Garching, near Munich, was recently host to three days focusing on innovative laser technology for the electric mobility environment. Blackbird held an open house at its laser labs on Tuesday, July 16, to kick off the series. Over the next two days, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) partnered with two Italian higher education institutions and welcomed some 200 guests at the Science Congress Center Garching at its Laser eMobility Workshop.
The more exclusive event at Blackbird gave approximately 60 visitors an opportunity to see new developments in the systems with their own eyes in live demonstrations, to understand the benefits, and to prove how suitable the new solutions are for industrial production. The event was also a chance for visitors to talk with experts about their individual requirements. Demonstrations ranged from an innovative setup for automated mass production of battery packs (consisting of many individual round battery cells), to OCT-(optical coherence tomography)-monitored laser welding of three-dimensional components with varying joint geometries, to safe, reliable, and efficient welding of hairpins.
“I was pleasantly surprised by the success of our event and by the high level of expertise we saw in people’s questions,” says Benjamin Bopp, head of sales at Blackbird, who joined the team just a few months ago. “Once again, this affirms my personal experience and Blackbird’s excellent reputation as a technology leader in remote laser welding, especially for all on-the-fly (OTF) applications. After participating in trade fairs in China, the U.S., and Korea this year, it was extremely important for us to bring together our leading users in Germany as well. And the open house was the perfect solution to do so.”