Presentations 2025

Dr. Stefan Schork successfully completed his doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2020 and has been responsible for committees and topics in the field of sensor technology and electronic industrial controls as well as in the field of digitalization and Industry 4.0 in the ZVEI Automation Association since 2021. A particular focus is currently on the topic of digital product passports. The focus here is on representing the interests of member companies vis-à-vis politicians and on dealing with technical challenges, including finding solutions.

Benjamin Lammers studied environmental engineering at the Technical University of Munich, specializing in sustainability analysis in connection with Building Information Modeling (BIM). With in-depth knowledge in the evaluation and optimization of environmental aspects in the construction industry, Benjamin Lammers started a career at Concular, where he works as a Product Owner. In this role, he is responsible for strategic product development and optimization, especially with regard to sustainable material cycles and digital solutions to promote the circular economy in the construction industry.

M.Sc. Christian Herbst is group leader of the operational group for technical building services at Averdung Ingenieure & Berater GmbH in Hamburg. In his function as project manager and specialist planner with a focus on electrical engineering, he has already gained many years of experience in the realization of construction projects. As a BIM specialist planning coordinator, Mr. Herbst accompanies the implementation of the BIM planning method and the realization of new BIM use cases in the company. His focus is on circular construction and the reuse of technical components. He is convinced that the BIM method is a key building block for a more sustainable building sector in the future and is strongly committed to the cross-company exchange of experience.

Karsten Spiess is responsible for “Data Management MEP/BIM” and heads the CADENAS BIM Competence Center branch. Mr. Spiess has been involved in product data management in the heating, sanitary, ventilation, air conditioning (HSLK), electrical (ET) and building automation (GA) trades for over 20 years. Karsten Spiess is author of various VDI guideline series 3805 for product data exchange, in addition he holds the position of deputy chairman VDMA ARGE BIM as well as deputy chairman of the committee VDI 3805 ET and GA, DIN SPEC 91555 on the topics of classification and standardization for the life cycle planning-building-operation. He is also project manager of TP1.3 (building planning and technical building services) of the DIAMOND research project “Digital plant modeling with neutral data formats”.

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Gordon Wirth, born in 1993, completed his dual shipbuilding degree (M.Eng.) in Bremen in 2018. He entered the world of PLM with his master's thesis, in which he focused on data and process management at a shipyard. After 9 years of practical industry experience, he found his calling as PLM process manager at Nikon SLM Solutions in additive manufacturing in 2022. Today, he and a small team are responsible for the comprehensive PLM implementation based on Teamcenter, NX and PartSolutions with interfaces to SAP and EPLAN. In this way, he is designing the digital twin for the manufacturing technologies of tomorrow.

Jürgen Heimbach, born in 1966, is one of the founders of CADENAS GmbH. Already during his academic studies at the Technical College in Augsburg he impressed with his dedication in the area of standard and purchased parts. Even his diploma thesis dealt with this topic and showed a clear movement towards a career in this area. Today Mr. Heimbach is CEO of CADENAS GmbH.

Jürgen Heimbach, born in 1966, is one of the founders of CADENAS GmbH. Already during his academic studies at the Technical College in Augsburg he impressed with his dedication in the area of standard and purchased parts. Even his diploma thesis dealt with this topic and showed a clear movement towards a career in this area. Today Mr. Heimbach is CEO of CADENAS GmbH.

Frank Epple has been working at CADENAS GmbH since 1997. Since 2000 he has been the Head of Software Development and thus responsible for the technical side of PARTsolutions and eCATALOGsolutions.