The Institute of Machine Components (IMA) is an institute with approx. 50 academic employees of the Faculty of Design, Production and Automotive Engineering at the University of Stuttgart. The Institute for Machine Components has worked together with numerous industrial partners on more than 60 projects in recent years. In our research areas drive technology, CAD, sealing technology, railway vehicle technology and reliability technology we have successfully cooperated with companies such as Audi, BMW Motorsport, Bosch, Daimler AG, INPRO-Seal (USA), Krauss-Maffei, Liebherr, Loctite, Mannesmann, Porsche, Siemens Bahntechnik, Thyssen Bahntechnik, Voith and ZF.