Christian Toonen

Christian Toonen is a Professor of Engineering specializing in Production Engineering and Digitalization at the Department of Technical Business Administration, South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences (FH SWF) in Hagen, Germany, since February 2020. He serves as Examination Officer for the joint MBA program in Management for Engineering and Natural Sciences across FH SWF and Bochum University of Applied Sciences locations.

His academic background includes:

• Industrial Engineering studies with mechanical engineering focus (manufacturing/production management) at University of Siegen
• Research Associate and Head of Department at University of Bremen (PSPS/BIBA), where he completed his dissertation on reconfigurable machine tool capacity control

Professor Toonen's research integrates practical industrial applications with academic instruction, emphasizing:

• Advanced manufacturing processes and materials science
• Lean production methodologies and operations optimization
• Digital transformation through Industry 4.0 technologies

His courses feature hands-on laboratory components, including a virtual 360° tour of teaching facility H204 for Manufacturing Process 2. He actively supervises bachelor's and master's theses with industry collaboration opportunities.