Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.

Efficient structuring of cylinder surfaces

Cylinder surfaces of lightweight engines must be lined with a wear-resistant coating to make them durable. With the new generation of the LZH's Laser Internal Machining Head (IBK), the surfaces are efficiently prepared for this. Read more ...
Qualifying employees in companies for Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing processes can be used flexibly, for example to compensate for supply bottlenecks or to produce individualized components in a resource-saving manner. For companies to take advantage of these benefits, they must qualify their employees for 3D printing. Read more ...
Subtractive and Additive Manufacturing in one machine

Together with Hüttmann Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH, LZH is planning to combine additive and conventional machining processes in one system. Read more ...
3D printing know-how for trainees and design engineers

The design engineering of 3D-printed parts requires employees to rethink and acquire additional expertise. Since 2018, there has even been a specially tailored offer for trainees: the additional qualification for additive manufacturing processes. Read more ...

Press releases

Laser disinfection of poultry in the slaughtering process

Poultry is often contaminated with bacteria. Chlorine treatments in the slaughtering process are only of limited use and are not permitted in the EU. In a new research project, the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) now plans to combine ultraviolet (UV) laser treatment with the use of bacteriophages for the disinfection.

Replacing hip prostheses – removing bone cement more gently with the laser

When hip prostheses are replaced, the old bone cement in the femur must first be removed – a complicated procedure. The Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) is developing an endoscope-based laser system with which doctors should be able to remove the old cement more gently and with an improved vision.

Alternative: laser – new strategy in dealing with resistant weeds

Grasses such as slender meadow foxtail and windgrass have become an acute problem on agricultural land. In the event of severe infestation, farmers are threatened with having to take agricultural fields out of production altogether. To develop alternatives in the fight against weeds and herbicide resistance, the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) is now testing a laser-based approach for its practicality in the LURUU research project together with two farmers from the Hannover region, the Netzwerk Ackerbau Niedersachsen e.V. (NAN) and the Plant Protection Office of the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture (LWK).

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