The Fraunhofer-Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK is being advised by a board of trustees comprising members from science, economy, politics, and public administration. Chairman of the board of trustees is Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Wucherer.

• Dr. Hendrik Gorzawski, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
• Albert Haffert
• Harald J. Joos, Warburg Pincus Deutschland GmbH
• Dipl.-Ing. Martin Kapp, Kapp GmbH & Co. KG
• Dr. Wolfgang Konrad, Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG
• Dr. Ansgar Kriwet, Festo AG & Co. KG
• Dr. Mathias Neukirchen, Technische Universität Berlin
• Prof. Dr. Ulrich Panne, BAM
• Heribert Wille, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen
• Klaus-Peter Willsch, MdB Deutscher Bundestag
• Prof. Dr. Klaus Wucherer, Chairman