Siemens Dynamowerk

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Roadside construction of the dynamo factory

The Siemens Dynamowerke (later usually called Dynamowerke in the singular ) in the Berlin district of Siemensstadt in the Spandau district is a factory that was built at the beginning of the 20th century on behalf of Werner von Siemens . The building complex at Nonnendammallee  72 is a monument .

history

Siemens, who had been building factories in Berlin and the (then) surrounding area since the middle of the 19th century, and above all promoted the boom in electrical engineering , constantly needed new plants to manufacture its innovative products such as the dynamo . From 1897 he acquired over 200,000 m² of undeveloped land on the Nonnenwiesen between Charlottenburg and Spandau . The industrialist concentrated several of his factories on this: in 1903, the Wernerwerk went into operation, and the cable factory next to it .

In addition, Siemens had the dynamo plant built on a new 160,000 m² building area, planned by Siemens engineers Karl Janisch and Carl Dihlmann . The property was named after the dynamos developed by Siemens and the large electrical machines and rail motors to be produced here. On November 3, 1906, the dynamo works in (the) Siemens-Schuckert-works (s) were put into operation.

All production facilities built here, belonging to Siemens-Schuckertwerke GmbH since 1903 , required a representative administrative building. Janisch and Dihlmann also provided a corresponding concept here, which was implemented with the approval of the Supervisory Board. In December 1913 the office building was completed. It had a floor space of 77,000 m² with special representative rooms such as the mosaic hall and space for the Siemens central administration, the management and the boardroom.

As early as 1909–1912, a new plot of land followed, and extensions to the Dynamowerk were built based on the Janisch concept. Ten years later, the head of Siemens construction, Hans Hertlein, provided drafts for a further expansion, and finally, between 1938 and 1942, Siemens had additional factory halls built for the Dynamowerk and a porter's house for the entire factory site.

In addition to the dynamo plant shown here, many new factory complexes such as an automobile plant (1906), the chemical-physical laboratory (1906), an iron foundry (1907) and Wernerwerk II (1914) were built in the immediate vicinity . In addition, residential buildings were built for the workers and employees and the necessary infrastructure was created. All of this ultimately led to the independent district of Siemensstadt .

The production halls, which can be seen from afar, as well as administrative and commercial buildings, suffered severe damage at the end of the Second World War . Until 1956, the industrialist's heirs ensured the most extensive reconstruction of the buildings and the gradual resumption of production. In 1980 the Dynamowerk received a new hall for welding work .

Shortly after German reunification , the Dynamowerk was threatened with collapse, but this was prevented by the commitment of the employees and the currently increasing demand for wind generators. In 2016, around 800 employees were specified for the Dynamowerk in Siemensstadt, who work in development and production.

In the 2010s, the plant management invested a lot of money in the construction of a test field in which special machines with a capacity of up to 100 MW can be subjected to large system tests.

In November 2017 it was announced that the Dynamowerk in Berlin should close.

Dynamowerk architecture

Janisch, a trained mechanical engineer, based his building designs on the functions of the halls and therefore constructed functional buildings with floor plans that enabled optimal and cost-effective production. Bricks and clinker were used as building materials, and a large cross bar with four floors formed the entrance and administration area of ​​the plant. Restrained decorative elements were a semicircular decorative gable , pilaster strips , on the sides with paired windows and a central wing in the form of a risalit with a vertical, continuous window accentuation.

The elongated production halls , closed off with shed roofs, are directly attached to the main building at a right angle .

During the repair work after 1945, the main building of the Dynamowerk lost its eye-catching decorative gable. Instead, a slightly recessed floor with a dense, evenly arranged row of windows and a flat roof was added to the building (see introductory picture).

Products (selection)

  • 1930/1931: Drive for the world's first multi-purpose electric locomotive E 44 with welding technology,
  • 1938: the first hydro - generator with an electric power of more than 100  megawatts ,
  • from the end of the 20th century: large and powerful electric drives, for example for cruise ships or rolling mills,
  • 20./21. Century: Motors (ring motors) for rock mills, of which around 200 pieces are produced annually,
  • Generators, e.g. for wind turbines ,
  • Compressor motors that are "among the largest in the world" and are used in oil and gas pipelines or gas liquefaction plants,
  • Development and production according to special customer requirements.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Siemens Dynamowerke monument
  2. ^ Siemensstadt> Nonnendammallee 62–79 . In: Berliner Adreßbuch , 1918, V, p. 822.
  3. ↑ a b c d Berliner Dynamowerk turns 110 years old (online edition); "We are on the right track" . In: Berliner Zeitung (print edition), November 3, 2016, p. 17.
  4. ↑ a b c d Regina Paschke: Evening show with details on 110 years of Dynamowerk , RBB , November 3, 2016.
  5. ↑ Headquarters building in Berlin-Siemensstadt celebrates 100th birthday on www.siemens.com; December 6, 2013, accessed November 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ a b Extended performance in engine tests increases reliability and planning security . Siemens press release, March 14, 2012, accessed November 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ FAZ.net: "The markets are burning brightly"