CONTRIBUTORS

Mogens Arentoft Dr Mogens Arentoft, leader of the Process and Micro-Technology Group at IPU, Denmark, has been working in cold forging, numerical and physical simulation and micro-forming areas for more than 15 years. He has coordinated and participated in several EU-funded projects. Since 2001, Dr Arentoft has been chairman of the Danish Cold Forging Group and member of the International Cold Forging Group, the Danish Metallurgical Association, ESAFORM and Danish Sheet Metal Forming Group. He has published over 50 international journal and conference papers. Giuliano Bissacco Dr Giuliano Bissacco, Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Padova, was Research Assistant (20012004) and Assistant Professor (20052007) at DTU, Denmark. Giulianos research activities include design and manufacture of micro-mechanical components in metals, polymers and ceramics; development and optimization of micro-manufacturing processes for production of micro-components characterized with complex 3D geometry; development of innovative process chains for manufacture of micro-components, tooling processes and machine tools. Email: giuliano.bissacco@unipd.it Andrew Brockett Mr Andrew Brockett, educated at the University of Strathclyde, gained a Masters in Product Design Engineering. During and after his study in Strathclyde, he worked for three years as a Research Assistant for the EU MASMICRO project, responsible for machine and tool design for micro-sheet-forming. Andrew is now a Project Engineer working in the energy industry. Email: andrewbrockett@hotmail.co.uk
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Kai Cheng Professor Kai Cheng, Chair Professor in Manufacturing Systems, Head of the AMEE (Advanced Manufacturing and Enterprise Engineering Department) at Brunel University, managed a series of the funded projects and published over 160 technical papers, five books and six book chapters. Kai is a fellow of the IET and IMechE, the European editor of IJAMT and a member of the editorial board of IJMTM. His current research interests include micromanufacturing, design of precision machines, digital manufacturing and enterprise technologies. Email: kai.cheng@brunel.ac.uk Ioannis S. Chronakis Dr Ioannis S. Chronakis, Associate Professor and Research Project Manager at Swerea IVF, Sweden, takes a lead in the research for the development and applications of micro-/nano-structured materials and their processing technologies. He received his PhD in physical chemistry at Cranfield University, worked respectively in Lund University (Sweden) and INRA (France), published over 50 research papers and book chapters and holds three patents in micro-nanotechnology. Email: ioannis.chronakis@swerea.se Arnaud De Grave Dr Arnaud De Grave, MSc in Manufacturing Engineering, PhD in Industrial Engineering, works as an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, DTU, Denmark. His research interests are design and manufacture of micro-products (mainly metal, polymer and ceramic based, with dimensions under the millimeter range), including complex and innovative process chains for replication of components at the micro scale. He also has activities in lifecycle assessment of micro-technologies and is interested in generic design methodology. Email: adg@ipl.dtu.dk