TRUMPF Automotive Symposium

October 12th, 2023 | 9:00am - 2:00pm
Laser Technology Center, Plymouth, Michigan

TRUMPF Automotive Symposium

Join TRUMPF for our 13^th annual Automotive Symposium at our Laser Technology Center in Plymouth, Michigan. This year we will take a deep dive into the current and future trends of Automotive Industry with a panel of experts, featuring keynote speaker, Venkatesh Prasad, Ph.D, Senior VP of Research and Chief Innovation Officer of the Center of Automotive Research. Please join us for a day of discussions, live laser demonstrations, industry networking, and more!

Event Agenda

9:00am	Welcome Speech by Henrikki Pantsar, Managing Director, TRUMPF USA Detroit
9:05am	Keynote: U.S. Electric Vehicle Investment Trends & Public-Private Partnerships by Venkatesh Prasad, Ph.D, Senior VP of Reseach and Chief Innovation Officer at the Center of Automotive Research
9:50am	Factors Influencing the Series Production of Laser-Welded Bipolar Plates by Florian Weil, Head of Development and Innovation at Weil Technology
10:20am	Laser as a Perfect Tool in Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing by Bill Zhang, CTO and Head of Hymson Research Institute at Hymson Laser Technology Group
10:50am	Coffee Break
11:15am	Industry Trend - Large Press Hardened Parts by Jessé Paegle, Director of Automotive Steel Solutions at ArcelorMittal
11:45am	Automated Cutting Process of Large Parts Daniel Maier, Portfolio Manager of Multi-Axis Systems TRUMPF Yama Fedai, Key Account and Industry Manager TRUMPF
12:15am	Lunch
1:00pm	Live Demos
2:00pm	Adjourn