Emobility & Advanced Materials Workshops
The German-American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest is pleased to announce:
Emobility & Advanced Materials Workshops
with a chance to meet with top business leaders in these areas from Germany's Free State of Thuringia
May 25, 2011
9:30am-12:00pm Workshops, followed by a networking lunch
The Westin Southfield Detroit
1500 Town Center
Southfield, MI 48075
AGENDA:
9:00am - Registration
9:30am - Welcome
9:45am - Workshop I: Emobility - Storage and Drivetrain
This workshop will feature leading German and American innovators in the emobility field. Presentations and a panel discussion between business leaders from the State of Thuringia and Michigan's automotive community will provide attendees with valuable insight into the state of emobility in Germany and the US.
Speakers include:
- Dr. Augsburg, Technical University of Ilmenau;
- Jörg Ohlsen, President/CEO of EDAG GmbH & Co. KGaA;
- Brett Smith, Co-Director, Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology, Center for Automotive Research;
- Joe Slenzak, Director of Business Development for Powertrain Electrification, Robert Bosch LLC
11:00am - Workshop II: Advanced Materials and Lightweighting
This workshop will feature leading German and American innovators in materials research and technology. Key takeaways from the presentations and panel discussion will include an overview of the latest developments in materials and plastics research in Germany as well as how new innovations in this field are being applied within the automotive industry in the US.
Speakers include:
- Dr. Ralf Bauer, Thuringian Institute of Textile and Plastics Research
- Thomas Michel, President/CEO, BMW Fahrzeugtechnik
- Dr. Raymond Boeman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Mansour Mirdamadi, Principal Research Scientist, Dow Automotive
12:00pm - 1:00pm - Networking Lunch
The business delegation in attendance from the State of Thuringia includes chief executives from over 20 leading German innovators in the emobility and materials areas of the automotive industry.
German attendees:
- BMW Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH, Thomas Michel, Geschäftsführer* (tooling and automotive components, www.bmw-werk-eisenach.de/eisenach/english/index.html)
- EDAG GmbH & Co. KGaA, Jörg Ohlsen, CEO (automotive engineering, www.edag.de/company/)
- EDAG Inc. (USA), Dr. Wolfgang Jansohn, COO
- Fachhochschule Nordhausen, Prof. Dr. Jörg Wagner, Präsident (research institute, www.fh-nordhausen.de/index.php)
- Fräger Antriebstechnik GmbH, Frank Laaber, Geschäftsführer* German E-Cars GmbH (powertrain engineering, www.fraeger.de/E-Mobilitaet.18.0.html)
- GKT Gräfenthaler Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Ralf Götze, Prokurist (plastics processing, tool & die, and thermal treatment, www.gkt.de)
- GKT Gräfenthaler Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Tobias Wiegand
- GPM Geräte- und Pumpenbau GmbH Dr. Eugen Schmidt, Andreas Schmidt, Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter (automotive pumps, www.gpm-merbelsrod.de)
- Heller Maschinen GmbH, Christian Heller, Sales Manager (custom machinery, www.hellermaschinen.de)
- Heller Maschinen GmbH, Alexander Heller, Betriebsleiter
- Jenoptik Laser Technologies USA Corp., Bernd Kretzschmar, President (lasers, www.jenoptik.com/en_lasers_material_processing)
- Köstritzer Schwarzbierbrauerei GmbH, Albrecht Pitschel, Geschäftsführer* (Chairman of the IHK Ostthüringen,) (beer, www.koestritzer.de)
- MEG Mechanik GmbH, Uwe Zimmermann, Geschäftsführer* (charging units for electric vehicles and other applications, www.meg-mechanik.de)
- SAMAG Saalfelder Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH, Viktor Schulze, Vertriebsleiter (machine tools, http://www.samag.de/www/samag/en/machinetools/)
- Schuster Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Dr. Eckhard Schuster, Geschäftsführer* (plastic interior components for automotive, http://www.schustergroup.de/index.php?id=132&L=1)
- Schuster Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Roland Beil, Geschäftsführer*
- Technische Universität Ilmenau, Prof. Klaus Augsburg, Prorektor für Wissenschaft (education & research, www.tu-ilmenau.de)
- TeleFrank GmbH, Olaf Blaurock, Geschäftsführer* (power supplies, electronic modules and systems, esp. for automated parking meters; www.telefrank.com/english/index.html)
- Thuringian Institute für Textile and Plastics Research (TITK), Dr. Ralf-Uwe Bauer, Geschäftsführer* (polymer materials research, http://www.titk.de/)
- TÜV Thüringen e.V., Volker Höhnisch, Vice-Chairman of the Board (certification agency, http://tuevambau.de/tuev/cms/cms_de.nsf/index.htm?ReadForm&p=tuev_en)
- Barbara Kupfer, Director North America, LEG Thüringen (economic development for Thuringia, http://www.leg-thueringen.de/en/homepage/)
- Steffen Hinneburg, Project Leader North America, LEG Thüringen
*The title "Geschäftsführer" is often translated as President/CEO.
In addition to their attendance at the workshops, some of the companies are seeking business meetings with Michigan companies. These include:
Fachhochschule Nordhausen | An internationally oriented higher education institute with extensive research and development capabilities, FH Nordhausen specializes in renewable energies, automation technology, and health sector and business management. FH Nordhausen is seeking industry partners in fields such as renewable energy engineering and computer science. |
HELLER Maschinen GmbH | A specialist in custom machinery, equipment and tool production, Heller Maschinen is a strong, full-service partner dedicated to the entire production chain including development, construction, installation and servicing for its customers. Heller’s wide range of capabilities also encompasses design and production of assembly and packaging machines, compound pipe production machines and industrial automation. |
Schuster Kunststofftechnik GmbH | Schuster Kunststofftechnik GmbH is a leading technology innovator in the use of “In-Mold Labeling” (IML) and specializes in development and production of high quality, decorative plastic parts for the automotive industry, telecommunications, medical devices and domestic appliance manufacturers throughout the world. Schuster’s capabilities include two component injection molding, in-mold labeling, painting and laser etching of one- and two-component plastic parts at their high performance facilities.. |
TeleFrank Group | TeleFrank specializes in the design and production of 19” rail-mountable and customer-specific power supplies, electronic modules and systems. TeleFrank has also made a name for itself as an innovator in state-of-the-art, function-oriented parking meters through its WSA electronic subsidiary. WSA’s parking meters and visionary, accompanying software program enable community traffic authorities to both centrally manage and control parking meters and closely monitor parking times, for fair and efficient fee collection. |
Thüringisches Institut für | The Thuringian Institute for Textile and Plastics Research (TITK) is a private institute for polymer materials research that works closely together with industry. Some 130 scientists and technicians based at the 130,000 ft² facility focus on the improvement of properties, the functionalization of polymer materials and the optimization of methods and processes. Services offered by TITK include material characteristics analysis, flame resistance and electrical testing, emission behavior analysis, stability and climate testing, chemical-physical analysis and extrusion, injection molding and textile processing. Innovative spin-off subsidiaries of TITK include smartfiber AG, a producer of functional cellulose fibers, Rubitherm Compound GmbH, a producer of thermal storage materials, and AP-fiber AG, a producer of non-combustible, selfextinguishing, non-woven textiles. |
