Smart Manufacturing Global Summit

Milan, Italy
8th – 9th November 2018

OVER 20 SENIOR SPEAKERS & CASE STUDIES FROM VARIOUS INDUSTRIES


Pierluigi Petrali
Whirlpool


Pierluigi Petrali, Whirlpool
Manager, Manufacturing Research & Intelligence

Pierluigi has been working with Whirlpool Europe since 1989. He started his career in Information Technology, working at introduction in Whirlpool of CIM, MES and Fault Tolerant Networks.  He has then worked in innovation projects, contributing to the spread and growth of TRIZ methodology in Italy and Europe and to the development of product/process design support approaches. Presently he coordinates manufacturing research and development activities for EMEA region. Directly involved as technical and main partner in more than 10 funded research projects under FP7 and H2020 program in the last five years, he has been currently working in definition and implementation of Whirlpool Industry 4.0 strategy.

He’s inventor of five patents and author several technical papers and public speech on TRIZ, Technology Forecasting, Manufacturing Quality, Internet of Things and Industry 4.0.