Collections
‘Fidget spinners’ from the gearbox model collection
The Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering has 5 technical collections as well as several collections that are not officially recorded as collections of TU Dresden, but contain historically valuable holdings.
Technical collections
Lehrtafel Kunstschmieden von Rosen, um 1880
The models and machines of the Mechanical-Technological Collection, which has existed under this name since 1850, were mainly used as templates by draughtsmen. Julius Ambrosius Hülsse (1812–1876), who was appointed in 1850, is considered to be the main initiator of the expansion of these collections. The inventories were significantly extended from 1865 by Ernst Hartig (1836–1900), Professor of Mechanical Technology. Between 1920 and 1939, the collection portfolios were again enriched by the holder of the Chair of Business Administration, Ewald Sachsenberg (1877–1949). The collection was decimated by losses during the war and now comprises 500 historic items, such as semi-finished products, machine models and equipment.
Publications
K. Mauersberger, Die Mechanisch-Technologische Sammlung, in: Sammlungen und Kunstbesitz der Technischen Universität Dresden, Dresden 1996, S. 39-48.
Institutional responsibility:
Institute of Manufacturing Science and Engineering
Chair of Forming Processes
Zeuner Building, George-Bähr-Str. 3
Prof. Alexander Brosius
Collection Officer:
Mirko Schinnerling
Tel. 0351- 463 34760
Location:
Zeuner Building, Room 123, some also in Room 141
Zwei Modelle Maltserkreuzgetriebe
The collection comprises over 400 movable gearbox models made of wood, metallic materials, glass and piacrylic, plus two electrically operated model cabinets with 32 individual gearboxes each and two model cabinets with ten individual gearboxes each, which are open to the public. The collection was started by Johann Andreas Schubert (1808-1870) in the 1830s and thus dates back to the founding years of TU Dresden. A large part of the collection is based on the kinematic collection established at the end of the 19th century, which has been supplemented over the years by models made of new materials and is still actively used in teaching today.
Publications
K. Mauersberger, Die Getriebmodellsammlung, in: Sammlungen und Kunstbesitz der Technischen Universität Dresden, Dresden 1996, pp. 29-38.
Institutional responsibility:
Institute of Solid Mechanics
Chair of Dynamics and Mechanism Design
Prof. Michael Beitelschmidt
Zeuner Building, George-Bähr-Str. 3c
Collection manager:
Dr. Clemens Wadewitz
Phone: 0351- 463 33645
Accommodation:
Zeuner-Bau room 247 and corridor 1st floor
Prüflehren-Satz (Feinpassung 30 mm), Ludwig Loewe & Co. , Berlin um 1925
As early as 1875, the Mechanical-Technological Collection had a separate room for various measuring and weighing instruments. With the establishment of the Chair of Metrology and Exchange Construction in 1924 under the direction of Georg Berndt, an independent collection was established. Today, this comprises around 60 devices, mostly length measuring devices, including one, two and three-coordinate measuring devices, as well as thread and gear measuring devices and optical alignment and cone measuring devices.
Institutional responsibility:
Institute of Fluid Mechanics
Chair of Magnetic Fluid Dynamics
Prof. Stefan Odenbach
Collection representative:
Dr.-Ing. Dmitry Borin
Tel. 0351- 463 32307
Accommodation:
Berndt-Bau, Helmholtzstr. 7
Freiformplastik von Michael Röhner, 2006
The Collection of Industrial Design comprises around 100 sculptures made of various materials, from the Basic Design course of 1960 to the present day. There are also around 50 graphic and colour studies of abstract and applied subjects.
The collection's oldest objects date back to the course run by Rudi Högner (1907–1995) and include examples of his own designs for medals, decorations and teaching materials for the first Basic Design course for engineers. The second part of the collection now consists of over 100 models of applied design projects, mainly from the 1980s/1990s to the present day. Of particular note are the vehicle and aircraft designs that illustrate the issue of alternative mobility concepts both within former East Germany and the early period of unification. These exhibits were previously stored as individual teaching aids and were added to the collection for the 50th anniversary of the Collection of Technical Design in 2010.
Publications
C. Wölfel, J. Krzywinski, Die Sammlung Technisches Design, in: Sammlungen und Kunstbesitz, Technische Universität Dresden. Hrsg. vom Rektor der Technischen Universität Dresden. Dresden 2015, S. 129-138.
Institutional responsibility:
Institut für Maschinenelemente und Maschinenkonstruktion
Juniorprofessur Technisches Design
Jun.-Prof. Jens Krzywinski
Collection Officer:
Dr. Christian Wölfel
Tel. 0351- 463 35798
Location:
August-Bebel-Str. 20
Storeroom in seminar building 2
Some of the exhibits are on loan to Industriemuseum Chemnitz
Stock Motorpflug
The Collection of Agricultural Technology comprises a set of tractors, as well as various measuring instruments and models of agricultural engineering equipment used in teaching. Some tractors produced in former East Germany have been used for testing purposes, other models were only added after 1989. The tractors are now regularly refurbished and maintained by a separate association (Freunde Historischer Landtechnik e.V.) and are primarily used for demonstration purposes as part of the Institute's public relations.
Institutional responsibility:
Institute of Natural Materials Technology
Chair of Agricultural Systems Engineering
Prof. Thomas Herlitzius
Collection Officer:
Dipl.-Ing. Andi Günther
Tel. 0351-463 34752
Location:
ZIN, Bergstr. 120
http://www.landtechnikverein.de/
Collection bundles
The Machine Elements Lot comprises an extensive inventory of roughly 500 machine components and some models.
Responsibility:
Institute of Machine Elements and Machine Design
Chair of Machine Elements
Prof. Berthold Schlecht
Location:
Corridors of the Schumann Building
Institute workshop
Approximately 10 large objects, such as turbine parts and a further 10 large models and 200 small objects, such as components and cases of damage, are part of the energy technology collection.
Responsibility:
Institute of Power Engineering
Chair for Building Energy Technology
Prof. Clemens Felsmann and
Chair for Thermal Energy Machines and Systems
Dr.-Ing. Andreas Jäger
Accommodation:
Corridors of the Merkel Building
Corridors of the Walther-Pauer-Building
The Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Lot includes a historic cabinet with 14 historic objects.
Responsibility:
Institute of Mechatronic Engineering
Chair of Magnetofluiddynamics, Measurement and Automation Technology
Prof. Stefan Odenbach
Location:
The stairwell of the Mollier Building