Dresden
Machine Elements Colloquium

May 05 - 06, 2026 // Call For Paper

DMK 2026: Your expertise is needed!

On May 5 and 6, 2026, under the scientific direction of Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Berthold Schlecht (Chair of Machine Elements, TU Dresden)
in cooperation with DriveConcepts GmbH, the Dresden Machine Elements
Colloquium DMK 2026 will take place at the Hyperion Hotel Dresden am Schloss.

We cordially invite experts from the machine, plant and vehicle construction
to actively participate in the conference program.
We are looking for practical presentations and contributions on
current research results, in particular on topics relating to:

modern drive technology,
sensor-integrating machine elements
and self-adaptive systems,

with application reference to land, water and air vehicles
and industrial plants.

Take the opportunity to share your developments, innovations and
and experiences with a knowledgeable audience and provide
and provide impetus for the future of mechanical engineering!

We look forward to receiving your
presentations from research and practice.

Main topics

Lectures
  • Sensor-integrating machine elements & artificial intelligence
  • Self-adaptive machine elements
  • Vibrations in drive systems
    (analyses and load and load assumptions through simulation, measurement
    & machine diagnostics)
  • Stress analysis of highly loaded gearboxes gearboxes
    & their components
  • Challenges of new powertrain concepts
    (requirements-oriented design & strength calculation)
  • Tribology in the drive system &
    the machine elements used
  • Current developments in bolted & welded joints
  • Computer-aided selection, calculation & optimization Optimization
    of machine elements
INFO

Lecture registration

Speaking time?
20 minutes plus 10 minutes for discussion.

Where to?
Please send your presentation proposal as an abstract
(max. 2 DIN A4 pages) with full contact details of all authors
by 02.10.2025 to the conference secretariat dmk@driveconcepts.com.

Feedback on acceptance will be provided by 17.10.2025 at the latest.

Optional publication?
In addition to the conference proceedings, an extended version of your contribution can be published
as a "Reviewed Paper" in the journal Engineering Research/Forschung
in Engineering
.
Submission at: editorialmanager.com/fiin


Independent experts will contribute, according to
review by the publisher, in a double-blind
double-blind review process.
www.springer.com/journal/10010

Schedule overview

02.10.2025: Submission of presentation offer

17.10.2025: Notification of acceptance

14.11.2025: Manuscript submission, if participation in the review process for publication in the journal "Forschung im Ingenieurwesen"

02.02.2026: Manuscript submission for publication in the printed conference proceedings