Welcome to Automotive Evolution Europe 2022! The 1st Automotive Evolution Europe took place December 6-7 in Munich. We welcomed colleagues and industry peers before the conference at the SZ Tower’s Panorama Lounge followed by a full day of back-to-back discussions with leading experts across Europe and more. Christopher Ludwig
Hyper-flexible microfactory - interview with Dr Matthias Preuß, Next e.GO Mobile Christopher Ludwig caught up with Dr Matthias Preuß, Vice-President, Global Microfactory Technology, Next e.GO Mobile to continue the conversation following the panel discussion ’Assembly in motion: speed and flexibility in vehicle production’. Christopher Ludwig
Future-proof Plant Munich - interview with Peter Weber, BMW Christopher Ludwig caught up with Peter Weber, Director Plant Munich, BMW Group following the closing session of AMS Automotive Evolution Europe 2022. Christopher Ludwig
Transforming plant and production processes - interview with Rüdiger Eck, Audi Following the opening session ‘Data at the heart of Europe’s manufacturing evolution’, Christopher Ludwig caught up with Rüdiger Eck, Director of Data Governance and Analytics for Digital Production, AUDI AG to continue the conversation. Christopher Ludwig
Blossoming brownfields: rejuvenating Europe’s car plants Peter Weber at BMW and Kjell Walöen at Volta Trucks joined the closing panel discussion at Automotive Evolution Europe to discuss how Europe is revamping production plants and ensuring their existing production plants can be as flexible and efficient as any greenfield. Christopher Ludwig
Engineering the future of manufacturing Dr Seonhi at Ford Research and Advanced Manufacturing Europe and Erich Barnstedt at Microsoft joined the ninth panel at Automotive Evolution Europe to discuss some of the steps Europe’s automotive industry is taking to future-proof factories and quicken the rollout of new technology, battery and EV production. Christopher Ludwig
Painting a brighter day: increasing speed, reducing errors in paintshop Sébastian Salze at SAMES and Robin Kaufmann at FANUC joined the eighth panel at Automotive Evolution Europe to discuss optimising processes and reducing waste in the paintshop. Christopher Ludwig
Assembly in motion: speed and flexibility in vehicle production Dr Matthias Preuß at Next e.GO Mobile and Johannes Buehrle at Trumpf joined the fifth panel at Automotive Evolution Europe to discuss strategies to simplify production processes and increase flexibility. Christopher Ludwig
Tier-1 transformation: fast-changing production for automotive suppliers Arno Güllering at ZF and Stephen C. Nunn at Hardinge joined the sixth panel at Automotive Evolution Europe to discuss how to better understand what electrification means for tier-1 suppliers. Christopher Ludwig
Material matters: body, forming and process transformation Michel Peña at Teknia, Jesse Paegle at ArcelorMittal and Jonas Adolfsson at SSAB joined the seventh panel at Automotive Evolution Europe to discuss how new technology and materials are ushering in new innovations in manufacturing. Christopher Ludwig
Managing an uncertain future in manufacturing S&P Global Mobility, Magswitch and Next e.GO Mobile joined the fourth panel at Automotive Evolution Europe to discuss the volatile production environment, to which OEMs and suppliers must respond to mitigate disruption to production. Christopher Ludwig
A tipping point: European automotive manufacturing outlook Henner Lehne at S&P Global Mobility joined the third session with an in-depth presentation on the latest analysis and forecast for the European sector, including volume, regulations and OEM strategies in the face of disruption and changing business models. Christopher Ludwig
Scaling up battery production in Europe The second session of Automotive Evolution Europe was joined by Matthias Zentgraf at CATL, Francisco Carranza at Basquevolt and Lars Carlstrom at Italvolt to discuss production strategies, constraints and opportunities in ramping up output of EV batteries in Europe. Christopher Ludwig
Data at the heart of Europe’s manufacturing evolution Rüdiger Eck at Audi, Timothy McGrath, at BMW and Karthik Krishnamurthy at AWS joined the opening session of Automotive Evolution Europe which focused on opportunities in data analytics, artificial intelligence, digital simulation, cloud services and the digital tools that support them. Christopher Ludwig
