Committees

TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE 
Charter: To provide a balanced context on current and emerging technologies that impact members of the IPVEA and the marketplace. The Committee serves as a key resource for identification and assessment of future technology development that will have relevance. 

CHAIR

Bill Duncan
Director of Project Management
KOMAX SYSTEMS YORK

CO-CHAIR

Dr. Volker Wüstenhagen
Head of Advanced Nanotechnology
Vice President
OC Oerlikon Balzers AG

MEMBERS

Jürgen Pfähler
General Manager Vacuum Solutions Division
FERROTEC GmbH

Dr. Wilmert C.S. De Bosscher
Manager Strategic Projects
BEKAERT ADVANCED COATINGS n.v.

Dr.-Ing. Jörg Walther
Geschäftsleitung
Linear Motion and Assembly Technologies
BOSCH REXROTH

Marc Hüske Dr.-Ing.
Vice President Product Manager
LPKF SOLARQUIPMENT GmbH

Gerhard Dovids
CEO
PROVAC AG

Andreas Cenic
International Sales
SCHAEFFLER KG

STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE (Proposed)
Charter: Guide the broad scope of current IPVEA activities, including, but not limited to trade events, public relations, promotions, and educational endeavors. 

STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS COMMITTEE (Proposed)
Charter:  Proposes the adoption of specifications and standards where none existed before and transmits the same with recommendations to the IPVEA community.