• Thin-film sensor systems for guide pads to measure forces, temperatures and wear in cutting processes
• Production of high-precision, thin-walled components with complex geometry from high-strength and ultrahigh-strength steel materials using a hybrid combination process of friction spinning and turning
• Working Group Machining of Innovative Steels

Brause, L.; Michel, S.; Schmidt, R.; Biermann, D.
Measurement and Analysis of the Thermal Load During BTA Deep Hole Drilling
4th International Conference on Thermal Issues in Machine Tools (ICTIMT2025). Lecture Notes in Production Engineering. Springer Cham. (2026): 83-94, doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-01194-7_7

Biermann, D.; Brause, L.; Homberg, W.; Jüttner, M. 
Heiße Kombination: Reib-Drücken trifft Drehen
Werkstatt+Betrieb – Zeitschrift für spanende Fertigung, 01 (2026), p. 26. Article

Schmidt, R.; Brause, L.; Strodick, S.; Walther, F.; Biermann, D.; Zabel, A.
An investigation on the dynamic behavior of the BTA deep hole drilling process – increasing the process stability and sustainability
18th CIRP Conference on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering, Procedia CIRP 138 (2026) p. 334-339. doi: 10.1016/j.procir.2026.01.058

Blech, H.; Brause, L.
Automation gaining ground - Current trends and topics in metalworking
Technical Closing Report - EMO Hannover 2025
 

Brause, L.; Michel, S.; Biermann, D.
Wireless Determination of Mechanical Loads During Deep Hole Drilling
Production at the Leading Edge of Technology. WGP 2024. Lecture Notes in Production Engineering. Springer, Cham. (2025) p. 39-46. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-86893-1_5

Brause, L.; Michel, S.; Schott, A.; Rekowski, M.; Herrmann, C.; Biermann, D.
Dünnschicht-Sensorsysteme für Führungsleisten
VDI-Z, 167 (2025) 01-02, p. 67-69. doi: 10.37544/0042-1766-2025-01-02

Strodick, S.; Schmidt, R.; Brause, L.; Zabel, A.; Biermann, D.; Walther, F.
Mikromagnetische Charak­teri­sierung der Bohrungsintegrität
wt Werkstattstechnik online 112, 11/12 (2022) 757-761. doi: 10.37544/1436-4980-2022-11-12-31

Schmidt, R.; Brause, L.; Strodick, S.; Walther, F.; Biermann, D.; Zabel, A.
Measurement and analysis of the thermal load in the bore subsurface zone during BTA deep hole drilling
55th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems (CMS 2022), Procedia CIRP 107 (2022) p. 375-380. doi: 10.1016/j.procir.2022.04.061

Brause, L.; Michel, S.; Commandeur, M.; Biermann, D.
Technological investigations into single-lip deep hole drilling with large diameters
WGP Jahreskongress 2025, 30.09.-02.10.2025, Hannover

Brause, L..; Michel, S.; Schmidt, R.; Biermann, D.
Calculation and determination of induced chatter marks on the borehole surface in deep hole drilling
19th CIRP Conference on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering, 16.-18.07.2025, Naples, Italy

Brause, L.; Michel, S.; Schmidt, R.; Biermann, D.
Measurement and Analysis of the Thermal Load during BTA Deep Hole Drilling
4th CIRP International Conference on Thermal Issues in Machine Tools, 17.06.-19.06.2025, Zurich, Switzerland

Brause, L.; Michel, S.; Biermann, D.
Wireless determination of mechanical loads during deep hole drilling
WGP Jahreskongress 2024, 02.-04.12.2024, Chemnitz

Brause, L.; Krumme, E.
Wirtschaftliche Zerspanung: Produktivität versus Nachhaltigkeit
Wissensforum Zerspanung, 27.11.2024, Würzburg

Schmidt, R.; Brause, L..; Strodick, S.;Walther, F. ; Biermann, D.; Zabel, A.
An investigation on the dynamic behavior of the BTA deep hole drilling process – increasing the process stability and sustainability,
18th CIRP ICME Conference, 10-12.07.2024, Naples, Italy

Schmidt, R.; Brause, L.; Biermann, D.; Zabel, A.; Strodick, S.; Walther, F.
Einfluss der Prozessdynamik auf die Oberflächenkonditionierung beim BTA-Tief­bohren
VDI-Fachtagung Präzisions- und Tief­bohren aktuell 2024, 12.-13.03.2024, Dortmund

Schmidt, R.; Brause, L.; Strodick, S.; Walther, F.; Biermann, D.; Zabel, A.
Measurement and analysis of the thermal load in the bure sub-surface zone during BTA deep hole drilling
55th CIRP International Conference on Manufacturing Systems, 29.06.-01.07.2022, Lugano, Switzerland