Thomas Gittler ist Dozent der Module Advanced Manufacturing I & II in der Vertiefungsrichtung Digital Production Management des B.Sc. Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen an der FFHS, und Digitalisierungsverantwortlicher für die Operations der maxon Gruppe, und Mitglied in verschiedenen Arbeitsgruppen und Gremien zur Digitalisierung und Industrie 4.0. Er hat Maschinenbau in Karlsruhe, Barcelona, Lausanne und Zürich in Bachelor und Master studiert, und dazu einen Minor in Management of Technology & Entrepreneurship abgeschlossen.

At maxon, we develop and build high precision electric drive systems that are among the best in the world. We combine brushed and brushless DC motors, gearheads, sensors, and controllers into complete mechatronic drive systems. Since 1961, businesses from a wide range of industries including medical technology, industrial automation, mobility solutions, and aerospace place their trust in reliable drive systems by maxon. Our drives are perfectly suited for wherever extreme precision and the highest quality standards are necessary and where compromises cannot be tolerated – on Earth, and on Mars.. maxon's engineers are real partners when it comes to finding specific solutions. Prototypes, custom systems, or large series: whatever the requirement, we are happy to be of assistance with our global sales network, nine production sites, and more than 3000 employees.