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 – Peter Froschle, CEO (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 – 15:15 SESSION 1: Photonics Applications in Kathode/Anode Manufacturing
14:00 – 14:15 TBA
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 TBA.
15:00 – 15:15 TBA.
15:15 – 16:00 Networking coffee break
16:00 – 17:45 SESSION 2: Photonic Applications in Battery Cell Manufacturing
16:00 – 16:30 KEYNOTE: ACC – Automotive Cells Company – On the road to Gigascale Cell Manufacturing – Christoph Weber, R&D Manager (Germany)
16:30 – 16:45 BBW Lasertechnik – Contacting of Battery Cells – Andreas Burger, CEO (Germany)
16:45 – 17:00 Enovasense – Laser Thickness Measurement Systems – Geoffrey Bruno, Founder (France)
17:00 – 17:15 SCANLAB – Next Generation Laser Scanners – Holger Schluter, Head of Business Development (Germany)
17:15 – 17:30 TBA.
17:30 – 17:45 TBA.
17:45 – 17:50 Review of the day by EPIC
17:50 Departure by bus transfer to the dinner location
18:15 – 19:00 Guided tour through Motorworld
19:00 – 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 – 10:45 SESSION 3: Photonic Applications in Battery Module Manufacturing
09:00 – 09:30 KEYNOTE: TBA.
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 – Scanner / Laser Applications on Battery Modules – 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 – Thomas Umschlag, General Manager (Germany)
10:45 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00 SESSION 4: Photonic Applications in Fuel Cell Manufacturing
11:30 – 12:00 KEYNOTE: TBA
12:00 – 12:15 ARENA2036 – The role of Hydrogen in Transportation – Peter Fröschle, CEO (Germany)
12:15 – 12:30 Bosch – Fuel Cell – Andreas Russ, Process Development Engineer (Germany)
12:30 – 12:45 Weil Engineering – The Challenging Process: Series Production of Laser-welded Bipolar Plates – Florian Weil, Head of Development & Innovation (Germany)
12:45 – 13:00 IFSW – Institut für Strahlwerkzeuge – AI-empowered Flexible Laser Production – Andreas Michalowski, Professor (Germany)
13:00 – 15:45 Visit IFSW / ARENA2036 including Lunch at IFSW
