Within the sense of economically using resources, on the one hand the single locations are directed to core competences, on the other hand the close cooperation serves the research and development departments to exchange their know-how, personnel and equipment. The development of main research is both oriented towards processes and branches relating to matters of technology, materials engineering and equipment:

• Development and optimization of process variants
• Examination and application of new equipment, filler metals and consumables  
• Research of the material behaviour during welding
• Joining processes for dissimilar materials
• Development of new equipment variants
• Development of principles on the design of welded structures