The Chair of Production Technologies & Process Automation of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Dröder focuses on technological and automation issues along current and future manufacturing process chains. The main focus is on the development of future manufacturing strategies that enable the production of functionalized products with highest efficiency and flexibility in terms of quantity and variants. The research areas range from assembly and production automation for various components and especially batteries to the machining and processing of metallic materials, wood and composite materials and new manufacturing technologies for the integrated production of material hybrid functional structures. In this context, novel tool concepts and technologies are also considered.