Advisory Board

Nate Bernklau

Partner
Mastermind Engineering

Nate Bernklau

Partner
Mastermind Engineering

Nate Bernklau PE is a system-focused designer and licensed professional engineer specializing in product development. He is currently a partner at Mastermind Engineering and Principal Drives Systems Engineer at Bell Flight. As an STLE member, he enjoys learning and applying the latest technology to solve tough problems. Nate’s specialty is creating value through collaborative innovation tools using systems-thinking approaches. He has worked on a variety of difficult tribology projects across bearings, sealing, and lubrication applications. Including projects in aerospace, agriculture, and material handling. With experience in drive system design, problem resolution, and forensic advisory. He completed a master certificate program in Systems Design and Management SDM from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT (18). He is a graduate of The University of Tulsa MSME (05) Oral Roberts University BSE (03). If he is not developing some new product idea, he is probably on the go enjoying time with his wife and three very active kids. Connect with Nate at: mastermindeng.com linkedin.com/in/natebernklau

Dr. Jens Dörner

Technology Scouting Manager
NSK DEUTSCHLAND GMBH

Dr. Jens Dörner

Technology Scouting Manager
NSK DEUTSCHLAND GMBH

Since 2020 Jens is managing NSK’s Technology Scouting Office based in Ratingen, Germany which is an information hub in global NSK, in charge of identification, evaluation and implementation of new technologies by using open innovation. Besides that Jens supports new business development and promotes new technologies of NSK towards pilot customers in Europe. Prior to joining NSK Jens worked in technology management at a huge electronics company and was in charge of implementation of new production technologies. Before joining the industry, Jens graduated in mechanical engineering and finished PhD studies at the University Duisburg-Essen.

Hagen Elgeti

Founder
Elgeti Engineering

Hagen Elgeti

Founder
Elgeti Engineering

After his studies in mechanical engineering from 2000 to 2003 at RWTH Aachen, Hagen Elgeti worked until the end of 2008 as research assistant at the Institute for Machine Elements and Machine Design (IME) of RWTH Aachen, where he was predominantly concerned with damaged components of drive trains and environmental friendly tribological systems. After that and until founding Elgeti Engineering GmbH in 2009, he worked as as managing director of a university-associated consulting company. Apart from his function as managing director, Hagen Elgeti is mainly responsible for supplier development.

Murat Erturk

Chief Executive
OAVCO

Murat Erturk

Chief Executive
OAVCO

Mr. Erturk is a Chief Executive/ Leading Innovation and Technology at OAV Air Bearings, Chairman of the Board OAVCO company Head Quarter Princeton, USA. He is an experienced Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the mechanical or industrial engineering industry. Highly skilled in Negotiation, Business Planning, Operations Management, Analytical Skills. Strong business development professional. OAV was originally founded as an aerospace company in 1964. Over the years, Mr. Erturk changed the company focus and has evolved to one of the leading air bearing companies, which today serves industries with the critical need for frictionless motion, including the aerospace and defense industries.

John Herke

Global Commercial Director
Morgan Advanced Materials

John Herke

Global Commercial Director
Morgan Advanced Materials

With over twenty-five years of experience in the various markets and materials for rotating equipment, John has a comprehensive view of the state of the industry and where the technology is heading. His responsibilities include the leveraging of our material portfolio to enhance sustainability initiatives globally. John has a BEng from Middlesex University in London and Dip-Ing from Bremen Germany.

Florian Hudelmaier

Managing Director
Wieland Caro GmbH

Florian Hudelmaier

Managing Director
Wieland Caro GmbH

At Wieland, Florian is directly responsible for Business Development & Sales of Engineered Products and is the Managing Director at the Wieland Caro service center. Primary focus is on serving customers in the industrial sector with specialty in slide bearings and solid cages for ball- and roller bearings. Complementary solutions for High Pressure Die Casting and Railway engineering . Prior to current assignment, Florian led the sales organization for Wieland’s North America division and was charged with increasing market presence, enabling commercial growth, and building strong customer relationships in the automotive and manufacturing verticals. Florian holds a B.Sc in Industrial Engineering and an MBA from Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University and Graduate School Ostwürttemberg.

Jan Kruse

Former CEO
Friedrich PICARD GmbH & Co. KG

Jan Kruse

Former CEO
Friedrich PICARD GmbH & Co. KG

Jan is passionate about digitalisation and creating modern workflows for the power transmission market. He is holding a diploma in business administration with major in business IT. He has been working in Austria, Greece and Germany in the past 16 years and managed digitalisation projects as Director for Aldi Supermarket and Managing Director for Picard Bearing Distributor. Successful projects were inventing real-time linear rail configuration tools, procurement platform or track & trace for items carrying individual DataMatrixCodes. Today he is working as an advisor specialised on digitalisation, reorganisation and change management. Alongside he is actively involved in a systemic leadership and management training at his customers. Developing “New Work” ethic supporting responsibility and creativity for every employee is just as important as solving technical issues on the way of digitalisation.

Arnaud Lienhart

CEO
JESA

Arnaud Lienhart

CEO
JESA

Mr. Arnaud Lienhart is CEO and Head of Research & Development Department at JESA. Upon completion of two engineering degrees in electronic and mechanical engineering, he is also holding an Executive MBA from ESCP Business School in Paris. He is an experienced executive who has built his career within the Tornos company in Switzerland and China. He is highly qualified in the machine tool sector and in high precision ball bearings. 50 years of experience have made JESA the specialist for the development and production of high-precision bearings and mechatronic drive units composed of metal and plastic

Matthias Ortner

Deputy General Manager
NKE Bearings

Matthias Ortner

Deputy General Manager
NKE Bearings

Matthias Ortner is Deputy General Manager of NKE Austria GmbH, being part of the global Fersa Bearings Group. He is responsible for steering and expanding the Industrial part of the company from the site in Steyr, Austria. Prior to his work at NKE Austria, Mr Ortner was working in the consultancy business at Ernst & Young, where he was working in the Transaction Advisory Services, including modelling of investment decisions and performing company valuations. Mr Ortner holds a BA from the Management Centre Innsbruck, a MA from the University of Applied Sciences in Steyr, studied abroad in Florida, US and finished training at Stanford University.

Andreas Osbar

Vice President Transformation
Castrol Germany GmbH

Andreas Osbar

Vice President Transformation
Castrol Germany GmbH

Andy Robbins

President/CEO
GMN Bearing USA

Andy Robbins

President/CEO
GMN Bearing USA

Andy Robbins is President/CEO of GMN Bearing USA. He has over a decade of experience in the bearing, clutch, and seal industries and has played a critical role in designing hundreds of applications. This diverse experience encompasses a wide range of industries; automotive, medical, aerospace, uninterruptable power sources, oil and gas, alternative energy production, off-highway, space, touchdown bearings, and many more. Andy has played a pivotal role in positioning GMN Bearing USA as an application engineering powerhouse in North America. Throughout his career, Andy has leveraged his passion in both Design and Mechanical Engineering at both start-up and Fortune 1000 companies, bringing true advancements to fruition. Andy holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin STOUT.

Siddharth Sachdeva

Managing Director
Trinity Lubes & Greases

Siddharth Sachdeva

Managing Director
Trinity Lubes & Greases

Siddharth Sachdeva is the drive behind the advances in technology usage at Siddharth Grease & Lubes in India and Trinity Lubes & Greases, a new State-of-the-Art facility in the UAE. From these two companies, lubricants and greases are manufactured, then exported around the world. The Technology Centre, built at their Indian plant; have developed new and exciting products and SGL holds many patents that are used by the world’s biggest lubricant brands.

The Technology Centre has had great success in producing and testing products not only in the lab, but also field trials, that work harder for longer. Helping to not only to reduce waste but also the cost of ownership. Focusing not just on environmental sustainability but economic as well.

Delphine Schoen

Director of Business Development Europe
Kaman

Delphine Schoen

Director of Business Development Europe
Kaman

Delphine is Director of Business Development Europe for Kaman Specialty Bearings and Engineered Products, based in Germany. Her focus is working with clients to support their projects in different sectors as aerospace, spacecraft, industry and motorsports. With more than 15 years of experience in project management, engineering and sales she brings focus on growth strategy, including new business development initiative and customer service. Delphine has a Master’s degree in Engineering and speaks fluently French, German, Italian and English.

Henning Simon

President
NTN Germany

Henning Simon

President
NTN Germany

Henning is the president of NTN and SNR in Germany, based in Erkrath closed to Düsseldorf. Until today he has been working in the bearing industry for almost 15 years in various sales related roles with a broad experience in management of global business within Automotive and general industry as well as the industrial aftermarket. His background is mechanical engineering and beside his expertise in bearings he is deeply involved also in linear motion industry.

Andreas Sternkopf

V.P. Sales and Application Engineering
HQW/Barden

Andreas Sternkopf

V.P. Sales and Application Engineering
HQW/Barden

With over 15 years of experience in the bearing industry, Andreas Sternkopf currently heads the Global Sales Department for leading super precision ball bearing manufacturers HQW Precision GmbH and The Barden Corporation (UK) Ltd. Following his studies in Mechanical Engineering at Technische Universität Ilmenau in Germany, Andreas spent ten years in various application engineering roles working on customised solutions for industries including the medical and automotive sectors. Following his move to HQW Precision, Andreas has progressed to VP of Sales & R&D where he leads the commercial teams in seven branch offices globally, selling innovative bearing solutions to some of the world's largest OEM's.

Thomas Fröst

President
SKF Industrial Technologies

Thomas Fröst

President
SKF Industrial Technologies

Thomas Fröst is President of SKF Industrial Technologies and member of SKF Group Management. He has over 20 years of management experience in SKF within different business areas, e.g. heading up SKF’s Asian Seals unit based in Shanghai between 2004-2007 and various senior positions within industrial marketing, product development and sales.

The Industrial Technologies unit consists of different business area, including lubrication management, seals, special bearing (magnetic & split bearings) and others. Next to being strong businesses with leading positions in their respective fields, SKF’s strategic reason to develop these business is to leverage their contribution to creating “a world of reliable rotation”.

SKF is committed to ambitious climate goals and zero net greenhouse gas emissions throughout the full supply chain. Industrial Technologies offers many solutions to support these goals and contribute to a circular economy including offers such as SKF RecondOil. Thomas is enthusiastic to lead this change and together with all SKF people, motivated to make it happen.

Dr. Matthias Walkowiak

Chief Engineer
Envision

Dr. Matthias Walkowiak

Chief Engineer
Envision

Markus Wolf

Managing Director
CSC Bearing Europe GmbH

Markus Wolf

Managing Director
CSC Bearing Europe GmbH

Dr. Wolf has worked for 15 years in strategy consulting and private equity financing for high-tech startups. His doctorate was carried out on the subject of equity financing for young technology companies at HHL Leipzig.In 2015 he founded CSC Bearing Europe GmbH as the European branch of the CSC Group. The CSC Bearing Group has a worldwide turnover of approx. 100 million USD with a focus on super-precision bearings.Together with a colleague, Markus Wolf is managing director of the three European-based CSC companies.Dr. Wolf also teaches at the University of Bamberg as the Chair of Financial Controlling.

6 - 8 September 2022
Hall 7, Messe Essen, Germany

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