Projects with Companies

HDI Global SE is one of the leading insurers for companies in the trade, production and service sectors. Together with the other "HDI" companies, HDI Global SE is part of the TALANX Group, which operates successfully as a multi-brand provider in the property/casualty and life primary insurance, property and personal reinsurance (Hannover Re) and financial services segments. HDI develops customised insurance concepts that are precisely tailored to the operational risks of companies of all types and sizes. Comprehensive risk management to avoid losses and damage is just as much a part of the company's reliable service as professional and timely claims management. The company, headquartered in Germany, generates more than half of its premium volume abroad. Europe is the core market, where HDI is represented in 39 countries and employs around 5,000 people.

Insurance services can have indirect ecological, economic and social impacts on sustainable development. The creation of a modern, digital in-house magazine on the topic of sustainability is intended to provide comprehensive information and motivation to the more than 1,500 employees of the German branch each year. In addition to informative content on the current sustainability strategy of HDI, on legal principles and future changes in (inter)national sustainability legislation, as well as on technical developments in the field of renewable energies, the magazine is intended to provide employees with concise retrospective information on insurance innovations in 2024 and on interesting projects in the field of ESG and sustainability. An insurance outlook for 2025 rounds off the magazine's extensive content.

How can we make tomorrow's mobility more sustainable, more comfortable and more accessible to everyone? This question drives the approximately 500 employees at Hacon every day. For more than 35 years, we have been developing software that helps transport companies optimise processes and make travelling as easy as possible for passengers. To this end, we are constantly developing our portfolio: mobility as a service, travel information and ticketing, operator business products or timetable design and scheduling – our products cover all aspects of intelligent transport systems. We link public and private transport and provide travellers with over 100 million door-to-door route calculations every day. In addition to regional platforms, we also develop nationwide solutions, for example for the Netherlands and Spain. Hacon has been part of Siemens Mobility since 2017. The headquarters are in Hanover.

How can AI support the development process of a software company? This project offers the opportunity to analyse how AI tools can be used in software development – from generating simple routines to supporting test cases and quality assurance. In addition to technical aspects, legal and formal hurdles as well as the protection of intellectual property also play an important role. The tasks include, among other things, conducting a market analysis, developing an evaluation matrix for assessing potential AI solutions, and the documentation of best practices. In addition, practical use cases are to be demonstrated and a concept developed for rolling out AI tools in larger teams. The limitations of current AI technology and possible further development options will also be examined. At the end of the project, the results will be presented in a management summary and recommendations for the use of AI in the software development process will be derived.

With around 6,500 employees at 40 locations worldwide and an annual turnover of over 3 billion euros, Max Bögl is one of the largest construction companies in the German construction industry.

With forward-looking in-house developments on topics of our time, such as renewable energies, urbanisation, mobility and infrastructure, the group is already realising solutions for the megatrends of our globalised world.

Based on its many years of experience and expertise in high-precision precast concrete construction, Max Bögl is also positioning itself as an important driving force in the development of innovative products, technologies and construction methods.

The broad range of services and the high level of vertical integration, with our own steel construction, our own prefabricated component plants, the most modern fleet of vehicles and equipment, as well as our own raw materials and building materials, guarantee the highest quality. The use of BIM, lean management/production and standardised project management ensures adherence to deadlines and cost-effectiveness from the initial concept idea to the finished construction product.

Some professions in the construction sector, especially in the skilled trades, are sometimes misinterpreted when it comes to making career appointments. For example, the apprenticeship as a reinforced concrete builder no longer meets the current requirements of a precast plant. His tasks have changed dramatically. This is due to the rapidly advancing industrialisation and standardisation of production. A person who informs himself about professions and training opportunities will not find an adequate description for the work in a precast plant. The training to become a reinforced concrete builder includes many modules that convey useful knowledge, but are too extensive and not applicable to reinforced concrete builders in a precast plant. It is therefore necessary to create a tailor-made training portfolio for the reinforced concrete builder – or to be creative and break completely new ground.

After analysing the current requirements, a corresponding concept for internal training content should be created. This concept can then be summarised in a flyer or brochure and used to advertise the profession. However, it is also possible that completely new insights will emerge, which will then require a more radical rethink.

Vision Lasertechnik GmbH has been developing, producing and selling laser systems and automation systems for medicine and industry for over 30 years. With a value chain that is fully implemented in Germany and production sites near Hanover and in Chemnitz, the "Made in Germany" product is exported to over 20 countries around the world. With its own subsidiaries in Shanghai, Tokyo, Taipei and Seoul, as well as many cooperating service partners, Vision Lasertechnik GmbH offers worldwide service and short response times.

Collaborative robots, so-called cobots, are increasingly being used to relieve employees of repetitive tasks. They are intuitive to use thanks to their "teach" functionality and simple programming, and after a short briefing, they can also be programmed and set up by semi-skilled employees without the appropriate training.

Vision Lasertechnik GmbH maintains its own "Robotics" division. Among other things, it manufactures so-called training stations that can be used to train inexperienced cobot users. Typically, these are sold to educational institutions and schools, which then provide instruction and training to the employees of various user companies. The corresponding training concepts and materials are now to be created for the latest training station with a Cobot CR5. The concept should take into account two different work blocks: graphics-based programming and programming in the LUA language. The aim is to create teaching materials that are suitable for business and industry and can be used for professional knowledge transfer in the future.