History of the Institute

since 2010

Institute of Product Development

under the direction of Roland Lachmayer


1986 - 2008

Institute for Transmission Technology in Mechanical Engineering

under the direction of Reinhard Braune


1971 - 1985

Institute for Machine Elements B and Transmission Technology

under the direction of Gerd Kiper


1949 - 1970

Institute of Machine Elements and Hydraulic Fluid Machinery

under the direction of Egon Martyrer


1923 - 1949

Institute for Hydropower Machinery

under the direction of Friedrich Oesterlen


1913 - 1923

Teaching field of hydropower machines including flywheels and regulators as well as hydropower plants

under the direction of Friedrich Oesterlen


1879 - 1910

Lectures on steam and hydroelectric engines

held by Wilhelm Riehn


1840 - 1893

Lectures on the general theory of machines

held by Moritz Rühlmann