Robert H. Schmitt, born in 1961, completed
his studies in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Communications
Engineering at the Technical University of Aachen and became a research
focused on production-related Metrology and Communications Engineering in an
automated environment. In 1997, Robert H. Schmitt moved on to MAN Nutzfahrzeuge
AG (commercial vehicles) in Munich, where he took on leading positions in the
fields of quality and production. In 2002, he assumed responsibility for
commercial vehicle production in Steyr, Austria. On 1 July 2004, he was
appointed professor at the Technical University of Aachen. As Chair of Metrology and Quality Management at the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), he
serves as a member of the Board of Directors at WZL and the Fraunhofer Institute for
Production Technology IPT.
