WEBVTT 00:00:10.560 --> 00:00:13.080 How can we make tomorrow’s production smarter, 00:00:13.080 --> 00:00:16.960 more connected and more resource-efficient? 00:00:17.480 --> 00:00:20.040 Our key research area Production Engineering focuses on 00:00:20.040 --> 00:00:23.440 from the entire industrial production process – 00:00:23.440 --> 00:00:26.520 the processing of raw materials to the end product. 00:00:27.440 --> 00:00:31.080 The Hannover Centre for Production Technology (PZH) 00:00:31.080 --> 00:00:32.440 at Leibniz University Hannover brings together 00:00:32.440 --> 00:00:37.000 eight institutes with more than 270 scientists 00:00:39.000 --> 00:00:41.000 We are researching new materials and processes 00:00:41.000 --> 00:00:42.520 to make components lighter, 00:00:42.520 --> 00:00:44.520 more precise and more durable. 00:00:45.200 --> 00:00:47.400 In one of our collaborative research centres, 00:00:47.400 --> 00:00:50.760 we are developing hybrid high-performance components. 00:00:50.760 --> 00:00:53.080 These consist of diverse materials – 00:00:53.080 --> 00:00:55.560 for example, steel and aluminium. 00:00:56.080 --> 00:00:59.920 At the moment,the material used is often the most expensive and heavy. 00:01:00.560 --> 00:01:04.600 Intelligent combinations can reduce costs or weight, 00:01:04.600 --> 00:01:07.600 and often have a much longer lifespan. 00:01:07.840 --> 00:01:12.000 Sustainability and recycling are also important topics at LUH. 00:01:13.000 --> 00:01:16.000 We want to better understand what happens with plastics 00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:17.620 that make their way into the environment. 00:01:18.000 --> 00:01:20.120 In our wave basins and aquariums, we study 00:01:20.120 --> 00:01:24.360 how these materials break down in water – 00:01:24.360 --> 00:01:28.760 when exposed to different salinity levels or varying UV radiation. 00:01:29.760 --> 00:01:33.720 Our collaborative research centre Oxygen-Free Production is researching a method 00:01:33.720 --> 00:01:37.360 to improve component properties. 00:01:37.560 --> 00:01:41.760 This functions only in an atmosphere with a minimum level of oxygen. 00:01:41.960 --> 00:01:43.920 We create this in a lab. 00:01:43.920 --> 00:01:47.480 This enables components to be stripped of their oxide layer and 00:01:47.480 --> 00:01:49.920 processed to a much higher standard. 00:01:49.920 --> 00:01:53.800 As a result, bonds are more stable – with up to 400 per cent 00:01:53.800 --> 00:01:57.600 more bond strength and energy savings of up to 70 per cent. 00:01:59.000 --> 00:02:02.000 We aim to apply this method in industrial production. 00:02:03.600 --> 00:02:07.000 Tiny structures also play a big role in our work. 00:02:07.000 --> 00:02:08.880 In the field of nanotechnology, 00:02:08.880 --> 00:02:11.760 we are investigating new ways to produce quantum systems 00:02:11.760 --> 00:02:13.840 with integrated photonics. 00:02:14.000 --> 00:02:18.800 In future, this could lead to quantum computers in which synthetic diamonds 00:02:18.800 --> 00:02:21.200 deliver high performance in the tiniest of spaces. 00:02:22.040 --> 00:02:24.920 We want to supplement our long-standing 00:02:24.920 --> 00:02:27.760 production knowledge and expertise with artificial intelligence. 00:02:27.760 --> 00:02:32.600 Industry 4.0 involves the use of robotics and digital twins. 00:02:33.240 --> 00:02:35.720 Instead of costly and time-consuming 00:02:35.720 --> 00:02:39.360 manual readjustments, we aim to optimise processes´virtually – 00:02:39.360 --> 00:02:43.000 to enable the efficient and sustainable factory of the future. 00:02:44.120 --> 00:02:46.960 In our collaborative research centre SIIRI we are 00:02:46.960 --> 00:02:51.080 developing intelligent medical implants for joints and teeth. 00:02:52.320 --> 00:02:56.600 LUH’s production engineering is also active in space. 00:02:56.600 --> 00:02:59.040 We have demonstrated that 3D printing processes 00:02:59.040 --> 00:03:02.000 are also possible in microgravity conditions 00:03:02.000 --> 00:03:05.040 – through the use of powder-based laser deposition welding. 00:03:05.480 --> 00:03:09.680 We have tested this in our drop tower, the Einstein Elevator. 00:03:10.120 --> 00:03:12.840 The production and repair of parts in space 00:03:12.840 --> 00:03:16.600 is a prerequisite for future missions to the moon or Mars. 00:03:16.600 --> 00:03:19.200 This can drastically reduce dependence 00:03:19.200 --> 00:03:22.040 on supply chains from Earth. 00:03:22.840 --> 00:03:26.120 Our robotics systems are used in numerous areas. 00:03:26.120 --> 00:03:29.080 Soft robotic structures can play a useful part 00:03:29.080 --> 00:03:32.280 in surgery or MRI settings. 00:03:32.280 --> 00:03:34.960 And maybe also as harvesters? 00:03:35.120 --> 00:03:36.840 Printing instead of laying bricks: 00:03:36.840 --> 00:03:39.240 autonomous mobile robots offer entirely new 00:03:39.240 --> 00:03:42.280 possibilities for the construction industry. 00:03:42.960 --> 00:03:44.960 At our learning factory we offer real-world, 00:03:44.960 --> 00:03:47.800 practice-oriented training for industry. 00:03:47.800 --> 00:03:50.960 Close cooperations with the business sector is important to us: 00:03:51.360 --> 00:03:54.400 at PZH, researchers and companies in the field of 00:03:54.400 --> 00:03:56.920 production engineering come together under one roof. 00:03:56.920 --> 00:04:00.200 Numerous LUH start-ups are also active there. 00:04:00.720 --> 00:04:02.760 At Leibniz University Hannover, we work, teach, 00:04:02.760 --> 00:04:05.480 learn and conduct research in the spirit of our 00:04:05.480 --> 00:04:09.200 namesake, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. 00:04:09.840 --> 00:04:14.040 Guided by our motto: Global thinking, interdisciplinary research: 00:04:14.280 --> 00:04:15.720 the spirit of Leibniz.