Department of Industrial &
Manufacturing Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
PUBLIC LECTURE
New Paradigm in Manufacturing Engineering:
Factory Life Cycle
Dr. Ing. Carmen Constantinescu
Institute for Industrial Manufacturing and Management (IFF),
University of Stuttgart, Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and
Automation (IPA), Fraunhofer, Stuttgart
Germany
Engineering Lecture Theater
Faculty of Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA Monday, 03rd May, 2010 at 17.00 hrs.
Abstract:
Today the manufacturing enterprises are confronted with new models of competition and new modes of
operation. They have to provide competitive industrial goods and support services at decreased prices, with
high quality, overcoming the customers’ expectations. Motivated by these challenges, new and innovative
paradigms aiming at supporting the research and innovation in manufacturing engineering are promoted:
factory as a product, factory life cycle, factory data management and innovative platforms for design ad
continuously optimization of factories, equipment and manufacturing processes. New research directions in
the field of “Digital Factory” like “Grid Engineering for Manufacturing” (GEM) approach and its
implementation into the GEMLab at University of Stuttgart and Fraunhofer Institute IPA are presented.
Dr. Ing. Carmen Constantinescu:
Dr. Carmen Constantinescu was born April 13th, 1959 in Romania. In 1982, she graduated from The
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUCN), where, in 1983, she obtained her MSc in Mechanical
Engineering. Until 1992, she was Lecturer and then Associate professor at TUCN, Faculty of Machine
Building. In 1995 she obtained her MBA after graduating from the Postgraduate School of Management in
the TUCN. In 1999 she published her PhD dissertation on the topic of “Game Theory for IT strategy in
manufacturing”. In the following years, she obtained several certificates of achievement, such as the ones
regarding Digital Manufacturing Technologies from DELMIA GmbH (2004) and Siemens PLM Software
(2008). Starting 2001, she began her activity at University of Stuttgart, Institute of Industrial Manufacturing
and Management (IFF) and Institute of Parallel and Distributed Systems (IPVS), while in 2007 she began
her activity in Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA), Stuttgart. as Leader
of the “Digital Factory” Department and of the GEMLab - “Grid Engineering for Manufacturing” Laboratory.
She is currently the course holder for “Information and Knowledge Systems for Manufacturing Engineering”
(German and English) and PhD Supervisor on topics such as: Adaptable Manufacturing, Digital Factory,
Grid Engineering for Manufacturing, Factory Data Management, Context-aware Manufacturing – Smart
Factory, Configuration of Factories and Processes. Over time she has taken part in 19 research projects,
being project manager in some of them, she contributed to 14 books and over 60 scientific papers.
(Refreshments will be served after the seminar)
All those interested in attending this FREE seminar should book a place by phoning Ms Sharlene
Cachia on Tel. No. 23402061 or send an e-mail on sscach@eng.um.edu.mt