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Scientific Field Functional Integration and System Integration

Director: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Welf-Guntram Drossel

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Holger Kunze

Head of Business Unit Symbiotic Mechatronics

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Nöthnitzer Straße 44
01187 Dresden, Germany

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Prof. Dr. Lothar Kroll

Scientific Director Lightweight Construction, Textile Technologies and Circular Economy

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Reichenhainer Straße 88
09126 Chemnitz, Germany

Phone +49 371 53138826

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Dr. Thomas Hipke

Head of Business Unit Lightweight Construction, Textile Technologies and Circular Economy

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Dr. Wolfgang Zorn

Head of Business Unit Adaptive Process Chains

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01187 Dresden, Germany

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Scientific Field Production Systems and Factory Automation

Director: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Ihlenfeldt

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Dr. Simon Harst

Head of Business Unit Cognitive Production

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Nöthnitzer Str. 44
01187 Dresden, Germany

Phone +49 351 4772-2603

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Mark Richter

Head of Business Unit Climate-Neutral Factory Operation

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Reichenhainer Straße 88
09126 Chemnitz, Germany

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Dr. Marcel Todtermuschke

Head of Business Unit Agile Production Machines

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09126 Chemnitz, Germany

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Scientific Field Process Technology

Director: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Dix

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Prof. Dr. Philipp Klimant

Head of Business Unit Process Digitization and Manufacturing Automation

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Reichenhainer Straße 88
09126 Chemnitz, Germany

Phone +49 371 5397-1412

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Carsten Hochmuth

Head of Business Unit Cutting Technology and Surface Design

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Reichenhainer Straße 88
09126 Chemnitz, Germany

Phone +49 371 5397 1811

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Prof. Dr. Verena Kräusel

Head of Business Unit Forming Technology

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Reichenhainer Straße 88
09126 Chemnitz, Germany

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