
Battery Systems 2025
A vastly growing number of vehicle models are being electrifed, from the smallest passenger cars to the biggest of-road trucks. And the total number of EVs on the road is on the rise everywhere.
But despite all the knowledge that has been gained in the process with regard to the development and production of these vehicles, the following questions remain relevant: What are the best OEM and supplier solutions for developing and manufacturing EV battery systems at this moment? How are these battery systems best integrated into the current car body structures? And who has the most innovative repairability and recycling concepts?
To share their latest insights and updates on these topics, the AUTOMOTIVE CIRCLE will once again bring together its global network of automotive engineers in Bad Nauheim, Germany, on November 4-5, 2025.
#ACBatterySystems
Conference Program
8:00 AM |
Conference Registration |
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9:00 AM | Welcome and Conference Introduction | Dr. Sibylle Freitag, Automotive Circle, DE |
Short Circuit Simulation |
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9:30 AM | Simulation of mechanical deformation behavior and short circuit prediction methods for battery cells | Dr. Patrick Kolm, Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH, AT |
10:00 AM | Testing and simulation of mechanically induced short circuits in lithium-ion cells | Dr. Andreas Viehmann, Stanislaw Kefer, EDAG Engineering GmbH, DE |
Battery Housings – Concepts, Materials, Innovations |
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10:30 AM |
Meet the Speakers / Exhibition / Coffee and contacts |
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11:15 AM | Best-in-class frame mass efficiency: Converting steel to aluminum for full vehicle electrification weight offset in EV battery enclosure | Ahmet Turcan, Constellium, UK; Waldemar Krieger, Speira, DE – on behalf of Alumobility |
11:45 AM | Beyond potting – a pentatonic thermoplastic structural sandwich battery | Henryk Wenzel, Kautex Textron, DE |
12:15 PM | Lightweight cell-to-pack battery housing concept with fire protection | Alexander Pink, Thomas Fleck, Nemak Europe GmbH, DE |
12:45 PM |
Meet the Speakers / Exhibition / Lunch Break |
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1:45 PM | Aluminum sheet-intensive battery enclosure featuring a single-piece deep drawn tub | Abraham Ursch, Novelis Deutschland GmbH, DE |
Joining and Sealing |
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2:15 PM | Series experience in aluminum leak-tight laser welding of cooling plates | Oliver Quirin, Trumpf Laser- und Systemtechnik SE, DE |
2:45 PM | Easy to repair battery housings using permanently plastic sealants | Dr. Florian Menk, Drei Bond GmbH, DE |
3:15 PM |
Meet the Speakers / Exhibition / Coffee and contacts |
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4:00 PM | Higher efficiency in battery tray production through smart welding | Benjamin Schlosser, Vitronic Machine Vision GmbH, DE; Dr. Jürgen Fründ, Benteler Automotive Components, DE |
OEM Report |
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4:30 PM | The new Celestiq: Integration of the battery with the body structure | N.N., General Motors Company, US |
5:30 PM |
Get-Together: Meet the speakers |
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7:00 PM |
Networking Dinner |
Thermal Management |
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9:00 AM | Steel solutions for battery pack cooling: performance, durability, and manufacturing readiness | Tarek Krim, ArcelorMittal Global R&D, FR |
OEM Report |
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9:30 AM | Stellantis Medium platform Battery: Up to 750 kilometers of range on DS No 8 | Arnaud Delaye, Jacques Mercier, Stellantis, FR |
10:00 AM |
Meet the Speakers / Exhibition / Coffee and contacts |
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10:45 AM | Workshop: The Future of battery system concepts and battery requirements | |
Battery and Battery System Assembly and Inspection |
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11:45 AM | Teaming up to create the most powerful battery module assembly solution | Thibault Bautze-Scherff, Blackbird Robotersysteme GmbH, DE |
12:15 AM | Combine 2D & 3D weld seam inspection for high quality EV Batteries | Michael Wagner, Automation W+R GmbH, DE |
12:45 PM |
Meet the Speakers / Exhibition / Lunch Break |
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1:45 PM | Enhancing reliability in EV battery assembly through AI-driven vision systems and data-driven quality control | Salin Alvarez, Eines Vision Systems, ES |
Battery Disassembly and Recycling |
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2:15 PM | Smart disassembly: automation as a driver for sustainable battery recycling | Johannes Feik, FFT Produktionssystem GmbH & Co.KG, DE |
2:45 PM | Conference Summary, Advisory Board Conclusions, Farewell | Dr. Sibylle Freitag, Automotive Circle, DE |
Participants
International OEM Advisory Board
Michael Frauenhofer
Audi AG
Tobias Sender
Ford-Werke GmbH
James Netherland
General Motors Company, US
Denis Reverseau
Groupe Renault, FR
James Morrad
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd.
Shinichi Serino
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Marco Schmerbeck
Porsche AG, DE
Joshua Fillo
Stellantis, US
Jacques Mercier
Stellanis, FR
Ida Toftefors
Volvo Car Corporation
Exhibition & Sponsoring
Become a sponsor or an 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!
Please contact Frauke Haentsch via frauke.haentsch@vincentz.net for detailed exhibition and sponsoring options.