EVENT FOCUS: LASER WORLD OF PHOTONICS
MEGATRENDS IN MUNICH
E-mobility and autonomous driving will be hot topics at Laser World of Photonics in Munich, from 24 to 27 June
welding with blue light, and the other on measuring welding depths using OCT and machine learning technologies.
Guided tours This year the guided tours – introduced in 2017 – will be based on the topics discussed in the applications panels. Tours are approximately two hours long and will begin at the Photonics in Production exhibit. The topics of the upcoming tours, which
This year’s Laser World of Photonics will have a particular focus on electro-mobility and autonomous driving, two global megatrends that are expected to grow dramatically over the coming decade. The laser and imaging technology on
show at this year’s exhibition will play a crucial role in breaking into these mass markets, particularly in the efficient mass production of electric vehicles, as well as enabling improved safety via smart sensors. Market observers anticipate that by 2025, one in every four new cars worldwide will be electric-propelled. And the forecasts for 2030 are for an electro-mobility market share of between 50 and 75 per cent. Laser technology provides the necessary
accuracy and flexibility for the production of electric vehicles, from the welding of hairpins and the cutting of electrical sheets for electric motors, to the welding of connections in battery cells and the joining of dissimilar materials in lightweight vehicle designs.
Application panels A dedicated application panel: ‘No E-Mobility without Laser Technology’ has been added to the range of presentations this year. The new panel will take place on Tuesday 25 June from 3 to 5.20pm in hall A3, and will be chaired by Dr Hans-Joachim Krauß, of Bayerisches Laserzentrum, Dr Günter Ambrosy, of Trumpf, and Dr Alexander Olowinsky, of the Fraunhofer Institute for Lasertechnology ILT. The pre- existing Lasers in Manufacturing (LiM 2019) section of the Laser World of Photonics Congress – run in parallel with the trade show – will also include presentations on how lasers can be used to facilitate
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require advanced registration, are: • Inline process monitoring of laser welding processes (Tuesday 25 June, 9.30am)
• Guidance and shaping of high power laser radiation (Tuesday 25 June, 1.30pm)
• Current trends in laser drilling (Wednesday 26 June, 10am)
More than 33,000 visitors are expected at this year’s show in Munich
e-mobility. Other laser materials processing application panels also taking place in hall A3, include: • Modelling and Simulation of Laser Material Processes (Monday 24 June, 10am to 12.20pm)
• Perspectives and challenges for applications with Ultrashort Pulsed Lasers (Monday 24 June, 2.40 to 5pm)
• Smart Production of Metallic Parts by Additive Manufacturing (Wednesday 26 June, 10am to 12.20pm)
• Machine Intelligence and the Role of Photonics (Wednesday 26 June, 3 to 5.20pm)
• Lasers in Microelectronics: The Future is digital (Thursday 27 June, 10am to 12.20pm)
Special show: Photonics in Production Topics including battery manufacturing and laser beam welding with blue light (more on page 24) – a new trend in laser processing identified to be especially suited to the field of e-mobility – will be showcased at the ‘Photonics in Production’ exhibit in hall A3, at booth 251. Here, 300m2
of floor space will be
dedicated to providing a comprehensive view into current trends and research findings in the field of laser material processing. Two live demonstrations will be given at the exhibit, one on high-efficiency
• Laser beam welding using visible laser radiation (Wednesday 26 June, 2pm)
Encouraging young talent The trade fair continues to support the relationship between industry and academia, with activities such as the Makeathon, which made its debut in 2017. Around 80 to 100 students – from Germany and abroad – have the chance to demonstrate their photonics expertise by developing innovative solutions using the technology over a 24-hour period. The solutions are then presented. Katja Stolle, exhibition director for the
trade fair, said this event has been moved to a more central location in its exhibition hall this year, further highlighting the event and encouraging more attendees to stop by and learn about the projects undertaken by the students. The organisers of the trade fair are also
encouraging students to visit exhibition booths in greater numbers, with a new ‘QR Rally’, where certain exhibition stands throughout the halls will feature a scannable QR code that students can capture with their smartphones. The code will then lead them to a set of questions that they can answer and discuss with exhibitors. Both the Makeathon and the ever-growing
Start-Up Pavilion, which offers discounted exhibitor rates for new companies looking to make their market debut, will be located in hall B2.
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