Laser Technology Conference Program AKL´08

   

The target group addressed by the technology conference program of AKL´08 comprises vendors and users of laser technology processes and systems for use in the production environment. The content is designed to appeal equally to laser manufacturers and system providers and to laser users in diverse sectors of manufacturing industry. More particularly, it offers a prime opportunity for operations staff and corporate strategy managers from the automotive and aircraft engineering, machine tools, electronics and electronic engineering, tool and mold making industries, and the metalworking and optical industries, to meet with representatives of the laser community and discuss relevant aspects of the technology. In addition to the laser manufacturers, R&D experts of the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT, along with the laser-related chairs and institutes of RWTH Aachen University, will be present at the conference to answer any questions you might have concerning possible uses of innovative laser beam sources and processes in micro and macro machining.

Presentations by end-users describing their practical experience offer a further means of discovering the high quality of work and cost-effective solutions that are currently being applied in typical manufacturing tasks. All in all, you will be able to obtain a comprehensive view of the main trends and prospects for laser technology in the manufacturing sectors of industry. In whatever form the information is presented - lectures by professional experts and applied researchers, discussion forums held in conjunction with the exhibition, or live demonstrations given in the applications laboratories of the Fraunhofer ILT - everything you learn about laser technology at AKL´08 is bound to be of relevance to your current or future working practice!

Thursday May 8, 2008
from 08:00	Registration
08:00 - 18:00	Exhibition by AKL Sponsors
08:30 - 10:00	Gerd Herziger Session: Laser Beam Sources and Systems Chairman: Prof. Dr. Reinhart Poprawe M.A., Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
08:30	Welcome Prof. Dr. Reinhart Poprawe M.A., Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
08:40	Opening Address Dr. Janez Potočnik, European Commission, Brüssel (B)
08:45	Introduction »Lasers and Markets 2012« Prof. Dr. Reinhart Poprawe M.A., Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
09:00	Lasers and Optical Assemblies in System Solutions Dr. Michael Mertin, Jenoptik AG, Jena (D)
09:30	High Power EUV Sources for the next Generation of Microchips Dr. Joseph Pankert, Philips Lighting B.V., Eindhoven (NL)
10:00 - 11:00	Visit of the Sponsor Exhibition Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30	Gerd Herziger Session: Laser Beam Sources and Systems Chairman: Prof. Dr. Reinhart Poprawe M.A., Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
11:00	Status Quo and Perspectives of robot based Laser System Technology Dr. Eberhard Kroth, Reis Robotics - Reis GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik, Obernburg (D)
11:30	Fiberlaser: Beam Sources and Applications Dr. Tony Hoult, SPI Laser LLC, Santa Clara (USA)
12:00	Cluster of Excellence of RWTH Aachen University : Integrative Production Technology for High-Wage Countries Prof. Dr. Robert Schmitt, RWTH Aachen - Werkzeugmaschinenlabor WZL, Aachen (D)
12:30 - 14:30	Lunch Visit of Sponsors Exhibitions
14:30 - 16:00	Macro Machining: Laser Cutting Chairman: Dr. Dirk Petring, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)		Micro Machining: Precision Joining Chairman: Dr. Arnold Gillner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
14:30	4D Laser Material Processing – Experience of a Job Shop Dr. Ralf Polzin, VIA Lasertec GmbH & Co. KG, Kirchhundem (D)		Innovative Laser Welding Processes in Microtechnology: TWIST and SHADOW Dr. Alexander Olowinsky, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
15:00	5-Axes Laser Cutting within the Process Chain of 3D Sheet Metal Manufacturing Hartmut Arzner, Feinwerktechnik hago GmbH, Küssaberg (D)		Application of Laser Welding Processes for the Manufacturing of Endoscopes Dr. Uwe Schöler, Olympus Winter & IBE GmbH, Hamburg (D)
15:30	3D Laser Cutting with Fiber Laser Dipl.-Ing. Norbert Höppe, Reis Robotics - Reis GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik, Obernburg (D)		Laser Welding of Plastics: A Key Technology Dr. Ulrich Andreas Russek, Huf Tools GmbH, Velbert (D)
16:00 - 16:30	Visit of the Sponsors Exhibition Coffee Break
16:30 - 18:00	Macro Machining: Laser Welding Chairman: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)	Micro Machining: Solar Technology Chairman: Dr. Alexander Olowinsky, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
16:30	Increasing Productivity by Laser Remote Welding with roboscan Dr. Peter Rippl, KUKA Systems GmbH, Augsburg (D)	Laser Applications in Photovoltaics - Now and in the Future Dr. Martin H. Sommer, SCHOTT Solar Inc., Billerica (USA)
17:00	Application of Numerical Welding Simulation for Distortion Optimisation of Beam Welded Parts Prof. Dr. Michael Rethmeier, Dr. Christoph Schwenk, BAM, Berlin (D)	Highspeed Laser Structuring in Photovoltaics Dr. Uwe Stute, TRUMPF Laser GmbH & Co. KG, Schramberg (D)
17:30	Process Monitoring and Control of Laser Beam Welding Dr. Stefan Kaierle, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)	Laser Drilling in Solar Technology Dr. Martin Fleuster, Solland Solar Cells BV, Heerlen (NL)
19:30 - 23:00	Awards Ceremony (Doors open 19:00) at »Coronation Hall« City Hall Aachen - Lecture - Presentation of the »Innovation Award Laser Technology 2008« - Gala Dinner with Social Program
Friday May 9, 2008
from 08:00	Registration
08:00 - 13:00	Exhibition by AKL Sponsors
08:30 - 10:00	Macro Machining: Laser Cladding Chairman: Dr. Ingomar Kelbassa, LLT/RWTH, Aachen (D)	Micro Machining: Functionalizing Chairman: Dr. Jochen Stollenwerk, TOS/RWTH, Aachen (D)
08:30	New Developments in Laser Cladding for Industrial Manufacturing Processes Dr. Andres Gasser, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)	Ablating with Ultra-Short Pulsed Lasers in Micro Machining Dipl.-Ing. Tino Petsch, 3D-Micromac AG, Chemnitz (D)
09:00	Laser Cladding in the Tool and Automotive Industry Dipl.-Ing. Ulrich Berners, LBBZ, Geilenkirchen (D)	Large Scale Laser Microstructuring in the Printing Industry Dr. Guido Hennig, Max Daetwyler AG, Bleienbach-Langenthal (CH)
09:30	Moving from Development to Production Martin Spallek, Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. & Co. KG, Oberursel (D)	Production Technology for Transparent and Conducting Nano Layers Dr. Dieter Adam, Evonik Degussa GmbH, Marl (D)
10:00 - 11:00	Visit of the Sponsors Exhibition Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30	Macro Machining: Structuring and Polishing Chairman: Dr. Wilhelm Meiners, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)	Micro Machining: Drilling and Ablating Chairman: Dipl.-Ing. Welf Wawers, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
11:00 - 11:30	New Developments in Polishing with Lasers Dr. Edgar Willenborg, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)	Optimizing Laser Drilling Processes by Simulation Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
11:30 - 12:00	Fabrication of Ultra Hydrophobic Surfaces by Femtosecond Pulsed Laser Structuring Ir. Max Groenendijk (UT), Dept. of Mechanical Engineering / University of Twente, Enschede (NL)	Laser Drilling in Industrial Use: Strategies and Applications Dr. Ulrich Dürr, LASAG AG, Thun (CH)
12:00 - 12:30	5-Axes Micro Structuring of geometrically Complex Components and Tools Dr. Mario Kordt, Freudenberg Anlagen- & Werkzeugtechnik KG, Laudenbach (D)	Laser Drilling/Ablation of Shaped Holes in Turbine Components Richard Baxter, SAUER-Lasertec GmbH, Luton (UK)
12:30 - 12:50	Research Funding Programs in Optical Technologies - Quo Vadis? Dr. Hans Eggers, BMBF Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Bonn (D)
12:50 - 13:00	Outlook Prof. Dr. Reinhart Poprawe M.A., Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
13:00 - 13:45	Shuttle Transfer to Fraunhofer ILT
13:45 - 15:00	Lunch at Fraunhofer ILT
15:00 - 18:30	»Laser Technology Live« at Fraunhofer ILT and companies in the Application Center
15:00 - 18:30	Shuttle Transfer to Eurogress
Program subject to minor changes.