WORKSHOP #1 | Electric Vehicle Assembly: Challenges & Opportunities

Automakers and suppliers around the world are spending billions of dollars and scrambling to develop electric vehicles that meet stringent cost, performance and safety objectives. Whether it’s a bus, car, motorcycle, scooter, tractor or truck, all electric vehicles require batteries, motors and other components that have to be mass-produced. This workshop will examine the important role that assembly tools and techniques play in this process.

REGISTRATION FEE: $20 before 9/30/21 | $25 before 10/15/21 | $30 after 10/15/21

10:00 – 10:30 AM CT

Battery Leak Testing
Thomas Parker, Automotive Market Sales Manager, INFICON Inc.

10:30 – 11:00 AM CT

How Robotics Are Helping the EV Market Grow at a Rapid Pace
Growing Infrastructure Will Require Massive Amounts of Automation
Rob Kuphal, Director of Sales - Automotive Corporate Accounts, FANUC America Corp.

11:00 – 11:30 AM CT

Connecting Batteries and Cells to Tabs and Busbars With Pulsed Arc Welding
Tim Frech, Senior Engineer, EWI

11:30 - 12:00 PM CT

Open Discussion and Q&A with Workshop Panelists

Austin Weber, Senior Editor, ASSEMBLY Magazine / Autonomous and Electric Mobility by ASSEMBLY