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About us

Our interdisciplinary team is active in research, works in cooperation with industrial partners and is in a constant dialogue with Swiss and international universities. In addition, we teach in degree programmes and continuing education at the FHNW School of Engineering.

Head of Institute

Prof. Dr. Jürg Küffer
Prof. Dr. Jürg Küffer Head of FHNW Institute of Product and Production Engineering
Telephone +41 56 202 74 47 (direct)

Assistant to the Head of Institute

Hanna Troxler
Hanna Troxler Administration, Project controlling
Telephone +41 56 202 74 52 (direct)

Product Development, Simulation and Validation

Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Gröbelbauer
Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Gröbelbauer Head of Product Development at the FHNW Institute of Product and Production Engineering
Telephone +41 56 202 74 46 (direct)
Prof. Dr. Daniel Von Känel
Prof. Dr. Daniel Von Känel Lecturer for Product Developement
Telephone +41 56 202 86 51 (direct)
Prof. Dr. Kaspar Löffel
Prof. Dr. Kaspar Löffel Lecturer for Mechanical Engineering
Telephone +41 56 202 85 64 (direct)
Matthias Günthart
Matthias Günthart Lecturer for product development
Telephone +41 56 202 85 81 (direct)
Matthias Müller
Matthias Müller Lecturer for Product Developement
Telephone +41 56 202 75 82 (direct)
Stefan Kobler
Stefan Kobler Research Associate at the FHNW Institute of Product and Production Engineering
Telephone +41 56 202 74 41 (direct)
Matthias Fankhauser
Matthias Fankhauser Research Associate at the FHNW Institute of Product and Production Engineering
Telephone +41 56 202 79 24 (direct)
Pascal Seiler
Pascal Seiler Research assistant
Telephone +41 56 202 80 79 (direct)
Elischa Meier
Elischa Meier Research assistant
Telephone +41 56 202 78 84 (direct)
Florian Wirz
Florian Wirz Research assistant
Telephone +41 56 202 88 85 (direct)
Jonathan Falk
Jonathan Falk Research Associate
Telephone +41 56 202 81 23 (direct)
Raphael Gloor
Raphael Gloor Research Assistant
Telephone +41 56 202 88 86 (direct)

Production Engineering

Prof. Dr. Urs Bopp
Prof. Dr. Urs Bopp Deputy Head of FHNW Institute of Product and Production Engineering
Telephone +41 56 202 74 56 (direct)
Prof. Dr. Gregor Burkhard
Prof. Dr. Gregor Burkhard Programme Head of the Master of Science in Engineering MSE
Telephone +41 56 202 74 58 (direct)

Materials Science

Prof. Dr. Anja Buchwalder
Prof. Dr. Anja Buchwalder Group Leader of Materials Science
Telephone +41 56 202 73 80 (direct)
Dr. Amir Hadian
Dr. Amir Hadian Research Associate
Telephone +41 56 202 76 08 (direct)
Sabine Maass
Sabine Maass Research Associate at the FHNW Institute of Product and Production Engineering
Telephone +41 56 202 74 49 (direct)
Luca Bühlmann
Luca Bühlmann Research Assistant at the FHNW Institute of Product and Production Engineering
Telephone +41 56 202 76 02 (direct)



Laser Technology, Laser Engraving

Prof. Dr. Ronald Holtz
Prof. Dr. Ronald Holtz Head of laser technology at the FHNW Institute of Product and Production Engineering
Telephone +41 56 202 83 58 (direct)
Prof. Dr. Matthias Hoebel
Prof. Dr. Matthias Hoebel Lecturer for laser technology
Telephone +41 56 202 86 39 (direct)
Prof. Dr. Bojan Resan
Prof. Dr. Bojan Resan Lecturer for laser technology
Telephone +41 56 202 85 92 (direct)
Armin Stumpp
Armin Stumpp Research Associate at the FHNW Institute of Product and Production Engineering
Telephone +41 56 202 74 63 (direct)
Dr. Manuel Zeyen
Dr. Manuel Zeyen Research Associate
Telephone +41 56 202 70 78 (direct)
Daniel Hug
Daniel Hug PhD Student
Telephone +41 56 202 72 35 (direct)
Léon Altner
Léon Altner Research Associate
Telephone +41 56 202 78 54 (direct)
Jakob Benz
Jakob Benz Research Associate
Telephone +41 56 202 76 67 (direct)
Philipp Brogli
Philipp Brogli Research Associate
Telephone +41 56 202 89 08 (direct)
Philip Burger
Philip Burger Research Associate
Telephone +41 56 202 88 59 (direct)
Tobias Grätzer
Tobias Grätzer Research Associate
Telephone +41 56 202 89 09 (direct)
Karlo Lajtner
Karlo Lajtner Research Associate
Telephone +41 56 202 88 87 (direct)
Valentin Leuthard
Valentin Leuthard Research assistant
Telephone +41 56 202 78 87 (direct)

Matthias Julius
Technical specialist
+41 56 202 88 47
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Manuel Marbach
Research assistant
+41 56 202 74 54
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