The Laboratory for Precision Machining (LFM) at the University of Bremen is a research and development centre at the Faculty Production Engineering – Mechanical Engineering & Process Engineering – exclusively devoted to the advancement of ultra-precision machining. Since its foundation in 1992, the laboratory enjoys an increasing reputation based on the quality of research and considerable developments for industry and research institutions throughout the world. LFM works in strong cooperation with IWT Bremen (Foundation Institute for Materials Science) and is the right partner for manufacturing of complex optical elements and precision mechanical parts which often play a key role in diverse technological fields ranging from medical engineering to astronomy. As a university institute LFM is training graduated students in the field of precision engineering for industrial and scientific demands.