New Production Institute
The New Production Institute emerged from the interdisciplinary research group Value Creation Systems at the Laboratory for Manufacturing Technology at Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg.
As a think tank for the future of production and value creation, the institute is dedicated to researching and shaping the transformation of industrial value creation systems in the context of digital transformation. The focus is on the potential of new forms of networking and production, as well as the systematic operationalization of openness in innovative value creation models. This includes, in particular, concepts such as open innovation, open design, open production, and open source, whose practical implementation and scientific foundation are the focus of a wide range of research and transfer projects.
Interdisciplinary team
In this context, new value creation patterns are being researched, incorporating findings from the following areas:
- Design and value creation theory
- Mechanical engineering and manufacturing technology
- Knowledge and social economics
- Participation research
- Economic geography
- Law
The institute’s staff have many years of national and international project experience and have a wide range of network and project partners, as well as numerous memberships in scientific and industrial associations and knowledge clusters.
