Research and educational institution with a demonstration factory for Smart Production and Industry 4.0

Technische Universität Wien

Vienna (Karlsplatz) · Vienna (Getreidemarkt) · Vienna (Gußhaus) · Vienna (Freihaus) · Vienna (Pilot Factory)New on Amplifa

1815Founded

6,000+Employees

27,000+Enrolled students

5Locations in Vienna

Public universityFull legal capacity under the Universities Act 2002 (UG

About TU Wien

Vienna University of Technology is Austria's largest scientific-technical research and educational institution and part of the Austrian Universities of Technology alliance. Its eight faculties offer 53 degree programs as well as continuing education courses (MBA, MSc, MEng, TU College). With the Pilot Factory, TU Wien operates a learning, innovation and demonstration factory for Smart Production and cyber-physical production systems, which develops and demonstrates new concepts and solutions for high-variant series production in the discrete manufacturing industry. The Pilot Factory offers guided tours, cooperations with industry, continuing education and workshops. More than 6,000 employees work at TU Wien, and over 27,000 students are enrolled.

Site: Wien
Processes: Continuing education programs (MBA, MSc, MEng, TU College), Guided tours, Cooperations, Demonstration and research factory for Industry 4.0
Materials: Smart Production / Industry 4.0, Gaia-X / Data Exchange, AI in Production
Founded: 1815
Employees: 6000+
Industries: Discrete manufacturing industry, Series production, Smart Production / Industry 4.0

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Research
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Teaching
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Demonstration and Testing (Pilot Factory)
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Cooperation with Industry
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Continuing Education

Research and Application Focus Areas

Smart Production / Industry 4.0

Cyber-physical production systems for high-variant series production in the discrete manufacturing industry.

Gaia-X / Data Exchange

Research on data spaces and connected production in the EuProGigant project.

AI in Production

Use of artificial intelligence in manufacturing environments, among others in the AI5production workshop.

Locations

Main Building Karlsplatz

Institutes for Architecture, Spatial Planning and Civil Engineering as well as Administration

Getreidemarkt Site

Institutes for Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering

Gußhaus Site

Institutes for Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Computer Science

Freihaus Site

Institutes for Engineering Physics and Technical Mathematics as well as the Library

Pilot Factory TU Wien

Learning, Innovation and Demonstration Factory for Smart Production

Demonstrators and Projects

**EuProGigant – Smart Production Demonstration Environment**Research · Discrete Manufacturing Industry

**PowerLift Workshop**Demonstration · Continuing Education

Inside the production

Open House Day of the TU Wien Pilot Factory

Industries

Discrete manufacturing industrySeries productionSmart Production / Industry 4.0

Additional services

Continuing education programs (MBA, MSc, MEng, TU College)Guided toursCooperationsDemonstration and research factory for Industry 4.0

History

1815
Founded as the k.k. Polytechnic Institute by Emperor Franz I, opened on 6 November 1815; first director Johann Joseph von Prechtl
1816
Foundation stone laid for the main building on Karlsplatz
1818
Relocation to the new building on Karlsplatz
1872
Converted into the Technical University College (Technische Hochschule)
1901
Granted the right to award doctorates
1919
Women were allowed to enroll for the first time
1975
Renamed Vienna University of Technology
1979
Topping-out ceremony of the Freihaus institute building
1987
Opening of the library building (Wiedner Hauptstraße 6)
2002
Full legal capacity under the Universities Act 2002