Conference program
Each day will start with keynotes, in which you can get the latest information of the battery market. Impulses from our current publication “VDMA Roadmap Battery Production Equipment 2030, Update 2020” with technology trends and challenges for the individual production areas guide over to the sessions.
The exhibitors will present their answers: Innovative ideas and latest technologies for the entire battery production chain with great potential for future battery manufacturing. Be courageous enough to implement new ideas by not missing the chance to improve processes.
Please get in touch with our exhibitors by visiting their booths.
Tuesday, 27th April 2021
| 8:30 - 8:45 am | KeynoteOpening Speech VBE 2021Hartmut Rauen Deputy Executive Director VDMA | Register now |
| 8:50 - 9:20 am | KeynoteDevelopment status and opportunities of China's power lithium-ion battery industryYanlong Liu Secretary General CIAPS | Register now |
| 9:30 - 9:45 am | Session Raw material/Mixing: Challenges and future trendsRaw material/Mixing: Production of LIB slurries – transfer from batch to continuous processesM.Sc. Laura Gottschalk Research Associate – Battery Process Engineering BLB Braunschweig | Register now |
| 10:00 - 10:20 am | Session Raw material/Mixing: Challenges and future trendsContinuous coater supply with qualityassured coating slurries produced with EirichContiFeederProcessDr. Stefan Gerl Head of Process Technology MASCHINENFABRIK GUSTAV EIRICH GMBH & Co KG | Register now |
| 10:30 - 10:50 am | Session Raw material/Mixing: Challenges and future trendsNETZSCH Helios fast and efficient dispersion system for Li-ion Battery Electrode coatingsAlberto Masi Application Specialist Battery NETZSCH-Feinmahltechnik GmbH | Register now |
| 11:00 - 11:20 am | Session Raw material/Mixing: Challenges and future trendsEfficient Spheronization of Graphite for Battery Anode Active MaterialMarc Giersemehl Technical Managing Director NEUMAN & ESSER Process Technology GmbH | Register now |
| 11:50 -12:10 am | Session Raw material/Mixing: Challenges and future trendsHigh-temperature production of battery materialsDr. Hongben Zhou Technical Sales Manager BHS Sonthofen | Register now |
| 12:20 - 12:40 pm | Session Raw material/Mixing: Challenges and future trendsRaw material automation: How AZO is facing the challenges of the industrySimon Balles & Jochen Weimer Project Manager Engineering & Key Account Manager Battery AZO GmbH & CO KG | Register now |
| 12:50 - 13:10 pm | Session Raw material/Mixing: Challenges and future trends4 Ways How to Improve Quality in Battery ManufacturingBjörn Weber Industrial Division Global Segment Marketing Manager Mettler-Toledo GmbH" | Register now |
| 14:00 - 14:15 pm | Session Coating / drying / cutting and winding technology: Challenges and future trendsCoating/drying/cutting and winding technology: From coating to cell stacking, current challengesJulian Mayer Deputy Head of Department – Battery Process Engineering BLB Braunschweig | Register now |
| 14:25 - 14:45 pm | Session Coating / drying / cutting and winding technology: Challenges and future trendsInnovative lab & pilot coating concepts for Li-ion and solid state batteriesThomas Kolbusch Director Sales/Marketing/Technology & Vice President Coatema Machinery | Register now |
| 14:55 - 15:15 pm | Session Coating / drying / cutting and winding technology: Challenges and future trendsHigh efficient electrode and separator membrane coating lines for lithium-ion batteriesAndrea Glawe Regional Sales Director Asia-Pacific KROENERT GmbH & Co KG | Register now |
| 15:25 - 15:45 pm | Session Coating / drying / cutting and winding technology: Challenges and future trendsTurn-key solutions for battery production - only the holistic approach leads to successDr.-Ing. MBA Stephan Witt COO KAMPF Schneid- und Wickeltechnik GmbH & Co. KG I Member of the Jagenberg AG | Register now |
Wednesday, 28th April 2021
| 8:30 - 9:00 am | KeynoteHow the European Battery Alliance turned Europe into a global battery hotspot - will the supply chain keep up?lka von Dalwigk Policy Manager for Smart Grids and Storage Innoenergy | Register now |
| 9:10 - 9:40 am | Commercialization of a battery system for the premium car segment - from digital twin to product PhD Grzegorz Ombach Executive Vice President, Head of Strategy and Innovation/Head of Battery Systems Dräxlmaier Group | Register now |
| 9:50 - 10:05 am | Session Module/Pack / Flexible Production: Challenges and future trendsModule/Pack/Flexible Production: Challenges and future trendsMarc Locke Group Manager Battery Production PEM RWTH Aachen | Register now |
| 10:15 - 10:35 am | Session Module/Pack / Flexible Production: Challenges and future trendsIncrease of Battery Production Quantities by Single Source AutomationHarald Schürk Regional Senior Sales Manager End-User BOSCH Rexroth AG | Register now |
| 10:45 - 11:05 am | Session Module/Pack / Flexible Production: Challenges and future trendsSolution Provider for Battery Pack Assembly - Innovative automation systems for a rising marketViktor Bayrhof Market Sales & Product Management Automation Systems Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH | Register now |
| 11:25 - 11:45 am | Session Module/Pack / Flexible Production: Challenges and future trendsSmart Solutions for Battery Module Assembly and TestingOliver Zink Product Manager Battery teamtechnik Maschinen und Anlagen GmbH | Register now |
| 11:55 - 12:15 am | Session Module/Pack / Flexible Production: Challenges and future trendsInnovative Production Concepts for the Factory of the FutureDr. Joachim Döhner Senior Director Global Sales KUKA Systems GmbH | Register now |
| 12:25 - 12:45 pm | Session Module/Pack / Flexible Production: Challenges and future trendsAutomation solutions and products tailored for the Battery IndustryMarthinus Venter Business Development Manager Electronics and Assembly Industry Sector Festo GmbH & Co KG | Register now |
| 13:35 - 13:50 pm | Session Dry room (atmosphere conditioning) / electrolyte filling/Vacuum technology: Challenges and future trendsDry room/electrolyte filling/Vacuum technology: Challenges and future trendsJanis Vienenkötter Research Associate Battery Components & Recycling PEM RWTH Aachen | Register now |
| 14:00 - 14:20 pm | Session Dry room (atmosphere conditioning) / electrolyte filling/Vacuum technology: Challenges and future trendsQuadrupole mass spectrometry for battery applicationsPatrick Walther Head of Product Management Instruments Pfeiffer Vacuum GmbH | Register now |
| 14:30 - 14:50 pm | Session Dry room (atmosphere conditioning) / electrolyte filling/Vacuum technology: Challenges and future trendsProduction proven & tailor-made vacuum solutions for Lithium Ion BatteryMichael Steininger Market Segment Manager Leybold GmbH | Register now |
| 15:10 - 15:30 pm | Session Dry room (atmosphere conditioning) / electrolyte filling/Vacuum technology: Challenges and future trendsAir Purification Technologies for Battery Cell ProductionDipl.-Ing. Andreas Breeger New Business Development Wessel-Umwelttechnik GmbH | Register now |
| 15:35 - 15:55 pm | Session Dry room (atmosphere conditioning) / electrolyte filling/Vacuum technology: Challenges and future trendsDispensing of Thermal interface materials & Gap-filler on battery modulesJohannes Leier Business Development Manager E-Mobility ViscoTec Pumpen u. Dosiertechnik GmbH | Register now |
| 16:05 - 16:25 pm | Session Dry room (atmosphere conditioning) / electrolyte filling/Vacuum technology: Challenges and future trendsProcess Air for battery cell manufacturing – dry and pureDr. Stefan Jakschik CEO ULT AG | Register now |
Thursday, 29th April 2021
| 8:30 - 9:00 am | KeynoteBattery Market: Supply and demand worldwideDr. Axel Thielmann Head of Competence Center - Emerging Technologies Fraunhofer ISI | Register now |
| 9:10 - 9:30 am | KeynoteRequirements on battery systems for the us in the field of on-highway applicationsDr. Heiner Heimes Executive Senior Engineer at the PEM Chair of RWTH Aachen University | Register now |
| 9:40 - 9:55 am | Session Cell production: Challenges and future trendsCell production: Challenges and Future TrendsSteffen Masuch Researce associate institute of machine tools and production technology BLB Braunschweig | Register now |
| 10:05 - 10:25 am | Session Cell production: Challenges and future trendsSURFACE INSPECTION SOLUTIONS: Intelligent interaction of inspection with web guiding systemDipl.-Ing. Klaus Hamacher Head of Industry Solutions BST Group | Register now |
| 10:35 - 10:55 am | Session Cell production: Challenges and future trendsFrom single machines up to turnkey solutions, Manz AG – all from a single sourceMarie Kühnast Sales Manager Business Unit Energy Storage Manz AG | Register now |
| 11:05 - 11:25 am | Session Cell production: Challenges and future trendsFrom our modular and holistic planning approach to a flexible production systemDr. Andreas Letsch & Bernd Feirabend Director Innovation Management & Director of Bosch Engineering and Production Services | Register now |
| 11:45 - 12:05 am | Session Cell production: Challenges and future trendsGROB - Driven by e-motion: Your competent partner in battery cell productionJoachim Szaunig Supervisor Advance Development Application GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG | Register now |
| 12:15 - 12:35 pm | Session Cell production: Challenges and future trendsBoosting machine development and integration to the battery plantsSebastian Cruz Euceda Account Manager OEM Germany Rockwell Automation | Register now |
| 12:45 - 13:05 pm | Session Cell production: Challenges and future trendsOMRON enables Factory of the FutureMarc Wörner Key Account Manager Omron Electronics GmbH | Register now |
| 14:00 - 14:15 pm | Session Laser / contacting: Challenges and future trendsLaser based separation and contacting technologies for battery cell productionDr. Maja Kandula, Head of Department Electromobility, Institute of Joining and Welding, BLB Braunschweig | Register now |
| 14:25 - 14:45 pm | Session Laser / contacting: Challenges and future trendsImprove your laser welding results in battery applications using dynamic beam shaping and formingPeter Kallage & Markus Danner Manager Applicationslab & Productline Manager Laser Systems/Processing Heads Coherent | Register now |
| 14:55 - 15:15 pm | Session Laser / contacting: Challenges and future trendsTailored and intelligent Remote Laser Welding Tools for Battery and EV productionMatthias J. Kuehnel Product Line Manager II-VI | Register now |
| 15:25 - 15:45 pm | Session Laser / contacting: Challenges and future trendsNew Laser Application Highlights in Li-Battery ManufacturingJohannes J. Buehrle Global Industry Manager E-Mobility TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH | Register now |
| 15:55 - 16:15 pm | Session Laser / contacting: Challenges and future trendsA Beginner’s Guide to Making Battery Modules by Wirebonding: A Start Need Not Be HardDr. Josef Sedlmair Technical Marketing F&S Bondtec Germany GmbH | Register now |
| 16:25 - 16:45 pm | Session Laser / contacting: Challenges and future trendsOpenair-Plasma® Technology for durable modules and stable processes in various battery applicationsLukas Buske Head of Plasma Applications Plasmatreat GmbH | Register now |
Friday, 30th April 2021
| 8:30 - 9:00 am | Li-Ion Batteries: Rising opportunities for battery equipment manufacturers Dr. Philipp Schmitt und M. Sc. Christian Offermanns Principal Roland Berger Zurich Industrial Products and Services und Chief Engineer PEM RWTH Aachen | Register now |
| 9:10 - 9:30 am | Sustainable and Circular Production of Lithium-Ion Battery Cells Prof. Dr.-Ing. Arno Kwade Head of Battery LabFactory Braunschweig | Register now |
| 9:40 - 9:55 am | Session Measurement and Testing: Challenges and future trendsMeasurement and Testing: Challenges and future trendsMario Kehrer Group Manager Battery Engineering PEM RWTH Aachen | Register now |
| 10:05 - 10:25 am | Session Measurement and Testing: Challenges and future trendsAutomatic Machines for Leak Testing of Sealed BatteriesMatteo Bosi China EV and Energy Industry manager MARPOSS GmbH | Register now |
| 10:35 - 10:55 am | Session Measurement and Testing: Challenges and future trendsAdvanced solutions for Automatic Optical Inspection in production of high performance Li-Ion BatteryJan Poppensieker Product Manager ISRA VISION | Register now |
| 11:05 - 11:25 am | Session Measurement and Testing: Challenges and future trendsInline X-ray Metrology for Lithium-Ion Battery CellsMarkus Möller Category Sales Manager CCT EP Viscom AG | Register now |
| 11:45 - 12:05 am | Session Measurement and Testing: Challenges and future trendsProducing quality with AOI in battery production – new and proven solutions from VITRONICOliver Meister Business Developement Manager E-Mobility VITRONIC | Register now |
| 12:15 - 12:35 pm | Session Measurement and Testing: Challenges and future trendsGo Beyond – Digital Solutions from SICK for Future BatteriesPhilipp Mutz Strategic Industry Manager SICK AG | Register now |
| 12:45 - 13:05 pm | Session Measurement and Testing: Challenges and future trendsOptical 3D surface measurement techniques for battery productionJürgen Valentin Head of Technology & Innovation NanoFocus AG | Register now |
| 13:45 - 14:00 pm | Session Housing / leckage: Challenges and future trendsHousing/leckage: Challenges and future trendsKonstantin Sasse Research Associate Battery Engineering PEM RWTH Aachen | Register now |
| 14:10 - 14:30 pm | Session Housing / leckage: Challenges and future trendsLeak testing of battery packs and its components in combination with laser applicationsPatrick Reich Industry Manager E-Mobility ZELTWANGER Dichtheits- und Funktionsprüfsysteme GmbH | Register now |
| 14:40 - 15:00 pm | Session Housing / leckage: Challenges and future trendsMoving cell case production onto the fast laneMarkus Roever Prokurist/Director Global E-Mobility Schuler Group | Register now |
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