Dr. Stefan Heinrichs holds a degree in waste management engineering (Dipl.-Ing.) from RWTH Aachen University and completed his doctorate at the Department of Processing and Recycling under the supervision of Prof. Thomas Pretz, also at RWTH Aachen University, earning the degree of Dr.-Ing. His doctoral research focused on the technical and economic evaluation of material flow conditioning, with a specific focus on non-ferrous metal concentrates from IBA. Dr. Heinrichs has been with STEINERT GmbH since 2015. Today, Dr. Heinrichs serves as the Head of Product and Solutions Sales Management, overseeing the entire range of STEINERT's separation product portfolio. He is driven by the mission of finding optimal solutions for all challenges related to metal recycling.