Total Quality Management in the replication process of sophisticated optical elements.- Mold design for complex optical plastics components.- Optical plastics components: Replication processes and plastic materials.- Freeform machining of molds for replication of plastic optics.- Mold structuring by diamond Machining.- Diamond machinable tool steels by novel nitriding processes.- Novel processes for the machining of tool inserts for precision glass molding.- Deterministic polishing of smooth and structured molds.- Process chain for the replication of complex optical glass components.- Deposition, machining and measuring of novel hard coatings.- In-situ and in-process metrology for optical surfaces.- Metrology Past, Present and Future with reference to optics and manufacture.