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Technical University of Munich

Udo Lindemann

Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Professor Emeritus of Product Development

born 1948

udo.lindemann(at)tum.de

Link to the history of the professorshiop for product development:
https://www.mw.tum.de/lpl/lehrstuhl/geschichte/lehrstuhl-fuer-produktentwicklung

Interview with TUM Emeritus of Excellence Udo Lindemann

"Decision-making is something you learn in industry"

After gaining his PhD at TUM, Udo Lindemann worked in leading positions at the companies Renk and MAN. Go back to university? Only for the right professorial chair. And then the offer from TUM came. [read more]

CV

Once he completed his mechanical engineering degree with a focus on thermal process engineering at Leibniz University of Hanover as well as his Doctorate in design engineering at Technical University of Munich, Udo Lindemann initially spent 15 years working in the industry. After holding various positions at Renk AG in Augsburg, he was then appointed Chair of the Executive Board at MAN Miller Druckmaschinen GmbH in Geisenheim. He was responsible for smaller sheet-fed printing machine products at its parent company, MAN Roland AG. Professor Lindemann succeeded Professor Ehrlenspiel as Chair of Product Development in 1995. The areas of focus for this professorship were expanded under his leadership, delving further into topics such as systems engineering and mastering complex structures, innovation and development processes, the strategic direction of product development, cost management, individualizing duplicate parts, sustainable customer interest and agile product development. In addition to the professional activities mentioned above, Prof. Lindemann was also involved with the Association of German Engineers (VDI), served as a lecturer, provided support for start-ups and served in various scientific associations. He remains active on several advisory boards, acatech and is part of the Bavarian Industry Association council.
 

Short biography

1968-1976 Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Research Assistant, Leibniz University of Hanover
1976-1980 Research Assistant, Doctorate (1979), Technical University of Munich
1980-1992

Worked in the industry, holding positions ranging from Group Leader to Division Head,
focusing on product development, Renk AG, Augsburg
1992-1995 Chair of the Executive Board of MAN Miller Druckmaschinen GmbH, Geisenheim;
power of attorney at MAN Roland AG
1995-2016 Professor of Product Development, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Technical University of Munich

 

Memberships and honors

Roles in the Association of German Engineers (VDI) (including Member of the Board for the VDI Augsburg Regional Association, Chair of the VDI GSP (System Technology & Project Management)

Scientific Society for Product Development (WiGeP) and its predecessor organizations, WGMK (machinery elements, construction and product development) and the Berliner Kreis

Design Society, Founding Member (2000) and President (2007-2010)

Member of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) (since 2008)

Member of the programming committee of several international conferences (including ICED, DESIGN, DSM)

TUM, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Provost, Vice Dean, Dean

TUM, Board of Trustees and Senate (2007-2016), Senate Chair (2010-2016)

Founder of and spokesman for German Research Foundation (DFG) special research fields

Munich University of Applied Sciences, Board of Trustees (until 2007)

Hochschule der Bayerischen Wirtschaft, Board of Trustees (since 2014)

Lecturer (Bavarian EliteAcademy, German Academic Scholarship Foundation)

Editorial boards of numerous international journals

Member of the advisory board for several non-profit foundations

Member of the advisory board for several commercial enterprises

Member of the Bavarian Industry Association council

 

Awards

  • VDI Ring of Honor (1986)
  • TUM Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Medal (2007)
  • Design Society Fellow (2015)

You can download "Explanations of honors and awards" here [PDF 215 KB]

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