STCs are invited to initiate Collaborative Working-Groups (CWG) on the basis of common interests in a particular subject.

New CWG initiatives should be forwarded with the Checklist (available in the members' Dashboard) by STCs to the Cross-STC Chairs who will submit them to the Cross-STC Group meeting (gathering Members only).

The current Collaborative Working-Groups are:

Biologicalisation in Manufacturing (all STCs)

Duration: Feb.2019 - Feb.2022
Chair: Prof. Gerry Byrne
Vice-Chair: Prof. Laszlo Monostori
Secretaries: Prof. Roberto Teti, Dr. Sophie Hippmann

Industrial Symbiosis in Discrete Manufacturing (STCs A, C, E, F, G)

Duration: Aug.2019 - Aug.2022
Chair: Prof. Joost Duflou
Vice-Chair: Prof. Konrad Wegener
Secretary: Prof. Jiwang Yan

Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing (all STCs)

Duration: Feb.2021 - Aug.2023
Chair: Prof. Robert Gao
Vice-Chair: Prof. Marion Merklein
Secretary:  Prof. Hans-Christian Möhring
Advisors: Prof. Jozsef Vancza and Jörg Krüger

Production Technologies and Systems for E-Mobility (STCs)

Duration: Aug.2021 - Feb.2024
Chair: Prof. Jörg Franke
Vice-Chair: Prof. Jürgen Fleischer
Secretary: Prof. Darek Ceglarek

Past Collaborative Working-Groups with Minutes online (Access)

Technical reports from CWGs (for Members only)

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