Marco Carati

Adjunct Professor at the University of Bologna and Training Development Manager at SACMI Corporate Academy, he has a 16-year experience in the Mechatronics field.

He has got a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Ph.D. in Materials and Chemical Engineering and a Master in Technology Innovation Management.

For 5 years he was Mechanical Design Manager at SACMI in the PET injection molding Business Unit (more than 200 machines installed worldwide), designing a new range of machines with a significant improvement in performances.

His research interests include the development of innovative robots and automatic machines, polymer-metal adhesion, metallurgy, energy production, focusing on the environmental sustainability. He spent a research period at Yale University and at the University of Edinburgh.

He published articles in international journals and presented at conferences. He is co-inventor of an international patent and contributed to the implementation of patents.