Heads

President

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Seul
Professor at Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences

thomas.seul@vdwf.de
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Vice President

Anton Schweiger
Managing Director of Schweiger

anton.schweiger@vdwf.de
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Board Member Finances

Kathrin Schumacher
Partner of Partool

kathrin.schumacher@vdwf.de
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Board Member Training and Further Education

Lars Neitzel
Managing Director of Pragma

lars.neitzel@vdwf.de
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Managing Director

Ralf Dürrwächter
VDWF Head Office Schwendi

+49 (0)7353 98860 15
ralf.duerrwaechter@vdwf.de
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Member of the Management

Johannes Ullrich
VDWF Branch Office Schmalkalden

+49 (0)152 59189652
johannes.ullrich@vdwf.de
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President ISTMA Europe

Stephan Berz
VDWF branch office Schwendi

+49 (0)171 5630413
stephan.berz@vdwf.de
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Team Assistant

Melanie Hofmann
VDWF Head Office Schwendi

+49 (0)7353 98860 12
melanie.hofmann@vdwf.de
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Team Assistant

Vera Moser
VDWF Head Office Schwendi

+49 (0)7353 98860 10
vera.moser@vdwf.de
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Member Support

Marius Fedler
VDWF Branch Office Lüdenscheid

+49 (0)2351 1064 170
fedler@kimw.de
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Expert

Dirk Falke
Managing Director of Ingenieurbüro Falke

dirk.falke@ingbuerofalke.com
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Expert

Stefan Kind
Managing Director of Kind-tec

stefan.kind@kind-tec.de
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Head of VDWF work group «Moulders’ Meeting»

Dr. Jens Buchert
Managing Director of Karl Walter Formen- und Kokillenbau

buchert@walter-formenbau.com
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Head of VDWF work group «Marketing Director Meeting»

Arno Gozzi
Head of Marketing at Meusburger

a.gozzi@meusburger.com
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Head of VDWF work group «Contract Law»

Dr. Claus Hornig
Head of Corporate Consulting at Claho

c.hornig@claho.com
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Head of VDWF work group «Sustainability / Future Viability»

Prof. Dr. Wolfram Heger
Managing Director of Dr. Heger + Experten

heger@nachhaltig-erfolgreich-jetzt.de
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Heads of VDWF work group «Additive Manufacturing»

Prof. Stefan Roth und Prof. Julian Polte
Professor at the Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences / Head of Production Systems at the Fraunhofer IPK

s.roth@hs-sm.de
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Head of VDWF work group «Quality Management»

Dr. Mario Schubert
Managing Director of Process Gardening

mario.schubert@process-gardening.de
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Head of VDWF work group «Punch and Die Makers’ Meeting»

Gerald Schug
Managing Director of Huissel

gerald.schug@huissel.com
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Heads of VDWF work group «Tool Making 4.0»

Patrick Winkler und Tomek Kawala
Division Manager Tool and Mold Making at Konzelmann / Consultant at Tebis Consulting

p.winkler@konzelmann.com
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