Wolfgang Höfer

Business Unit Leader | Driving thermal solutions for e-mobility & power electronics | From material to scalable application | Thermal Management | Injection Molding | TIM Expert

Hahnbach, Bavaria, Germany

About

Thermal issues are one of the most underestimated risks in modern electronics. Whether in e-mobility, power electronics or semiconductors – performance, lifetime and reliability all depend on one thing: efficient thermal management. I help companies solve exactly these challenges. As Business Unit Leader at Kerafol Keramische Folien GmbH & Co. KG, I lead a team of 100+ people focused on developing and scaling thermal interface solutions for demanding applications. Over the past years, I have worked on projects across automotive and semiconductor industries – from early concept phases to series production. One example: → Development of KERAMOLD, a thermally conductive injection molding material enabling new ways of integrating thermal management directly into electronic components. My focus is not only on materials – but on making them work in real production environments: ✔ dispensing ✔ injection molding ✔ scalable automation solutions If you are working on thermal challenges in your application and want to discuss potential solutions → feel free to reach out or send me a message.

Experience

  • KERAFOL Keramische Folien GmbH & Co. KG (8 yrs)
    • Geschäftsbereichsleiter
      Jan 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 6 mos

      Leading the Thermal Management business unit at Kerafol Keramische Folien GmbH & Co. KG with full responsibility for strategy, growth and operations. Key achievements & impact: ✔ Revenue growth: Successfully doubled business unit revenue within less than 5 years ✔ Sales expansion: Built and scaled international sales structures, including a strong network of distribution and business partners ✔ Market positioning: Strengthened presence in automotive and semiconductor industries with a focus on e-mobility and power electronics ✔ Innovation: Development and industrialization of KERAMOLD – a thermally conductive injection molding material enabling new integration concepts for electronic components ✔ Operational excellence: Initiated and implemented multiple automation projects in production, significantly increasing efficiency and reducing dependency on manual labor ✔ End-to-end responsibility: Driving projects from material development to series production and customer integration Core focus areas: – Thermal Interface Materials (TIMs) – Injection molding & dispensing technologies – Application-specific thermal solutions – Scalable manufacturing & automation

    • Vertriebsleiter
      Jul 2018 - Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Umweltingenieur at Infineon Technologies
    Sep 2017 - Jun 2018 · 10 mos

    Gewerkeverantwortlicher Abluftreinigung

  • Sales Engineer Ceramic Filter Membrane at KERAFOL Keramische Folien GmbH & Co. KG
    Jun 2016 - Aug 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Sales Engenieer/process Engineer: Ceramic Membranes for: Waste Water Treatment (industrial and municipal), Filtration of Wine Dynamic Crossflow Rotation

  • Masterarbeit at Herding GmbH Filtertechnik
    Sep 2015 - Mar 2016 · 7 mos

    Konstruktion von Lufterfassungssystemen und Durchführung von Strömungssimulationen (CFD) Construction and dimensioning of air capture systems and runnning CFD Simulations

  • Bachelorarbeit at meridian Neue Energien GmbH
    Feb 2014 - Aug 2014 · 7 mos

    Ertragsanalyse und Optimierung einer Windkraftanalge Earning Analysis and optimization of a Wind Power Plant