inspire AG is a publicly funded research organization of national importance in Switzerland. lt is the leading Swiss competence center for product innovation and advanced manufacturing. As a strategic partner of ETH Zurich, our mission is to transfer knowledge and technology from research to Swiss machine, electrical and metal industries, researching and developing cutting-edge technologies, processes, and methods to strengthen the Swiss industry’s competitiveness. The fields of work range from production machines to manufacturing processes and machine simulation to virtual reality. lnspire brings together the best partners from industry, universities and technical colleges for joint projects and has the brains, knowledge, and experience to successfully turn ideas into innovations. inspire can provide new solutions wherever new territory is tobe broken, where technical or project management skills are lacking and where unbiased judgement is required.