Prof L.N. López de Lacalle Marcaide is member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering (elected) with more than 35 years of experience as researcher in areas of manufacturing, machine tools, and other mechanical engineering matters. He is the author of books in English and Spanish about machine tools and machining. Since 2015, he has been Director of the CFAA (Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre for Aeronautics). He has authored more than 200 research papers and advised 40 Ph.D. theses.