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[#WisdomWednesday] GFA Winter School on Reconfigurable Production 2020: Artificial Intelligence – Michael F. Zaeh  (TU Munich)

On November 19th, 2020 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael F. Zaeh (TU Munich, Germany) gave the keynote “Artificial Intelligence – Just a new keyword or can production technology profit from it?” at our Winter School on Reconfigurable Production. You are cordially invited to watch the recording on Youtube.

About Michael F. Zaeh

The research activities of Professor Zaeh (b. 1963) focus on machine tools and generative production methods, production technology and cognition for engineering systems.  
Professor Zaeh graduated in mechanical engineering from TUM, where he also earned his doctorate degree in 1993 under the supervision of Professor Milberg, at the Institute for Machine Tools and Industrial Management (IWB). From 1994 to 1995, he was Chief Engineer and Department Head for Machine Tools and Production Technology under the direction of Professor Reinhart. In 1996, he switched over to the private sector, working for a manufacturer of machine tools used for gear wheel machining, where he held various management positions. In 2002, Professor Zaeh accepted the Chair of Machine Tools and Production Technology at TUM and has held the position of Director of the IWB since then.

About the GFA Video Series and the #WisdomWednesday

Education is one of the core missions of the GFA. Therefore we have wonderful education projects in the field of industry 4.0, such as summer schools, hackathons and online courses that we organise together with leading universities in Europe. To present our education efforts to a bigger audience and share it with people all over the world, we created the GFA Video Series. Under the hashtag #WisdomWednesday we present interesting talks and keynotes every Wednesday on our website and in our social media. Stay tuned and check also our YouTube Channel.

About the German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future (GFA)

The German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future is a strategic vehicle to promote close collaboration between leading European research institutions and industrial companies. It was founded by the French Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) and the German Technical University of Munich (TUM). Focused on joint research, education and innovation, the Academy’s mission is to master the challenges accompanying the increasing digitalization of industry processes. Read more…

[#WisdomWednesday] GFA Winter School on Reconfigurable Production 2020: Servitized Business Models – Xavier Boucher (IMT Mines Saint-Étienne)

On November 19th, 2020 Prof. Xavier Boucher (École de Mines de Saint-Étienne, France) gave the keynote “Servitized Business Models versus Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems” at our Winter School on Reconfigurable Production. You are cordially invited to watch the recording on Youtube.

About Xavier Boucher

Xavier Boucher is a professor in the field of Industrial Engineering and Management and research director for the Fayol Institute at École de Mines de Saint-Étienne. His research domains are:

  • Industry of the Future, Digitalisation, Industry 4.0
  • Servicisation, Product-Service Systems
  • Modelling, Integration and Management of Production Systems
  • Organisational Agility : virtual organizations, logistic networks
  • Agility of Information systems
  • Enterprise Architecture ; Integration of Competence Dimension in Enterprise Architecture
     

About the GFA Video Series and the #WisdomWednesday

Education is one of the core missions of the GFA. Therefore we have wonderful education projects in the field of industry 4.0, such as summer schools, hackathons and online courses that we organise together with leading universities in Europe. To present our education efforts to a bigger audience and share it with people all over the world, we created the GFA Video Series. Under the hashtag #WisdomWednesday we present interesting talks and keynotes every Wednesday on our website and in our social media. Stay tuned and check also our YouTube Channel.

About the German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future (GFA)

The German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future is a strategic vehicle to promote close collaboration between leading European research institutions and industrial companies. It was founded by the French Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) and the German Technical University of Munich (TUM). Focused on joint research, education and innovation, the Academy’s mission is to master the challenges accompanying the increasing digitalization of industry processes. Read more…