Review: Program of the MIC2026

The MIC offers two days of lectures from industry and science and is accompanied by live demonstrations and a trade exhibition.

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Review: Speaker 2026

Get an overview of the speakers at MIC2026.

Dr. -Ing. Jörg SchauppSite ManagerAirbus GmbH
Dr. -Ing. Jörg Schaupp
Site Manager
Airbus GmbH
Dr. -Ing. Adina GrimmertTechnical Lead for Production Process Simulation MethodsMTU Aero Engines AG
Dr. -Ing. Adina Grimmert
Technical Lead for Production Process Simulation Methods
MTU Aero Engines AG
Caroline PötzlManaging DirectorKIESELMANN
Caroline Pötzl
Managing Director
KIESELMANN
Dr. -Ing. Alexander KrödelSr. Manager Digital Innovation TechnologyKennametal
Dr. -Ing. Alexander Krödel
Sr. Manager Digital Innovation Technology
Kennametal
Henrik WillgohsDirector BD and SalesGKN Aerospace, Material Solutions
Henrik Willgohs
Director BD and Sales
GKN Aerospace, Material Solutions
Dr. -Ing. Volker SellmeierHead of Technology & SupportINDEX
Dr. -Ing. Volker Sellmeier
Head of Technology & Support
INDEX
Dr. -Ing. Kai BrüggemannChairman of the Management BoardDeharde GmbH
Dr. -Ing. Kai Brüggemann
Chairman of the Management Board
Deharde GmbH
Ingo von PuttkamerKey Account-AircraftGühring KG
Ingo von Puttkamer
Key Account-Aircraft
Gühring KG
Prof. Dr. -Ing. Christoph LeyensProfessor and Institute Director at TU Dresden
Prof. Dr. -Ing. Christoph Leyens
Professor and Institute Director at TU Dresden
Stefan JokschManaging Director Technology + ProductionOemeta Chemische Werke GmbH
Stefan Joksch
Managing Director Technology + Production
Oemeta Chemische Werke GmbH

Review: Exhibition 2026

The exhibition at the MIC offers an opportunity to get in touch with companies within the industry. The exhibition area can be visited between the lectures. Here are some of the companies that were present at MIC2026.

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Review: Technology Demonstration 2026

Find out more about the research projects of the IFW. During guided tours through our laboratory, we show various projects in live demonstrations. This year’s topics revolved around Sustainability and Digitalization.

Towards Automatization - Al Chip Detection
Lee Hartung
Maintaining Tolerances: Deformation control for thin-walled workpieces
E. Wnendt
SmartRoughing
KENNAMETAL
Fusion of Machine & Force Data: Single Cutting Edge Analysis
promicron
Process Parallel Quality Control: A Digital Twin Implementation in Milling Operations
J. Huuk
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Speakers of previous years

Christian Thönes

Chairmen of the Executive Board
DMG MORI AG

Prof. Dr. -Ing. Martin Wiedemann

Executive Director
Institut für Faserverbundleichtbau und Adaptronik
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)

Dr. -Ing. Martin Röhrig

Head of Factory of the Future & Demonstrators
Airbus Operations GmbH

Dr. -Ing. Christoph Gey

Vizepräsident Metal Cutting Technology
Kennametal Europe GmbH

Prof. Dr. -Ing. Dr. h.c. Konrad Wegener

Executive Director, Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigung (IWF)
ETH Zürich

Daniel Schaer

Senior-Segment-Portfolio Manager
Blaser Swisslube AG

Dr. -Ing. Niklas Kramer

Senior Business Development Manager
Sandvik Coromant

Masahiko Mori

Präsident
DMG Mori Co., Ltd.

Frank Brinken

Stellvertretender Vorstandsvorsitzender
Starrag Group Holding AG

Gerald Weber

Geschäftsführer
MAG Europe

Shinichi Inoue

Präsident
Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd.

Rainer Martens

Mitglied des Vorstands
MTU Aero Engines Holding AG

Mirko Merlo

Präsident
Walter AG

Dirk Wember

Geschäftsführer
HAAS Schleifmaschinen GmbH

Thomas Ehm

Geschäftsführer
Premium AEROTEC GmbH

Lars Wagner

Chief Operation Officer
MTU Aero Engines AG

Karsten Röttger

Geschäftsführer
Ecoroll AG

Jochen Kress

Präsident
MAPAL Dr. Kress KG

Hans-Joachim Molka

Geschäftsführer
ROEMHELD Group

Wolfgang Kurth

Vorsitzender der Geschäftsführung
Hapag-Lloyd Express

Jens Gralfs

Vizepräsident
Forschung und Technologie physikalischer Gesamtentwurf Architektur
Airbus Operations GmbH

Stefan Joksch

Technischer Direktor
Oemeta Chemische Werke GmbH

Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Stein

Globaler Leiter Forschung & Entwicklung
LMT Tools GmbH & Co. KG

Hon.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Lange

ARTIS Abteilung / Leiter Entwicklung
MARPOSS Monitoring Solutions GmbH

Manfred Hader

Senior Partner
Roland Berger

Jürgen Nolde

Vizepräsident
Vertical Aerospace
Siemens

Dr. Joachim Schmidt​

Leiter Service Center Fertigung
Airbus

Dirk Friedrich

Geschäftsführer
Grindaix GmbH

Luis Martin Diaz

VP Leiter der Industrial Service Centers Germany
Airbus Helicopters

Marco Bauer

Geschäftsführer
mipart GmbH

Dr.-Ing. Florian Winter​

Leiter R&D
Fauser AG

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