
Jan acquired his master’s degree in Automation & Robotics at TU Dortmund University in Germany. His research concentrates on digital manufacturing with a focus on developing affordable digital technologies to address contemporary challenges of Industry 4.0.
As part of the Digital Manufacturing on a Shoestring project, he investigates how low-cost, readily available digital technologies can be implemented to support growth and productivity in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the construction sector. Since many digital manufacturing solutions are designed for large companies, the research group is collaborating with SMEs on a UK-wide and international project to identify common digital challenges for manufacturers and develop affordable solutions. For the purpose of generating a wide range of customisable solutions, such designs are based on commercially available technologies such as Raspberry Pi and Arduino.

- Institute for Manufacturing
- 17 Charles Babbage Road
- Cambridge CB3 0FS
Research
- Artificial Intelligence
- Asset Management
- Business Model Innovation
- Computer Aided Manufacturing
- Decision-Making for Emerging Technologies
- Design Management
- Digital Manufacturing
- Distributed Information & Automation Laboratory
- Fluids in Advanced Manufacturing
- Healthcare
- Industrial Photonics
- Industrial Resilience
- Industrial Sustainability
- Inkjet Research
- Innovation and Intellectual Property
- International Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Industry Education Research
- NanoManufacturing
- Science, Technology & Innovation Policy
- Strategy and Performance
- Technology Enterprise
- Technology Management
- Service Alliance
- University Commercialisation and Innovation Policy Evidence Unit