Events

Conference on learning factories 2025

By Lars Jakobs on Mar 26th, 2025

From March 26 to 28, 2025 ,I participated in the conference for learning factories. The event offered valuable insights through inspiring presentation ,discussion ,and networking opportunities. I presented our work on using Axiomatric Design to develop an energy monitoring demonstrator .the conference concluded with an industry visit on Friday. Overall ,it was a great opportunity to exchange ideas And gain inspiration for future projects.

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Open house Day at Stellenbosch University

By Lars Jakobs on Mar 15th, 2025

I took part in Stellenbosch University's Open House Day to raise interest in industrial engineering. It was a great experience to connect with prospective students and their parents ,answer their questions, spark their curiosity, and share insights into the diverse and impactful world of industrial engineering, seeing their interest grow and helping them understand the opportunities within the field was truly nice
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Campus Visit in Pilar (USAL)

By Raphael Tiefnig on Feb 27th, 2025

Visit of the campus of the Universidad del Salvador in Pilar (Buenos Aires) together with Professor Sergio Salimbeni. This was followed by a meeting with Bruno Gambella and Marina Furlanetto (both from Tecmahe) about possible collaborations in the course of new research topics and projects.
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Presentation of TU Graz and the institute of Production Engineering

By Raphael Tiefnig on Feb 26th, 2025

Lecture as part of a course by Prof. Salimbeni for exchange student from France, as part of the presentation,Graz University of technology and its research areas were briefly introduced .Afterward, The institute of Production Engineering was also presented briefly. the activity within the framework of research projects (processing ,planning, research activity, etc.) were then presented and discussed.

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Company Visit Tecmahe & Bioprotece

By Raphael Tiefnig on Feb 17th, 2025

Company visit to Tecmahe: Company presentation by Bruno Gambella (Tecmahe) and exchange of research topics in the field of metal additive manufacturing (LPBF, WAAM).
Company visit to Bioprotece: Company presentation by Manuel Nelson (Bioprotece) and exchange on current and future applications of AM in the medical sector.
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Invited Guest Speaker at Research Impact Area Meeting

By Chiara Nezzi on Oct 4th, 2024

Another great opportunity at the Polytechnic Institute of Purdue University in West Lafayette (Indiana, USA), partner university of the Free University of Bolzano in the project SME 5.0.

I was invited to the Research Impact Area meeting of the faculty and held a speech about "Digital Twins of Mechanical Systems towards Sustainability". I was pleased about the high interest of participants and the numerous and fruitful questions, which kept the discussion so alive!

Looking forward for strenghtening collaboration with Purdue University and thank you to Prof. Ragu Athinarayanan and Prof. José Garcia Bravo for having me today!
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Guest lecture on Digital Twins of Mechanical Systems towards Sustainability

By Chiara Nezzi on Sep 18th, 2024

Thrilled about the opportunity I had last week to held a guest lecture on "Digital Twins of Mechanical Systems towards Sustainability" for the Undergraduate Student program at the Polytechnic Institute of Purdue University in West Lafayette (Indiana, USA), which is a partner university with the Free University of Bolzano for the project SME 5.0.

I was pleased about the high interest of students in how to build a Digital Twins and in the practical examples shown.

Looking forward for strenghtening collaboration with Purdue University and thank you to Prof. Ragu Athinarayanan for this opportunity!
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Lab visit

By Chiara Nezzi on Sep 3rd, 2024

An exciting visit to the Smart Manufacturing laboratory of the Polytechnic Institute of Purdue University in West Lafayette (Indiana, USA), partner university of the Free University of Bolzano in the project SME 5.0.

The lab shows a great potentiality and environment for students and researchers to research about topics such as robotics, process management and industry 4.0.

Looking forward for strenghtening collaboration with Purdue University and thank you to Prof. Ragu Athinarayanan for this opportunity!
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Secondment start of Prof. Erwin Rauch at Chiang Mai University

By Prof. Erwin Rauch on Jul 2nd, 2024

Prof.Erwin Rauch, SME 5.0 project manager from The Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (UNIBZ), has commenced his secondment at Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering at Chiang Mai University.

The secondment started with a meeting with the Dean of the Engineering Faculty, the Head of Department of Industrial Engineering as well as various members of the SME 5.0 team at CMU, setting the stage for collaborative research and knowledge exchange.
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