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. Helmut Bossy, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
• Albert Haffert, Schindler Management AG
  
• Harald J. Joos, Warburg Pincus Deutschland GmbH
• 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
• Heribert Wille, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen
• Klaus-Peter Willsch, Member of the German Bundestag
• Prof. Dr. Klaus Wucherer, Chairman