2nd Battery Production Days (BPD)

October 20th – 21st, 2026 | Aachen

Transformed Logo Initial Logo

Reserve your ticket now!

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds

Your complete guide to

BPD 2026 – program, speakers & highlights

BPD Start-up Challenge

Application period: July 1 – August 31

The event at a glance

Icon 250

Participants

Icon 6

Sessions

Icon >15

Hours Networking

Icon 1,5 h

Breakout-Session

"Despite considerable uncertainties, the global battery market continues to grow strongly and therefore offers opportunities for European manufacturers if they focus on competitive advantages through innovations, high-quality process technologies and the eco-balance of batteries."

Good reasons for your participation

Icon High-calibre speakers

Learn from the best in the industry.

Icon Live exchange

Discuss with experts from business and science.

Icon Network

Valuable contacts to take your career to the next level.

Icon Community

Become part of our community.

Icon Innovation Tour

Visit Avantis on the border next to the Netherlands.

Icon Evening event

Networking and exchange in a relaxed atmosphere.

Exclusive tour of the FFB PreFab - Europe's new research platform for battery cell production

The Battery Production Days aim to expand on the success of the Electric Vehicle Production Days by highlighting a new focus: battery production. For the first time, the Campus Forum, along with the PEM Chair of RWTH Aachen University and the Fraunhofer FFB, welcomes you to #BatteryCityMünster on October 21st and 22nd, 2025. This event will put emphasis on the crucial technology of battery cell production. Attendees can look forward to an engaging exhibition and a prestigious conference featuring sessions on innovations in the manufacturing process, large-scale battery cell production, quality assurance, and modern factory planning.

 Meet top decision-makers, technology pioneers, and production managers across the value chain. Take the opportunity to discuss current trends, discover the latest technologies, and exchange ideas with leading experts.

Battery Production Days is aimed at a wide range of professionals, including:

  • Executives and decision-makers from the battery and automotive industries.
  • Production managers and engineers directly involved in battery cell production and optimization.
  • Scientists and researchers working on innovative approaches to battery production.
  • Start-ups and companies developing new technologies or services for the industry.

Please find more information here.

 

.

Program

PROGRAM | BPD | DAY 1 | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, 2025

8:30 AM
Admission & networking
9:00 AM
Welcome to the 1st day of BPD
by Dr. Florian Degen & Prof. Dr. Heiner Heimes, Member of PEM Institute Management,
and by Alexander Jakschik, Vice President of VDMA and Patron of BPD
9:15 AM
Hybrid Manufacturing
Prof. Dr. Achim Kampker, Director of PEM & Director of Fraunhofer FFB
& Raf Goossens, PEC NV
9:45 AM
Battery Production for Commercial Vehicles – The Daimler Truck Approach
Dr. Michael Salmen, Daimler Truck AG
10:15 AM
Meet the Partners
10:45 AM
Visit to the exhibition & coffee break
 
Session I:
Innovations in Battery Cell Production
Session II:
Digitalization in Battery Cell Production
Session III:
Quality Assurance & Modern Factory Planning
11:15 AM
– Session I –
Solving Common Bottlenecks | BW Converting Presents EPIC Solutions
Dennis Behnisch, Baldwin Technology Company, Inc.
– Session II –
Challenges in Scrap Reduction for Coating Process: How Near-Real Time Interoperability of Systems, Machines, and Equipment Play a Crucial Role in Reducing Scrap
Christober Vinoth Raj, Verkor SAS
– Session III –
Back to Power – Synergetic Factory Planning for Special Batteries
Dr. Norbert Szimhardt, Diehl Energy Products GmbH
11:45 AM
– Session I –
Transforming Electrode Manufacturing: A New Generation of Laser Heat Treatment
Dr. Simon Britten, Laserline GmbH
– Session II –
Battery Production 4.0 – With Digital Technologies towards Intelligent Manufacturing
Dr. Hermann Uchtmann, ANDRITZ Schuler GmbH
– Session III –
UKBIC Capabilities to Scale up Battery Manufacturing – From Lab Level to Volume Production
Richard LeCain, UK Battery Industrialisation Centre
12:15 PM
Lunch & networking
1:15 PM
– Session I –
Inline Viscosity Measurement: Process Optimization Through Inline Analytics in Battery Production
Onur Özgül, NIETZSCH-Gerätebau GmbH
– Session II –
The Future of Battery Production: How Next-Gen Automation and Digital Transformation drive Adaptive and Autonomous Manufacturing
Dirk Bockhorn, Siemens AG
– Session III –
Designing DryRoom-Ready Equipment for Efficient Clean Production
Dr. Stefan Jakschik, ULT AG
1:45 PM
– Session I –
A European Battery Cell Production realized in the Industrial Metaverse
Rudi Panek & Philipp Hummel, EDAG Production Solutions GmbH & Co. KG
– Session II –
Current Status and Future of Interoperable Standards for Battery Production
Stefan Hoppe, OPC Foundation
– Session III –
The Hidden Impact of Basis Weight in Electrode Coating
Leon Onorio, Scantech Germany GmbH
2:15 PM
Technology Development and Unlocking Efficiency in Formation and Ageing
Thomas Rivault, Hynn Technology Europe GmbH
2:45 PM
“FFB PreFab” presentation (tours) & safety briefing
3:00 PM
Bus transfer
3:10 PM
Bus 1 – Parallel visit to the exhibition
3:25 PM
Bus 2 – Parallel visit to the exhibition
3:40 PM
Bus 3 – Parallel visit to the exhibition
3:55 PM
Bus 4 – Parallel visit to the exhibition
4:00 PM

End of the exhibition
7:00 PM
Award ceremony & get-together incl. dinner

PROGRAM | BPD | DAY 2 | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND, 2025

8:30 AM
Admission & networking
9:00 AM
Welcome to the 2nd day of BPD
by Hildegard Müller, President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)
9:15 AM
BMW Battery Cell Technology, Current Trends and Challenges
Björn-Ingo Hogg, BMW Group
9:45 AM
Perspectives on Setting up Battery Manufacturing in Europe
Dr. Ahmad Mikael Mohsseni, AESC Europe
10:15 AM
Meet the Partners
10:45 AM
Visit to the exhibition & coffee break
 
Session IV:
Innovations in Battery Cells
Session V:
Battery Testing and Analysis
Session VI:
Battery Recycling and “End of Life”
11:15 AM
– Session IV –
Innovative Materials for Future Battery Cell Generations
Victor Trapp, Fraunhofer ISC
– Session V –
Battery Cell Design Revealed – Why Batteries Are Built The Way They Are
Dr. Adrian Schmidt, Batemo GmbH
– Session VI –
Rethinking Battery Transport for a Profitable Circular Economy
Áron Németh, CTO LiBCycle GmbH
11:45 AM
– Session IV –
High-Power, Long-Life Lithium-Ion Batteries
Dr. Philipp Dechent & Dr. Sara Luciani, Toshiba Europe GmbH, Regenerative Innovation Center
– Session V –
3D CT in Cell Production: Boost Efficiency, Ensure Quality, Drive Innovation
Bernhard Mürkens, Head of VCbattery VisiConsult X-ray Systems & Solutions GmbH
– Session VI –
Automated Disassembly: A Key Enabling Process for a Battery Circular Economy
Martin Sulzbacher, HAHN Automation Group Holding GmbH
12:15 PM
Lunch & networking
1:15 PM
– Session IV –
Sodium-Ion Batteries: Technological Challenges, Development & Scaling of New Active Materials in the ZSW Synthesis Technology Center “Powder-Up!”
Dr. Peter Axmann, ZSW
– Session V –
Innovative Test Methods to Shorten Life Cycling by Utilizing Digital Twins
Dr. Christian Miesner, AVL Deutschland GmbH
– Session VI –
Revolutionizing the Critical Minerals Recovery from Recycled Materials with Deep Eutectic Solvents
Dr. Ebbe Dommisse, Iondrive Europe GmbH
1:45 PM
– Session IV –
Innovative Mechanical Components Can Improve Cell Performance!
Sigrid Hasenbank, Freudenberg SE
– Session V –
Closing the Loop: EOL Quality Inspection for Fast Ramp-up and Consistent High-Yield Battery Production
Dr. Alexander Gitis, Safion GmbH
– Session VI –
The EU Recycling Market: A Viable and Sustainable Business
Dr. Philipp Rose, PwC Strategy& GmbH
2:15 PM
Visit to the exhibition & coffee break
2:45 PM
Fraunhofer Batteries: Research Areas and Strategic Innovation
Prof. Dr. Jens Tübke, Fraunhofer Alliance Batteries/ Managing Director of Fraunhofer FFB
3:15 PM

Scaling Battery Cell Production: Real-World Challenges and Solutions from an Industrial Manufacturer
Dr. Hannes Weinmann, Lead Intelligent Equipment (Deutschland) GmbH
3:45 PM

Precision Meets Flexibility in Battery Cell Manufacturing for Racetrack, Defence and High-Tech Sectors
Andreas Löhrke, CustomCells
4:15 PM
Farewell

Review 2025

You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.

More Information

Venue

2nd Battery Production Days

Manfred-Weck-Haus
Steinbachstraße 19
52074 Aachen

Gebäude Manfred-Weck-Haus

Always up to date.

Organizers and Partners

Organizers

Premium Partners

Classic Partners

Light Partners

Media Partners

Would you like to become an event partner? Then please contact us.

Organization

Campus Forum GmbH

Kyra Heyder
Senior Managerin Weiterbildung, Veranstaltungsmanagement und Industriepartnerschaften

Steinbachstr. 25
52074 Aachen
Phone: +49 241 80 263 12
E-mail: k.heyder@campusforum.de 
Web:    www.campusforum.de

Kira
Scroll to Top