Urs Meyer

Prof. em. Dr. Urs Meyer

Relation

Professor emeritus

Contact Data

Tel.: +41 77 469 00 21

Address

Urs Meyer
Texma.org AG
Wehntalerstrasse 6
8154 Oberglatt ZH
Switzerland

Organisations Professor Emeritus at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering
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Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Urs Meyer was awarded full Professor of Textile Machinery and head of the Institute of Textile Production Systems at ETH Zurich in 1993. He retired end of September 2007.



He was born on September 11, 1942, in Winterthur, Switzerland. Following his graduation as electrical engineer at the ETH in 1966, he continued his studies in the area of mechanical engineering with a Ph.D. degree in 1972.



His professional career started with teaching combat tactics in the army, followed by different positions in marketing, sales and engineering with different leading companies in the areas of controlled drive and sensor technology. In 1985, he joined Maschinenfabrik Rieter to lead the robotics division. Subsequently he became director of research and development of staple fiber systems within this company. He is a regular contributor to well known technical magazines in textile manufacturing and technology, and the author of more than 50 patents. He shares his private life with his wife, two grown up independent daughters, his personal computer, a motorbike and an aerobatic airplane.


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