23 October, Monday
19:00 – 22:00 Optional pre-event dinner (venue – TBA. nearby/at the recommended hotel)
24 October, Tuesday
11:30 Bus transfer from the recommended hotel (TBA.) 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)
13:10 – 13:25 ARENA2036 – The ARENA2036 Concept – Peter Froschle, CEO (Germany)
13:25 – 14:00 Keynote: TBA.
14:00 – 15:00 SESSION 1: Photonics Applications in Kathode/Anode Manufacturing
14:00 – 14:20 IFSW / SLT – Stuttgart Laser Technology Forum – Laserstructuring Foils
14:20 – 14:40 Speaker TBA.
14:40 – 15:00 Precitec – Photonical Quality Systems for Foil Manufacturing – Jens Reiser, Sales & Innovation E-Mobility (Germany)
15:00 15:45 Networking coffee break
15:45 – 17:30 Session 2: Photonic Applications in Battery Cell Manufacturing
15:45 – 16:05 BBW Lasertechnik – Contacting of Battery Cells – Andreas Burger, CEO (Germany)
16:05 – 16:25 Enovasense – Laser Thickness Measurement Systems
16:25 – 16:45 SCANLAB – Next Generation Laser Scanners – Holger Schluter, Head of Business Development (Germany)
16:45 – 17:05 Speaker TBA.
17:05 – 17:25 Speaker TBA.
17:30 – 18:00 Bus transfer to the dinner location
18:00 – 22:00 Networking dinner (venue – TBA.)
25 October 2023, Wednesday
08:00 Bus transfer from the recommended hotel to ARENA2036
08:30 -09:00 Welcome coffee
09:00 – 09:15 Recap by EPIC
09:15 – 10:55 Session 3: Photonic Applications in Battery Module Manufacturing
09:15 – 09:35 Speaker TBA.
09:35 – 09:55 Speaker TBA.
09:55 – 10:15 Cailabs – Gwenn Pallier, Product Line Manager (France)
10:15 – 10:35 Precitec – Intelligent Laserwelding Systems for Yield improvement – Alexis Donke, Teamleader Global Account Management Laser Welding (Germany)
10:35 – 10:55 VON ARDENNE – Requirements for Precision Optical Coating Systems for the Production of Optics for Laser Machining – Michael Schneider, Industry Manager Optics (Germany)
10:55 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00 Session 4: Photonic Applications in Fuel Cell Manufacturing
11:30 – 11:50 Speaker TBA
11:50 – 12:10 Speaker TBA
12:10 – 12:30 Weil Engineering – Challenges in BiPolar Welding Systems – Florian Weil, Head of Development & Innovation (Germany)
12:30 – 12:50 IFSW / SLT – Stuttgart Laser Technology Forum – AI-empowered Flexible Laser Production – Andreas Michalowski, Professor (Germany)
13:00 – 15:45 Visit IFSW / ARENA2036 including Lunch at IFSW
16:00 Optional bus departure to Stuttgart airport