Dr Makoto Fujishima

DMG MORI, Japan

Makoto Fujishima graduated at Doshisha University in 1981 and joined MORISEIKI. He worked from 1981 to 1997 as an electrical designer for machine tool design. Subsequently, he was responsible of the control-engineering department. He received PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering under the guidance of Professor Kakino from Kyoto University in 2002. He was responsible for US R&D section of MORISEIKI from 2008 to 2009. Following the economic downturn precipitated by the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy in 2008, he became responsible of the purchasing section and afterwards of the electrical control technologies of development HQ.

Dr Fujishima is now mainly working for HMI development, IoT, sensing, energy efficiency, and remote maintenance and monitoring technologies of machine tools. He has published over 50 papers for journals and conferences and has applied for 67 patents.

Keynote Title: Latest developments in Machine Tool maintenance and aftermarket support