Dr. Daniel Schmid
Dr. Daniel Schmid
ZHAW
School of Engineering
Research profile Digitalisation in Machines
Lagerplatz 22
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Position
Focus
Digitalisation in Machines, Digital Engineering
Teaching
- Project Module, Mechanical Engineering, MT.PM1
- Project Module 2, Mechanical Engineering, MT.PM2
- Smart Factory, Engineering and Management, WV.SF
- Economy for Engineers, WING
- MSE Digitalisation in Industry, TSM_DigInd
- CAS Operations Managment, Part Industry 4.0 & Smart Factory
Experience
- Senior Lecturer
ZHAW
10 / 2019 - 07 / 2025 - Senior Product Manager, Process Sensors
Baumer Electric AG
03 / 2017 - 09 / 2019 - Head of Technology, Feed and Biomass
Buhler Group
03 / 2014 - 02 / 2017 - GM Project Managment, GM Application Engineer, GM 35/40 Bore Engines, Expert Tribology
Wärtsilä Switzerland
06 / 2003 - 02 / 2014
Education and Continuing education
Education
- Ph D, Mechanical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering
ETH Zurich
03 / 2000 - 05 / 2003 - Dipl. Mech. Eng. ETH / Mechanical Engineering
ETH Zurich
10 / 1995 - 02 / 2000
Continuing Education
CAS Higher & Professional Education
ZHAW
07 / 2021
Network
Membership of networks
- Leader of the Expert Group Digital Industry (formaly known as Industry 4.0), SATW (Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences)
- Working Group 5.1, Global Product Development for the Whole Life-Cycle of the IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing)
- Scientific Committee Member, PLM Conference, IFIP WG 5.1 (since 2023)
- Platform Industry 4.0, Co-Coordinator
- Platform Digital Mobility, Member
ORCID digital identifier
Awards
- Winner Digital Twin Contest
PLM Conference 2024, IFIP WG 5.1, Bangkok
07 / 2024 - Swiss Technology Award (PowerPac Fuel Cell Power Generator)
Swiss Technology Award
02 / 2003 - Third Place REACH Umweltpreis
Pro Aqua - pro Vita
10 / 2002
Social media
- LinkedIn, own page
- LinkedIn, IPP (Institute of Product Development and Production Technologies
- CuriousIPP, YouTube
Projects
- Robot Process Automation for securing and expanding the market and increasing efficiency / Team member / ongoing
- Professional and scientific expertise for the UZH in the area of the Detector for CERN’s CSM Collider / Project leader / ongoing
- Internet of Things # Amfora. A Swiss Digital Solution for Global Foodservice / Team member / ongoing
- Customizable Injection Molded Products and Services with Interconnected Production Planning / Team member / ongoing
- Biogas Plants For Small and Mid-size Farms / Co-project leader / completed
- 3D-Master for a Digitized Manufacturing Platform / Project leader / completed
- User Assistance Systems for Smart Commercial Buildings / Project leader / completed
- 3D-Master for "Realtime Manufacturing Services" / Project leader / completed
Publications
Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed
- Lack, S., Hehenberger, P., Merschak, S., Picchio, F., & Schmid, D. (2025). Importance of PLM and digital thread to (dis)assemble circular products automatically [Conference paper]. In F. Mas, C. Del Valle, B. Eynard, L. Rivest, & A. Bouras (Eds.), Product lifecycle management. PLM in the age of model-based engineering in industry (pp. 346–355). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-09700-2_34
- Schmid, D., Merschak, S., Lack, S., & Hehenberger, P. (2025). Towards a framework for automatic disassembly supporting circular economy [Conference paper]. Procedia CIRP, 136, 15–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2025.08.005
- Lack, S., Klopfer, R., & Schmid, D. (2025). Universal, bi-directional real time communication between real and digital twin in an MBSE environment [Conference paper]. In P. Sureephong, C. Danjou, & A. Bouras (Eds.), Product lifecycle management : integrating digital technologies for sustainability and innovation (pp. 208–221). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93319-6_16
- Sala Cordero, S., Sullivan, B., & Schmid, D. (2025). Digital engineering ecosystem for the enhancement of traceability : industrial study [Conference paper]. In P. Sureephong, C. Danjou, & A. Bouras (Eds.), Product lifecycle management : leveraging AI, digital twins, and smart technologies (pp. 41–55). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93323-3_4
- Lanfant, B., Lack, S., Meyer, B., Abdulkadir, A., Stadelmann, T., & Schmid, D. (2025). 3D-master-based method for optimizing the cost calculation of PBF-LB/M manufactured parts [Conference paper]. BHM Berg- Und Hüttenmännische Monatshefte, 170(3), 158–171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00501-025-01563-y
- Berger, S., Winterberg, S., Baumgartner, C., Inauen, J., Staller, J., & Schmid, D. (2024, November 14). Mycelium material substitutes conventional bicycle helmet material by adapted design for X processes. FTAL Conference 2024 – Circular Economy, Lugano, Switzerland, 14-15 November 2024.
- Schranz, F., Phimmasane, V., Witzig, A., Rüst, A., & Schmid, D. (2024). User assistance system for smart commercial buildings : use cases and proof of concept [Conference paper]. In M. Srećković, M. Kassem, R. Soman, & A. Chassiakos (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2024 European Conference on Computing in Construction (Vol. 5, pp. 674–681). European Council on Computing in Construction. https://doi.org/10.35490/EC3.2024.190
- Schmid, D. (2024). Design and release process for additive manufacturing parts [Conference paper]. In C. Danjou, R. Harik, F. Nyffenegger, L. Rivest, & A. Bouras (Eds.), Product Lifecycle Management. Leveraging Digital Twins, Circular Economy, and Knowledge Management for Sustainable Innovation. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62582-4_28
- Schmid, D., & Nyffenegger, F. (2023). “Metro Map” illustrating the digitalisation in industry [Conference paper]. In F. Noël, F. Nyffenegger, L. Rivest, & A. Bouras (Eds.), Product Lifecycle Management. PLM in Transition Times: The Place of Humans and Transformative Technologies (pp. 294–303). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25182-5_29
Other publications
- Schmid, D., & Lack, S. (2026, January 29). Universal, bi-directional real time communication for digital twins. 11. F&E Konferenz, Zürich, Schweiz, 29. Januar 2026. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-35404
- Schmid, D., & Herrmann, T. (2024). Human-zentrierte und resilienzfördernde Digitalisierung. ZHAW Industrie 4.0. https://blog.zhaw.ch/industrie4null/2024/04/09/human-zentrierte-und-resilienzfoerdernde-digitalisierung/
Oral conference contributions and abstracts
- Schmid, D., Lack, S., & Klopfer, R. (2026, January 29). Universal, bi-directional real time communication for digital twins. 11. F&E-Konferenz, Zürich, Schweiz, 29. Januar 2026.
- Lanfant, B., Lack, S., Meyer, B., Abdulkadir, A., Stadelmann, T., & Schmid, D. (2024, September 17). 3D-master-based method for optimizing the cost calculation of PBF-LB/M manufactured parts. Metal Additive Manufacturing Conference (MAMC), Aachen, Germany, 17-19 September 2024.
- Lack, S., Klopfer, R., & Schmid, D. (2024, July 9). Digitalis3D axes system. 21th International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Bangkok, Thailand, 7-10 July 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIIjFo8CBDo
Publications before appointment at the ZHAW
- Modular Stack-Internal Air Humidification Concept-Verification in a 1 kW Stack
- Development of a fuel cell stack for portable generators with different power ranges