Wednesday, June 2, 2010

9:00   Opening of the 8th European Mechatronics Meeting:

2010: The « robolution » announces the arrival of humanoid robots
Outstanding Conference by Bruno BONNELL

Mechatronic systems and components - Industry

Desktop Factory, the new concept for manufacturing ?
Yuichi OKAZAKI - National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan

Organize your business for Mechatronics: first feedback a year later
Pascal LAURIN, MAST automation manager - BOSCH REXROTH

Magnetic bearings and high speed generator for energy recovery in the natural gas industry
Bruno WAGNER, Communication Manager - SKF

Contactless Energy Transfer - A challenging technology for mobile systems
Dr. Jochen MAHLEIN – Development Group Leader "innovation mechatronics » SEW USOCOME

13:30 - 14:30    Exhibition visit

Mechatronic systems and components - Transportation

Trends in integrated sensors and actuators in braking systems
Pascal GOURIET, System Architecture Expert EE - PSA PEUGEOT CITROEN

The TMR, a new generation of low power speed and position sensors
Christophe DURET, R&D Products Innovation Mechatronics – SNR

Methodology for safety assessment of mechatronic systems on EMB application
Serge TEMPESTINI - Advanced Engineering - MW S.P.A.- Rivoli (TO) Italy

Mechatronics components or systems for EV's and hybrid vehicles
Olivier JOUBERT, Product Development Manager - SKF

Mechatronics, Automation and Robotics

Robotcaliser : Robotize for not offshoring
Vincent SCHRAMM, CEO SYMOP

SMErobot: robots for SMEs competitiveness
Jean-Yves BENAITEAU - Innovation and Project Management, CETIM

A new approach for controlling robots
Gerald VOGT, R&D Manager - STAUBLI ROBOTICS

"Serti On Line" On-line Seaming Monitoring System
Valérie SULIS, Machines and Controls department - CETIM

Live from the labs, start-ups and industrial research

Mechatronic systems for automatic handling of miniature components
Dr Mélanie DAFFLON, Asyril SA, Switzerland

MECODES – Mechatronic collaboration design solution
Zlatko SIMUNEC, CEO CadCam Design Centar, Zagreb, Croatia

Multiphysics simulation of mechatronic components in harsh environments
Jérémy LEFÈVRE, Université de Technologie de Compiègne

18:10  End of conferences
19:00  Convivial evening in a wooden chalet in the heart of pastures after a 15 min. hike of or an impressive climb with 4WD vehicle. Casual dress required !

Thursday, June 3, 2010

8:30      Parallel Workshops:

Workshop Mechatronics Design for SMEs

How to design in mechatronics?
What are the opportunities of the O2M platform in automotive customer supplier relationship?
This workshop will provide an opportunity to explore the mechatronic design and modelling tools, and applications for SMEs.

Workshop in French.        More details here.

Workshop Communicating Autonomous Sensors

Communicating autonomous sensors mobilize the world of industry for their practical benefits and their eco-energy design.
A state of the art of available technologies will be presented by specialists for the following "technological bricks":

Workshop in English       More details here.

11:00 MECHATRONICS AWARDS 2010

"Mechatronics Awards" ceremony, the industrial trophies in mechatronics, which reward companies for their most exemplary developments in the field of mechatronics. More details here.

13:30 - 14:30    Exhibition visit

14:30     Parallel Workshops:

Desktop Factory

Bringing the industry at the heart of cities: a utopia?

Japan has invented a new manufacturing concept: "desktop factories" or how to install a complete workshop on ... 30 m2!Discover amazing machines no bigger than desktops: injection molding machines, lathes machining, surface treatment. Come to interact directly with Japanese designers.

With the participation of 10 Japanese companies members of "Desktop Factory Research Consortium", and Nagano Techno Foundation, AIST and JETRO.

Workshop in French.      More details here.

Education in Mechatronics

Education in mechatronics 10 years later.
Where are we? What remains to be done?
Workshop chaired by Dominique Meisel from ENSIL, with the participation of the Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga (Colombia), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, POLYTECH Annecy-Chambery, UTC, SUPMECA and industrial companies members of ARTEMA mechatronics group. More details here.

Workshop in English

17:00    Closing ceremony of the 8th European Mechatronics Meeting

Download here EMM 2010 conferences and workshops schedule.

Downlaod here EMM 2010 brochure (pdf).