Tamás Markovits, PhD
Dr. Tamás Markovits is Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of Automotive Technologies at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME). He holds a degree in mechanical engineering and has been working in the field of vehicle manufacturing technologies for over 25 years, with a particular focus on laser-based material processing methods.
Education and Professional Background
Dr. Tamás Markovits earned his mechanical engineering degree at the Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering of BME in 1999, and obtained his PhD in 2005 with a dissertation on laser beam brazing of aluminum. His core research area includes laser material processing and the characterization of thermal joining technologies.
Professional Experience
Following his graduation and PhD studies, he continued his professional career in academia. In addition to his teaching activities, he has been involved in numerous research projects, primarily in collaboration with Hungarian automotive OEMs and their suppliers. These projects provided valuable opportunities to deepen his expertise in materials science and vehicle production technologies.
Beyond industrial collaborations, he has participated in several national and international research programs, often as a professional lead, and frequently coordinating interdisciplinary research efforts. He is an accredited doctoral supervisor at the Kandó Kálmán Doctoral School. For several years, he has served as a reviewer for domestic grant committees and is a regular peer reviewer for international scientific journals.
Research Areas and Publications
His research focuses on laser-based material processing technologies, including surface treatment methods, metal and metal-polymer joining techniques, and precision laser cutting. In recent years, his attention has turned toward laser-based metal additive manufacturing, commonly known as metal 3D printing.
Currently, he is conducting research in selective laser melting (SLM, L-PBF) in collaboration with colleagues from the department. His investigations cover the entire process chain of additive manufacturing — from design tailored for additive technologies and print preparation steps to the printing process itself and subsequent post-processing operations that influence material structure, geometry, and surface quality. His research also includes the metrology of printed components. He supervises PhD students in these fields. His scientific output includes over 75 publications.
Courses Taught
- Materials Technology and Industrial Manufacturing Systems
- Vehicle Structural Materials and Technologies
- Vehicle Manufacturing and Repair
- Vehicle Production Processes 1
- Vehicle Production Processes 2
- Manufacturing Automation
- Assembly
- Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
- Surface Technologies
- Vehicle Manufacturing and Production System Design 1
- Bonding and Sealing Technologies
Contact Information
Top 5 Publications
T. Markovits
Analysis of printing time components and powder utilisation efficiency of metal selective laser melting process in case of 316L and Ti6Al4V materials
VIRTUAL AND PHYSICAL PROTOTYPING, vol. 19, no. 1, 2024.
T. Markovits and L. F. Varga
Investigating the surface roughness of 3D printed metal parts in case of thin 20 µm build layer thickness
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH, vol. 39, no. 13, pp. 1841–1851, 2024.
T. Markovits and F. L. Varga
Characterizing the strength of support-model connection in the case of laser powder bed fusion technology by torsion test
OPTICS AND LASER TECHNOLOGY, vol. 154, 2022.
T. Markovits and B. Szederkényi
Investigation of generative design for powder bed fusion technology in case of Formula Student race car components using Ti6Al4V alloy
JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, vol. 80, pp. 220–231, 2022.
T. Markovits, Takacs J, Lovas A, and Belt J. 2003.
Laser Brazing of Aluminium
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY 143: 651–655. doi:10.1016/S0924-0136(03)00310-8.
