25th International Conference & Exhibition
9th – 13th June 2025, Zaragoza, Spain
Euspen’s 25th International Conference & Exhibition is held over 5 days (9th – 13th June 2025) and the daily programme is detailed below.
The event will be held in Zaragoza at the Río Ebro Campus, located at the University of Zaragoza. The conference will take place within the Edificio Betancourt building
Company Tours will be held on Friday 13th June 2025
Monday 9th June 2025
| Time | Programme |
| 09:00 – 12:00 | euspen Talent Programme Finals |
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Tutorial 1: A Guided Tour Through Mechanical Precision Design- Ir. Susan van den Berg MTD, Docent at Fontys Hogescholen, NL |
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Tutorial 2: Evaluation Of Flexure-Based Mechanisms- Marijn Nijenhuis, University of Twente, NL and Prof. Stuart Smith, UNCC |
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Tutorial 3: System engineering: theory and practical- Dr Jelm Franse (ASML), Antonius T. Peijnenburg & Jos de Klerk, VDL ETG |
| 14:00-17:00 | Workshop 1: Additive manufacturing and surface Post-processing- Prof. Dr Josko Valentincic, University of Ljubljana, SI |
| 14:00-17:00 | Workshop 2: Robotics For Medical Applications and Scientific Exploration- Prof. Andreas Archenti , KTH, SE |
| 14:00-16:00 | Early Registration |
| 18:30-20:30 | Welcome Reception– University of Zaragoza in the Paraninfo Building |
Tuesday 10th June 2025
| Time | Programme |
| 08:00 | Conference Registration at UoZ |
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Opening Ceremony |
| 09:10 – 09:20 | Presidential Address Prof. Liam Blunt |
| 09:20 – 09:30 | Welcome to Zaragoza |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Keynote One: Precision Strategies in Cancer Research: From Miniaturized 3D Cultures to Digital Twins- Prof. María Ángeles Pérez Ansón, Structural Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Zaragoza, ES |
| 10:05- 10:25 | Industry Presentations Session Chair: Byron Knapp 10:05-10:08 Moore Nanotech 10:08- 10:11 AMETEK Precitech and Taylor Hobson 10:11-10:14 Kern 10:14- 10:17 Professional Instruments 10:17- 10:20 Levicron 10:20- 10:23 Eitzenberger |
| 10:25- 11:00 | Coffee in Exhibition |
| 11:00-12:15 | Exclusive Large Science Project Presentations Chair: Liam Blunt 11:00 – 11:25 CERN Presentation 11:25 – 11:50 ESA Presentation 11:50- 12:15 Loxham Precision Presentation |
| 12:15- 13:00 | Session One: Large Scale Precision Engineering Chairs: Prof. José Antonio Yagüe Fabra and Dr. Ir. Theo Ruijl 12:15- 12:30 Unlocking the Power of Simulation in Complex Measurement Scenarios Unai Mutilba, TEKNIKER 12:30-12:45 Impact of geometric errors in critical components of a precision spindle on runout error through FEM modelling Ibai Berrotaran, IDEKO Industry Presentations Chair: Byron Knapp 12:45-12:48 IBS Precision Engineering B.V. 12:48-12:51 MI-Partners 12:51- 13:00 Discussion |
| 13:00- 14:15 | Lunch and Coffee in Exhibition Lunch available for exhibitors at 12:30 |
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14:15-16:10 | Session Two: Non-traditional precision engineering applications Chairs: Prof. Jose Albajez and Prof. John Taylor Session Keynote: 14:15- 14:35 Replication of surface microstructure made of bacterial colony towards functional surface fabrication- Hayato Goto, The University of Tokyo 14:35- 14:50 Manufacturing Scheduling for Sustainability- Jon Hall, University of Sheffield 14:50- 15:05 Quality Improvement of Laser-Microstructured Riblet Geometries in Forming Tools for Enhanced Efficiency of Injection-Moulded Fan Impellers- Daniel Gitzel, Fraunhofer IWU 15:05- 15:20 Design of a precision injector for minimally invasive delivery to the posterior eye – Emma Rutherford, MIT, United States 15:20- 15:35 Superellipsoid modeling of wire-laser additive manufacturing defects measured by digital image correlation- Khalil Hachem, ENS Paris-Saclay, France Industry Presentations Chair: Byron Knapp 15:35- 15:38 Physik Instrumente 15:38- 15:41 MAD CITY LABS 15:41- 15:44 Digital Surf 15:45- 16:10 Discussion |
| 16:10- 16:35 | Coffee in Exhibition |
| 16:35-18:30 | Session Three: Advances in Precision Engineering Chair: Andreas Archenti Session Keynote: 16:35-16:55 Novel in-situ fine adjustment system with contactless energy transfer- Mario André Torres Melgarejo, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany 16:55-17:10 Transmissibility based sub-structure coupling method for precision metal cutting- Özgür Taylan Kenanoğlu, KU Leuven, Belgium 17:10 -17:25 Optical Interferometry Multiscale Investigation of Polished Cu Thin Films- Viorel Balan, France 17:25-17:40 High-precision force sensor for directly SI-traceable and orientation-independent measurements- Martin Wittke, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany 17:40-17:55 Three-beam constant-force flexure-based translation stage- Loïc Tissot-Daguette, EPFL, Switzerland 17:55- 18:10 Negative stiffness module for highly sensitive low noise seismometer- N.v.Giessen, Settels Savenije, Netherlands Industry Presentations Chair: Byron Knapp 18:10- 18:13 INGENIQS 18:13 -18:16 Settels Savenije 18:16- 18:40 Discussion |
Wednesday 11th June 2025
| Time | Programme |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Keynote introduced by: Andreas Archenti Keynote Two: Advanced optical sensor technologies for precision metrology- Prof. Wei Gao, Department of Finemechanics, School of Engineering, Tohoku University, JP |
| 09:00-10:30 | Session 4: Metrology Chair: Saša Zelenika and Aitor Olarra Session Keynote: 09:00-09:20 Novel hybrid interference and atomic force microscopy for in-situ reference areal surface metrology- Gaoliang Dai, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany 09:20-09:35 Influence of the inhomogeneity of the field of view on the measurement of surface texture in optical surface topography measuring instruments- Sai Gao, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany 09:35- 09:50 The use of in-situ surface metrology for advanced electrochemical polishing applications- Prashant Kumar, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom 09:50- 10:05 AI-assisted high-precision dynamic error calibration for on-machine measurement systems- Weixin Cui, EPSRC, United Kingdom Industry Presentations Chair: Byron Knapp 10:05- 10:08 JPE 10:08- 10:11 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 10:11-10:30 Discussion |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee in Exhibition |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Euspen 26th Intl Conf & Exh, Poland- Prof. Adam Gaska |
| 11:15 – 11:40 | Industry Presentations Chair: Byron Knapp 11:15-11:19 Cranfield Precision 11:19-11:23 HEIDENHAIN 11:23-11:27 SIOS MeßTECHNIK 11:27-11:32 Queensgate / Prior Scientific 11:32- 11:35 Loxham Precision 11:35- 11:38 Polytec GmbH |
| 11:40– 11:55 | euspen AGM – Members Only |
| 12:00-13:00 | Football 11:45 Players and non-members/supporters head to football pitch |
| 13:00 – 14:15 | Lunch and Coffee in Exhibition Lunch available for exhibitors at 12:30 |
| 14:15 – 16:00
| Session 5: Mechanical Manufacturing Processes Chair: Guido Tosello and Oltmann Riemer Session Keynote: 14:35-14:50 CBN and PCD micro face milling of hardened tool steel for surface texture generation in the lower nanometer range- Holger Ruehl, University of Stuttgart, Institute for Micro Integration (IFM), Germany 14:50-15:05 Robot ensemble for the automated production of freeform metal optics with in-line metrology- Ralf Steinkopf, Fraunhofer IOF, Germany 15:05- 15:20 Productive surface smoothening of free-shaped surfaces through coupled process design for milling and hammer peening- Martin Kolouch, Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tool and Forming Technology IWU, Germany 15:20-15:35 Influence of surface finishing on the tribological application behavior using the example of cylindrical gears- Lars Kanzenbach, Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU, Germany 15:35 -16:00 Discussion |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee in Exhibition |
| 16:30-16:50 | euspen Talent 2025 |
| 16:50-17:00 | Heidenhain Scholarship Awards |
| 17:00-17:30 | Training & Development Initiative |
| 17:30-18:30 | Poster Session |
| 17:45-18:30 | Exhibitor Drinks sponsored by Professional Instruments |
| 20:00 | euspen Networking Dinner, Aura Restaurante (Walking) |
Thursday 12th June 2025
| Time | Programme |
| 09:00 – 10:45
| Session 6: Measuring Instruments Chairs: Liam Blunt and Harald Bosse Session Keynote: 09:00-09:20 Design and development of a lathe spindle with adjustable stiffness- Paweł Dunaj, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland 09:20-09:35 Evaluating Spindle Degradation and Machining Quality using an Exchangeable Spindle Unit and Vibration-Based Monitoring- Mariano Jose Coll Araoz, KTH, Sweden 09:35- 09:50 Evaluation of the measurement uncertainty of a high-precision telescopic instrument measuring the tool centre point of a robot- Francisco Javier Brosed Dueso, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain 09:50- 10:05 Advanced Filtering Strategies for Residual Error Mitigation in Vibration Sensors for Precision Manufacturing- Ali Iqbal, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan 10:05- 10:20 Volumetric Positioning System- Markus Meißner, DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbH, Germany 10:20- 10:45 Discussion |
| 10:45- 11:15 | Coffee in Exhibition |
| 10:45 – 12:45 | Poster Session Voting on posters will close at 12:15 Poster winners announced in poster area 12:45 |
| 12:45 – 14:00 | Lunch and Coffee in Exhibition Lunch available for exhibitors at 12:15 |
| 14:00-15:05
| Session 7: Mechatronics Chair: Dr. Jorg Drescher and Dr. Jelm Franse Session Keynote: 14:00-14:20 Video-Rate 3D pose measurement with sub-micrometer accuracy using deep learning and digital holography for robotic applications- Stéphane Cuenat, Université Marie et Louis Pasteur, CNRS, Institut FEMTO-ST, F-90000 Belfort, France 14:20-14:35 Settling time optimization by machine-in-the-loop data-driven tuning of nonlinear feedback controllers: application in wire bonding equipment-Jonas Hendrikx, Eindhoven University Of Technology, Netherlands 14:35-14:50 Simultaneous nonlinear feedback and linear feedforward control design for high-performance motion control of machines for semiconductor manufacturing- Luke van Eijk, ASMPT, Netherlands
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| 14:50-15:15
| Coffee in Exhibition |
| 15:15- 16: 10 | 15:15-15:30 Parallel implicit sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics for 2DOF robotic system- Minrui Yan, University of Nottingham, U.K 15:30- 15:45 Evaluation of Reinforcement Learning Approaches for Phase Control in Mid-air Ultrasonic Haptics- Mifuka Nakamura, Aichi Institute of Technology, JP 15:45- 16:10 Discussion |
| 16:10-16:20 | Closing Remarks- euspen Vice President, Jose A. Yague-Fabra |