June 15 & 16 2023 Cannes - France 30ème journées internationales d’études sur la finition des carrosseries automobiles

2023 Congress Program

Day 1Thursday June 15

Registration reception

In partnership with

  • FANUC

Welcome Speech

  • Luigi FRANZESE - FERRARI

    Head of Painting Technology - Congress President, SURCAR

  • Maxime GOLDBERG - SURCAR

    President of SURCAR European Committee

  • Tim HAYES - SURCAR

    President of SURCAR

TREND TO ZERO EMISSION

Session Chairs Welcome Notes

  • Silvio LICITRA - STELLANTIS

    Head of Paint Process Engineering

  • Sven VEIT - AUDI AG

    Director Manufacturing Engineering Paint Shop

STELLANTIS Carbon Footprint – Sons Of Neutrality

  • Mathieu MONIN - STELLANTIS

    Paint Process Specialist

  • Richard CAETANO - STELLANTIS

    Paint Process Expert

New atomizer concept to reduce paint waste by 50% during paint application

  • Speaker TBD - OEM

  • Masaru TERADA - ABB

    R&D Engineer

Overspray-Free Paint Application – Update on the market launch in series production

  • Lars FRIEDRICH - DÜRR SYSTEMS

    President & CEO Application Technology

Digital Transformation = Process Transformation. How digital tools change the way we work

  • Sabine GRIESBECK - PPG

    Styling Manager

Networking and refreshment break

Sustainability in paint shops – Perspectives towards 2030

  • Luigi LAZZARI - GEICO

    Vice President Sales

Save Electricity and CO² thanks to Paint sprayer

  • Sébastien SALZE - SAMES

    Automotive Business Dev

Plenary Panel Discussion

  • Lars FRIEDRICH - DÜRR SYSTEMS

    President & CEO Application Technology

  • Luigi LAZZARI - GEICO

    Vice President Sales

  • Mathieu MONIN - STELLANTIS

    Paint Process Specialist

  • Sabine GRIESBECK - PPG

    Styling Manager

  • Sébastien SALZE - SAMES

    Automotive Business Dev

  • Masaru TERADA - ABB

    R&D Engineer

Elevator pitch

  • Tim HAYES - SURCAR

    President of SURCAR

Networking and lunch break

In partnership with

  • ABB

CARRY-OVER OF SOLUTIONS

Session Chairs

  • Guillaume BASQUIN - STELLANTIS

    Paint Engineering Manager

  • Karine HUMBERT - RENAULT

    General Manager Paints & Plastics

Low bake technologies for the paint & body-shop

  • Jean-Marc PINEL - PPG REVOCOAT

    Global Technical Director A&S

The 4 wet process in solventborne paint system – a collaborative work for a successful line introduction

  • Andy VLIEGEN - EFTEC

    Groupleader R&D PVC-plastisols

  • Patrick CORMIER - STELLANTIS

    Leader technique Peinture auto industrielle

  • Pierre SARRAZIN - NPAC

    R&D manager for Stellantis developments

Lower the carbon footprint through simultaneous material and application engineering

  • DR. Karsten LESSMANN - PFINDER

    Director Research and Development

Networking and refreshment break

Nitra Plant Contrast Painting line

  • Jan LILKO - JAGUAR LAND ROVER

    Manufacturing Programme & Project Manager

  • Sébastien SALZE - SAMES

    Automotive Business Dev

Accelerating the future paint shop with fully automated hole covering – tesa® ProSeal

  • Lukas HERBST - TESA

    International Product Manager Application Tools

  • Yukinobu NISHINO - TESA

    Global Market Segment Manager - OEM

Plenary Panel Discussion

  • Lukas HERBST - TESA

    International Product Manager Application Tools

  • Jan LILKO - JAGUAR LAND ROVER

    Manufacturing Programme & Project Manager

  • Jean-Marc PINEL - PPG REVOCOAT

    Global Technical Director A&S

  • Patrick CORMIER - STELLANTIS

    Leader technique Peinture auto industrielle

  • Pierre SARRAZIN - NPAC

    R&D manager for Stellantis developments

VIP RECEPTION (invitation only)

In partnership with

  • HELMUT FISCHER

Day 2Friday June 16

Registration reception

In partnership with

  • FANUC

Welcome Speech

  • Luigi FRANZESE - FERRARI

    Head of Painting Technology - Congress President, SURCAR

HOW TO USE DATA: SIMULATION, SOFTWARE, DIGITALIZATION

Session Chairs Welcome Notes

  • Ive VAN AUDENHOVE - VOLVO CAR CORPORATION

    Head of ME Paint Industrialization

  • Martin SÖLDNER - VOLKSWAGEN

    Head of Paint Shop Planning

Digitalization as accelerator for development

  • Hendré SWART - BASF COATINGS

    Lab Manager, Development Simulation/Automation EMEA

  • Katelle LAVISSE - RENAULT

    Deputy General Manager Paint Processes and Materials

Automated Paint Inspection with Automated Repair on a HIGH-VOLUME moving production line

  • Kjell NORDIN - 3M

    Application Engineering Manager ASD Flex EMEA

  • Ron MUIR - THE FARMER GROUP

    Senior Advisor

  • Michael THOMAS - FORD

    Manufacturing Programme & Project Manager

Automatic defect detection and automatic finish in the topcoat area

  • Alexander SCHMUNK - ASIS

    Head of Sales

  • Julia HOLZAPFEL - AUDI

    Technology Development Materials /Processes

Use ed simulation to reduce plug quantity

  • Beatrice XAVIER - RENAULT

    Team Manager Performance and Feasibility Process Engineering

  • Valérie HOUILLON - RENAULT

    Paint USFT And Process Expert

Networking and refreshment break

Evolution of Inline Quality Control

  • Quentin LECOMTE - EINES VISION SYSTEM

    Key Account Manager

Data driven approach to optimize and simulate coating process

  • Sowthriraj DHANDAPANI - PLASTIC OMNIUM

    Industrial Process Performance Engineer Paint Sigmatech

  • Petr JAHN - Sprayvision

    General Manager

Plenary Panel Discussion

  • Beatrice XAVIER - RENAULT

    Team Manager Performance and Feasibility Process Engineering

  • Sowthriraj DHANDAPANI - PLASTIC OMNIUM

    Industrial Process Performance Engineer Paint Sigmatech

  • Julia HOLZAPFEL - AUDI

    Technology Development Materials /Processes

  • Katelle LAVISSE - RENAULT

    Deputy General Manager Paint Processes and Materials

  • Kjell NORDIN - 3M

    Application Engineering Manager ASD Flex EMEA

  • Petr JAHN - Sprayvision

    General Manager

  • Valérie HOUILLON - RENAULT

    Paint USFT And Process Expert

Networking and lunch break

In partnership with

  • ABB

FUTURE OF PAINT SHOP TECHNOLOGY

Session Chairs

  • Dave GREEN - JAGUAR LAND ROVER

    Exterior Coatings Technical Specialist

  • Philipp RUCKER - MAGNA STEYR

    Director Manufacturing Engineering and Logistics

Development of peelable body color for automotive painting

  • Speaker TBD - OEM

  • Takayuki ONO - KANSAI PAINT

    Director

Paint film future way to paint

  • Helge WARTA - PPG

    Director Paint Film

Individual shades for Body & Plastics – Axalta’s My Color approach

  • Georg MEISWINKEL - AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS

    Technology manager

Start of production at Turkish e-car manufacturer TOGG: Efficiency and sustainability characterize paint shop and final assembly line

  • Dirk GORGES - DÜRR SYSTEMS

    Executive Vice President Paint And Final Assembly Systems

  • Speaker TBD - TOGG

Networking and refreshment break

New Paintshop in Gliwice: Challenges and Results

  • Speaker TBD - GEICO

  • Speaker TBD - STELLANTIS

VOC controlling for Energy Saving

  • Gianni ABBIATI - FIDIA

    COO & Co-Founder

  • Antonio ZAZA - FIDIA

    CEO & Co-Founder

Plenary Panel Discussion

  • Antonio ZAZA - FIDIA

    CEO & Co-Founder

  • Dirk GORGES - DÜRR SYSTEMS

    Executive Vice President Paint And Final Assembly Systems

  • Georg MEISWINKEL - AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS

    Technology manager

  • Helge WARTA - PPG

    Director Paint Film

  • Takayuki ONO - KANSAI PAINT

    Director

Awards Ceremony

Gala dinner

In partnership with

  • DÜRR SYSTEMS