Noomane Ben Khalifa

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Noomane Ben Khalifa is a Professor of Manufacturing – Innovative Manufacturing and Head of the Institute for Production Technology and Systems (IPTS) at Leuphana University. He concurrently leads the Institute for Material and Process Design at Helmholtz Center Hereon. His work focuses on sustainable manufacturing processes, particularly extrusion, sheet metal forming, and additive manufacturing, emphasizing eco-friendly production across material value chains.

Education: Awarded a Doctorate in Engineering from TU Dortmund University (2012) with distinction for research on helical profile extrusion. Holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from TU Dortmund (2005), specializing in production engineering and forming technology.

Research Interests: Sustainable manufacturing processes; material recycling (e.g., aluminum chips); lightweight material development; composite extrusion; die design optimization; and process simulation. His work bridges advanced manufacturing with environmental impact reduction, leveraging AI and machine learning for material-property modeling.

Key Article Trends: Recent studies emphasize machine learning applications in materials science, die design for magnesium alloys, and sustainable recycling processes. His work spans from fundamental material behavior analysis to industrial process optimization.

• 2025: Focus on AI-driven texture-property modeling in Mg alloys and dieless wire drawing improvements
• 2024: LCA of aluminum recycling and deep-drawing process reliability

Awards: 2009 ISPF Award for extrusion research; 2014 ZukunftErfindenNRW for innovative extrusion press design; invited keynote speaker at ICIT & MPT 2014.

Advising & Grants: Oversees OPTUM-MAGNA (magnesium nanocomposites), FERNAPRO (sustainable manufacturing tech), and projects like TrICo (innovation cooperation). Collaborates with industry on tool design and eco-processes.

Labs & Teams: Leads IPTS and co-leads Helmholtz material design institute. Supervises interdisciplinary teams focusing on compound casting, incremental forming, and smart manufacturing systems.