Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB
Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB

Institute Director Prof. Dr. Achim Kampker

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Achim Kampker was born in 1976 at Moers. From 1995 to 2000, he studied Mechanical Engineering at the RWTH Aachen University, specializing in Production Technology.

In 2004 and following additional research as an Academic Assistant at the Institute for Production Systems at the Machine Tool Laboratory of the RWTH University (the WZL), he acquired a doctoral degree in Engineering Studies and continued his employment at the WZL in his new capacity as Executive Senior Engineer until 2006. Achim Kampker received the Borchers Medal (awarded for doctoral theses of exceptional quality) and acquired a Master’s Degree in Business Administration / Technology Management (eMBA) from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

 

From 2009 to 2013, Achim Kampker was Head of the Institute for Production Management at the WZL of the RWTH Aachen University. In 2009, he was also appointed Chairman of the university’s Office for Electromobility.

Achim Kampker is a co-founder of StreetScooter GmbH (he also served as the company’s CEO until April 2019), which successfully developed the "StreetScooter" van, a battery-powered vehicle for the transport and delivery of goods. Deutsche Post also appointed him as their Special Representative for Electromobility Issues.

Since January 2014, Achim Kampker has been the Director of the newly established Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University. The Institute for PEM conducts research into all segments of the automotive value chain in which electromobility is of relevance.

In January 2021, he was appointed Vice-Dean for Teaching at the Department for Mechanical Engineering at the RWTH Aachen University.

In addition to his academic commitments, Achim Kampker has been involved in a large number of sustainability initiatives. His association Ingenieure retten die Erde e.V. ("Engineers to the Rescue of Planet Earth") has been designed to reconcile humans and nature, attempting to ensure that engineers and members of related occupations view such a reconciliation as the mandatory moral foundation for all of their professional activities.

Kampker was also appointed to the Electromobility Expert Council of the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia and to the expert committee in the German government's Automotive Industry Future Fund. He is also a member of the founding commission Agency for Leap Innovations (SpingD).

Studies/academic-professional stations

   
1995–2000 RWTH Aachen University
Studied Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Production Technology
Degree: Diplom-Ingenieur
2004  RWTH Aachen University, Machine Tool Laboratory (WZL)
Doctoral dissertation at the Chair of Production Systems
Degree: Doctoral degree in Engineering Studies (Dr.-Ing.)
Award: Borchers Medal
2004–2006  RWTH Aachen University, Machine Tool Laboratory (WZL)
Executive Senior Engineer at the Chair of Production Systems
2005-2008  University of St. Gallen / RWTH Aachen University
Executive MBA in Technology Management
2009-2013 RWTH Aachen University, Machine Tool Laboratory (WZL)
Professor and Head of the Chair of Production Management
Simultaneously: Chairman of the Office for Electromobility at RWTH Aachen University
2010–2019 StreetScooter GmbH
Co-founder and CEO
Development and production of the electric utility vehicle "StreetScooter"
2015-2019

Deutsche Post, Bonn
Head of Electromobility Division (2015–2017)
Executive Vice President (2017–2019)
since 2014
 RWTH Aachen University
Professor and Director of the Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM)
Focus: Electromobility across the entire automotive value chain
since 2020 Fraunhofer FFB, Münster
Member Member of the Institute Management and of the Executive Board of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB 
since 2021 RWTH Aachen University
Vice-Dean for Teaching at the Department for Mechanical Engineering

Santos, G. R., Romeral, P. A. A. F., Zancul, E., Gerz, J., Kehrer, M., Heimes, H. H., & Kampker, A. (2025). Exploring electric vehicle robot charging stations: A simulation-based approach for charging capacity improvement. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 60, Artikel 101383.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101383

    

Plumeyer, J. F., Moesle, F., Wolf, S., Born, H., Heimes, H. H., & Kampker, A. (2025). Optimisation of solid-state batteries: A modelling approach to battery design. Batteries, 11(4), Artikel 153.

https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11040153

    

Greitemeier, T., Kampker, A., Tübke, J., & Lux, S. (2025). China's hold on the lithium-ion battery supply chain: Prospects for competitive growth and sovereign control. Journal of Power Sources Advances, 32, Artikel 100173.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powera.2025.100173

    

Zancul, E., Deutskens, C., Kreisköther, K., Heimes, H., & Kampker, A. (2025). Designing electric mobility solutions: A dynamic capability model. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 213, Artikel 124037.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2025.124037

    

Ingenhorst, D., Apetz, R., Banham, M., Conrads, R., Deppe, C., Groben, D., & Kampker, A. (2025). Recent advancements of VCSEL array modules for battery drying applications. In High-Power Diode Laser Technology XXIII (Vol. 13345, S. 192–203). SPIE.

https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3041785

    

Ludwigs, R., Wittke, C., Born, H., Augustin, L., Niggemann, O., & Kampker, A. (2025). KI-basierte Partikelgrößenbestimmung in Suspensionen. Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb, 120(S1), 219–223. 

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-65812-3

    

Gorsch, J., Schneiders, J., Frieges, M., Kisseler, N., Klohs, D., Heimes, H., & Kampker, A. (2025). Contrasting a BYD Blade prismatic cell and Tesla 4680 cylindrical cell with a teardown analysis of design and performance. Cell Reports Physical Science, 6(3), Artikel 100123. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2025.102453

    

Klohs, D., Frieges, M., Gorsch, J., Ellmann, P., Heimes, H. H., & Kampker, A. (2025). Product and process data structure for automated battery disassembly. Recycling, 10(1), Artikel 25.

https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling10010025

    

Degen, F., Mitterfellner, M., & Kampker, A. (2025). Comparative life cycle assessment of lithium-ion, sodium-ion, and solid-state battery cells for electric vehicles. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 29(1), 113–128. 

https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13594

    

Ludwigs, R., Wittke, C., Born, H., Augustin, L., Niggemann, O. & Kampker, A. (2025). KI-basierte Partikelgrößenbestimmung in Suspensionen. Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb, 120(s1), 219–223. 

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-65812-3