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Review: Program of the 6th International Laser Marketplace

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.