23 October 2023, Monday
18:30 – 22:00 Optional pre-event dinner @ Kitchen Bio Restaurant Böblingen (Charles-Lindbergh-Straße 7, 71034 Böblingen)
24 October 2023, Tuesday
11:30 Bus transfer from V8 Hotel, Charles-Lindbergh-Platz 1, 71034 Böblingen to ARENA2036
12:00 – 13:00 Registration & light lunch
13:00 – 13:05 Welcome words by EPIC – European Photonics Industry Consortium
13:05 – 13:10 Welcome words by the Hosts (Precitec, IFSW, Arena)
13:15 – 13:30 ARENA2036 – The ARENA2036 Concept – Clemens Ackermann, Research Coordinator & Deputy Managing Director (Germany)
13:30 – 14:00 KEYNOTE: Audi – Flexible Use of Laser Beam Technology for E-mobility – Jan-Philipp Weberpals, Subject Specialist Laser Beam Processes for Car Body Construction and Electromobility (Germany)
14:00 – 14:15 Carrs Welding Technologies – SoniLaser – Ultrasonic Assisted Laser Welding for High Volume Assembly of Automotive Battery Packs – Phil Carr, Director (United Kingdom)
14:15 – 15:00 SESSION 1: Photonics Applications in Cathode/Anode Manufacturing
14:15 – 14:30 ALPhANOV – Laserstructuring of Foils – Rainer Kling, Business Unit Manager Laser Processes (France)
14:30 – 14:45 Precitec – Photonical Quality Systems for Foil Manufacturing – Jens Reiser, Sales & Innovation E-Mobility (Germany)
14:45 – 15:00 TRUMPF – Laser Cutting of Battery Foils – Günter Ambrosy, Industry Manager Mobility (Germany)
15:00 – 15:45 Networking coffee break
15:45 – 17:45 SESSION 2: Photonic Applications in Battery Cell Manufacturing
15:45 – 16:15 KEYNOTE: ACC – Automotive Cells Company – On the road to Gigascale Cell Manufacturing – Christoph Weber, R&D Manager (Germany)
16:15 – 16:30 BBW Lasertechnik – Contacting of Battery Cells – Eric Punzel, Head of R&D (Germany)
16:30 – 16:45 Enovasense – Laser Thickness Measurement Systems – Geoffrey Bruno, Founder (France)
16:45 – 17:00 SCANLAB – Next Generation Laser Scanners – Holger Schlueter, Head of Business Development (Germany)
17:00 – 17:15 Civan Lasers – Dynamic Laser Beam Welding of High-strength Aluminum Battery Enclosures – Robert Bernhard, Application Lab and Branch Manager (Germany)
17:15 – 17:30 LaVa-X – Christian Otten, Managing Partner (Germany)
17:30 – 17:40 Review of the day by EPIC
17:50 Departure by bus transfer to the dinner location
18:30 – 19:15 Guided tour through Motorworld
19:15 – 22:00 Networking dinner @ Wichtel Hausbrauerei Böblingen (Graf-Zeppelin-Platz
71034 Böblingen)
25 October 2023, Wednesday
08:00 Bus transfer from V8 Hotel, Charles-Lindbergh-Platz 1, 71034 Böblingen to ARENA2036
08:30 – 09:00 Welcome coffee
09:00 – 11:00 SESSION 3: Photonic Applications in Battery Module Manufacturing
09:00 – 09:30 KEYNOTE: 4C-Consolutions – Insights in 1st Generation of EVs – Future Concepts Product & Production – Stefan Kienzle, Owner/Founder (Germany)
09:30 – 09:45 Pilz – Photonic Sensors and Radar Sensors for Innovative Control of the Safety Area in Battery Production – Matthias Holzäpfel, Vice President Advanced Development (Germany)
09:45 – 10:00 Cailabs – Tailored Beam-shaping Solutions for E-mobility based on Multi-Plane Light Conversion Technology – Gwenn Pallier, Product Line Manager (France)
10:00 – 10:15 Precitec – Intelligent Laserwelding Systems for Yield Improvement – Alexis Donke, Teamleader Global Account Management Laser Welding (Germany)
10:15 – 10:30 VON ARDENNE – Requirements for Precision Optical Coating Systems for the Production of Optics for Laser Machining – Michael Schneider, Industry Manager Optics (Germany)
10:30 – 10:45 PRIMES – Laser Beam Diagnostics in Battery Manufacturing Processes – Thomas Umschlag, General Manager (Germany)
10:45 – 11:45 Coffee Break
11:45 – 13:00 SESSION 4: Photonic Applications in Fuel Cell Manufacturing
11:45 – 12:15 KEYNOTE: IFSW – Institut für Strahlwerkzeuge – AI-empowered Flexible Laser Production – Andreas Michalowski, Professor (Germany)
12:15 – 12:30 Weil Technology – The Challenging Process: Series Production of Laser-welded Bipolar Plates – Florian Weil, Head of Development & Innovation (Germany)
12:30 – 12:45 IFSW – Institut für Strahlwerkzeuge – High-speed X-Ray Imaging of Pore and Spatter Formation during Welding of Copper Pins – Eveline Reinheimer, Research Associate (Germany)
12:45 – 15:45 Visit IFSW / ARENA2036 including Lunch at IFSW
