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DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, March 19th\n\nTime:\n\n- Networking – 5:15\n
 - Presentation – 5:30\n\nThere is no charge for this meeting – light r
 efreshments will be served\n\nLocation:\n\nBinghamton University\n\nEngine
 ering Building\n\nRoom: EB Q-23\n\nParking: There is a lot nearby across f
 rom Glenn G. Bartle Library – access from West Drive – Fee is $1.00 pe
 r hour\n\nPresentation: Safety Driven Quality / Quality Driven Safety: Why
  Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing Demands a Safety-Integrated QMS\n\nBy E
 ileen (Roxy) Updyke\n\nAbstract:\n\nAs lithium-ion batteries become ever m
 ore integral to modern technology - from smartphones and electric vehicles
  to grid-scale storage - the importance of getting safety right has never 
 been higher. With risks like thermal runaway\, chemical instability\, and 
 manufacturing variability\, these high-energy systems require more than ju
 st attention to “Form\, Fit\, and Function.” They demand precision and
  discipline across the entire value stream - from supplier and material se
 lection to final product delivery and customer support - where a strong sa
 fety culture is not just present but fully integrated into the overall qua
 lity culture.\n\nThis session explores how a Quality Management System (QM
 S) that embeds safety into every process is not just a best practice\, but
  a critical line of defense for any organization. Through real-world incid
 ents and hard-earned lessons\, we’ll examine how even small lapses in di
 scipline can lead to serious safety risks\, operational disruptions\, and 
 reputational harm. We’ll also explore how proven systems like ISO 9001 c
 an serve as the foundation for a culture of quality that extends beyond co
 mpliance - ensuring the production of safe\, high-integrity battery produc
 ts\, and also the protection of the employees who make them.\n\nWhether yo
 u&#39;re in manufacturing\, quality\, auditing\, or engineering\, this talk of
 fers practical strategies for how quality professionals can lead the charg
 e in powering safety - and the future of energy.\n\nAgenda: \nDate: Thursd
 ay\, March 19th\n\nTime:\n\n- Networking – 5:15\n- Presentation – 5:30
 \n\nThere is no charge for this meeting – light refreshments will be ser
 ved\n\nLocation:\n\nBinghamton University\n\nEngineering Building\n\nRoom:
  EB Q-23\n\nParking: There is a lot nearby across from Glenn G. Bartle Lib
 rary – access from West Drive – Fee is $1.00 per hour\n\nPresentation:
  Safety Driven Quality / Quality Driven Safety: Why Lithium-Ion Battery Ma
 nufacturing Demands a Safety-Integrated QMS\n\nBy Eileen (Roxy) Updyke\n\n
 Room: EB Q-23\, Bldg: Engineering Building\, Binghamton University\, Bingh
 amton\, New York\, United States\, 13902
LOCATION:Room: EB Q-23\, Bldg: Engineering Building\, Binghamton University
 \, Binghamton\, New York\, United States\, 13902
ORGANIZER:desniezek@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:24
SUMMARY:Binghamton - Why Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing Demands a Safety
 -Integrated QMS
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/546006
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 ad to serious safety risks\, operational disruptions\, and reputational ha
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