Smart Production – Digitalizing Automotive Manufacturing
How will automotive production be organized in the future?
Let’s get together and talk about it! There is no way to predict the answer with certainty, but we do know that the future will be even more digitally driven, both with regard to the product as well as the process level of automotive production.
The overall goal of the industry is to create not only smart, connected vehicles, but also to build comprehensive digital manufacturing infrastructures that significantly increase production and resource efficiency while, at the same time, managing complexity, scalability and cost. The question is, what do some of the most promising future production scenarios look like that enable both smart applications, particularly for EV manufacturing, and smart production concepts for the complete production process?
To discuss these questions and some possible solutions, the Automotive Circle invites experts from all over the world to its Smart Production conference in Bad Nauheim, Germany, on November 28-29, 2023.
The conference focuses on digitalization solutions and their implementation across the entire automotive production chain.
Please note: The conference is taking place parallel to our Sustainability in Automotive Production conference and is giving you the opportunity to glimpse into Sustainability in Automotive Production and for even more networking as well as a joint dinner!
We are looking forward to meeting you in Bad Nauheim!
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Conference Agenda
09:00 am |
Welcome and conference introduction |
Dr. Sibylle Freitag, Automotive Circle, DE |
IMPULSE |
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09:15 am | AI in smart production: Methods and application examples | Prof. Dr. Thomas Bäck, divis intelligent solutions GmbH, DE/Leiden University, NL |
DATA DRIVEN INNOVATIONS |
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09:45 am | Cloud computing as enabler for the BMW iFactory | Michael Schmidt, BMW Group, DE |
10:15 am | COFFEE AND MEET THE SPEAKERS | |
11:00 am | Smart search engine to unlock the full potential of technical databases | Charles Zgheib, BrightClue, FR |
11:30 am | From predictive to prognostic maintenance for shopfloor machinery with decentralised AI | Tejo Chalasani, Utpatti, DE; Pavel Hartl, Bosch, CZ |
12:00 pm | Data analytics and machine learning in automotive production | Sebastian Findeisen, Mercedes-Benz AG, DE |
12:30 pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
01:45 pm | Smart optical quality inspection in automotive battery manufacturing | Matthias Prams, soft agile GmbH, DE |
OEM REPORT |
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02:15 pm | The importance of digitalization in manufacturing | Dalwyn Williams, General Motors Company, US |
DIGITAL TWIN TECHNOLOGIES |
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02:45 pm | Revolutionizing Industries: NavVis at the Nexus of Sustainability, the Industrial Metaverse, and Automotive Excellence in Production with BMW | Dr. Felix Reinshagen, NavVis, DE |
03:15 pm | COFFEE AND MEET THE SPEAKERS | |
04.00 pm | Digital twin 4 circularity: Closing the loop from virtual product development to disassembly and beyond | Dr. Robert Dannecker, Tecosim, DE |
AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS |
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04.30 pm | Utilizing autonomous robots for inspections, reliability & maintenance (+ live robot demonstration) | Caleb Sylvester, Boston Dynamics, US |
05:30 pm | End of first conference day |
IMPULSE |
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08:30 am | Specific use-case examples of applying generative AI in industrial manufacturing | Dr. Theo Steininger, Erium GmbH, DE |
SMART PRESS SHOP |
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09:00 am | Smart Production and Smart Engineering – a winning combination | Dr. Jochen Hambrecht, AutoForm Engineering Deutschland GmbH, DE; Dr. Robert Vollmer, Schuler Pressen GmbH, DE |
09:30 am | Cloud-based digitalization of forming tools | Otto-Michael Lampert; iLARIZ GmbH; DE |
10:00 am | COFFEE AND MEET THE SPEAKERS | |
HOLISTIC SOLUTIONS FOR A CONNECTED FACTORY |
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10:45 am | Transparency in production: 360° view on machine, process and quality data | Stefan Hagen, GEFASOFT – Germanedge, DE |
11:15 am | Rethinking monolithic solutions in production IT: Bringing SCADA and MES together | Felix Losch, Dürr Systems AG, DE |
11.45 am | t.b.a. | t.b.a. |
GETTING VISIBLY SMARTER |
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12:15 pm | Increasing productivity with visual machine error exploration | Marvin Thiele, Visense AG, DE |
12:45 pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
01:45 pm | Real-time human poser recognition in the industrial environment based on AI | Luis Arce Valenzuela, Eines Vision Systems, ES |
02:15 pm | Sensor solutions for smart logistics in automotive production | Andreas Höll, SICK AG, DE |
AUTONOMOUS DRIVING ASSEMBLY |
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02:45 pm | Smart commissioning of autonomous vehicles | Lennard Margies, ZeMA, DE |
03:15 pm | Closing remarks and evaluation | OEM Advisory Board |
03.30 pm | Farewell | Dr. Sibylle Freitag, Automotive Circle, DE |
End of conference |
Participants
International OEM Advisory board
The Automotive Circle and OEM Advisory Board of the Doors and Closures in Car Body Engineering, consisting of experts from the following brands and companies:
Dr. Maik Broda
Ford Werke GmbH
Dr. Andreas Listl
BMW Group Forschungs- und Innovationszentrum (FIZ)
Jason Ryska
Ford Motor Company
Joshua Solomon
General Motors Company
Dr. Ulrich Walther
Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Dalwyn Williams
General Motors Company
Exhibition & Sponsoring
Become a sponsor or exhibitor
Take advantage of the high coverage of the Automotive Circle and profit from the sponsoring options before and during the events. Show your competence and services, matching the conference subjects, to the numerous car body engineers of international OEM. Thus, you are strengthening your brand awareness in the automotive industry!
Come on board as an exhibitor or sponsor and benefit from this excellent platform to strongly promote your company’s capabilities as a reliable supplier!