorial Board as Review Editor for topics „Augmented Reality“ and „Technologies for VR“ |
| since 01/2019 | CIRP – The International Academy for Production Engineering Corporate Member |
| since 07/2018 | IJIDeM – Intern. Journ. on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (Springer) Member of the International Editorial Board as Associate Editor |
Publications (selection)
| [01] | Klimant, P.; Kollatsch, C.: Concepts for creating augmented reality based technical documentations for the maintenance of machine tools. In: International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM). - Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Part of Springer Nature. - 16. 2022, S. 765 – 773, DOI: 10.1007/s12008-022-00880-7. | |
| [02] | Brade, J., Winkler, S., Beisig, L. S., Flucke, J., Jasniewcz, L., Laaser, J., Seehars, A., Lorenz, M., Jahn, G., & Klimant, P. (2022). How Far is It? Distance Estimation and Reproduction Through a Double 3 Telepresence Robot. Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), Singapore. DOI: 10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct57072.2022.00151 | |
| [02] | Praedicow, M.; Apitzsch, R.; Richter, A.; Wunderlich, T.; Klimant, P.: Availability-guaranteeing maintenance of series machine tools. In: Engineering Reports. - John Wiley & Sons Ltd.. 2021, e12456, DOI: 10.1002/eng2.12456. | |
| [03] | Kollatsch, C.; Klimant, P. (2021). Efficient integration process of production data into Augmented Reality based maintenance of machine tools. Production Engineering 2021. DOI: 10.1007/s11740-021-01026-6 | |
| [04] | Witt, M.; Schumann, M.; Klimant, P.: Real-time machine simulation using cutting force calculation based on a voxel material removal model. In: The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Springer London 2019, Volume 105, Issue 5–6, S. 2321–2328, DOI: 10.1007/s00170-019-04418-2. | |
| [05] | Posdzich, M.; Stöckmann, R.; Klimant, P.; Putz, M.: Investigation of the influence of surface waviness of aluminium on the burnishing quality of a combined process. Proceedings of the 17th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, 09.-11.10.2019, Shanghai, China. - Procedia Manufacturing. - 43.2020, S. 479-486. - Elsevier B.V., 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2020.02.185. | |
| [06] | Allmacher, C.; Schumann, M.; Klimant, P.; Putz, M.: Optimizing development time through hybrid commissioning of control software. Proceedings of 12th CIRP Conference on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering, 18. - 20.07.2018, Gulf of Naples, Italy. Procedia CIRP 79 (2019). - S. 450 - 455. Elsevier B.V., 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2019.02.120. | |
| [07] | Brade, J.; Lorenz, M.; Busch, M.; Hammer, N.; Tscheligi, M.; Klimant, P.: Being there again - Presence in real and virtual environments and its relation to usability and user experience using a mobile navigation task. In: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. Volume 101. 2017, S. 76-87, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2017.01.004 | |
| [08] | Schumann, M.; Witt, M.; Klimant, P.: A Real-Time Collision Prevention System for Machine Tools (Part II). Procedia CIRP, Volume 41, 2016, Pages 789-794. Key Enabling Technologies for the Factories of the Future – Proceedings of the 48th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2015.12.140 | |
| [09] | Lorenz, M.; Busch, M.; Rentzos, L.; Tscheligi, M.; Klimant, P.; Fröhlich, P.: I’m There! The Influence of Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality Environments Combined with Two Different Navigation Methods on Presence. Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference 2015, Pages 223-224, Arles, France, 2015. DOI: 10.1109/VR.2015.7223376. | |
| [10] | Schumann, M.; Witt, M.; Klimant, P.: A Real-time Collision Prevention System for Machine Tools. Procedia CIRP, Volume 7, 2013, Pages 329-334. Forty Sixth CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems 2013, DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2013.05.056. |