The department
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is a hub for advanced scientific research, excellence in education, and technological innovation, playing a pivotal role in addressing major societal challenges at local, national, and European levels.
Events
DP17: beyond the result
An ambitious 2026 season of engineering solutions, resilience and progress
Research
Additive Manufacturing and Advanced Metal-Matrix Composites for ESA Space Missions
From engineered metal powders to demonstrators for optical payloads and satellite platforms: an ESA initiative paving the way for high-strength, high-stiffness space hardware.
Events
Team Green Mecc Takes the Podium at Shell Eco-marathon Europe 2026
Events
Physis PEB Engineers a Double Success in Monaco
Research
AUTO-TWIN: Digital Twins, Designed for Circular Industry
How the Horizon Europe project AUTO-TWIN turned real-time data into intelligent industrial systems, optimising operations and maintenance across circular, sustainable value chains.
Events
Waste Becomes Wonder: DIGITRIO and the Culture of Sustainable Design
At the New European Bauhaus Festival, Politecnico research gives circular innovation a European platform
Education
Industrial Engineering meets Off Campus
The first Industrial Engineering Summer School @OFF CAMPUS brought teaching, laboratories and research closer to local communities
