Professor Michael Zäh Institute for Machine Tools and Industrial Management (iwb), Germany “Towards the Cognitive Factory” M.F. Zäh; C. Lau; M. Wiesbeck; M. Ostgathe; W. Vogl
Professor Tullio Tolio Politecnico di Milano-Dipartimento di Meccanica, Italy “Focused Flexibility and Production System Evolution” T. Tolio
Dr. Makoto Fujishima Mori Seiki, Japan “Research & Development Activities of Machine Tools” M. Fujishima, M. Mori
Professor Alain Bernard IRCCyN - Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France “Knowledge-based Approach for Changeability Management” A. Bernard, N. Perry, A. Candlot, S. Ammar-Khodja
Professor Stephen T. Newman University of Bath - Department of Mechanical Engineering, UK “The Evolution of CNC Technology from Automated Manufacture to Global Interoperable Manufacturing” S.T. Newman, L. Ali, A. Brail, P. Klemm, R. Liu, A. Nassehi, V.K. Nguyen, F. Proctor, R.S.U. Rosso Jr., I. Stroud, S-H. Suh, L. Wang, X.W. Xu