Bachelor/Master Thesis/Practical Semester (m/f/d)

Company profile

IBT GmbH is an innovative company based in Freiberg (Saxony). We develop, manufacture and distribute creative STIR® infrared heating elements and modules for the following applications:

Heating, heating, paint drying, plastics processing, baking, food and building drying.

We have been successful on the market for more than a decade and stand out for our high-quality and innovative products. You enjoy the freedom to shape and implement your ideas and are given the opportunity for personal development. The company is characterised by open communication and flat hierarchies.

Topic

Numerical simulation of energy input by infrared during paint drying of components in different arrangements using the example of bumpers.

Job description

Continuously operated paint drying tunnels based on convection are the industry standard in the automotive sector. These are process-safe and require little control and planning effort. Due to the higher energy input, infrared paint drying enables shorter drying times, shorter system lengths and thus potentially higher throughputs. However, problems can arise due to shading of individual areas of the painted surfaces. For this reason, different variants of the arrangement of bumpers on the batch carrier are to be investigated.

Within the scope of this work, a numerical model for investigating the energy input into the components with different variants of arrangement and number of components on the component carrier.

Main focus:

• Market research on common component carrier concepts
• Development of the numerical model
• Validation of different radiation models through practical tests
• Evaluation of the simulation results

Work period:

• 2 to 6 months
• Requirements profile
• Technical studies in the final phase
• Knowledge of heat transfer
• Ability to work in a team
• Analytical thinking

Contact

Dr.-Ing. Robert Eder
Managing Director

IBT GmbH
Am Junger-Löwe-Schacht 9
D - 09599 Freiberg

Phone: +49 (0) 3731 16 83 24
Fax: +49 (0) 3731 16 83 29
Mobile: +49 (0) 173 36 27 121
Mail: r.eder@ibt.de