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May 14, 2008

Continental Breakfast
7:00 – 7:45 AM

Welcoming Remarks
7:45 – 8:00 AM
Jerry Shankel – President & CEO, Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA)
Peter Baker – Executive Director, Laser Institute of America (LIA)

Plenary Presentation
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Technology Hurdles in the Fuel-Cell and Battery-Powered Vehicle Commercialization Race - Mark Mathias, GM Fuel Cell, USA

Lasers for Fabricators: Your Competitive Edge Session
9:00 AM– 4:30 PM
Session Chairs:
Rick Neff, Cincinnati Inc.
Gregg Simpson, Ohio Laser LLC, USA

Fabricators Track Presentation 1
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Part Design Criteria for Laser Processing - Bill Antisdel and Jim Walter, Enterprise Product Development Program-John Deere USA

Fabricators Track Presentation 2
9:30 – 10:00 AM
Fiber Laser Applications for the Fabricator - Randy Raura, IPG Photonic , Canada

Networking Break
10:00 – 10:30 AM

Fabricators Track Presentation 3
10:30 – 11:00 AM
End-User Case Study: Controlling Variables for Sucessful Unattended Laser Operations - Jeff Adams, Laser Precision, USA

Fabricators Track Presentation 4
11:00 – 12:00 PM
Panel Discussion of Laser Suppliers - Dan Robinson, PRC Laser; Mike Pellecchia, MC Machinery/Mitsubishi; Rick Neff Cincinnati, Inc. and Erin Chasse, TRUMPF Laser

Lunch (Garden Room) - Sponsored by TRUMPF, Inc.
12:00 – 1:00 PM

Fabricators Track Presentation 5
1:00 – 1:30 PM
Material Handling Case Study: Sorting and Stacking Parts with Automation - Troy Berg, Dane Manufacturing, USA

Fabricators Track Presentation 6
1:30 – 2:00 PM
Case Study of a Tube Laser Shop: How to Grow Your Business - Gregg Simpson, Ohio Laser, LLC, USA

Fabricators Track Presentation 7
2:00 – 2:30 PM
New Application Driven Technologies - Rich Martukanitz, PSU Laser Consortium, USA

Networking Break
2:30 – 3:00 PM

Fabricators Track Presentation 8
3:00 – 3:30 PM
Lasers - Cutting at the Speed of Light - Jim Clark, MISA Metal Fabricating, Inc., USA

Fabricators Track Presentation 9
3:30 – 4:00 PM
High Powered Lasers - Peter Schwarzenbach, PRIMA North America, USA

Fabricators Track Presentation 10
4:00 – 4:30 PM
Implementing Lean Manufacturing with Lasers - Eric Borman, Progressive Metal Manufacturing, USA

Reception and Sponsor Exhibits
5:00 - 7:00 PM

Lasers in Automotive Sessions
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Session 1: Advanced Propulsion Session
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Session Chair - Eckhard Beyer, Fraunhofer, Stan Ream, EWI

Automotive Presentation 1
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Laser Cladding and Welding Applications in Fuel Cell Production, Reinhart Paprawe, Fraunhofer ILT, Germany

Automotive Presentation 2
9:30 – 10:00 AM
Laser Welding of Fuel Cell Components - Stan Ream, Edison Welding Institute, USA

Networking Break
10:00 – 10:30 AM

Session 2: Powertrain Session
10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Session Chair - Berndt Brenner, Fraunhofer IWS, Germany

Powertrain Presentation 1
10:30 – 11:00 AM
New Welding Machines for Advanced Welding Processes for Powertrain Components - Dr. Andreas Mootz, EMAG Lasertec GmbH, Germany

Powertrain Presentation 2
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Future Powertrain Welding Applications Driven by Fiber Lasers - Dr. Jens Standfuss, Fraunhofer IWS - Dresden, Germany

Powertrain Presentation 3
11:30 – 12:00 PM
New Trends in U.S. Powertrain Welding - Jason Woolley, Process Equipment Corporation, PECo, USA

Networking Lunch (Garden Room)
12:00 – 1:00 PM

Session 3: Established Laser Applications
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Session Chair - Vancho Naumovski, Lear Corporation, USA

Estabilished Laser Applications Presentation 1
1:00 – 1:30 PM
Mass Reduction in Tailor Welded Blanks - Peter Mould, Tailored Steel Product Alliance, USA

Estabilished Laser Applications Presentation 2
1:30 – 2:00 PM
Quality Management in Tailor Welded Blanks- Mike Li, TWB Company, USA

Estabilished Laser Applications Presentation 3
2:00 – 2:30 PM
Process Monitoring in Laser Welding of Inflators (Quality and Productivity Concerns) - Michelle Heidel, Prmotec

Networking Break
2:30 – 3:00 PM

Session 4: Non-Traditional Laser Applications
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Session Chair: Stan Ream, EWI, USA

Non-Traditional Laser Applications Presentation 1
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Instrument Panel Production Using Multiple Laser Techniques to Process IP - Christon Manzella, JENOPTIK Laser Technologies, USA

Non-Traditional Laser Applications Presentation 2
3:30 PM - 4:00PM
Vision Assisted Laser Marking & Engraving for the Automotive Industry - Ryan S. Glaves, FOBA/Virtek USA

Non-Traditional Laser Applications Presentation 3
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Product and Process Consideration for Remote Laser Welding - Mark Williamson, Johnson Controls Inc., USA

Reception and Sposnsor Exhibits
5:00-7:00 PM

May 15, 2008

Continental Breakfast and Sponsored Exhibits
7:00 – 8:00 AM

Body in White Session
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Session Chairs - Klaus Loeffler, TRUMPF Laser, Germany and Mariana Forrest, LASAP Inc., USA

Plenary Keynote Presentation – Automotive Structures Roadmap: A View of Future Trends in Materials, Designs & Processes - Jon Jennings, EWI, USA
8:30 – 8:30 AM

Body in White Presentation 1
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Laser Brazing with Diode Lasers, Axel Luft, Laserline Lasers , Germany

Body in White Presentation 2
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Laser Processing Heads for Remote Laser Welding - Bjorn Wedel, HIGHYAG, Germany

Body in White Presentation 3
9:30 – 10:00 AM
3D High-Speed Laser Welding in Production- Peter Busuttil, KUKA Systems GmbH

Networking Break
10:00 – 10:30 AM

Body in White Presentation 4
10:30 – 11:00 AM
High Power Solid State Laser in Automotive Production in Europe: History and Challenges - Dr. Gerd Esser, INPRO GmbH, Germany

Body in White Presentation 5
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Laser Welded Tube Applications in Automotive - Marcel van Schaik, Soutec Soudronic, USA

Body in White Presentation 6
11:30 – 12:00 PM
Process Monitoring for Body in White Laser Applications - Markus Kogel-Horlacher, Precitec GmbH, Germany

Networking Lunch (Garden Room)
12:00 – 1:00 PM

Body in White Presentation 7
1:00 – 1:30 PM
A Parametric Study of Laser Braze Tensile Strength for a Roof Application - Michael Poss, General Motors, USA

Body in White Presentation 8
1:30 – 2:00 PM
Successful Implementation of Laser Brazing Due to Seam Tracking - Dr. Ulrich Hornauer, Scansonic IPT GmbH, Germany

Body in White Presentation 9
2:00 – 2:30 PM
Failure Mechanism for Welding Zinc Coated Steels and Their Avoidance - Klaus Loeffler, TRUMPF Laser, Germany

Networking Break
2:30 – 3:00 PM

Body in White Presentation 10
3:00 – 3:30 PM
Success with a Laser Based Designed Radiator Support - Bo Lindgren, Van-Rob Inc., Canada

Body in White Presentation 11
3:30 – 4:00 PM
Welding of Tubular Components for Body Structures - Steffen Lebsanft, Weil Engineering, USA

Body in White Presentation 12
4:00 – 4:30 PM
System Safety and Cerrification for Industrial Laser Applications - Robert Mueller, NuTech Engineering Inc., Canada

Closing Remarks
Klaus Loeffler and Stan Ream, Session Co-Chairs

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