LSE'26 - Program - Day 1

8:00

Check-in
Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

9:00

Welcome
Dr. Alexander Olowinsky, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

9:15

Lab tour
Fraunhofer ILT and RWTH Aachen University - ISEA, Aachen (D)

11:15

Coffe Break

11:30

Laser applications for the electric power train at Mercedes-Benz
Christian Elsner, Mercedes Benz AG, Stuttgart (D)

12:00

From intensities to properties: In Situ Synchrotron imaging of dynamic beam shaping for application adapted material properties

Julia Vielhauer, RWTH Aachen University – Chair for Laser Technology, Aachen (D)

12:30

Lithium-ion battery systems for mobile and stationary applications – technology, markets and challenges
Dr. Florian Ringbeck, RWTH Aachen University - ISEA, Aachen (D)

13:00

Lunch break
Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:15

Next-generation process monitoring: Sensor fusion for reliable e-mobility manufacturing
Arnold Braunsteiner, weldmetrix, Wien (AT) | Erik Böhm, BMW Group, Leipzig (D)

14:45

Fixture technology for laser welding and laser soldering of power electronics
Nico Reinheimer, Wolf Produktionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG, Freudenstadt (D)

15:15

Scalable laser joining in battery pack manufacturing – Challenges & solutions from a machine builder’s perspective 
Dr. Andreas Russ, Bosch Manufacturing Solutions, Stuttgart (D)

15:45

Coffe Break

16:15

Interconnection for an electrical architecture in EV - laser welding with quality assurance
Daniel Fuhrmann, TRUMPF SE + Co. KG, Ditzingen (D)

16:45

Flexible and scalable battery production: The hybrid cell manufacturing approach
Toni Voebel, MANUGY, Köln (D)

17:15

18:00

Marketplace - Battery LAB with demonstrations, expert talks, and snacks
DPP - Forschungscampus Digital Photonic Production Aachen (D)

22:00

End of the day’s program