Puneet Sinha is the Sr. Director and the Global Head of Battery Industry for Siemens Digital Industries Software. He heads company’s strategy and cross-functional growth focus for batteries. Puneet has more than 15 years of industrial experience in battery and electric vehicles go to market strategy, product development and taking pre-revenue startup to successful exit. Prior to joining Siemens, he has worked at General Motors where he led global R&D teams to solve wide range of issues with fuel cells and battery electric vehicles and at Saft, a Li-ion battery manufacturer. He has served as VP of Business Development for EC Power, a Li-ion battery software and technology development startup. Puneet has done his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University, has authored more than 20 highly-cited journal articles and has been awarded 7 patents on battery and fuel cells system design and operational strategies.
"Unlocking Battery Innovations and ProductionScaling with Digital Transformation"
The battery industry stands at a pivot aljuncture, poised for exponential growth to meet the soaring aspirations of transport electrification and energy storage applications. To meet this demand, fourteen-fold increase in battery production capacity by the end of this decade compared is forecasted. However, three major challenges are in the way for nearly every company in the battery ecosystem, large enterprise or startup alike, to meet this burgeoning demand:
· Insufficient battery energydensity and fast charging capabilities
· High scrap rate andmanufacturing quality issues posing challenges to cost-effective large scale battery cell production
· Talent scarcity and huge resource investment to scale up operations globally, risk capital investment ina rapidly evolving industry
Traditional engineering and manufacturing practices are insufficient to address these challenges in this agile industry. Instead, digital transformation is needed to accelerate battery innovations and scale production and operations cost-effectively and sustainably. This talk will outline the pillars of this digital transformation, delivered through digital twin, automation technologies and generative AI, with specific real-world examples to show the real value they are delivering to help battery companies accelerate.