Prof. Dr. Andreas Merchiers

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirt. Andreas Merchiers is a partner at Industral Analytics Lab, an ACENT Innovation Hub company. He has a degree in mechanical engineering as well as an additional degree in economics. His professional career has always focussed on the challenges faced by manufacturing companies: The implementation of lean thinking along the value chain, the design of production and logistics structures as well as the introduction and further development of Industry 4.0 applications in mechanical engineering/mining.
Andreas Merchiers completed his academic training at RWTH Aachen University with a doctorate in engineering. Andreas Merchiers is now a professor at Bochum University of Applied Sciences. He teaches and conducts research in the field of production management/Industry 4.0 and technical investment planning. He also works as an industrial consultant. Since 2020, he has been contributing the experience gained from his work as a professor and industrial consultant as a partner at the Industrial Analytics Lab in order to make medium-sized production companies digitally fit for the future.