Joseba Perez Bilbatua

Joseba Perez Bilbatua has a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Automation Physics from the University of the Basque Country and MSc. in Advanced Manufacturing by the Bilbao’s Engineering School.

He is currently Innovation and Technology Projects Manager of MONDRAGON Corporation (starting 1st June 2012). Since 2002 he has held the position of International R&D Projects Director of IK4-IDEKO research center. Previously, Mr Perez Bilbatua was coordinator of manufacturing projects at IK4-TEKNIKER research center in the period 1998 to 2002.

His main areas of activity cover production equipment, environmental impact associated to machining processes, smart mechatronics and micro-manufacturing technologies.

Mr Perez Bilbatua is nowadays coordinator of 5 EU funded projects under NMP and FoF PPP calls. He is involved in EFFRA association, being active within Manufuture Platform and its corresponding Spanish mirror.

Presentation

Eco-Design on Energy-using Sectors: Mondragon Corporation's Approach

Apart from the user's behaviour, the complementary way of reducing energy consumed by products is to impose energy efficiency requirements from the early stages of the design phase. The production, distribution, use and end-of-life management of energy-using products is associated with a considerable number of important impacts on the environment, and it is understood in this way by the cooperatives forming MONDRAGON Corporation.

 Eco-Design on Energy-using Sectors: Mondragon Corporation's Approach