Dr. Thomas Rettich is responsible for the Research and Science Coordination at TRUMPF and is an active member of VDMA, Photonics21 and other institutions. His background is electrical engineering, especially laser technology with a degree from RWTH Aachen.
As a researcher he worked at the Fraunhofer‐Institute of Laser Technology in Aachen before moving to the TRUMPF group in 1994. Since 2010, he is responsible for the research and the science coordination of the TRUMPF group. He is well connected within the German and European research community and related industry, and he is active in relevant networks like VDMA and Photonics21.
As chair of Photonics21 work group 2 on industrial manufacturing, he supported the multiannual strategic agenda process and the process to set up the recent Horizon 2020 work programmes.
