Up to 200 players from research and industry are expected to attend the 2024 “Week of Electric Mobility” from October 21st to 25th and the 12th edition of the “Electric Vehicle Production Days” (EPT) on October 23rd and 24th in Aachen to discuss challenges and trends in the field of batteries and other electric mobility components. At the event, organized by the Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) of RWTH Aachen University together with Campus Forum and Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production (FFB), around 80 companies will present innovations in eight topic sessions and at an accompanying exhibition. As an official media partner, Battery-News is exclusively giving away ten tickets with a 50-percent discount.
Sustainable technologies for domestic value chain
“This year has already been marked by the proclaimed end of public funding for battery research,” says PEM Director Professor Achim Kampker. “Close collaboration between science and industry and the rapid transfer of innovative production processes into series production are now essential for Germanyʼs future as a globally competitive location.” In the battery sector, the focus will be on new developments and processes in cell, module and pack production, as well as on the extraction, new compositions, and recycling of raw materials. “For batteries, as for all other fields of electric mobility production, the competition should not be between domestic machine and plant manufacturers, but with companies from Asia, which are increasingly penetrating the European market,” says Professor Heiner Heimes, Member of PEM Management. “To counter the advantage in experience of Asian manufacturers, we in Germany can develop innovative, efficient and sustainable production technologies for our own value chain.”
From extraction to recycling: materials and methods
The event, which is taking place at Eurogress Aachen, is therefore dedicated to the key questions of which materials and methods can be used to make modern electric motors significantly more efficient, which processes can be used to realize the large-scale production of fuel cell systems and their components, which methods can be used to achieve comprehensive recycling of traction batteries and electric motor components, how the use of critical raw materials can be avoided in the future, in which other applications spent electric vehicle batteries can be reused, and what the new EU Battery Directive means in practice.
Presenting three E-Mobility Production Awards
With the EPT, at which three “E-Mobility Production Awards” will also be presented for the second time, the RWTH institution aims to enable industry, from plant engineering to users, to share knowledge and expertise and to promote technological progress. In the seminars of the “Week of Electric Mobility” before and after the EPT, numerous specialists and managers will be trained on the various components of the electric drive. All information can be found on www.ept-aachen.de/en/.
Ten tickets with 50% discount to be won
As an official media partner, Battery News is giving away ten exclusive limited tickets that guarantee participation at half price – also valid for attending one or more of the battery seminars during the 2024 “Week of Electric Mobility”. Those interested just have to be among the first ten to comment on the LinkedIN post and provide the correct answer to the prize question. Afterwards, registration on the official EPT website is possible with a discount code.
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