Events 2010
Student Information Day, January 26, 2010At the Student Information Day the Cluster of Excellence introduces itself to many students who came to visit the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering.

Agoria Presentation, February 16, 2010
The Cluster of Excellence was presented to Agoria, Belgium's largest employers' organisation and trade association. Agoria is the partner of 1.600 companies in the technology industry. The federation's 230 employees provide the members with information, services and advice.
BiG Science - Architects working in the field of tension between "art and science", February 22 - March 26, 2010
As part of an unusual collaborative project between engineers and architecture students media room installations and experimental graphics were created.
Students of the Faculty of Architecture looked at the machines, methods and research issues of the Cluster of Excellence. Under the direction of Professor Thomas H. Schmitz two seminars in experimental and associative visual approaches to the instruments of production technologies of tomorrow were organized.

METAV 2010 - Youth Special, February 23 - 27, 2010
The cluster of Excellence was involved at the exhibition booth "Mechanical Engineer - Job with Power" with an exhibit. The aim was to improve the image of the machine tool industry and to recruit professions for this industry.


Karlsruhe Working Talks Production Research 2010, March 9 & 10, 2010
The Cluster of Excellence was represented at the Karlsruhe Working Talks with a presentation about "Production technology in the next decade - innovative and integrative"
Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) conference in Nashville, March 30-31, 2010
In Nashville at the conference of ‘The Association for Manufacturing Technology’ Prof. Dr.-Ing. C. Brecher presented under the main theme ‘Excellence Production – A Perspective from Machine Tool Design’ some aspects of the area of work of the Cluster of Excellence.
Automatica Fair, June 8 - 11, 2010
The Cluster of Excellence was represented at the 4th International Trade Fair for Automation and Mechatronics in Munich.


Thai Delegation at the Cluster of Excellence, September 14, 2010
The Thai Delegation visits the RWTH Aachen to get some news about the new “Aachen Campus”, lean innovation and the Cluster of Excellence.

Colloquium for employees, October 2010
Results of ICD E - Technology Roadmaps - were presented and discussed in a plenary session of the colloquium for employees in October 2010 in order to adjust the technological strategy of the entire cluster of excellence. Moreover, the invitation of an external work-life-balance expert aimed to optimise the organisation of work in the cluster by means of a workshop with all employees.


Finish-German Joint Manufactoring Research Forum, October 18, 2010
The Cluster of Excllence presented results at the Finish-German Joint Manufactoring Research Forum at Aalto University.
hybridica 2010, November 09 - 11, 2010
The Cluster of Excellence was represented on the hybridica 2010. The hybridica revolves around the development and manufacture of hybrid components. It is positioned as a trade fair for suppliers and processors of hybrid components made of metal, plastic and ceramics.
RWTH Night of Sience, November 12, 2010
Science in an unusual form presenting at an unusual time - this is the idea of the RWTH Science Night. The Cluster of Excellence presented at this event the results understandable to a broad regional audience.

CKI Conference, December 03, 2010
In cooperation with the Siemens Center of Knowledge Interchange (CKI), the Cluster of Excellence organized the CKI Conference.




