Tuesday, 19 February 2013 8.45 h Welcoming address and opening remarks Andrea Huber, Automotive Circle International, DE 9.00 h Laser technology as a key enabler for solutions to future societal challenges Mobility Prof. Reinhard Poprawe, Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology, Chair for Laser Technology at RWTH Aachen, DE SESSION I NEW MATERIALS FOCUS ON PLASTIC 9.30 h Laser welding of plastics Technology and applications Steffen Reinl, Dilas Diodenlaser GmbH, DE 9.55 h Comparison of the cut quality of CFRP with three different lasers, and laser direct joining of CFRP to metal Prof. Seiji Katayama, Kwang-Woon Jung, Yousuke Kawahito, Osaka University, Joining and Welding Research Institute (JWRI), JP 10.20 h Coffee & contacts 10.50 h Emissions measurement during laser cutting of CFRP Stephan Collmer, Michael Ruther; Daimler AG, DE 11.15 h BMBF s ELite Research Project Joining and Separating CFRP Johannes Stock, Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Betriebswissenschaften (iwb), TU München, DE
SESSION II QUALITY ASSURANCE STRATEGIES FOR LASER DEVELOPMENT IN CAR BODY CONSTRUCTION 11.40 h Reduction in hot-cracking tendency due to induced heat fields during laser welding of aluminium Stephan Bertelsbeck, University of Kassel, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Production technology and Logistics, Department of separating and joining fabrication methods, DE 12.05 h Novel applications for the automotive industry Dr. Rüdiger Brockmann, Trumpf Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH, DE 12.30 h Laser deployment in the new Audi A3 13.15 h Lunch 14.30 h Laser Weld Inspection at Volkswagen s in Saxony Paul-Michael Mickel, Volkswagen AG, DE 14.55 h Boosting the quality and efficiency of laser-based production solutions through process monitoring and position sensing Erwin Wagner, Raylase AG, DE 15.20 h Automated beam monitoring in production is picking up speed Otto Märten, Stefan Wolf, Christof Schöberl, Harald Schwede, Reinhard Kramer, Volker Brandl, Klaus Hänsel, Primes GmbH, DE 15.45 h Coffee & contacts 16.15 h Sustainable, media-free, laser-beam pretreatment for demanding automotive engineering Edwin Büchter, Clean Lasersysteme GmbH, DE 16.40 h Laser applications on the new Peugeot 208 Alain Baud, PSA Peugeot Citroën, FR
SESSION III LATEST ADVANCES IN RADIATION SOURCES 17.05 h Automotive Applications for Ultra-High Brightness Direct Diode Lasers Jay Liebowitz, TeraDiode Inc., US 17.30 h Large-field scanner system as an alternative to robot-guided small-field scanners Markus Lingner, Rofin-Sinar Laser GmbH, DE 17.55 h MEET THE EXPERTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THE SPEAKERS FROM THE FIRST DAY 18.30 h Get together 19.00 h EALA Networking night Wednesday, 20 February 2013 8.00 h Remote laser beam welding of profile-intensive structures Jürgen Hover, Ford-Werke GmbH, DE; Carsten Trippe, Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH, DE SESSION IV EXAMPLES FROM OEM LASER PRODUCTION BEYOND THE CAR BODY 8.25 h An automotive subcontractor s viewpoint: Applications and developments in laser material processing Dr. Jens König, Robert Bosch GmbH, DE
8.50 h Controlled laser hardening of engine parts Christian Elsner, Daimler AG, DE 9.15 h Laser beam joining for Li-ion battery module assembly Prof. Peter Plapper, Université du Luxembourg, Production Technology and Tooling Machines, LX; Dr. Wayne Cai, General Motors Corporation, US 9.40 h Coffee & contacts SESSION V ADVANCED IN THE OVERALL LASER PROCESS 10.10 h Report from the OEM working group laser Thorge Hammer, Volkswagen AG, DE 10.35 h Laser additive manufacturing of car body brackets Prof. Claus Emmelmann, LZN Laser Zentrum Nord GmbH, DE 11.00 h Remote laser welding: Advantages in automotive projects using the examples of actual industrial application Michele García, Gestamp, ES 11.25 h Robotic scanner welding: Requirements, solutions Dr. Wolfgang Vogl, Blackbird Robotersysteme GmbH, DE; Volker Bayer, Adam Opel AG, DE; Dr. Uwe Megerle, Scanlab AG, DE; Jens Husner, ThyssenKrupp System Engineering GmbH, DE 11.50 h Scrap in laser production mobile lasers in rework and repair Thomas Golinske, Thomas Münch, Alpha Laser GmbH, DE 12.15 h Lunch
13.30 h Laser use for modular automotive parts From bonding to the laser-welded flange fold Dr. Florian Oefele, BMW Group, DE 13.55 h New CLIO 4: New roof brazing system for Renault Hichame Roumadni, Renault, FR; Christian Hönigues, Inocon Technologies GmbH, AT 14.20 h Flexible Laser Technologies for Car Body applications Danielle Bassan, Centro Ricerche Fiat, IT 14.45 h MEET THE EXPERTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THE SPEAKERS FROM THE SECOND DAY 15.00 h Coffee & contacts 15.30 h WHAT DIES THE FUTURE HOLDß CARMAKERS Dr. Matthias Graudenz Dr. Florian Oefele Michael Ruther Danielle Bassan Jürgen Hover Dr. Kiyokazu Mori Dr. Mathieu Kielwasser Hichame Roumadni Dr. Martin Goede Niclas Palmquist Audi AG, DE BMW Group, DE Daimler AG, DE Centro Ricerche Fiat, IT Ford-Werke GmbH, DE Nissan Motors Co. Ltd., JP PSA Peugeot Citroën, FR Renault SAS, FR Volkswagen AG, DE Volvo Car Corporation, SE 16.15 h Farewell address and conference close Andrea Huber, Automotive Circle International, DE