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Smart Manufacturing for Automotive Sept.9,2025
Date: 9 September 2025
Location: DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel, Detroit Downtown – Fort Shelby
Leading Automotive OEM and Tier 1 suppliers from across the US and Canada including ZF, Rivian, General Motors, BorgWarner, Magna, Toyota, Ford, and many more, have already secured their place at the 6th annual Smart Manufacturing for Automotive Summit US.
Dr. Marcel Schaefer from Fraunhofer USA is invited to speak and moderate one of the key sessions: “AI in Manufacturing: Overcoming Challenges in People, Process, and Poor Data”,
- Driving Operational Excellence: Technology Driven Cost Reduction whilst Boosting Performance and Enhancing Competitiveness
- Data-Driven Excellence: Transforming Automotive Manufacturing with AI and Analytics
- The Intelligent Automotive Ecosystem: From Digital Maturity to Autonomous Supply Chains
- The Human-Centric Smart Factory: Empowering the Automotive Workforce of the Future
- The Agile Automotive Factory: Rapid Innovation and Sustainable Production
For more information, updates and registration CLICK HERE
Registration: Use Code - SPEAKER15 - to get a 15% reduction
MX.0 Midwest 16-17th September 2025
Date: 16-17th September 2025
Location: The Westin, Cleveland OH
Shaping the Future of Manufacturing
Where manufacturers connect & share insights to advance digital transformation
MX.0 showcases manufaturing excellence in building data-driven productivity and efficiency acorss the plant floor and wider bussines. The event has practical, tried and tested examples of digital transformation for manufacturers of different sizes, at different points in their implementation journey.
As part of two days of presentations, panels, facilitated group and classroom style sessions, plus networking breaks and exhibitor pitches, Fraunhofer USA's Marcel Schaefer will join Peterson Lindo (BMW) to discuss AI in Action on the Shop Floor.
What to expect?
- 175+ attendees
- 60% Manufacturer / 40% Solution Partner ratio.
- 35+ Speakers
HERE'S A GLIMPSE OF THE KEY TOPICS SHAPING THE AGENDA:
- Building blocks of the Smart Factory: people, processes, and technologies
- AI in Action - Preparing your data, computer vision, Agentic, GenAI, we'll cover it all!
- IT/OT Convergence - Bridging the digital divide.
- Edge to Cloud Infrastructure - Building scalable, integrated systems.
- Architecting Success - Options for UNS, MES, and production monitoring.
- Sustainable & Resilient Supply Chains - cost & energy management.
- Digital Twin Implementation - hear from those who have secure ROI!
- Connected Worker Solutions - Digital work instructions, mixed reality, capturing retiring knowledge!
- Digital Lean - Marrying lean principles with modern tech.
- ERP upgrades & integration
- Robotics & Automation Strategies - what's next?
To view details and register, please click HERE
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Fraunhofer USA PFAS WorkshopDate: 18 June 2025 Location: STEM Building, East Lansing
For more information contact: cmw (at) fraunhofer.org |
Innovate with Confidence - Fraunhofer WorkshopDate: 3 June 2025 Location: Automation Ally, Troy MI Keynote speaker, Kyle Veugeler from Siemens, along with colleageus from Fraunhofer USA and Fraunhofer IST, toutlined the technical and environmental feasibility of emerging technologies, including a best practice example of vacuum coatings for battery manufacturing. Through a focus on life cycle thinking, we provided an assessment tools that make sustainability measurable. |
SVCTechCon Nashville 17-22 May 2025 |
Automate Detroit 12-15 May 2025 |
ITSC Vancouver 5-8 May 2025 |
SC Competes Spring Summit- Headline SponsorDate: April 29-30, 2025 Location for SCFUSA Battery Symposium: Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, SC The Spring Summit showcased the future of our signature clusters and initiatives in the Palmetto State and celebrate 20 years of SC Competes mission of collaboration and competitiveness. Over 3 exciting days, this Summit brought together top leaders, innovators, and students from Aerospace, Logistics, Technology, Battery, and Workforce innovations to share insights, explore emerging trends, and foster collaboration amongst all who join. Attendees experienced dynamic presenters, student showcase, a B2B networking event, and a variety of exhibitors. Together with Fraunhofer USA, SCFUSA Battery Symposium was back for a third year. Our Battery experts and SC battery companies took the stage at the Spring Summit, focused on South Carolina’s future in the Battery Production, Safety, and Recycling. SC Battery Symposium which was held on April 30th. |
4th MX.0 SoutheastWhen: April 22 - 24, 2025 Where: Hyatt Regency Greenville, SC Fraunhofer USA was proud to contribute to the 4th MX.0 Southeast event. Returning to beautiful downtown Greenville, SC, MX.0 Southeast expands to two full days of conference sessions and a dedicated factory tour day in 2025. Our colleague Marcel Schaefer was part of a Panel Discussion: How to Start, Scale & Survey the Success of AI & ML Initiatives to Take Advantage of the Hype! Interview with Marcel Schaefer |