6th International Laser Marketplace
The industry forum for markets and strategies in laser materials processing.
Focus on markets and trends, new applications and technologies.
Essential information for professionals and decision makers.
Date: June 26th 2003
Venue: International Congress Munich
Conference Chair
Dr. Arnold Mayer, Optech Consulting
Franz J. Gruber, EuroLaser
Program
9:00 Opening
Markets and Technologies
9:05 Laser Technology for New Markets – Application Highlights
Prof. Eckhard Beyer, Fraunhofer IWS, Dresden, Germany
9:35 Growth Opportunities in the Industrial Laser Market
David Belforte, Belforte Associates, Sturbridge, MA, USA
10:05 Recession Dip or Saturation: Where is the Laser Market Heading?
Dr. Arnold Mayer, Optech Consulting AG, Taegerwilen, Switzerland
10:35 Coffee Break
New Lasers and Applications
11:00 Superpower Fiber Lasers – A New Era in Materials Processing
Dr. Valentin Gapontsev, IPG Laser GmbH, Burbach, Germany
11:30 High Power Laser Diodes and Diode Pumped Lasers: Applications and Trends
Dr. Wolfgang Juchmann, Spectra-Physics, Mountain View, CA, USA
12:00 Applications and Trends of Laser Materials Processing in China
Sun Wen, Chutian Laser, Wuhan, China
12:30 Lunch
Laser Application
14:00 New Applications and Developments for Laser Welding in the Automotive Industry
Hans Hornig, BMW AG, Munich, Germany
14.30 Laser Welding of Lightweight Structural Components for Aircraft
Dr. Peter Mueller-Hummel, EADS, Augsburg, Germany
15:00 Rapid Manufacturing: Direct Laser Metal Melting and Laser Sintering
Mike Shellabear, EOS GmbH, Planegg, Germany
15:30 Lasers in the Tool and Die Industry: Laser Caving as a Job Shop Service
Michael Koeppel, LAStec Solutions GmbH, Switzerland,
and H. Eisenacher, Lasertec GmbH, Kempten, Germany
16:00 Coffee Break
Laser Application
16:30 Innovations in Laser Plastics Welding
Kai Lenfert, Laserquipment AG, Erlangen, Germany
17:00 Lasers in Job Shops: A Manufacturing Oriented Service
Gerhard Weihbrecht, M. Weihbrecht Lasertechnik GmbH, Wolpertshausen, Germany
17.30 Handheld Laser Systems for Industrial Application
Christian Schmid, Mobillasertec GmbH, Wolfsburg, Germany
18:00 End of Conference
The spoken word shall prevail.