Bernhard Langefeld is a Partner in the Engineered Products & High Tech Competence Center in Frankfurt, Germany. He has been with Roland Berger since 2011 and advises clients on aspects surrounding product portfolio, production, advanced manufacturing and 3D printing. Prior to joining the firm, Bernhard was Production Manager for a Luxembourg-based mechanical engineering company, Process Engineer, Plant Manager and Project Manager for a tier one automotive supplier and Management Consultant at a leading British consultancy. He studied Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Sciences at the RWTH in Aachen, Germany, where he was awarded a doctorate on the subject of metal forming technologies.

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