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:

Urban Factories Production in Cities (STCs A, Dn, O)

Duration: Aug. 2017 - Feb. 2020
Chair: Prof. Christoph Herrmann
Vice-Chairs: Prof. Sami Kara & Günther Schuh
Secretary: Dr. Moneer Helu

Additive Manufacturing (all STCs)

Duration: Feb. 2018 - Aug. 2020
Chair:  Prof. Alain Bernard
Vice Chair: Prof. Jian Cao
Secretary: Prof. Fengzhou Fang
Advisor: Prof. Jean-Pierre Kruth

Biological Transformation in Manufacturing (all STCs)

Duration: Feb.2019 - Aug. 2021
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 - Feb. 2022
Chair: Prof. Joost Duflou
Vice-Chair: Prof. Konrad Wegener

Past Collaborative Working-Groups with Minutes online (Access)

Technical reports from CWGs (for Members only)

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