Mario Salmon

Born in Milan Italy ,10 July 1938, single two adult sons, Graduated in Mechanical Engineering at Bologna University, Salmon has operated mainly in the industrial sector:

· 63-65 at Italian Generating Board (ENEL) R&D sector: research on gas turbine
· 65-70 at CERN Geneva: design of magnets for nuclear research
· 70-78 at Olivetti Ivrea Robotics and automation group: design of robots and NC machines
· 78-84 at SASIB Bologna packaging machinery division.: design of packaging machinesSalmon teaches, as contract professor, Robotics and Information Tecnology Application at Milan Politecnic

Salmon organize course and conferenceon the area of his interest as:

· Engineering management
· Rapid prototyping
· Motion Control

From 1984 Salmon operate as a free lance indipendent industrial consultant.

His main customers are:

ESA (European Space Agency): transfer of experience from industrial automation to space robotic:
BATTELLE GENEVA: collaboration at tecnology development plan in the Sardinia cork district
CERN- GENEVA: production facility organisation
ANSALDO GENOVA( power generating plant): production-design integration
ANSALDO TRASPORTI-NAPOLI ( transport sustem production) design organisation
CNR (Design Italian Research Agency). research project reviewer
CEE- BRUXELLES : evaluator and reviewer of research projects
UCIMU: Italian Tool machines buiding association: development strategy definition
ASSOPIASTRELLE (Italian Tiles Producer Association) tiles production automation in the Sassuolo district
IPM-Napoli (telecomunication) new product design methods
SANDRETTO (presses) Torino: injection molding press design and management
VETROMECCANICHE (window): assembly line design
CERETTI &TANFANI (cranes)production facility design
SOMECO (machinery) window machinery design
LORO &PARISINI (crushers)part timeR&D management
PRB ( packaging machinery) R&D temporary management
SASIB (packaging machinery) consultancy
WRAPMATIC (packaging machinery) consultancy
EC Bruxxelles review and evaluation of research plan
DEMOCENTER -Modena Local district tecnology transfer activity ASTER Bologna Emilia Romagna tecnology transfer
TMC Bologna design of data capturing devices

The key word of Salmon KH are:

MECHANICL AND MECHATRONIC PRODUCT ( TOOL MACH,. ROBOT, PACKAGING,..) DESIGN AND R&D MANAGEMENT
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND AUTOMATION FOR DISCRETE PART MANUFACTURING
COMPUTER APPLICATION IN MANUFACTURING.

Salmon is:

- founder and vice-president of the Italian Robot Society,
- founder and vice-president of the ITALIAN RAPID PROTOTYPING ASSOCIATION,
- member of the SME ( society of Manifacturing Engineers),
- member of the AIPI (Italian Machinery designer ass.)
- member of the ESoCE ( European Concurrent Engineering Ass.)
- member of the regional expert group within the EC- sponsored TIM program

Salmon is volontier for the ISES Italian Senior Expert Services Salmon has lectured in Italy, Europe.US and Japan and have written over 30 technical papers.