Research & Sciences

Hannover’s Mechanical Engineering Faculty with 22 institutes is a national und international leader in production engineering. The quality of the research services in this field speak for themselves with an impressive list of industrial partners: BMW, DaimlerChrysler, and local companies Volkswagen and brake system manufacturer WABCO, rely on research carried out in Hannover. Other companies include Airbus, Alstom, Siemens, Sennheiser and the steel conglomerate Salzgitter AG.

PZH – science and industry under one roof

The Produktionstechnisches Zentrum Hannover (PZH) (i. e. Hannover Production Technology Centre) is a shining example of close co-operation between science and industry. Six production engineering institutes of the University of Hannover work under one roof with industrial partners and young technology companies. With space covering 22,000 qm, 250 scientific staff, 110 technicians and administration staff, and approx. 400 students providing ancillary support, PZH is a strong community for research and business with outstanding expertise and innovative power. A new business park in the immediate vicinity of PZH, which is already home to high-tech companies, provides plenty of room for relocations and start-ups.

The institutes at PZH

• IFA – Institute of Production Systems and Logistics
• IFUM – Institute for Metal Forming and Metal Forming Machine Tools
• IFW – Institute of Production Engineering and Machine Tools
• IMT – Institute for Microtechnology
• ITA – Institute for Transport and Automation
• IW – Institute of Materials Science

Further research institutes in Hannover Region:

• LZH - Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (Laser Center Hannover)
• MZH - Mechatronik Zentrum Hannover (Hannover Center of Mechatronics)
• IPH - Institut für Integrierte Produktion Hannover gGmbH (Institute of Integrated Production Hannover)
• DIK – Deutsches Institut für Kautschuktechnologie e.V. (German Institute of Rubber Technology)