CIRP CMMO 2025

• Numerical, analytical and empirical modeling
• Multiphysics and multiscale modeling
• Material behaviour and tribological aspects in cutting
• Artificial intelligence and digital twins for machining
• High performance and hard machining
• Machining of additive-manufactured parts and non-metallic materials
• Precision, ultra-precision and micro-machining
• Grinding, non-conventional and hybrid processes
• Dynamics and stability of machining and robotic machining
• Monitoring, diagnostics and optimization of machining processes
• Sustainable machining
• Surface conditioning and surface integrity of machined components
• Thermal effects and part distortion

Conference Chairs

Chairman: Prof. François Ducobu, Belgium Co-Chairman: Prof. Bert Lauwers, Belgium

CMMO International Steering Committee

I.S. Jawahir, USA – Founding Chair
Pedro Arrazola, Spain Edvard Govekar, Slovenia Phil Koshy, Canada	José Outeiro, Portugal Erdem Ozturk, UK Gérard Poulachon, France	Volker Schulze, Germany Luca Settineri, Italy Domenico Umbrello, Italy

Scientific Committee

Andrea Abeni, Italy Mustapha Abouridouane, Germany Yusuf Altintas, Canada Pedro Arrazola, Spain Aldo Attanasio, Italy Helmi Attia, Canada Jan Aurich, Germany A. K. Balaji, USA Markus Bambach, Switzerland Thomas Bergs, Germany Rachele Bertolini, Italy Dirk Biermann, Germany Friedrich Bleicher, Austria Stefania Bruschi, Italy Erhan Budak, Turkey Madalina Calamaz, France Elisabetta Ceretti, Italy Ni Chen, China Tom Childs, UK Lorenzo Colantonio, Belgium Sébastien Compocasso, France Cédric Courbon, France Alain D'Acunto, France Valentin Dambly, Belgium Pierre Dehombreux, Belgium Anthonin Demarbaix, Belgique Berend Denkena, Germany Gilles Dessein, France François Ducobu, Belgium Mohamed El Mansori, France Lucas Equeter, Belgium Kaan Erkorkmaz , Canada Luigino Filice, Italy Michael Fontaine, France Guillaume Fromentin, France

Guenaël Germain, France Hassan Ghadbeigi, UK Wit Grzesik, Poland Hédi Hamdi, France N. He, China Hong Hocheng, Taiwan Ivan Iovkov, Germany R. S. Jadoun, India I.S. Jawahir, USA Jaydeep Karandikar, USA Yigit Karpat, Turkey Bernhard Karpuschewski, Germany Yusuf Kaynak, Turkey Murat Kilic, UK Hossam Kishawy, Canada Andreas Klink , Germany Peter Kolar, Czech Republic Phil Koshy, Canada Peter Krajnik, Croatia Yann Landon, France Bert Lauwers, Belgium Ismail Lazoglu, Turkey Zhirong Liao, UK Qi Liu, UK Philippe Lorong, France Tarek Mabrouki, Tunesia Aitor Madariaga, Spain Amir Malakizadi, Sweden Takashi Matsumura, Japan Shreyes Melkote, USA Daniel Meyer, Germany Hans-Christian Möhring, Germany Abdelhadi Moufki, France Rachid M'Saoubi, UK Mohammed Nouari, France

Bryan Olivier, Belgium Gorka Ortiz de zarate Bengoa, Spain Horejs Otakar, Czech Republic José Outeiro, Portugal Erdem Ozturk, UK Olivier Pantalé, France Gérard Poulachon, France Joël Rech, France Edouard Rivière-Lorphèvre, Belgium Pedro Rosa, Portugal Frédéric Rossi, France Giovanna Rotella, Italy Andreas Schubert, Germany Volker Schulze, Germany Luca Settineri, Italy Bin Shen, China Alborz Shokrani, UK Neil Sims, UK Jens Sölter, Germany Sein Leung Soo, UK Laurent Spitaels, Belgium Matej Sulitka, Czech Republic Roberto Teti, Italy Christophe Tournier, France Taner Tunc, USA Domenico Umbrello, Italy Fabien Viprey, France Vincent Wagner, France Jun Wang, Australia Petra Wiederkehr, Germany Andreas Wirtz, Germany Dongdong Xu, China Andreas Zabel, Germany Michael Zäh, Germany Frederik Zanger, Germany

Pedro Arrazola

​Future trends in machining: the role of modelling

​Dr. Pedro-José Arrazola Arriola is a senior lecturer in mechanical engineering and Head of the Machining Research Group at Mondragon Unibertsitatea (Spain). With 25 years of experience in metal machining, his work focuses on the study, understanding, and optimisation of machining operations through experimental and numerical approaches. His expertise includes fundamentals of cutting, modelling of machining processes, surface integrity, process monitoring, the environmental impact of machining, and the finishing of additive manufacturing components. Dr. Arrazola has an H index of 32 (WoS) and has published over 375 articles and three book chapters. He has led major research projects such as FATECO (H2020-RFCS) and MACH40 (EITM). He has also participated in more than 102 scientific and industrial projects (EU, National, and regional) across multiple sectors, including automotive, aeronautical, railways, and medical. As a “Fellow Member” of CIRP, the International Academy for Production Engineering, Dr. Arrazola served as secretary of the Scientific Technical Committee for Cutting (STC-C) from 2018 to 2022 and currently holds the position of vice-chairman.

Tom Jacobs

How industry and academy worked together to tackle the tool wear challenge

Tom Jacobs graduated at the University of Leuven in 2004 as a Mechanical Engineer, specialized in Production Management and Technologies. After a Master in Policy Economics in 2005, he started his carreer at Sirris (formerly known as WTCM). As a project engineer he explored together with a collective of innovation companies novel machining technologies (e.g. micro milling, ultrasonic assisted machining and cryogenic assisted machining). He distributed his knowledge through over 100 (mainly Belgian) machining companies by guiding them on innovation trajectories and introduction projects.

The last decade, as a senior expert at Sirris, he followed up the trend towards digitization and the introduction and use of sensor data into the prediction of the outcome of machining processes. By integrating the knowledge available at other experts within Sirris, other (Belgian and European) academic partners and the industrial companies, he set up applications and research projects with SME’s and large companies.

Conference - Venue

UMONS Centre Vésale

Address: Avenue du Champ de Mars 6B, 7000 Mons - Campus Plaine de Nimy

Conference - Welcome Event

UMONS - Site Houdain - Faculté Polytechnique de Mons

Address: Rue de Houdain 9, 7000 Mons

Conference - Gala Dinner

Van der Valk Hotel Mons Congrès & Spa

Address: Av. Mélina Mercouri 7, 7000 Mons ​​

Venue to Mons/Bergen

Important Note: The dutch name of Mons is “Bergen”.

If you take the train or come by car from the dutch part or Belgium or from Brussels ("Bruxelles"), "Bergen” is used.

Mons is a very walkable city. From the train station you can easily access many accomodations and the whole city in less than a 30 minutes walking. Local taxis are also located at the exit of the railway.

Image from Travelformotion: https://www.flickr.com/photos/travelformotion/albums/72177720311174395/ 

By train

You can buy a ticket or check the timetables through the national train site (SNCB/NMBS) : https://www.belgiantrain.be/en You can also download the SNCB/NMBS app: SNCB App For iOS – SNCB App For Android

By car

Using the E19/E42 highway, take exit 24: Mons.

By Plane

From Brussels airport (BRU)

A train station is available directly at the airport with a travel duration of around 1 hour and 20 minutes to Mons.​ Train times can be found by checking the national rail timetables at www.belgianrail.be

From Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)

Take the bus from the airport to the Mons train station. Local bus : https://www.flibco.com/en/timing

From another airport

Brussels and Mons are also well connected to other main airports such as Paris, Lille, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, etc.

On Foot

You probably already know how to get there 🙂

Sightseeing

Mons is a charming town that's great to walk around. For more information or to explore further, feel free to stop by the tourist information centre: visitMons - The Official Tourism Website of the Mons Region

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