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Francisco Almada Lobo

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CEO at Critical Manufacturing
📍 Porto, Porto, Portugal

Francisco Almada Lobo is the CEO and co-founder of Critical Manufacturing, recognized as a thought leader in Industry 4. 0 and digital transformation. With a background in electrical engineering from the University of Porto and experience at Siemens and Infineon, he specializes in optimizing complex manufacturing operations. People describe him as focused, results-oriented, and a hard worker.

Beyond his CEO role, Francisco is deeply involved in the tech ecosystem as a business angel, advisory board member for startups, and a member of a venture capital investment committee. He is passionate about fostering innovation and advising emerging Industry 4. 0 companies, showing a strong commitment to mentoring the next generation of entrepreneurs.

He co-founded Critical Manufacturing after his previous company, Qimonda, collapsed, turning a challenging situation into a major industry success.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Industry 4. 0
He is a recognized evangelist for Industry 4. 0, frequently speaking and writing about its impact on the future of manufacturing and the evolution of MES.
AI in Manufacturing
Discusses how AI, machine learning, and LLMs are creating a new wave of "thinking factories" and the importance of high-quality data to enable this transformation.
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Career

Work history

6-2010
CEO
Critical Manufacturing
4-2009 - 6-2010
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer
Critical Manufacturing
1-2023
Advisory Board Member
Critical Ventures
9-2023
Business Angel
COREangels Porto
9-2024
Chairman of the Advisory Board
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Media appearances

Podcast interview with Francisco Almada Lobo, Co‑founder and CEO of Critical Manufacturing. Featured in YouTube
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Interview with Francisco Almada Lobo from Critical Manufacturing. Featured in GoPhotonics
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Education
2002 - 2004
MBA
EGP - Universidade do Porto
2000 - 2000
Management post-graduation degree
Instituto Superior de Estudos Empresariais
1991 - 1996
Licenciatura (5 years)
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
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