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.

 

Naming of first "green" navy ship of the world

In December 2009, the Danish Minister for the Environment, Troels Lund Poulsen, named the Royal Danish Navy patrol vessel "ROTA". Installed with a BLUNOX SCR system for 95% NOx elimination, ROTA is the first "green" navy ship of the world.

30 years of co-operation
During 30 years, DANSK TEKNOLOGI has co-operated with Grundfos with the result of approx. 50 completed development projects.