Lorenzo PICCARDI

En résumé

Entreprises

• Applied Materials Switzerland - System Design Engineer

  MEYLAN 2011 - maintenant Precision Wafering Systems
  Solar Business Group
  
  
  - Development of the cleaning/cooling circuit for Diamond Wire Saw to fabricate Si wafers for solar panels.
  
  - Mechanical development and test validation of Nozzles.
  
  - System/Architecture Design of a new Wire Saw Machine, Hardware and Functional breakdown.
  
  - Collaboration with the mechanical, software, electrical, test and process teams.
  
  - Tests of different technologies of sensors and measurement principles on a B5 Wire Saw for the detection of wire type.
  
  - Responsible for the implementation of the E3series software (Fluidic schematics).
  
  - Creation of specifications and requirements for the E3series software based on ISO1219 (pneumatics/hydraulics), ISO3511 & ISO10628 (Piping & Instrumentation Diagram).
  
  - Coordination with the E3s support team in USA and India (database/script creation).
  

• Bobst SA - Mechanical Engineer EPFL Research & Development SP Innovation

  2007 - 2011 - R&D on the new Hot foil stamper Masterfoil 106PR.Global vision and conception of the machine pneumatics, fluidics, lubrication and cooling circuits, Mechanical conception of the paper introduction movement and the Power Register II.
  
  - R&D of optical sensor integration in a vacuum metallizer chamber for the quality inspection of the aluminum layer coated on a plastic film.
  
  - Development of an optical sensor prototype with laser and camera for embossing detection.
  
  - Research and development of the paper introduction mechanics. Paper detection through optical sensors and correction of the position of the paper through linear motors.
  
  -Development of new optical sensors for the detection of marks on printed paper (integration of optics and electronics in mechanics) from the design to the prototype and the pre-series until the final production.
  
  -Development of a test-bed for the optical sensors used on SP Autoplaten presses (Sheet-fed flat-bed die-cutting & embossing machines).
  
  - Cooperation with the departments of manufacturing, industrialization, integrated circuits, computation and analysis and with the buyers.
  
  - Contacts with suppliers (manufacturing of specific parts outsourced by the company).
  
  - Close contact with the assembly and testing departments.
  
  - Follow-up of the development of the optical parts with the specialist (small lenses with complex shapes made from glass and plastic injection molding).
  
  - Development of measure, tuning and assembly devices for the products (sensors, mechanisms).
  
  - Optimization of the sensors adjustments and assembly process.
  
  -Follow-up of the production in order to respect the deadlines of the pilot production.
  
  - Creation of lists of mechanisms and insertion of the different components in the database of the company (SAP and others applications specifics to the company).
  
  - Work in teams of 4 to 10 people per project.
  
  - Research and development of complex dynamics mechanisms.
  
  - Choice of technical solutions adapted to the projects specifics.
  
  - 3D and 2D design and Studies in CATIA V5 (Enovia, SmarTeam, Filemode).
  
  - Finite Elements Analysis with CATIA.
  
  - Calculation of the natural frequencies of mechanical systems.
  
  - Design to cost.

• Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) - EPFL R&D Engineer and Researcher

  2005 - 2007 Researcher at the "Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory" (LASA).
  
  
  - Development of a third prototype of double wearable camera for the TACT Project (TACT, Thought in Action EU Project).
  
  - Development of a first and second prototype of wireless wearable mini video camera for earlier diagnosis of neurodevelopment disorders in young children
  
  - Participation to the TACT congresses in Sweden, Great Britain and Italy.
  
  - Development of a prototype of head for the humanoid robot called Robota, with two video cameras integrated in the two eyes and with two motorized degrees of freedom for each eye.
  
  - Development of a prototype of head for the mini robot HOAP2 of Fujitsu.
  
  - 3D and 2D design in ProEngineer.
  
  - Contacts with the microtechnology workshop for the manufacturing of mechanical parts.
  
  - Contacts with the electronic workshop for the manufacturing of integrated circuits.
  
  - Contacts with the architecture workshop for the manufacturing of a rapid prototype in FDM (Fuse Deposition Modeling).
  
  - Contacts with some external suppliers (motors, sensors, mini-videocameras etc.).

• HITACHI (Japan) Storage Technology Research Center 2nd Department - Trainee

  2004 - 2005 Practical internship, Analysis and design on position error reduction for multi-rate digital control system in HDD tracking-control using Matlab conducted at the Storage Technology Research Center 2nd Department Hitachi (Ltd. Research & Development Group Laboratory, Japan)

Formations

• Ishikawa Japanese Studies Center IFIE (Kanazawa)

  Kanazawa 2004 - 2005 Japanese Language and Culture
  
  Homestay
  
  Japanese Language and Culture

• Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne (EPFL) (Lausanne)

  Lausanne 1998 - 2004 Micro-Engineering with specialisation in robotics and assembly techniques
  
  Master in Micro-Engineering with specialisation in robotics and assembly techniques

Réseau

• Marco LIDEO