Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPTProf. Dr.-Ing. Robert H. Schmitt
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert H. Schmitt has been a Professor at the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) at RWTH Aachen University since July 2004. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of Fraunhofer IPT and WZL.
Following his studies in electrical engineering, Professor Schmitt worked as a chief engineer at WZL. In 1997, he joined the quality-management executive staff at a leading producer of commercial vehicles and would be in charge of production at various production locations; finally, he was entrusted with overseeing the assembly of commercial vehicles of up to 18 tons.
On September 1, 2004, he was appointed Director of the Department of Production Metrology and Quality Management. Since January 2005, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT.
The Department of Production Metrology and Quality Management was renamed to Information, Quality and Sensor Systems in Production (WZL | IQS) in 2024. The new name stands for the interdisciplinary work in the research areas Information Management, Sustainable Quality, and Sensing & Robotics.