Thomas Bauernhansl

Thomas Bauernhansl scientific focus ranges from personalised and sustainable production, quality and advanced complexity management, factory planning and production optimisation, to Industry 4.0 in cyber-physical construction.

Education and Degrees

• 2002 Dr.-Ing. (grade: 1.0 / with honours), RWTH Aachen, Thesis: Evaluation of Synergy Potential in Mechanical Engineering
• 1998 Dipl.-Ing., RWTH Aachen
• 1991 – 1998 Studies in Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, focus on Manufacturing Engineering

Professional Career

• 2011 – present Professor (W3), Director of the Institute of Industrial Manufacturing and Management IFF, University of Stuttgart, and Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA
• 2012 – 2015 Head of Institute for Energy Efficiency in Production EEP, University of Stuttgart
• 2007 – 2011 Freudenberg Sealing Technologies; Head Global Process Technology and Head of Technology Center Europe
• 2003 – 2007 Freudenberg Systems and Tools Engineering Ltd. Spokesperson for corporate management
• 1998 – 2003 Research Assistant at the Laboratory of Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), Chair of Production Engineering (Prof. Eversheim / Prof. Schuh), RWTH Aachen University

Collaborative Research Center

• SFB 1244: Adaptive Building Skins and Structures for the Built Environment of Tomorrow