| Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
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| 14:30 - 16:00 | Welding |
Chairman: Dr. Dirk Petring
Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D) |
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| 14:30 | Dr. Dirk Herrmann
Wieland-Werke AG, Ulm (D)
Progress in Laser Welding of Copper
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| 15:00 | Stefan Wischmann
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, Duisburg (D)
Application of Laser Technologies in the Process Chain of Hot Forming and the Subsequent Processing
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| 15:30 | Dr. Eng. Takashi Ishide
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Hyogo (J)
High Power Laser Applications in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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| 17:00 - 18:30 | Cutting |
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz
Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D) |
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| 17:00 | Dr. John Powell, Prof. Dr. Alexander Kaplan
Lulea University of Technology, Lulea (S)
A Commercial and Technical Comparison of Fiber Laser and CO2 Laser Cutting Machines
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| 17:30 | Dr. Steffen Kulp
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg (D)
Laser Applications in Manufacturing of High Strength Body Parts
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| 18:00 | Dr. Bernold Richerzhagen
SYNOVA S.A., Ecublens (CH)
Precision Cutting Advances by Laser MicroJet
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| Friday, May 11, 2012 |
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| 8:30 - 10:00 | Laser Additive Manufacturing |
Chairman: Dr. Konrad Wissenbach
Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D) |
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| 08:30 | Dr. Wilhelm Meiners
Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
Additive Manufacturing for Series Production of the Future?
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| 09:00 | Thomas Heß
MTU Aero Engines GmbH, München (D)
Aero Engine Parts Made of SLM - Status Quo and Future Potential
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| 09:30 | Ian Mitchell
Rolls Royce plc, Derby (UK)
Development of Laser Additive Repair Technologies for Compressor BLISK Materials
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| 11:00 - 12:30 | Process Control in Laser Manufacturing |
Chairman: Peter Abels
Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D) |
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| 11:00 | Dr. Markus Kogel-Hollacher
PRECITEC Optronik GmbH, Rodgau (D)
Industrial Application of Quality Control in Laser Materials Processing: From Lab to Serial Production
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| 11:30 | Dr. Geert Verhaeghe
Faurecia Autositze GmbH & Co.KG, Stadthagen (D)
Quality Assurance of Laser-Welded Automotive Seat Structures
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| 12:00 | Eckhard Lessmüller / Christian Truckenbrodt
Lessmüller Lasertechnik GmbH, München (D)
Process Monitoring in Large Scale Production
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| Program subject to minor changes. |
