Masterclasses
Remanufacturing; Production, Automation, Innovation
MASTERCLASSES Overview.
10:00: Start of the day & reflection (Marten Bootsma, Matthias Vette-Steinkamp)
10:30: Strategic Fit in Remanufacturing Supply Chains (Nico Steenstra)
11:15: How do we get the cores? [Meriem Jerbi (BORG Automotive Group) / Nadia Massari (KBC)]
12:00: Lunch break/ group picture (all partners)
13:00: Automation in Assembly and Disassembly (Matthias Vette-Steinkamp)
13:45: Guiding Students through a Reman Process (Jenny Coenen)
14:30: Development of an innovation project/ Coffee break (Jenny Coenen, Matthias Vette-Steinkamp)`
15:45: Conclusion (Kim, Matthias, Marten, Nico, Winni, Lorenzo, Jenny)
Speakers
Holds a dual Master's degree in Sustainable Management and Entrepreneurship/Innovation Management from UCLouvain. She co-authored a thesis as part of an interdisciplinary team focused on designing a closed-loop supply chain for RFID identification cards. The project was acquired and implemented by one of Belgium's leading event organizers.
Joined Car Parts Industries (part of Borg Automotive Group) over two years ago and has been part of the New Business Development department. The department focuses on innovation and research within the company including assessment and introduction of emerging technologies as well as diversification strategies and new product development.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Vette-Steinkamp became Professor of Robotics and Control Engineering at Trier University of Applied Sciences, Environmental Campus Birkenfeld, in 2020. He is a member of the Birkenfeld Institutes of Technology and spokesperson for the profile area of materials and production technology for the energy transition.
As head of the research group for environmentally friendly production processes, he supports companies in implementing sustainable technologies. His research spectrum includes remanufacturing, circular economy, and the use of industry 4.0 technologies, robotics, and artificial intelligence in production. With his research group, he develops methods for the manufacturing, assembly, and disassembly of industrial products with the aim of minimizing resource consumption, energy demand, and CO₂ emissions and making optimal use of the principles of the circular economy.
He is leading several international and national research projects, including the Interreg projects Robot-Hub-Transfer and Robot-Hub-Academy, the BMBF competence center for labor economics and circular economy Komatra, as well as the European automotive cluster PAE Green+, which is dedicated to the decarbonization of the automotive value chain.
In addition to his scientific work, he regularly organizes the Symposium for Innovation and Automation in the Circular Economy.
Prof. Vette-Steinkamp is a founding member of the German Robotics Association, where he is responsible for the research coordination and continuing education working group.
In 2022, he co-founded ignite AI GmbH, where he heads the Campus Consulting group. In 2024, he co-founded the Institute for Sustainability Technology and Education with partners.
