Cora holds a PhD in natural sciences and has extensive experience in project management and coordination of research projects with a focus on 3D printing in medicine. With her outgoing nature, she steers our medical working groups and is responsible for the development and representation of the MGA Medical division.
Arvid Eirich has been with the Deutsche Bahn since 2013 and has been involved in the conception of various programs and innovation projects such as the DB Institute of Technology or the Startup Safari in the technology division. He was a part of the 3D printing project at the DB since its founding in 2015 and has recently taken over as Head of AM within this project. As an industrial engineer with an affinity for digitization, Arvid Eirich is interested in all topics related to digitalization, Big Data and Industry 4.0, both professionally and privately.
Studied plastics engineering in Darmstadt. 1999 joined the central research and development department of the DaimlerChrysler Group. Further positions at DELO Industrial Adhesives and the American aerospace group PPG Aerospace. At home in the world of additive manufacturing since 2013, first in the business development team of the Belgian company Materialise NV and since 2018 at the German mechanical engineering company EOS GmbH, where he was Senior Business Development Manager with global responsibility for business development in the service provider and emerging markets segment. In June 2020, he became Governmental Affairs Officer.
Jens Woelki has been working for over 5 years for Berlin Partner – the business development agency in the German capital region. During this period, he gained a great experience in funding opportunities and supported many consortia in e.g. finding suitable international partners. Not a few successful projects were related to the fascinating field of AM.
Dr Maximilian Kunkel has been working as a research project manager for Additive Manufacturing technologies at Siemens Mobility GmbH in Germany since 2014, with the objective of establishing additive manufacturing processes as a manufacturing solution both for the spare parts sector and for series use in the rail sector, while meeting sector-specific requirements. In addition to numerous research and development projects, Mr. Kunkel heads the “Approval” working group of the “Mobility goes Additive” association and actively shapes the standardization of additive manufacturing processes both on a national and international level (VDI, DVS, DIN, ISO).
Linus has been with MGA right from the start and has helped shape the network with his ideas. The mechanical engineer is our main person in charge of the development and further expansion of the WeBoostAM platform. But with his expertise he is not only responsible for making outcomes visible, he also brings his passion for additive manufacturing to the content-related activities of the working groups and is the first point of contact for our members.
Simon Schlagintweit has been working in TÜV SÜD’s AM team since 2018. His tasks include auditing companies according to the technical state of the art (e.g. DIN SPEC 17071 or ISO/ASTM 52920 (available from 2021)) and developing AM-specific services for the medical sector. Prior to TÜV SÜD, he received his master’s degree from RWTH Aachen University in materials science. He gained experience in AM in scientific work (Fraunhofer ILT and iwb) and at the Fraunhofer IGCV (research assistant).
