Project Description

As the governing body of the Manufuture Platform, it sets-up the strategy related to maintaining European leadership in Manufacturing.

Name Organisation
Akvile Andriuskaite Lietuvos inzinerines pramones asociacija (LINPRA)
Alessandro Sciolari Assoknowledge
Alexander Pogany Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie (BMVIT)
Andrew Lynch Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR)
Annamalai Arun Junai European Research and Innovational Professional, European Affairs
Antonio José Vilela Pontes Polymer Engineering Department, University of Minho
Antti Karjaluoto Digital, internet, Materials & Engineering Co-Creation (DIMECC Ltd)
Augusta Maria Paci Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
Axel Demmer Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology
Badrinath Veluri Grundfos DK
Ben Morgan Advanced manufacturing research center, University of Sheffield
Berndt- Thomas Krafft Fachverband Metalltechnische Industrie (FMTI)
Bianca Maria Colosimo Politecnico di Milano
Bjoern Sautter Festo GmbH & Co KG
Carla Susana A Assuad Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Carmen Pinto Fuentes Nicolás Correa SA
Cecilia Warrol Teknikföretagen
Chris Decubber European Factories pf the Future Research Association (EFFRA)
Christof Eberst Convergent Information Technologies GmbH
Cristinia Ugarte del Valle Agencia Vasca de Innovación (Innobasque)
Daniel Richet Centre technique industriel (CETIM)
Darius Lasionis Lietuvos inzinerines pramones asociacija (LINPRA)
Dietmar Goericke Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (VDMA)
Djea Djeapragache Centre technique industriel (CETIM)
Duc Pham University of Birmingham
Eberhard Bessey MANUFUTURE
Eduardo Beltrán de Nanclares Mondragon
Edward Chlebus Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Egbert Jan Sol the Netherlands Organisation for applied scientific research (TNO)
Emanuele Carpanzano Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI)
Engelbert Westkaemper Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA), Stuttgart
Eric Maiser Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (VDMA)
Ernst Miklos  Linde AG
Esperanza Almodóvar Centre for Technology and Innovation (INESCOP)
Eurico G Assuncao EWF- European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting
Fernando Sousa Companhia de Equipamentos Industriais, Lda (CEI)
Filip Geerts European Association of the Machine Tool Industries and related Manufacturing Technologies (CECIMO)
Frits Feenstra Einhoven University of Technology
George Chryssolouris Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation (LMS)/ University of Patras (UPATRAS)
George Mandaltsis Lamaplast
George Papanikolopoulos Consulting And Software Products (CASP S.A.)
Geza Haidegger SZÁMÍTÁSTECHNIKAI ÉS AUTOMATIZÁLÁSI KUTATÓINTÉZET (MTA SZTAKI)/ Institute for Computer Science and Control
Gintaras Vilda Gamybos inovacijų slėnis / Manufacturing Innovation Valley, Lithuania
Gregorio Aameyugo Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)
Hans-Rudolf Helfer Helfer Innovation & Technologie Beratung
Harald Egner Manufacturing Technology Centre
Harri Kulmala Digital, internet, Materials & Engineering Co-Creation (DIMECC Ltd)
Helmut Bossy Bundeministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Hendrik van Brussel Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven)
Jan Alma Philips
Jan Post Philips
Jana Nedvedova Czech Technology Platform of Engineering
Joachim Metternich Production Management, Technology and Machine Tools
Joaquim Menezes IBEROMOLDES Group, Portugal
Jon Agirre Ibarbia Fundacion TECNALIA Research and Innovation (TECNALIA)
Jon Perez Mondragon
José Carlos Caldeira Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência (INESC TEC)
José Manuel Mendonça Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência (INESC TEC)/ Departamento de Engenharia e Gestão Industrial da Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Juan-Carlos Dürsteler  Luxexcel
Juanan Arrieta Centro Tecnológico de investigación IDEKO
Kai Peters Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (VDMA)
Karl-Heinz Leitner Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Kay Cunningham Advanced manufacturing research center, University of Sheffield
Klaus Peters European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP)
Klaus Rissbacher  Plansee
Konstantinos Georgoulias EIT Manufacturing
Kristian Martinsen SINTEF/NTNU
Krisztina Bardos Scientific Association for Mechanical Engineering
Lars Støbakk Stenerud PLASTO AS, Norway
Laszlo Monostori SZÁMÍTÁSTECHNIKAI ÉS AUTOMATIZÁLÁSI KUTATÓINTÉZET (SZTAKI)
Luis Carneiro Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência (INESC TEC)
Marcello Urgo Politecnico di Milano
Marco Poggiopolini OFFICINE di MARCO POGGIPOLINI S.r.l.
Marco Taisch Politecnico di Milano
Marion Fruechtl Fraunhofer IGCV
Mark Wheelan Enterprise Ireland
Marta Candeias University of Lisboa
Martin Schäfer  Siemens AG
Maurizio Gattiglio MANUFUTURE
Merete Nørby Manufacturing Academy of Denmark
Michel Carton Centre technique industriel (CETIM)
Minna Lanz Tampere University of Technology
Nigel Edmondson Manufacturing Academy of Denmark
Nuno Silva Grupo DURIT
Odd Myklebust Stiftelsen for industriell og teknisk forskning (SINTEF)
Panos Stavropoulos Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation (LMS)/ University of Patras (UPATRAS)
Paolo Calefati PRIMA Additive
Paolo Matteazzi MBN Nanomaterialia
Paolo Pedrazzoli Technology Transfer System S.r.l.
Patricia Wolny Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Peter Johansson Teknikföretagen
Peter Pickel John Deere
Peter Post Festo GmbH & Co KG
Philippe Lubineau Centre technique industriel (CETIM)
Riikka Virkkunen Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus (VTT)
Rikardo Bueno Fundacion TECNALIA Research and Innovation (TECNALIA)
Roland Boecking Deutscher Verband für Schweißen und verwandte Verfahren
Rosemary Gault Head of Partneship funding in energy/ manufacturing ITM Power
Rui Tocha Centro Tecnológico da Indústria de Moldes, Ferramentas Especiais e Plásticos (Centimfe)
Sabine Hesse Fachverband Metalltechnische Industrie (FMTI)
Silje Aschehoug SINTEF
Simina Fulga- Beising Fraunhofer IPA
Stefan Scherr Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Stefano Pozzimucelli Luxinnovation
Tauno Otto Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Thomas Bauernhansl Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA
Thomas Rettich  Trumpf
Tullio Tolio Istituto di Tecnologie Industriali e Automazione – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ITIA_CNR)
Vaclav Klicka  SVAZ-NASTROJAREN
Valerie Rocchi Grenoble INP Institut d’ingénierie et de management
Wolfgang Eickhoff ManuFUTURE AT
Wolfram Rhomberg Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Zeljko Pazin European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA)

As the governing body of the Manufuture Platform, it sets-up the strategy related to maintaining European leadership in Manufacturing.

Name Organisation
Akvile Andriuskaite Lietuvos inzinerines pramones asociacija (LINPRA)
Alessandro Sciolari Assoknowledge
Alexander Pogany Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie (BMVIT)
Andrew Lynch Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR)
Annamalai Arun Junai European Research and Innovational Professional, European Affairs
Antonio José Vilela Pontes Polymer Engineering Department, University of Minho
Antti Karjaluoto Digital, internet, Materials & Engineering Co-Creation (DIMECC Ltd)
Augusta Maria Paci Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
Axel Demmer Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology
Badrinath Veluri Grundfos DK
Ben Morgan Advanced manufacturing research center, University of Sheffield
Berndt- Thomas Krafft Fachverband Metalltechnische Industrie (FMTI)
Bianca Maria Colosimo Politecnico di Milano
Bjoern Sautter Festo GmbH & Co KG
Carla Susana A Assuad Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Carmen Pinto Fuentes Nicolás Correa SA
Cecilia Warrol Teknikföretagen
Chris Decubber European Factories pf the Future Research Association (EFFRA)
Christof Eberst Convergent Information Technologies GmbH
Cristinia Ugarte del Valle Agencia Vasca de Innovación (Innobasque)
Daniel Richet Centre technique industriel (CETIM)
Darius Lasionis Lietuvos inzinerines pramones asociacija (LINPRA)
Dietmar Goericke Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (VDMA)
Djea Djeapragache Centre technique industriel (CETIM)
Duc Pham University of Birmingham
Eberhard Bessey MANUFUTURE
Eduardo Beltrán de Nanclares Mondragon
Edward Chlebus Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Egbert Jan Sol the Netherlands Organisation for applied scientific research (TNO)
Emanuele Carpanzano Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI)
Engelbert Westkaemper Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA), Stuttgart
Eric Maiser Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (VDMA)
Ernst Miklos  Linde AG
Esperanza Almodóvar Centre for Technology and Innovation (INESCOP)
Eurico G Assuncao EWF- European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting
Fernando Sousa Companhia de Equipamentos Industriais, Lda (CEI)
Filip Geerts European Association of the Machine Tool Industries and related Manufacturing Technologies (CECIMO)
Frits Feenstra Einhoven University of Technology
George Chryssolouris Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation (LMS)/ University of Patras (UPATRAS)
George Mandaltsis Lamaplast
George Papanikolopoulos Consulting And Software Products (CASP S.A.)
Geza Haidegger SZÁMÍTÁSTECHNIKAI ÉS AUTOMATIZÁLÁSI KUTATÓINTÉZET (MTA SZTAKI)/ Institute for Computer Science and Control
Gintaras Vilda Gamybos inovacijų slėnis / Manufacturing Innovation Valley, Lithuania
Gregorio Aameyugo Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)
Hans-Rudolf Helfer Helfer Innovation & Technologie Beratung
Harald Egner Manufacturing Technology Centre
Harri Kulmala Digital, internet, Materials & Engineering Co-Creation (DIMECC Ltd)
Helmut Bossy Bundeministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Hendrik van Brussel Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven)
Jan Alma Philips
Jan Post Philips
Jana Nedvedova Czech Technology Platform of Engineering
Joachim Metternich Production Management, Technology and Machine Tools
Joaquim Menezes IBEROMOLDES Group, Portugal
Jon Agirre Ibarbia Fundacion TECNALIA Research and Innovation (TECNALIA)
Jon Perez Mondragon
José Carlos Caldeira Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência (INESC TEC)
José Manuel Mendonça Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência (INESC TEC)/ Departamento de Engenharia e Gestão Industrial da Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Juan-Carlos Dürsteler  Luxexcel
Juanan Arrieta Centro Tecnológico de investigación IDEKO
Kai Peters Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (VDMA)
Karl-Heinz Leitner Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Kay Cunningham Advanced manufacturing research center, University of Sheffield
Klaus Peters European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP)
Klaus Rissbacher  Plansee
Konstantinos Georgoulias EIT Manufacturing
Kristian Martinsen SINTEF/NTNU
Krisztina Bardos Scientific Association for Mechanical Engineering
Lars Støbakk Stenerud PLASTO AS, Norway
Laszlo Monostori SZÁMÍTÁSTECHNIKAI ÉS AUTOMATIZÁLÁSI KUTATÓINTÉZET (SZTAKI)
Luis Carneiro Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência (INESC TEC)
Marcello Urgo Politecnico di Milano
Marco Poggiopolini OFFICINE di MARCO POGGIPOLINI S.r.l.
Marco Taisch Politecnico di Milano
Marion Fruechtl Fraunhofer IGCV
Mark Wheelan Enterprise Ireland
Marta Candeias University of Lisboa
Martin Schäfer  Siemens AG
Maurizio Gattiglio MANUFUTURE
Merete Nørby Manufacturing Academy of Denmark
Michel Carton Centre technique industriel (CETIM)
Minna Lanz Tampere University of Technology
Nigel Edmondson Manufacturing Academy of Denmark
Nuno Silva Grupo DURIT
Odd Myklebust Stiftelsen for industriell og teknisk forskning (SINTEF)
Panos Stavropoulos Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation (LMS)/ University of Patras (UPATRAS)
Paolo Calefati PRIMA Additive
Paolo Matteazzi MBN Nanomaterialia
Paolo Pedrazzoli Technology Transfer System S.r.l.
Patricia Wolny Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Peter Johansson Teknikföretagen
Peter Pickel John Deere
Peter Post Festo GmbH & Co KG
Philippe Lubineau Centre technique industriel (CETIM)
Riikka Virkkunen Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus (VTT)
Rikardo Bueno Fundacion TECNALIA Research and Innovation (TECNALIA)
Roland Boecking Deutscher Verband für Schweißen und verwandte Verfahren
Rosemary Gault Head of Partneship funding in energy/ manufacturing ITM Power
Rui Tocha Centro Tecnológico da Indústria de Moldes, Ferramentas Especiais e Plásticos (Centimfe)
Sabine Hesse Fachverband Metalltechnische Industrie (FMTI)
Silje Aschehoug SINTEF
Simina Fulga- Beising Fraunhofer IPA
Stefan Scherr Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Stefano Pozzimucelli Luxinnovation
Tauno Otto Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Thomas Bauernhansl Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA
Thomas Rettich  Trumpf
Tullio Tolio Istituto di Tecnologie Industriali e Automazione – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ITIA_CNR)
Vaclav Klicka  SVAZ-NASTROJAREN
Valerie Rocchi Grenoble INP Institut d’ingénierie et de management
Wolfgang Eickhoff ManuFUTURE AT
Wolfram Rhomberg Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Zeljko Pazin European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA)