Engineering
As one of the core sectors of Berlin’s industry, mechanical engineering applies the latest technologies and is the world market leader in a number of segments.
The most powerful gas turbine in the world, the world's largest geared compressor, and the largest mobile lathe for repairing turbomachinery are just three examples of special machinery made in Berlin.
Diversity and innovation
The kinds of machinery made in the region is diverse. Startups, SMEs, large traditional companies, and hidden champions all play an important role in this industrial sector. Due to this structure, the Berlin location has an extremely diverse product and service portfolio, from classic toolmaking and automation solutions to the development and manufacture of 3-D printers. In addition, mechanical engineering here is characterised by a level of innovation significantly higher than the national average.
Why Berlin?
„Korsch AG is a mechanical engineering company with a long tradition in Berlin. The tablet presses from our production are used worldwide and stand for quality "made in Berlin". Innovation, design and technology are the key components of our entrepreneurial activity. With its dynamic start-up scene, Berlin as an industrial location offers ideal conditions for the transformation process towards Industry 4.0.“
Why Berlin?
„Mechanical engineering students at the "Berliner Hochschule für Technik" benefit from practical teaching and application-oriented research. With pioneering technologies such as the digital factory, virtual reality, etc. and current hands-on learning in small groups, the specialists for the products and production of today and tomorrow are being trained in the heart of Berlin.“
Interdisciplinary cooperation
Berlin companies benefit from the region's outstanding research environment. For example, Fraunhofer IPK combines traditional machine and plant engineering with customer-specific digitalisation solutions. Above all, the distinctive network between science, larger industrial companies, and start-ups ensures that a multitude of future-oriented technologies and products are created in Berlin every year.
In addition, there are the numerous development and technology center in Berlin which create an important platform for successful interdisciplinary cooperation.
International and sustainable orientation
Given the export quota of 73 percent, it's clear that mechanical engineering in Berlin has a strong international focus. There are numerous contacts with foreign companies which create decisive impulses for future technologies. It is therefore not surprising that this sector is already making an important contribution to climate and environmental protection through the development of sustainable technologies. This is helped by the introduction of digitalisation solutions into existing production lines, as well as the pursuit of sustainable strategies through the development of micro process technologies and the establishment of additive manufacturing processes.
