Michael Fraede

About me
 

Self-made means learning yourself! 31 successful years in automation have grown my worldwide experience and network.

Intro

We all want success, but not all paths to success work.

Let us find together with respect and fairness the best way!

Customers are not looking for components, but smart, competent and fair consultants to ensure their requirements and solutions.

Reliability in person and technology, and the combination of knowledge and experience the joy of mutual success and appreciative handling characterize me.

You can find my complete CV at LinkedIn and Xing.

 

Facts & Figures

Professional experience

Here are some facts and figures about my career. If you are interested in working together, please contact me directly.
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5 YEARS VDMA EXECUTIVE BOARD PROFESSIONAL ROBOTICS

Association work, exhibition policy, market statistics, network

40 YEARS OF SALES EXPERIENCE

Seller heart! Benefit, fairness counts, teamwork brings. Automation and robotics are my passion, it is constantly evolving. Always looking for the best benefit!

33 YEARS IN THE ROBOT AND AUTOMATION INDUSTRY

Applications, System Integration, Product Management, KAM. At: Zimmer, KUKA, Yaskawa, FESTO, BOSCH REXROTH, Adept, Stäubli. Complex tasks, always in direct customer contact

30 YEARS OF MANAGEMENT AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

P & L and personnel responsibility, optimization & changes. Introduction of new technologies, organizations, strategies

25 YEARS OF STRATEGY AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

FMCG, intralogistics, assembly, packaging, handling, mobility. Business analysis, business plans, reporting, optimizations

20 YEARS OF NETWORKING

We can conciliate top-tier IT experts.

4 YEARS INDUSTRY ADVISORY GROUP FRAUNHOFER SOCIETY

Robotics, bionics, application engineering, sustainability, research projects

ACCREDITED COACH AT BWCON GMBH AND BADENCAMPUS

Sales, Marketing and Strategy for startups

University lecturer robotics curriculum

Applied Universities in Reutlingen, Karlsruhe and Trier

List of

Publications

Here is an excerpt of my current publications:

Michael Fraede: „Die Robotik ist keine Einzeldisziplin“ – Innovation & Hightech (September 2021, Stuttgarter Zeitung)

Michael Fraede: Facts & figures on robotics worldwide (May 2021, PDF, bwcon)

Expert Talk: Automation in the world of megatrends (May 2020, YouTube, WebExpo for Flexible Industrial Robotics)

Größere Reichweite, mehr Genauigkeit, höhere Traglast” – Interview mit Michael Fraede zur Robotikstrategie bei Weiss (Feb. 2020, Robotik und Produktion 1 | 2020, Page 28 to 30)

Ohne Automatisierung geht hier nichts mehr (14. Nov. 2018, Elektro Technik Automatisierung)

Viel Raum für Innovation (01. Oct. 2018, automation Issue 6/18 Page 10, www.automationnet.de)

Cobot Greifer und Cloud Technologie (Oct. 2018, Next Robotics Verlag Moderne Industrie)

Neue Trends der Automatisierung und Digitalisierung (Oct. 2018, Henrich Publikationen)

Roboter bauen Roboter, im Team unschlagbar (Okt. 2018, AUTOMATION Henrich Publikationen)

Zimmer Group at Hannover Fair 2018 (01. May 2018, KUKA Interview)

The benefits of cross-sector partnerships in Shoe Industry Automation (31. May 2017, WTIN Textile 4.0 Industry)

KUKA’s solutions for the food and consumer goods industry (26. Nov. 2015, Fachpack Show Nuremberg November 2015)

Fraede kehrt zurück zu Robotern (25. July 2014, Handling)