Li-Ion Cells Manufacturing Seminar

Program

Day 1 - September 7, 2022
8:00-9:00 am	Registration, Breakfast, and Networking Louise Slaughter Hall – Room 2230/2240 78 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14623
9:00-9:15 am	Welcome and Opening Remarks Dr. Ryne Raffaelle (RIT, Vice President of Research)
9:15-10:30 am	Battery Essential Shmuel De-Leon (CEO Shmuel De-Leon Energy Ltd)
10:30-11:15 am	Lithium Ion Materials and Electrode Design Dr. Matthew Ganter (Director RIT Battery Prototyping Center)
11:15 am - 12:00 pm	Certification and Testing of Batteries Eric Lind (Business Development - DNV GL)
12:00-1:00 pm	Lunch in Conference Area
1:00-1:45 pm	Solid-State and Next Generation Technologies Dr. Wyatt Tenehoff (Assistant Professor - University of Rochester)
1:45-2:15 pm	Quality Control, Cell Design, and Laboratory Safety Dr. Matthew Ganter (Director RIT Battery Prototyping Center)
2:15-2:30 pm	Travel to RIT Battery Prototyping Center
2:30-4:00 pm	Group A – Tour of Dry Room and Equipment Dr. Matthew Ganter (Director RIT Battery Prototyping Center) Group B – Tour of AMPrint Center, Testing Calculations, and Coin Cells Michael Buffalin (Lab Manager RIT Maker Space) Courtney McHale and Abbey Saia (RIT Battery Prototyping Center Lab Techs)
4:00-5:30 pm	Group A – Tour of AMPrint Center, Testing Calculations, and Coin Cells Michael Buffalin (Lab Manager RIT Maker Space) Courtney McHale and Abbey Saia (RIT Battery Prototyping Center Lab Techs) Group B – Tour of Dry Room and Equipment Dr. Matthew Ganter (Director RIT Battery Prototyping Center)
4:00-5:30 pm	Calendaring and Ounching of Electrode for Coin and Pouch Cells - Practical Training Dr. Matthew Ganter (RIT Battery Prototyping Center)
6:45 pm-	Dinner Out in Rochester (Dinosaur BBQ)

Day 2 - September 8, 2022
8:30-9:00 am	Continental Breakfast and Networking Louise Slaughter Hall – Room 2230/2240 78 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14623
9:00-10:30 am	Battery Safety Shmuel De-Leon (CEO Shmuel De-Leon Energy Ltd)
10:30-10:45 am	Coffee Break
10:45-11:15 pm	Li-ion Global Industry Overview and Forecasts Sam Jaffe (Cairn ERA)
11:15-12:15 pm	Lithium Ion Slurry Mixing Techniques and Equipment Dr. Bernhard Stalder (Buhler Group)
12:15-1:15 pm	Lunch in Conference Area
1:15-2:15 pm	Industrial Roll-to-Roll Coating Equipment and Techniques Scott Zwierlein (Coating Engineer at Frontier/Delta Mod Tech)
2:15-2:45 pm	Lithium Ion Manufacturing Equipment from Pilot to Production Terry Hartman (Solith/Sovema Group)
2:45-3:00 pm	Travel to RIT Battery Prototyping Center
3:00-4:15 pm	Group A – Slurry Mixing, Electrode Coating, and Slitting Dr. Matthew Ganter (Director RIT Battery Prototyping Center) Scott Zwierlein (Coating Engineer at Frontier/Delta Mod Tech) Dr. Bernhard Stalder (Buhler Group) Group B – Pouch and Cylindrical Cell Fabrication on SoLith Equipment Terry Hartman (Solith/Sovema Group) Kaylie Glynn, Jameson Moran, Abbey Saia, Courtney McHale (Battery Prototyping Center Techs)
4:15-5:30 pm	Group A – Pouch and Cylindrical Cell Fabrication on SoLith Equipment Terry Hartman (Solith/Sovema Group) Kaylie Glynn, Jameson Moran, Abbey Saia, Courtney McHale (Battery Prototyping Center Techs) Group B – Slurry Mixing, Electrode Coating, and Slitting Dr. Matthew Ganter (Director RIT Battery Prototyping Center) Scott Zwierlein (Coating Engineer at Frontier/Delta Mod Tech) Dr. Bernhard Stalder (Buhler Group)