Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS
Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS

Program

Overview

14th International Summer School – Trends and New Developments in Laser Technology

August 25 – August 29, 2025 | Dresden

  MON, Aug 25 TUE, Aug 26 WED, Aug 27 THU, Aug 28 FRI, AUG 29
Morning   Expert talks Expert talks Expert talks Lab work part I
    Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
Afternoon Registration and opening
Expert talks
Participant presentations		 Participant presentations

 		 Sponsor presentations
Participant presentations		 Expert talks
Lab tour at Fraunhofer IWS
Delivery of certificates		 Lab work part II
Closing remarks
Evening   Get together and dinner
(Dinner speech
“The Future of Laser
Processing”)		      

Expert Talks

  • Introduction to Laser Processing: the Laser Beam, a Tool for Multiple Applications
    Prof. Andrés Lasagni | TU Dresden and Fraunhofer IWS
  • Advances on Laser Based Joining Technologies
    Dr. Axel Jahn | Fraunhofer IWS
  • Recent Advances on Laser Based Surface Hardening Technologies
    Marko Seifert | Fraunhofer IWS
  • Theoretical Approaches Towards Process Design and Analysis with Application Examples from Laser Material Processing
    Dr. Achim Mahrle | Fraunhofer IWS
  • Laser Cutting of Thick Sheet Materials
    Dr. Madlen Borkmann | Fraunhofer IWS
  • Laser-induced Forward Transfer (LIFT) of Metallic 3D Micro-structures 
    TBD
  • High-throughput Machining Using High-average Power Ultrashort Pulse Lasers and High-speed Polygon Scanner
    Dr. Joerg Schille | University of Applied Science Mittweida
  • Recent Developments and Applications of Ultrashort Pulse-lasers
    Dr. Felix Dreisow | Schott Technical Glass Solutions GmbH, Jena
  • Fabrication of 3D Parts Using Additive Manufacturing
    Prof. Frank Brückner | Fraunhofer IWS
  • Laser Interference Patterning: Past, Present and Future for Large Area Surface Functionalization
    Prof. Andrés Lasagni | TU Dresden and Fraunhofer IWS
  • Laser Safety
    Dr. Robert Baumann | TU Dresden