Trade fairs, conferences and events

The conference provides an insight into the entire battery value chain from raw materials to operation, maintenance and recycling. It will address the current research and development on powerful and environmentally friendly batteries. Also, there will be discussion-panels on important topics such as the new battery regulation. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Herrmann is part of the scientific board at the Green Batteries Conference 2021.

The International Battery Production Conference addresses and provides a platform for the exchange of current results and for networking on an international level. For the third time, the Fraunhofer IST takes on the role of scientific partner of the International Battery Production Conference.

The latest technologies in the field of vehicle interiors will be presented at Automotive Interiors Expo Europe 2021. Together with the Fraunhofer Institutes WKI and IAO, the Fraunhofer IST is also represented at the fair with an exhibit on the ”futureFlexPro” project. The aim of the project is to design sustainable and smart interior components of the future.

Dr.-Ing Ralf Bandorf, Group Manager of Highly Ionized Plasmas and PECVD group at the Fraunhofer IST, is participating at the 12th Symposium on Vacuum based Science and Technology with a lecture on "Gas-Flow Sputtering – a flow regime dominated sputtering process for films up to several ten microns" and gives a SVC tutorial course on »Sputtering«. The symposium is aimed at scientists from the field of vacuum and plasma-based sciences and covers topics such as plasma physics or plasma-based surface treatment.

The symposium will focus on new or alternative drive and mobility concepts with their specific requirements on vehicle architecture and their effects on customers and society. While materials play a central role with regard to the requirements on the vehicle architecture, for customers above all the driving experience and for society the effects on the environment are gaining in importance. The Fraunhofer IST will contribute to the conference program with several contributions. The programm will start with the keynote lecture by Prof. Dr. Christoph Herrmann on ”sustainable production and life cycle engineering”.

The 13th AEPSE conference focusses on plasma physics, plamsa chemistry and their applications. It will also cover topics such as films and coatings, green energy and life science. Prof. Dr. Michael Thomas has been invited to give a lecture on ”Development and integration of microplasma sources in additive manufacturing processes – Application and Perspectives”.

The CIRP Conference is the key event in the field of life cycle engineering and invites experts from all over the world to share visions, recent developments and research findings. Application areas include manufacturing, electronics, transportation and mobility, energy systems or healthcare systems.

This year, the focus of the Future Automotive Production Conference lies on improving sustainability throughout the entire product life cycle in the automotive industry. The topics of the conference include AI, digital technologies, the use of additive manufacturing and bio-based materials.

With the ”Day of Lower Saxony” , the state celebrates its culture, history and diversity. This time with a special anniversary: Lower Saxony is celebrating its 75th birthday. On the information and experience mile the Fraunhofer IST presents, among other things, how diamond-coated electrodes can be used for water disinfection and treatment.