Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.

Availability in times of Corona

The current situation poses great challenges for all of us. The safety and health of our workforce, customers and visitors is our top priority at LZH. Read more ...
PhotonicNet4Farming: Network for agriculture and food industry

The newly launched PhotonicNet4Farming network of the PhotonicNet GmbH aims to initiate technology transfer solutions for current issues in the agricultural and food industry. The LZH is a key partner in this initiative. Read more...
High throughput during deposition welding

With double wire deposition welding, one layer of material can be applied at a deposition rate of more than 20 kg per hour with a low dilution of less than five percent. The physical principles behind this are now being researched by the LZH together with the ISF of the RWTH Aachen University in a DFG project. Read more ...
phi special edition on the Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD published

A revolution in optics is the goal of the Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD, which started its work a year ago. In the future, it shall be possible to manufacatuzre precision optics much more compactly and cost-effectively. The magazine phi - Produktionstechnik Hannover informiert has published a special edition focusing on the production engineering part of PhoenixD. Read more ...
Heavy-duty gear parts from the 3D printer

In the future, parts for marine gear housings could come from the 3D printer instead of a casting house. Lower Saxony research institutes, including the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH), and companies are jointly developing a 3D printer in the XXL3D printing project, which can produce steel components weighing several tons. Read more ...

Press releases

Cooperation in times of Corona: rpm, MeKo and LZH donate protective visors to doctor’s offices and hospitals

The rapid product manufacturing GmbH (rpm), MeKo Laserstrahl-Materialbearbeitungen e.K. (MeKo) and the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) jointly produce 3D-printed and laser-cut protective visors and donated the first visors to doctor’s offices and clinics. Niedersachsen's Minister of Economics, Dr. Bernd Althusmann, praised the cooperation between SMEs from Niedersachsen and the research institute.

EU project GALACTIC develops supply chain for Alexandrite laser crystals

In the EU project "High Performance Alexandrite Crystals and Coatings for High Power Space Applications" (GALACTIC), the LZH wants to develop a solely European supply chain for space-qualified high-performance laser crystals made of Alexandrite with the partners Optomaterials S.r.l. (Italy) and Altechna Coatings UAB (Lithuania). These laser crystals are to be used in earth observation satellites in space.

Finding natural resources in the deep sea with the laser

Localizing mineral resources on the sea floor has so far been associated with very high costs. In the EU project ROBUST, the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH), together with eight other partners, developed a laser-based analysis system to examine soil samples in the deep sea almost non-destructively. The system has passed initial practical tests.

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