Berlin Summer School for Human Factors
Factory2Fit partner Sebastian Mach from Chemnitz University of Technology participated in the 3rd Berlin Summer School for Human Factors 22nd and 23rd July 2017. Read more →
Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference
Factory2Fit was represented at the 8th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE), held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, California 17th-21st July 2017. Read more →
Factory2Fit Spotlight Feature – R&D Manager Esko Petäjä
Factory2Fit Spotlight Feature
Esko Petäjä
Research & Development Manager, Prima Power
This week the Spotlight is on Esko Petäjä, R&D Manager at Prima Power. Prima Power is a leading manufacturer of laser and sheet metal machinery, and one of the three industrial partners of Factory2Fit. Speaking from his office in Kauhava, Finland, Esko describes his role in Factory2Fit and shares his views on the project.
Factory2Fit Spotlight – Dr Frank Frauenhoffer
Factory2Fit Spotlight Feature
Dr Frank Frauenhoffer
Managing Director & Founder, Amorph Systems (AMS)
Today, we’re shining the F2F spotlight on Dr Frank Frauenhoffer – Managing Director and Founder of Amorph Systems in Germany – one of the three SME partners in project. Frank describes the expertise that AMS brings to Factory2Fit and the role they play.
Factory2Fit Spotlight Feature – Senior Researcher Cemalettin Öztürk
Factory2Fit Spotlight Feature
Senior Researcher Cemalettin Öztürk
United Technologies Research Centre Ireland Limited (UTRC Ireland)
We recently spoke to Cemalettin Öztürk, Senior Researcher with UTRC Ireland, about his role in Factory2Fit and his views on the project.
Factory2Fit Spotlight Feature – R&D Manager Fernando Ubis
Factory2Fit Spotlight Feature
Research and Development Manager Fernando Ubis
Visual Components
We recently caught up with Fernando Ubis, Research and Development Manager with Visual Components, at the company’s headquarters in Espoo, Finland. Visual Components is a leading global provider of 3D factory simulation software that offers machine builders, system integrators, and manufacturers a simple, quick, and highly cost-effective way to build and simulate their total process solutions.
Factory2Fit Spotlight Feature – New Product Launch Manager Thomas Walter
Factory2Fit Spotlight Feature
New Product Launch Manager Thomas Walter
Continental Automotive GmbH
This week we spoke to Thomas Walter, New Product Launch Manager with Continental Automotive’s Industrial Engineering department, about his role in Factory2Fit.
Factory2Fit Spotlight Feature – Research Assistant Kostas Apostolakis
Factory2Fit Spotlight Feature
Research Assistant Kostas Apostolakis
Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH)
This week we spoke to Kostas Apostolakis, Research Assistant from the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), about his role in Factory2Fit and his views on the project.
Factory2Fit Spotlight Feature – Professor Ralph Riedel
Factory2Fit Spotlight Feature
Professor Ralph Riedel
Chemnitz University of Technology
Two departments within Chemnitz University of Technology (TUC) are participating in the Factory2Fit project. The department of Factory Planning and Factory Management is focusing on the development of innovative production systems, covering a wide range of questions in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. The department of Cognitive and Engineering Psychology is focusing on Human-Machine-Interaction with automated systems in various domains. This includes learning processes, and skill acquisition as well as the development of trust, acceptance and mental models of automated systems.
Today we sat down with F2F partner Professor Ralph Riedel – Adjunct Professor and research group leader at the department of Factory Planning and Factory Management in Chemnitz University of Technology in Germany – to talk about his role in the Factory2Fit project.
Factory2Fit Spotlight Feature – Dr Eija Kaasinen
Factory2Fit Spotlight Feature
Dr Eija Kaasinen
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
This week we spoke to the project coordinator, Dr Eija Kaasinen from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, about her role and the impact she sees Factory2Fit making in the manufacturing sector.
VTT is a state owned non-profit company operating under the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy. The research and technology organisation (RTO) carries out research and innovation activities for the needs of industry and knowledge-based society. As well as coordinating the Factory2Fit project, VTT brings expertise in human factors, user experience, user acceptance, safety, wellbeing and ethics.
