Program

Conference overview AKL'24

FORUM - Functional Surfaces by laser processing on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Tribology, wear and corrosion protection

Chairman: Dr. Thomas Schopphoven, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

10:00 - 10:30

Functional surfaces by laser processing - a process overview

Dr. Christian Vedder, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

10:30 - 11:00

Modern Solutions for modern manufacturing ? Using laser material deposition to manufacture, repair and enhance complex parts

Doug Hamre, Apollo-Clad Laser Cladding, Leduc (CAN)

11:00 - 11:30

Applications and use cases for functional surfaces by Extreme High Speed Laser Material Deposition (EHLA)

Josh Barras, TWI Technology Centre (Yorkshire) Ltd, Catcliffe (UK)

11:30 - 12:00

Laser processes for improving tribological properties

Dr. Thomas Kiedrowski, Robert Bosch GmbH, Schwieberdingen (D)

12:00 - 14:00

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Electronic layers

Chairman: Dr. Christian Vedder, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

Laser systems for energy-efficient drying of battery electrodes

Simon Britten, Laserline GmbH, Mülheim-Kärlich (D)

14:30 - 15:00

TBA

15:00 - 15:30

LIFT for electronic layers

Dr. Ralph Domnick, Ara-Coatings GmbH & Co. KG, Nordhorn (D)

15:30 - 16:30

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Optical surfaces

Chairman: Dr. Christian Vedder, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

16:30 - 17:00

An overview of laser-based optics manufacturing

Dr. Edgar Willenborg, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

17:00 - 17:30

TBA

Cutting & Joining on Friday, 2024-04-19

Cutting

Chairman: Dr. Alexander Olowinsky, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

08:30 - 09:00

High-speed laser blanking - higher productivity with a new concept

Hasan Sarac, Automatic-Systeme Dreher GmbH, Sulz am Neckar (D)

09:00 - 09:30

Remote operation for laser cutting - The path to autonomy

Benedikt Braig, TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG, Ditzingen (D)

09:30 - 10:00

Laser cutting for E-mobility

Dr. Frank Schneider, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

10:00 - 10:30

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Welding

Chairman: Dr. André Häusler, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

11:00 - 11:30

Next generation tactile laser welding and brazing - Innovation of a proven laser processing head technology

Dr. Björn Wedel, PT Photonic Tools GmbH, Berlin (D)

11:30 - 12:00

TBA

12:00 - 12:30

Laser welding of hairpins - A synchrotron analysis

Marc Hummel, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

12:30 - 14:30

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Joining of plastics & transparent materials

Chairman: Maximilian Brosda, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:30 - 15:00

Welding of glass by USP lasers for electronics, semiconductors, and medical applications

Dr. Jens Gottmann, LightFab GmbH, Aachen (D)

15:00 - 15:30

Machine concept for laser welding of plastics in flexible production scenarios

Manuel Sieben, PolyMerge GmbH, Geretsried (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Laser-based bonding of conducting metal path on thermoplastic textiles for smart textiles applications

Friederike Brackmann, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

Surface Technology on Friday, 2024-04-19

Laser Material Deposition

Chairman: Dr. Thomas Schopphoven, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

08:30 - 09:00

Light as eyes and as tools - High productivity and high resolution Laser Material Deposition

Hiroyuki Nagasaka, Nikon Corp., Kumagaya Saitama (JPN)

09:00 - 09:30

5-axis LMD at high speed ? Challenges & applications

Dr. Johannes Finger, IIC-AM GmbH, Makino Asia Pte Ltd, Aachen (D)

09:30 - 10:00

Hybrid Additive Manufacturing - combining machining and Laser Material Deposition

Nils Niemeyer, DMG MORI Additive Solutions, Hoffman Estates (USA)

10:00 - 11:00

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Microstructuring

Chairman: Dr. Christian Vedder, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

11:00 - 11:30

High speed wafer grooving with UV-USP-lasers (wafer scribing)

Dr. Kees Biesheuvel, ASMPT Laser Separation International (ALSI) B.V., Beuningen, (NL)

11:30 - 12:00

Unlocking nature's self-cleaning on PV panels through large-scale laser functionalization

Dr. Tim Kunze, Fusion Bionic GmbH, Dresden (D)

12:00 - 12:30

Laser material processing in the electronic consumables sector

Dr. Stefan Janssen, LG Electronics, Inc., Pyeongtaek (KOR)

12:30 - 14:30

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Polishing & thin film processing

Chairman: Dr. Edgar Willenborg, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:30 - 15:00

Laserprocesses in thin film technology: Applications and opportunities

Samuel Fink, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

15:00 - 15:30

TBA

Sven Linden, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Pulsed laser deposition in mass production for high-TC superconductor coatings

Dr. Ralph Delmdahl, Coherent LaserSystems GmbH & Co. KG, Göttingen (D)

Gerd Herziger Session on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Impact of Digitalization and AI on Laser Beam Source and System Development

Chairman: Prof. Constantin Häfner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

08:30 - 09:00

TBA

Prof. Constantin Häfner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

09:00 - 09:30

Digitalization and AI - How are digitalization and AI changing business models and value creation in laser technology?

Dr.-Ing. E. h. Peter Leibinger, Chairmen of the Supervisory Board, Leibinger SE, Ditzingen (D)

Dr. Christopher Dorman, Executive Vice President, Lasers Business, Coherent, Glasgow (UK)

Dr. Christoph Rüttimann, CTO Bystronic Group, Niederönz (CH)

09:30 - 10:40

Panel discussion with the speakers and Prof. Constantin Häfner

10:40 - 11:10

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Digitization in Photonic Production

Chairman: Prof. Constantin Häfner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

11:10 - 11:35

Data Analytics/AI - Rocket Science or just standard? Examples and Outlook

Werner Reichelt, Head of Sales Digital Business, Festo SE & Co. KG, Esslingen (D)

11:35 - 12:00

Status quo and perspectives of AI usage in laser beam joining of e-mobility components at Audi AG

Dr. Jan-Philipp Weberpals, Audi AG, Neckarsulm (D)

12:00 - 12:25

Application of AI for smart design of optical systems used in laser material processing

Prof. Carlo Holly, Lehrstuhlinhaber, RWTH University Aachen - Lehrstuhl TOS, Aachen (D)

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Additive Manufacturing on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Laser Powder Bed Fusion LPBF

Chairman: Tim Lantzsch, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

Additive Manufacturing for sustainable tooling applications

Dr. Stefan Leuders, voestalpine Additive Manufacturing Center GmbH, Düsseldorf (D)

14:30 - 15:00

High power laser technology for Area Printing® - a scalable powderbed metal additive manufacturing method

Andrew Bayramian, Seurat Technologies Inc., Wilmington (USA)

15:00 - 15:30

Status Quo and perspectives of AM for series production in the aerospace industry

Frank Rethmann, Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH, Donauwörth (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Optical Systems on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Optical systems & beam shaping

Chairman: Dr. Martin Traub, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

The shape of things to come: All-fiber kW beam shaping for high-productivity industrial processing

Dahv Kliner, nLIGHT Inc., Vancouver (USA)

14:30 - 15:00

Fast and adaptive beam steering with cascaded scan systems

Dr. Holger Schlüter, Scanlab GmbH, München (D)

15:00 - 15:30

Complex freeform surfaces: Design & manufacture of low loss beam shapers for high power laser applications

Dr. Stephen Kidd, PowerPhotonic Ltd., Dalgety Bay (UK)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Medical Technology on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Laser systems for medical applications

Chairman: Dr. Achim Lenenbach, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

Minimally invasive laser surgery in cancer therapy

Dr. Karsten Sassenscheid, KLS Martin GmbH, Freiburg im Breisgau (D)

14:30 - 15:00

Femtosecond laser surgery in ophthalmology

Dr. Gregor Stobrawa, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena (D)

15:00 - 15:30

Stereotactic laser craniotomy for awake neurosurgery

Dr. Peter Reinacher, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

FORUM - Quantum Technology & Photonics on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Quantum Technology & Photonics

Chairman: Dr. Bernd Jungbluth & Florian Elsen, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

10:00 - 10:30

DLR Quantum Computing Initiative - Shaping the Quantum Computing Ecosystem in Germany

Dr. Karla Loida, DLR Quantencomputing Initiative, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR), Köln (D)

10:30 - 11:00

MAGIC Quantum Computers

Dr. Michael Johanning, eleQtron GmbH, Siegen (D)

11:00 - 11:30

QRydDemo - A quantum computer demonstrator based on neutral atoms

Dr. Florian Meinert, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart (D)

11:30 - 12:00

Photonic Quantum Computing: superiority by excellent scaling capabilities

Dr. Stefan Hengesbach, QuiX Quantum B.V., Enschede (NL)

12:00 - 14:00

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Quantum Technology & Photonics - Part 2

Chairman: Dr. Bernd Jungbluth & Florian Elsen, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

Quantum network demonstrations inside the lab and on metropolitan scale

Prof. Ronald Hanson, QuTech, Delft (NL)

14:30 - 15:00

Practical distribution of useful entanglement across New York City

Dr. Mehdi Namazi, Qunnect, Inc., New York (USA)

15:00 - 15:30

Application scenarios of quantum technology at Deutsche Telekom

Dr. Marc Geitz, Deutsche Telekom AG, T-Labs, Berlin (D)

15:30 - 16:30

Coffeebreak - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Quantum Technology & Photonics - Part 3

16:30 - 17:00

Low-noise quantum frequency converters for the quantum internett

Fabian Geus, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

17:00 - 17:30

Enabling quantum technologies through scalable single photon detector solutions

Dr. Alexander Eich, Pixel Photonics, Münster (D)

FORUM - Digitalization & AI in photonic production on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Digitalization & AI in photonic production - Part 1

Chairman: Prof. Carlo Holly, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

10:00 - 10:30

TBA

10:30 - 11:00

Overall Equipment Effetivenss (OEE) increase through digital networked manufacturing systems in laser material processing

Marco Holzer, TRUMPF Laser GmbH, Schramberg (D)

11:00 - 11:30

Hey Siri! What is the quality of this laser weld?

Dr. Markus Kogel-Hollacher, Precitec GmbH & Co. KG, Neu-Isenburg (D)

11:30 - 12:00

TBA

12:00 - 14:00

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Digitalization & AI in photonic production - Part 2

Chairman: Peter Abels, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

Automated non-destructive testing in battery production using laser-based excitation and detection of ultrasound

Dr. Wolfgang Rohringer, XARION Laser Acoustics GmbH, Wien (AT)

14:30 - 15:00

Implementation of an AI-based process monitoring system to save on downstream quality assurance

Dr. Michael Ungers, Scansonic MI GmbH, Berlin (D)

15:00 - 15:30

AI for laser welding: Where are the limitations?

Thibault Bautze-Scherff, Blackbird Robotersysteme GmbH, Garching (D)

15:30 - 16:30

Coffeebreak - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Digitalization & AI in photonic production - Part 3

Chairman: Peter Abels, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

16:30 - 17:00

Safe brake disk production with digital sensor technology

Stefan Mann, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

17:00 - 17:30

Sensors and Data Fusion for Optimized Process Monitoring in any Laser Application

Christoph Franz, 4D Ingenieurgesellschaft für technische Dienstleistungen GmbH, Isernhagen (D)

Laser Beam Sources from Thu, 2024-04-18 until Fri, 2024-04-19

Thursday, 2024-04-18

Solid State and Fiber Lasers

Chairman: Hans-Dieter Hoffmann, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

Achieving the fiber laser stability at atom trap wavelengths

Thorge Holm, NKT Photonics Technology GmbH, Köln (D)

14:30 - 15:00

High-power laser source with Coherent Beam Combining and dynamic beam shaping for welding applications

Dr. Robert Bernhard, Civan Lasers Europe GmbH, Hannover (D)

15:00 - 15:30

2 µm fiber lasers for innovative applications

Dr. Peter Fuhrberg, Futonics Laser GmbH, Katlenburg-Lindau (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition


Friday, 2024-04-19

Ultrafast lasers

Chairman: Dr. Peter Rußbüldt, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

08:30 - 09:00

Ultrashort-pulse lasers for processing with atypical wavelengths

Dr. Martynas Barkauskas, Light Conversion, Vilnius (LT)

09:00 - 09:30

Industrial 1kW/10mJ UKP-Laser

Dr. Dominik Bauer, TRUMPF Laser GmbH, Schramberg (D)

09:30 - 10:00

Making ultrashort pulses shorter with multipass cells

Prof. Oleg Pronin, n2-Photonics GmbH, Hamburg (D)

10:00 - 11:00

Coffeebreak - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Lasers with tailormade wavelength

Chairman: Dr. Bernd Jungbluth, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

11:00 - 11:30

High energy UV lasers for display and green energy applications

Dr. Robin Rammelsberg, Coherent LaserSystems GmbH & Co. KG, Göttingen (D)

11:30 - 12:00

TBA

12:00 - 12:30

New pulsed 3µm laser beam source - potential for revolution in plastic surface processing?

Edwin Büchter, Clean-Lasersysteme GmbH, Herzogenrath (D)

12:30 - 14:30

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Diode lasers

Chairman: Sarah Klein, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:30 - 15:00

Performance and power scaling of blue diode lasers

Dr. Matthias Ackermann, Laserline GmbH, Mülheim-Kärlich (D)

15:00 - 15:30

Advanced VCSELs and new applications in heating and drying

Dr. Holger Mönch, TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH, Ulm, (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Advances in laser diode pumps - pioneering high-energy DPSSLs for the petawatt regime

Dr. Prabhu Thiagarajan, Leonardo Electronics US Inc., Tucson, USA

Technology Business Day on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Laser markets

Chairman: Prof. Arnold Gillner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

12:30 - 13:00

Global and European market for laser sources

Dr. Thierry Robin, TEMATYS, Paris (F)

13:00 - 13:30

Heroes & rising stars in the German & global industrial laser market

Dr. Stefan Ruppik, Coherent, Hamburg (D)

13:30 - 14:00

Status quo and prospects for the U.S. laser market

Dr. Henrikki Pantsar, TRUMPF Inc., Farmington (USA)

14:00 - 14:30

Status quo and prospects of the Chinese laser market

Dr. Bo Gu, BOS Photonics, Boston (USA)

14:30 - 15:30

Coffee Break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Laser applications in energy technology

Chairman: Prof. Arnold Gillner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Laser technology: Paving the way for fuel flexibility in gas turbines

Dr. Sebastian Piegert, Siemens Energy, Berlin (D)

16:00 - 16:30

Laser technology in the production of metallic bipolar plates - from application to series production

Patrick Müller, Gräbener Maschinentechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Netphen-Werthenbach (D)

16:30 - 17:00

Advances in dual-beam laser technology and real-time laser process monitoring for battery production

Stefano Cattaneo, IPG Photonics S.r.l., Cerro Maggiore (I)

17:00 - 17:30

Terawatt with light: Laser processes in photovoltaics - Manufacturing & potential of tomorrow

Andreas Brand, Fraunhofer ISE

Laser Technology Live on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Laser Technology Live

Fraunhofer ILT

16:00 - 16:30

Shuttle transfer to Fraunhofer ILT

16:30 - 19:30

Laser Technology Live at Fraunhofer ILT

19:30 - 20:00

Shuttle transfer to Eurogress Conference Center

Final Lecture on Friday, 2024-04-19

Plenarvortrag

16:00 - 16:30

Photonik im Brennpunkt: Die Laserträgheitsfusion als Chance für die Industrie

Prof. Constantin Häfner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

Evening Event from Wed, 2024-04-17 until Thu, 2024-04-18

Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Dinner with presentation of the "Innovation Award Laser Technology"

Krönungssaal/Rathaus Aachen

19:00 - 23:00

Dinner with presentation of the "Innovation Award Laser Technology"


Thursday, 2024-04-18

Networking with snacks at Eurogress Conference Center

20:00 - 23:00

Foyer Brüssel / Europa

Networking with snacks at Eurogress Conference Center

Day overview Wednesday, April 17, 2024

FORUM - Functional Surfaces by laser processing on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Tribology, wear and corrosion protection

Chairman: Dr. Thomas Schopphoven, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

10:00 - 10:30

Functional surfaces by laser processing - a process overview

Dr. Christian Vedder, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

10:30 - 11:00

Modern Solutions for modern manufacturing ? Using laser material deposition to manufacture, repair and enhance complex parts

Doug Hamre, Apollo-Clad Laser Cladding, Leduc (CAN)

11:00 - 11:30

Applications and use cases for functional surfaces by Extreme High Speed Laser Material Deposition (EHLA)

Josh Barras, TWI Technology Centre (Yorkshire) Ltd, Catcliffe (UK)

11:30 - 12:00

Laser processes for improving tribological properties

Dr. Thomas Kiedrowski, Robert Bosch GmbH, Schwieberdingen (D)

12:00 - 14:00

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Electronic layers

Chairman: Dr. Christian Vedder, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

Laser systems for energy-efficient drying of battery electrodes

Simon Britten, Laserline GmbH, Mülheim-Kärlich (D)

14:30 - 15:00

TBA

15:00 - 15:30

LIFT for electronic layers

Dr. Ralph Domnick, Ara-Coatings GmbH & Co. KG, Nordhorn (D)

15:30 - 16:30

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Optical surfaces

Chairman: Dr. Christian Vedder, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

16:30 - 17:00

An overview of laser-based optics manufacturing

Dr. Edgar Willenborg, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

17:00 - 17:30

TBA

Tribology, wear and corrosion protection on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Tribology, wear and corrosion protection

Chairman: Dr. Thomas Schopphoven, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

10:00 - 10:30

Functional surfaces by laser processing - a process overview

Dr. Christian Vedder, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

10:30 - 11:00

Modern Solutions for modern manufacturing ? Using laser material deposition to manufacture, repair and enhance complex parts

Doug Hamre, Apollo-Clad Laser Cladding, Leduc (CAN)

11:00 - 11:30

Applications and use cases for functional surfaces by Extreme High Speed Laser Material Deposition (EHLA)

Josh Barras, TWI Technology Centre (Yorkshire) Ltd, Catcliffe (UK)

11:30 - 12:00

Laser processes for improving tribological properties

Dr. Thomas Kiedrowski, Robert Bosch GmbH, Schwieberdingen (D)

12:00 - 14:00

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Electronic layers on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Electronic layers

Chairman: Dr. Christian Vedder, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

Laser systems for energy-efficient drying of battery electrodes

Simon Britten, Laserline GmbH, Mülheim-Kärlich (D)

14:30 - 15:00

TBA

15:00 - 15:30

LIFT for electronic layers

Dr. Ralph Domnick, Ara-Coatings GmbH & Co. KG, Nordhorn (D)

15:30 - 16:30

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Optical surfaces on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Optical surfaces

Chairman: Dr. Christian Vedder, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

16:30 - 17:00

An overview of laser-based optics manufacturing

Dr. Edgar Willenborg, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

17:00 - 17:30

TBA

FORUM - Quantum Technology & Photonics on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Quantum Technology & Photonics

Chairman: Dr. Bernd Jungbluth & Florian Elsen, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

10:00 - 10:30

DLR Quantum Computing Initiative - Shaping the Quantum Computing Ecosystem in Germany

Dr. Karla Loida, DLR Quantencomputing Initiative, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR), Köln (D)

10:30 - 11:00

MAGIC Quantum Computers

Dr. Michael Johanning, eleQtron GmbH, Siegen (D)

11:00 - 11:30

QRydDemo - A quantum computer demonstrator based on neutral atoms

Dr. Florian Meinert, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart (D)

11:30 - 12:00

Photonic Quantum Computing: superiority by excellent scaling capabilities

Dr. Stefan Hengesbach, QuiX Quantum B.V., Enschede (NL)

12:00 - 14:00

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Quantum Technology & Photonics - Part 2

Chairman: Dr. Bernd Jungbluth & Florian Elsen, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

Quantum network demonstrations inside the lab and on metropolitan scale

Prof. Ronald Hanson, QuTech, Delft (NL)

14:30 - 15:00

Practical distribution of useful entanglement across New York City

Dr. Mehdi Namazi, Qunnect, Inc., New York (USA)

15:00 - 15:30

Application scenarios of quantum technology at Deutsche Telekom

Dr. Marc Geitz, Deutsche Telekom AG, T-Labs, Berlin (D)

15:30 - 16:30

Coffeebreak - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Quantum Technology & Photonics - Part 3

16:30 - 17:00

Low-noise quantum frequency converters for the quantum internett

Fabian Geus, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

17:00 - 17:30

Enabling quantum technologies through scalable single photon detector solutions

Dr. Alexander Eich, Pixel Photonics, Münster (D)

Quantum Technology & Photonics on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Quantum Technology & Photonics

Chairman: Dr. Bernd Jungbluth & Florian Elsen, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

10:00 - 10:30

DLR Quantum Computing Initiative - Shaping the Quantum Computing Ecosystem in Germany

Dr. Karla Loida, DLR Quantencomputing Initiative, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR), Köln (D)

10:30 - 11:00

MAGIC Quantum Computers

Dr. Michael Johanning, eleQtron GmbH, Siegen (D)

11:00 - 11:30

QRydDemo - A quantum computer demonstrator based on neutral atoms

Dr. Florian Meinert, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart (D)

11:30 - 12:00

Photonic Quantum Computing: superiority by excellent scaling capabilities

Dr. Stefan Hengesbach, QuiX Quantum B.V., Enschede (NL)

12:00 - 14:00

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Quantum Technology & Photonics - Part 2 on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Quantum Technology & Photonics - Part 2

Chairman: Dr. Bernd Jungbluth & Florian Elsen, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

Quantum network demonstrations inside the lab and on metropolitan scale

Prof. Ronald Hanson, QuTech, Delft (NL)

14:30 - 15:00

Practical distribution of useful entanglement across New York City

Dr. Mehdi Namazi, Qunnect, Inc., New York (USA)

15:00 - 15:30

Application scenarios of quantum technology at Deutsche Telekom

Dr. Marc Geitz, Deutsche Telekom AG, T-Labs, Berlin (D)

15:30 - 16:30

Coffeebreak - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Quantum Technology & Photonics - Part 3 on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Quantum Technology & Photonics - Part 3

16:30 - 17:00

Low-noise quantum frequency converters for the quantum internett

Fabian Geus, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

17:00 - 17:30

Enabling quantum technologies through scalable single photon detector solutions

Dr. Alexander Eich, Pixel Photonics, Münster (D)

Technology Business Day on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Laser markets

Chairman: Prof. Arnold Gillner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

12:30 - 13:00

Global and European market for laser sources

Dr. Thierry Robin, TEMATYS, Paris (F)

13:00 - 13:30

Heroes & rising stars in the German & global industrial laser market

Dr. Stefan Ruppik, Coherent, Hamburg (D)

13:30 - 14:00

Status quo and prospects for the U.S. laser market

Dr. Henrikki Pantsar, TRUMPF Inc., Farmington (USA)

14:00 - 14:30

Status quo and prospects of the Chinese laser market

Dr. Bo Gu, BOS Photonics, Boston (USA)

14:30 - 15:30

Coffee Break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Laser applications in energy technology

Chairman: Prof. Arnold Gillner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Laser technology: Paving the way for fuel flexibility in gas turbines

Dr. Sebastian Piegert, Siemens Energy, Berlin (D)

16:00 - 16:30

Laser technology in the production of metallic bipolar plates - from application to series production

Patrick Müller, Gräbener Maschinentechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Netphen-Werthenbach (D)

16:30 - 17:00

Advances in dual-beam laser technology and real-time laser process monitoring for battery production

Stefano Cattaneo, IPG Photonics S.r.l., Cerro Maggiore (I)

17:00 - 17:30

Terawatt with light: Laser processes in photovoltaics - Manufacturing & potential of tomorrow

Andreas Brand, Fraunhofer ISE

Laser markets on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Laser markets

Chairman: Prof. Arnold Gillner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

12:30 - 13:00

Global and European market for laser sources

Dr. Thierry Robin, TEMATYS, Paris (F)

13:00 - 13:30

Heroes & rising stars in the German & global industrial laser market

Dr. Stefan Ruppik, Coherent, Hamburg (D)

13:30 - 14:00

Status quo and prospects for the U.S. laser market

Dr. Henrikki Pantsar, TRUMPF Inc., Farmington (USA)

14:00 - 14:30

Status quo and prospects of the Chinese laser market

Dr. Bo Gu, BOS Photonics, Boston (USA)

14:30 - 15:30

Coffee Break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Laser applications in energy technology on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Laser applications in energy technology

Chairman: Prof. Arnold Gillner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Laser technology: Paving the way for fuel flexibility in gas turbines

Dr. Sebastian Piegert, Siemens Energy, Berlin (D)

16:00 - 16:30

Laser technology in the production of metallic bipolar plates - from application to series production

Patrick Müller, Gräbener Maschinentechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Netphen-Werthenbach (D)

16:30 - 17:00

Advances in dual-beam laser technology and real-time laser process monitoring for battery production

Stefano Cattaneo, IPG Photonics S.r.l., Cerro Maggiore (I)

17:00 - 17:30

Terawatt with light: Laser processes in photovoltaics - Manufacturing & potential of tomorrow

Andreas Brand, Fraunhofer ISE

FORUM - Digitalization & AI in photonic production on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Digitalization & AI in photonic production - Part 1

Chairman: Prof. Carlo Holly, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

10:00 - 10:30

TBA

10:30 - 11:00

Overall Equipment Effetivenss (OEE) increase through digital networked manufacturing systems in laser material processing

Marco Holzer, TRUMPF Laser GmbH, Schramberg (D)

11:00 - 11:30

Hey Siri! What is the quality of this laser weld?

Dr. Markus Kogel-Hollacher, Precitec GmbH & Co. KG, Neu-Isenburg (D)

11:30 - 12:00

TBA

12:00 - 14:00

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Digitalization & AI in photonic production - Part 2

Chairman: Peter Abels, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

Automated non-destructive testing in battery production using laser-based excitation and detection of ultrasound

Dr. Wolfgang Rohringer, XARION Laser Acoustics GmbH, Wien (AT)

14:30 - 15:00

Implementation of an AI-based process monitoring system to save on downstream quality assurance

Dr. Michael Ungers, Scansonic MI GmbH, Berlin (D)

15:00 - 15:30

AI for laser welding: Where are the limitations?

Thibault Bautze-Scherff, Blackbird Robotersysteme GmbH, Garching (D)

15:30 - 16:30

Coffeebreak - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Digitalization & AI in photonic production - Part 3

Chairman: Peter Abels, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

16:30 - 17:00

Safe brake disk production with digital sensor technology

Stefan Mann, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

17:00 - 17:30

Sensors and Data Fusion for Optimized Process Monitoring in any Laser Application

Christoph Franz, 4D Ingenieurgesellschaft für technische Dienstleistungen GmbH, Isernhagen (D)

Digitalization & AI in photonic production - Part 1 on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Digitalization & AI in photonic production - Part 1

Chairman: Prof. Carlo Holly, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

10:00 - 10:30

TBA

10:30 - 11:00

Overall Equipment Effetivenss (OEE) increase through digital networked manufacturing systems in laser material processing

Marco Holzer, TRUMPF Laser GmbH, Schramberg (D)

11:00 - 11:30

Hey Siri! What is the quality of this laser weld?

Dr. Markus Kogel-Hollacher, Precitec GmbH & Co. KG, Neu-Isenburg (D)

11:30 - 12:00

TBA

12:00 - 14:00

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Digitalization & AI in photonic production - Part 2 on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Digitalization & AI in photonic production - Part 2

Chairman: Peter Abels, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

Automated non-destructive testing in battery production using laser-based excitation and detection of ultrasound

Dr. Wolfgang Rohringer, XARION Laser Acoustics GmbH, Wien (AT)

14:30 - 15:00

Implementation of an AI-based process monitoring system to save on downstream quality assurance

Dr. Michael Ungers, Scansonic MI GmbH, Berlin (D)

15:00 - 15:30

AI for laser welding: Where are the limitations?

Thibault Bautze-Scherff, Blackbird Robotersysteme GmbH, Garching (D)

15:30 - 16:30

Coffeebreak - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Digitalization & AI in photonic production - Part 3 on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Digitalization & AI in photonic production - Part 3

Chairman: Peter Abels, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

16:30 - 17:00

Safe brake disk production with digital sensor technology

Stefan Mann, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

17:00 - 17:30

Sensors and Data Fusion for Optimized Process Monitoring in any Laser Application

Christoph Franz, 4D Ingenieurgesellschaft für technische Dienstleistungen GmbH, Isernhagen (D)

Evening Event on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Dinner with presentation of the "Innovation Award Laser Technology"

Krönungssaal/Rathaus Aachen

19:00 - 23:00

Dinner with presentation of the "Innovation Award Laser Technology"

Dinner with presentation of the "Innovation Award Laser Technology" on Wednesday, 2024-04-17

Dinner with presentation of the "Innovation Award Laser Technology"

Krönungssaal/Rathaus Aachen

19:00 - 23:00

Dinner with presentation of the "Innovation Award Laser Technology"

Day overview Thursday, April 18, 2024

Gerd Herziger Session on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Impact of Digitalization and AI on Laser Beam Source and System Development

Chairman: Prof. Constantin Häfner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

08:30 - 09:00

TBA

Prof. Constantin Häfner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

09:00 - 09:30

Digitalization and AI - How are digitalization and AI changing business models and value creation in laser technology?

Dr.-Ing. E. h. Peter Leibinger, Chairmen of the Supervisory Board, Leibinger SE, Ditzingen (D)

Dr. Christopher Dorman, Executive Vice President, Lasers Business, Coherent, Glasgow (UK)

Dr. Christoph Rüttimann, CTO Bystronic Group, Niederönz (CH)

09:30 - 10:40

Panel discussion with the speakers and Prof. Constantin Häfner

10:40 - 11:10

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Digitization in Photonic Production

Chairman: Prof. Constantin Häfner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

11:10 - 11:35

Data Analytics/AI - Rocket Science or just standard? Examples and Outlook

Werner Reichelt, Head of Sales Digital Business, Festo SE & Co. KG, Esslingen (D)

11:35 - 12:00

Status quo and perspectives of AI usage in laser beam joining of e-mobility components at Audi AG

Dr. Jan-Philipp Weberpals, Audi AG, Neckarsulm (D)

12:00 - 12:25

Application of AI for smart design of optical systems used in laser material processing

Prof. Carlo Holly, Lehrstuhlinhaber, RWTH University Aachen - Lehrstuhl TOS, Aachen (D)

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Impact of Digitalization and AI on Laser Beam Source and System Development on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Impact of Digitalization and AI on Laser Beam Source and System Development

Chairman: Prof. Constantin Häfner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

08:30 - 09:00

TBA

Prof. Constantin Häfner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

09:00 - 09:30

Digitalization and AI - How are digitalization and AI changing business models and value creation in laser technology?

Dr.-Ing. E. h. Peter Leibinger, Chairmen of the Supervisory Board, Leibinger SE, Ditzingen (D)

Dr. Christopher Dorman, Executive Vice President, Lasers Business, Coherent, Glasgow (UK)

Dr. Christoph Rüttimann, CTO Bystronic Group, Niederönz (CH)

09:30 - 10:40

Panel discussion with the speakers and Prof. Constantin Häfner

10:40 - 11:10

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Digitization in Photonic Production on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Digitization in Photonic Production

Chairman: Prof. Constantin Häfner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

11:10 - 11:35

Data Analytics/AI - Rocket Science or just standard? Examples and Outlook

Werner Reichelt, Head of Sales Digital Business, Festo SE & Co. KG, Esslingen (D)

11:35 - 12:00

Status quo and perspectives of AI usage in laser beam joining of e-mobility components at Audi AG

Dr. Jan-Philipp Weberpals, Audi AG, Neckarsulm (D)

12:00 - 12:25

Application of AI for smart design of optical systems used in laser material processing

Prof. Carlo Holly, Lehrstuhlinhaber, RWTH University Aachen - Lehrstuhl TOS, Aachen (D)

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Additive Manufacturing on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Laser Powder Bed Fusion LPBF

Chairman: Tim Lantzsch, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

Additive Manufacturing for sustainable tooling applications

Dr. Stefan Leuders, voestalpine Additive Manufacturing Center GmbH, Düsseldorf (D)

14:30 - 15:00

High power laser technology for Area Printing® - a scalable powderbed metal additive manufacturing method

Andrew Bayramian, Seurat Technologies Inc., Wilmington (USA)

15:00 - 15:30

Status Quo and perspectives of AM for series production in the aerospace industry

Frank Rethmann, Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH, Donauwörth (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Laser Powder Bed Fusion LPBF on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Laser Powder Bed Fusion LPBF

Chairman: Tim Lantzsch, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

Additive Manufacturing for sustainable tooling applications

Dr. Stefan Leuders, voestalpine Additive Manufacturing Center GmbH, Düsseldorf (D)

14:30 - 15:00

High power laser technology for Area Printing® - a scalable powderbed metal additive manufacturing method

Andrew Bayramian, Seurat Technologies Inc., Wilmington (USA)

15:00 - 15:30

Status Quo and perspectives of AM for series production in the aerospace industry

Frank Rethmann, Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH, Donauwörth (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Optical Systems on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Optical systems & beam shaping

Chairman: Dr. Martin Traub, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

The shape of things to come: All-fiber kW beam shaping for high-productivity industrial processing

Dahv Kliner, nLIGHT Inc., Vancouver (USA)

14:30 - 15:00

Fast and adaptive beam steering with cascaded scan systems

Dr. Holger Schlüter, Scanlab GmbH, München (D)

15:00 - 15:30

Complex freeform surfaces: Design & manufacture of low loss beam shapers for high power laser applications

Dr. Stephen Kidd, PowerPhotonic Ltd., Dalgety Bay (UK)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Optical systems & beam shaping on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Optical systems & beam shaping

Chairman: Dr. Martin Traub, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

The shape of things to come: All-fiber kW beam shaping for high-productivity industrial processing

Dahv Kliner, nLIGHT Inc., Vancouver (USA)

14:30 - 15:00

Fast and adaptive beam steering with cascaded scan systems

Dr. Holger Schlüter, Scanlab GmbH, München (D)

15:00 - 15:30

Complex freeform surfaces: Design & manufacture of low loss beam shapers for high power laser applications

Dr. Stephen Kidd, PowerPhotonic Ltd., Dalgety Bay (UK)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Laser Beam Sources on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Solid State and Fiber Lasers

Chairman: Hans-Dieter Hoffmann, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

Achieving the fiber laser stability at atom trap wavelengths

Thorge Holm, NKT Photonics Technology GmbH, Köln (D)

14:30 - 15:00

High-power laser source with Coherent Beam Combining and dynamic beam shaping for welding applications

Dr. Robert Bernhard, Civan Lasers Europe GmbH, Hannover (D)

15:00 - 15:30

2 µm fiber lasers for innovative applications

Dr. Peter Fuhrberg, Futonics Laser GmbH, Katlenburg-Lindau (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Solid State and Fiber Lasers on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Solid State and Fiber Lasers

Chairman: Hans-Dieter Hoffmann, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

Achieving the fiber laser stability at atom trap wavelengths

Thorge Holm, NKT Photonics Technology GmbH, Köln (D)

14:30 - 15:00

High-power laser source with Coherent Beam Combining and dynamic beam shaping for welding applications

Dr. Robert Bernhard, Civan Lasers Europe GmbH, Hannover (D)

15:00 - 15:30

2 µm fiber lasers for innovative applications

Dr. Peter Fuhrberg, Futonics Laser GmbH, Katlenburg-Lindau (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Medical Technology on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Laser systems for medical applications

Chairman: Dr. Achim Lenenbach, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

Minimally invasive laser surgery in cancer therapy

Dr. Karsten Sassenscheid, KLS Martin GmbH, Freiburg im Breisgau (D)

14:30 - 15:00

Femtosecond laser surgery in ophthalmology

Dr. Gregor Stobrawa, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena (D)

15:00 - 15:30

Stereotactic laser craniotomy for awake neurosurgery

Dr. Peter Reinacher, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Laser systems for medical applications on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Laser systems for medical applications

Chairman: Dr. Achim Lenenbach, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:00 - 14:30

Minimally invasive laser surgery in cancer therapy

Dr. Karsten Sassenscheid, KLS Martin GmbH, Freiburg im Breisgau (D)

14:30 - 15:00

Femtosecond laser surgery in ophthalmology

Dr. Gregor Stobrawa, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena (D)

15:00 - 15:30

Stereotactic laser craniotomy for awake neurosurgery

Dr. Peter Reinacher, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Laser Technology Live on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Laser Technology Live

Fraunhofer ILT

16:00 - 16:30

Shuttle transfer to Fraunhofer ILT

16:30 - 19:30

Laser Technology Live at Fraunhofer ILT

19:30 - 20:00

Shuttle transfer to Eurogress Conference Center

Laser Technology Live on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Laser Technology Live

Fraunhofer ILT

16:00 - 16:30

Shuttle transfer to Fraunhofer ILT

16:30 - 19:30

Laser Technology Live at Fraunhofer ILT

19:30 - 20:00

Shuttle transfer to Eurogress Conference Center

Evening Event on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Networking with snacks at Eurogress Conference Center

20:00 - 23:00

Foyer Brüssel / Europa

Networking with snacks at Eurogress Conference Center

Networking with snacks at Eurogress Conference Center on Thursday, 2024-04-18

Networking with snacks at Eurogress Conference Center

20:00 - 23:00

Foyer Brüssel / Europa

Networking with snacks at Eurogress Conference Center

Day overview Friday, April 19, 2024

Laser Beam Sources on Friday, 2024-04-19

Ultrafast lasers

Chairman: Dr. Peter Rußbüldt, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

08:30 - 09:00

Ultrashort-pulse lasers for processing with atypical wavelengths

Dr. Martynas Barkauskas, Light Conversion, Vilnius (LT)

09:00 - 09:30

Industrial 1kW/10mJ UKP-Laser

Dr. Dominik Bauer, TRUMPF Laser GmbH, Schramberg (D)

09:30 - 10:00

Making ultrashort pulses shorter with multipass cells

Prof. Oleg Pronin, n2-Photonics GmbH, Hamburg (D)

10:00 - 11:00

Coffeebreak - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Lasers with tailormade wavelength

Chairman: Dr. Bernd Jungbluth, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

11:00 - 11:30

High energy UV lasers for display and green energy applications

Dr. Robin Rammelsberg, Coherent LaserSystems GmbH & Co. KG, Göttingen (D)

11:30 - 12:00

TBA

12:00 - 12:30

New pulsed 3µm laser beam source - potential for revolution in plastic surface processing?

Edwin Büchter, Clean-Lasersysteme GmbH, Herzogenrath (D)

12:30 - 14:30

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Diode lasers

Chairman: Sarah Klein, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:30 - 15:00

Performance and power scaling of blue diode lasers

Dr. Matthias Ackermann, Laserline GmbH, Mülheim-Kärlich (D)

15:00 - 15:30

Advanced VCSELs and new applications in heating and drying

Dr. Holger Mönch, TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH, Ulm, (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Advances in laser diode pumps - pioneering high-energy DPSSLs for the petawatt regime

Dr. Prabhu Thiagarajan, Leonardo Electronics US Inc., Tucson, USA

Ultrafast lasers on Friday, 2024-04-19

Ultrafast lasers

Chairman: Dr. Peter Rußbüldt, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

08:30 - 09:00

Ultrashort-pulse lasers for processing with atypical wavelengths

Dr. Martynas Barkauskas, Light Conversion, Vilnius (LT)

09:00 - 09:30

Industrial 1kW/10mJ UKP-Laser

Dr. Dominik Bauer, TRUMPF Laser GmbH, Schramberg (D)

09:30 - 10:00

Making ultrashort pulses shorter with multipass cells

Prof. Oleg Pronin, n2-Photonics GmbH, Hamburg (D)

10:00 - 11:00

Coffeebreak - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Lasers with tailormade wavelength on Friday, 2024-04-19

Lasers with tailormade wavelength

Chairman: Dr. Bernd Jungbluth, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

11:00 - 11:30

High energy UV lasers for display and green energy applications

Dr. Robin Rammelsberg, Coherent LaserSystems GmbH & Co. KG, Göttingen (D)

11:30 - 12:00

TBA

12:00 - 12:30

New pulsed 3µm laser beam source - potential for revolution in plastic surface processing?

Edwin Büchter, Clean-Lasersysteme GmbH, Herzogenrath (D)

12:30 - 14:30

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Diode lasers on Friday, 2024-04-19

Diode lasers

Chairman: Sarah Klein, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:30 - 15:00

Performance and power scaling of blue diode lasers

Dr. Matthias Ackermann, Laserline GmbH, Mülheim-Kärlich (D)

15:00 - 15:30

Advanced VCSELs and new applications in heating and drying

Dr. Holger Mönch, TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH, Ulm, (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Advances in laser diode pumps - pioneering high-energy DPSSLs for the petawatt regime

Dr. Prabhu Thiagarajan, Leonardo Electronics US Inc., Tucson, USA

Cutting & Joining on Friday, 2024-04-19

Cutting

Chairman: Dr. Alexander Olowinsky, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

08:30 - 09:00

High-speed laser blanking - higher productivity with a new concept

Hasan Sarac, Automatic-Systeme Dreher GmbH, Sulz am Neckar (D)

09:00 - 09:30

Remote operation for laser cutting - The path to autonomy

Benedikt Braig, TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG, Ditzingen (D)

09:30 - 10:00

Laser cutting for E-mobility

Dr. Frank Schneider, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

10:00 - 10:30

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Welding

Chairman: Dr. André Häusler, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

11:00 - 11:30

Next generation tactile laser welding and brazing - Innovation of a proven laser processing head technology

Dr. Björn Wedel, PT Photonic Tools GmbH, Berlin (D)

11:30 - 12:00

TBA

12:00 - 12:30

Laser welding of hairpins - A synchrotron analysis

Marc Hummel, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

12:30 - 14:30

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Joining of plastics & transparent materials

Chairman: Maximilian Brosda, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:30 - 15:00

Welding of glass by USP lasers for electronics, semiconductors, and medical applications

Dr. Jens Gottmann, LightFab GmbH, Aachen (D)

15:00 - 15:30

Machine concept for laser welding of plastics in flexible production scenarios

Manuel Sieben, PolyMerge GmbH, Geretsried (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Laser-based bonding of conducting metal path on thermoplastic textiles for smart textiles applications

Friederike Brackmann, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

Cutting on Friday, 2024-04-19

Cutting

Chairman: Dr. Alexander Olowinsky, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

08:30 - 09:00

High-speed laser blanking - higher productivity with a new concept

Hasan Sarac, Automatic-Systeme Dreher GmbH, Sulz am Neckar (D)

09:00 - 09:30

Remote operation for laser cutting - The path to autonomy

Benedikt Braig, TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG, Ditzingen (D)

09:30 - 10:00

Laser cutting for E-mobility

Dr. Frank Schneider, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

10:00 - 10:30

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Welding on Friday, 2024-04-19

Welding

Chairman: Dr. André Häusler, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

11:00 - 11:30

Next generation tactile laser welding and brazing - Innovation of a proven laser processing head technology

Dr. Björn Wedel, PT Photonic Tools GmbH, Berlin (D)

11:30 - 12:00

TBA

12:00 - 12:30

Laser welding of hairpins - A synchrotron analysis

Marc Hummel, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

12:30 - 14:30

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Joining of plastics & transparent materials on Friday, 2024-04-19

Joining of plastics & transparent materials

Chairman: Maximilian Brosda, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:30 - 15:00

Welding of glass by USP lasers for electronics, semiconductors, and medical applications

Dr. Jens Gottmann, LightFab GmbH, Aachen (D)

15:00 - 15:30

Machine concept for laser welding of plastics in flexible production scenarios

Manuel Sieben, PolyMerge GmbH, Geretsried (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Laser-based bonding of conducting metal path on thermoplastic textiles for smart textiles applications

Friederike Brackmann, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

Surface Technology on Friday, 2024-04-19

Laser Material Deposition

Chairman: Dr. Thomas Schopphoven, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

08:30 - 09:00

Light as eyes and as tools - High productivity and high resolution Laser Material Deposition

Hiroyuki Nagasaka, Nikon Corp., Kumagaya Saitama (JPN)

09:00 - 09:30

5-axis LMD at high speed ? Challenges & applications

Dr. Johannes Finger, IIC-AM GmbH, Makino Asia Pte Ltd, Aachen (D)

09:30 - 10:00

Hybrid Additive Manufacturing - combining machining and Laser Material Deposition

Nils Niemeyer, DMG MORI Additive Solutions, Hoffman Estates (USA)

10:00 - 11:00

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Microstructuring

Chairman: Dr. Christian Vedder, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

11:00 - 11:30

High speed wafer grooving with UV-USP-lasers (wafer scribing)

Dr. Kees Biesheuvel, ASMPT Laser Separation International (ALSI) B.V., Beuningen, (NL)

11:30 - 12:00

Unlocking nature's self-cleaning on PV panels through large-scale laser functionalization

Dr. Tim Kunze, Fusion Bionic GmbH, Dresden (D)

12:00 - 12:30

Laser material processing in the electronic consumables sector

Dr. Stefan Janssen, LG Electronics, Inc., Pyeongtaek (KOR)

12:30 - 14:30

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Polishing & thin film processing

Chairman: Dr. Edgar Willenborg, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:30 - 15:00

Laserprocesses in thin film technology: Applications and opportunities

Samuel Fink, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

15:00 - 15:30

TBA

Sven Linden, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Pulsed laser deposition in mass production for high-TC superconductor coatings

Dr. Ralph Delmdahl, Coherent LaserSystems GmbH & Co. KG, Göttingen (D)

Laser Material Deposition on Friday, 2024-04-19

Laser Material Deposition

Chairman: Dr. Thomas Schopphoven, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

08:30 - 09:00

Light as eyes and as tools - High productivity and high resolution Laser Material Deposition

Hiroyuki Nagasaka, Nikon Corp., Kumagaya Saitama (JPN)

09:00 - 09:30

5-axis LMD at high speed ? Challenges & applications

Dr. Johannes Finger, IIC-AM GmbH, Makino Asia Pte Ltd, Aachen (D)

09:30 - 10:00

Hybrid Additive Manufacturing - combining machining and Laser Material Deposition

Nils Niemeyer, DMG MORI Additive Solutions, Hoffman Estates (USA)

10:00 - 11:00

Coffee break - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Microstructuring on Friday, 2024-04-19

Microstructuring

Chairman: Dr. Christian Vedder, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

11:00 - 11:30

High speed wafer grooving with UV-USP-lasers (wafer scribing)

Dr. Kees Biesheuvel, ASMPT Laser Separation International (ALSI) B.V., Beuningen, (NL)

11:30 - 12:00

Unlocking nature's self-cleaning on PV panels through large-scale laser functionalization

Dr. Tim Kunze, Fusion Bionic GmbH, Dresden (D)

12:00 - 12:30

Laser material processing in the electronic consumables sector

Dr. Stefan Janssen, LG Electronics, Inc., Pyeongtaek (KOR)

12:30 - 14:30

Lunch - Visit of the accompanying exhibition

Polishing & thin film processing on Friday, 2024-04-19

Polishing & thin film processing

Chairman: Dr. Edgar Willenborg, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

14:30 - 15:00

Laserprocesses in thin film technology: Applications and opportunities

Samuel Fink, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

15:00 - 15:30

TBA

Sven Linden, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Pulsed laser deposition in mass production for high-TC superconductor coatings

Dr. Ralph Delmdahl, Coherent LaserSystems GmbH & Co. KG, Göttingen (D)

Final Lecture on Friday, 2024-04-19

Plenarvortrag

16:00 - 16:30

Photonik im Brennpunkt: Die Laserträgheitsfusion als Chance für die Industrie

Prof. Constantin Häfner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

Plenarvortrag on Friday, 2024-04-19

Plenarvortrag

16:00 - 16:30

Photonik im Brennpunkt: Die Laserträgheitsfusion als Chance für die Industrie

Prof. Constantin Häfner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

Venue / Room

Raum Brüssel

Eurogress Aachen

Monheimsallee 48

52062 Aachen

Germany

Eurogress Aachen
Monheimsallee 48
52062 Aachen
Germany
Venues / Rooms:
Room Berlin
Fraunhofer ILT
Steinbachstraße 15
52074 Aachen
Germany
Venues / Rooms:
Room K2
Rathaus Aachen
Markt
52062 Aachen
NRW , Germany
Venues / Rooms:
Foyer Brüssel / Europa

Venue / Room

Fraunhofer ILT

Fraunhofer ILT

Steinbachstraße 15

52074 Aachen

Germany

Eurogress Aachen
Monheimsallee 48
52062 Aachen
Germany
Venues / Rooms:
Room Berlin
Fraunhofer ILT
Steinbachstraße 15
52074 Aachen
Germany
Venues / Rooms:
Room K2
Rathaus Aachen
Markt
52062 Aachen
NRW , Germany
Venues / Rooms:
Foyer Brüssel / Europa

Venue / Room

Foyer Brüssel / Europa

Eurogress Aachen

Monheimsallee 48

52062 Aachen

Germany

Eurogress Aachen
Monheimsallee 48
52062 Aachen
Germany
Venues / Rooms:
Room Berlin
Fraunhofer ILT
Steinbachstraße 15
52074 Aachen
Germany
Venues / Rooms:
Room K2
Rathaus Aachen
Markt
52062 Aachen
NRW , Germany
Venues / Rooms:
Foyer Brüssel / Europa

Venue / Room

Krönungssaal/Rathaus Aachen

Rathaus Aachen

Markt

52062 Aachen

NRW , Germany

Eurogress Aachen
Monheimsallee 48
52062 Aachen
Germany
Venues / Rooms:
Room Berlin
Fraunhofer ILT
Steinbachstraße 15
52074 Aachen
Germany
Venues / Rooms:
Room K2
Rathaus Aachen
Markt
52062 Aachen
NRW , Germany
Venues / Rooms:
Foyer Brüssel / Europa

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