Thomas Lund: Founder and CEO
Graduated as M.Sc. in '73
In '73, Thomas Lund graduated as M.Sc. from the Technical University of Denmark with the marks "First class with distinction". From '73-'82, he was active in teaching and research at the Technical University of Denmark.
Founded DANSK TEKNOLOGI in '82
At the age of 32, Thomas Lund founded DANSK TEKNOLOGI. Since the foundation, he has been the company's owner and Chief Executive Officer.
Responsible for more than 850 R&D projects
Thomas Lund has been responsible for more than 850 R&D projects in:
Product development
Assembly technology
Manufacturing technology
Robotics
Most of the projects have been carried out in co-operation with world leaders such as AIRBUS, IBM, Rank Xerox, Grundfos, Danfoss, A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, Novo Nordisk, Hewlett-Packard, Carlsberg, SAS Service Partner and Gategourmet International.
Pioneering achievements
Several projects have been at the forefront of new technology with pioneering achievements in areas such as:
Off-shore drilling technology
Office automation products
Flight catering
Disposable hospital products
Analysis systems
Special purpose robots
Automatic manufacturing systems
Awards and patented products
A number of products developed have been patented worldwide. Also, several products have been internationally awarded, e.g. the insulin pen "NovoLet" for Novo Nordisk and the NoNOX pump for Grundfos.
Author for a number of publications
Thomas Lund is author of a number of publications. Internationally well-known are "Design for Assembly" and "Montagegerechtes Konstruieren", both published by Springer Verlag. Also, he is editor of "Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Industrial Robots", published by IFS Publications in '90.
Speaker and chairman at international conferences
Thomas Lund has functioned as speaker and chairman at a substantial number of international conferences within integrated product development, robot technology and design for assembly.
Board member in several leading companies
Thomas Lund has been member of board in several leading companies, including the group board in Grundfos ('88-'11), the board in Poul Due Jensen's Fund and the central board in Danish Industry (DI). Also, he has been an active part in Grundfos Research and Technology Comittee.
Today, Thomas Lund has the following positions of trust:
Member of board in Association of DI (Knowledge Advisors)
Member in DIs Research and Education Committee
Member of board in Adept Water Technologies
Thomas Lund privately
Thomas Lund is married to Jette Lund, and the couple have three children.