Robert H. Schmitt, born in 1961, completed his studies in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Communications Engineering at the Technical University of Aachen and became a research focused on production-related Metrology and Communications Engineering in an automated environment. In 1997, Robert H. Schmitt moved on to MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG (commercial vehicles) in Munich, where he took on leading positions in the fields of quality and production. In 2002, he assumed responsibility for commercial vehicle production in Steyr, Austria. On 1 July 2004, he was appointed professor at the Technical University of Aachen. As Chair of Metrology and Quality Management at the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), he serves as a member of the Board of Directors at WZL and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT.