1 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:13,080 How can we make tomorrow’s production smarter, 2 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,960 more connected and more resource-efficient? 3 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:20,040 Our key research area Production Engineering focuses on 4 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:23,440 from the entire industrial production process – 5 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,520 the processing of raw materials to the end product. 6 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:31,080 The Hannover Centre for Production Technology (PZH) 7 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:32,440 at Leibniz University Hannover brings together 8 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:37,000 eight institutes with more than 270 scientists 9 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:41,000 We are researching new materials and processes 10 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:42,520 to make components lighter, 11 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:44,520 more precise and more durable. 12 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:47,400 In one of our collaborative research centres, 13 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,760 we are developing hybrid high-performance components. 14 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,080 These consist of diverse materials – 15 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,560 for example, steel and aluminium. 16 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:59,920 At the moment,the material used is often the most expensive and heavy. 17 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:04,600 Intelligent combinations can reduce costs or weight, 18 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:07,600 and often have a much longer lifespan. 19 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:12,000 Sustainability and recycling are also important topics at LUH. 20 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,000 We want to better understand what happens with plastics 21 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:17,620 that make their way into the environment. 22 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,120 In our wave basins and aquariums, we study 23 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:24,360 how these materials break down in water – 25 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:28,760 when exposed to different salinity levels or varying UV radiation. 26 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:33,720 Our collaborative research centre Oxygen-Free Production is researching a method 27 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:37,360 to improve component properties. 28 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:41,760 This functions only in an atmosphere with a minimum level of oxygen. 29 00:01:41,960 --> 00:01:43,920 We create this in a lab. 30 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:47,480 This enables components to be stripped of their oxide layer and 31 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:49,920 processed to a much higher standard. 32 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:53,800 As a result, bonds are more stable – with up to 400 per cent 33 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:57,600 more bond strength and energy savings of up to 70 per cent. 34 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,000 We aim to apply this method in industrial production. 35 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:07,000 Tiny structures also play a big role in our work. 36 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:08,880 In the field of nanotechnology, 37 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,760 we are investigating new ways to produce quantum systems 38 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:13,840 with integrated photonics. 39 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:18,800 In future, this could lead to quantum computers in which synthetic diamonds 40 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,200 deliver high performance in the tiniest of spaces. 41 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,920 We want to supplement our long-standing 42 00:02:24,920 --> 00:02:27,760 production knowledge and expertise with artificial intelligence. 43 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:32,600 Industry 4.0 involves the use of robotics and digital twins. 44 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,720 Instead of costly and time-consuming 45 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:39,360 manual readjustments, we aim to optimise processes´virtually – 46 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:43,000 to enable the efficient and sustainable factory of the future. 47 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,960 In our collaborative research centre SIIRI we are 48 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:51,080 developing intelligent medical implants for joints and teeth. 49 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:56,600 LUH’s production engineering is also active in space. 50 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:59,040 We have demonstrated that 3D printing processes 51 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,000 are also possible in microgravity conditions 52 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:05,040 – through the use of powder-based laser deposition welding. 53 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:09,680 We have tested this in our drop tower, the Einstein Elevator. 54 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,840 The production and repair of parts in space 55 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,600 is a prerequisite for future missions to the moon or Mars. 56 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:19,200 This can drastically reduce dependence 57 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,040 on supply chains from Earth. 58 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:26,120 Our robotics systems are used in numerous areas. 59 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:29,080 Soft robotic structures can play a useful part 60 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:32,280 in surgery or MRI settings. 61 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,960 And maybe also as harvesters? 62 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:36,840 Printing instead of laying bricks: 63 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:39,240 autonomous mobile robots offer entirely new 64 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:42,280 possibilities for the construction industry. 65 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:44,960 At our learning factory we offer real-world, 66 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,800 practice-oriented training for industry. 67 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,960 Close cooperations with the business sector is important to us: 68 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,400 at PZH, researchers and companies in the field of 69 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:56,920 production engineering come together under one roof. 70 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,200 Numerous LUH start-ups are also active there. 71 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:02,760 At Leibniz University Hannover, we work, teach, 72 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,480 learn and conduct research in the spirit of our 73 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:09,200 namesake, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. 74 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:14,040 Guided by our motto: Global thinking, interdisciplinary research: 75 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:15,720 the spirit of Leibniz.