Jesse Batsche and Steven Dusing of DMC Inc.

The mainstream introduction of the electric car created an entire new category of automotive testing for battery packs and battery management systems (BMS). DMC’s modular Battery Test Platform incorporates open software and hardware technologies, along with flexible and reliable subsystem components and instruments, in order to create systems that are completely customizable to the end user’s specifications.  The heart of the system is the modular software framework, termed the “Flex Framework,” which has evolved over more than a decade of development and lessons learned.  It serves as the foundation for all of DMC’s custom battery test projects, and offers a variety of useful features, including self-diagnostic checks, configurable UI dashboards, and test sequence scripting.

Biography:

Jesse Batsche is a Project Director at DMC, a systems integrator providing a range of software and engineering services for a broad spectrum of industries.  DMC specializes in Test and Measurement Automation as well as Manufacturing Automation and Intelligence.  For over 10 years, Jesse has focused on programming large scale LabVIEW applications, designing customized test equipment, performing marketing/sales for automated test systems, developing DMC’s foundational software toolkits and best practices, and managing teams of developers.  Notable projects include battery and BMS test systems for electric vehicles and NASA, an aircraft tire dynamometer for the US Air Force, and a vision test system for an LCD dashboard display.  Jesse is a Certified LabVIEW Architect and holds a B.S. and Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.

Steven Dusing is a Project Engineer at DMC, an engineering consulting firm, where he has been working on a variety of test and measurement automation projects for the past 4 years.  Prior to this, Steven attended the University of Notre Dame, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and earned his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.  At DMC, Steven has specialized in projects that have helped grow DMC's Electric Vehicle and Battery testing service offerings.  He also is a Certified LabVIEW Architect and a key contributor to the design and maintenance of the team's LabVIEW software architectures.  His other (non-programming) interests include skiing, comedy shows, and chocolate.

David Berno of DMC Inc.

Advanced automotive manufacturing of the 21^st century requires the ability to commission automated assembly lines efficiently and to adapt to manufacturing changes with agility. This presentation will dive into solutions that DMC developed using the Siemens S7 series PLCs to create efficient and agile manufacturing deployments.

Our customer required a solution that allowed end users to change assembly sequences in the field without programmers. DMC worked with them to develop standard code modules for handling basic manufacturing operations and a framework that allows them to dynamically create sequences to guide each portion of their process.

The result is a flexible manufacturing software system that has been deployed as a standard at various plants and gives our customer complete control over their process and the ability to react quickly to manufacturing changes.

Biography:

David Berno

Title: Systems Engineer

University: University of Notre Dame

Degree: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Certifications:

Siemens Automation – PLC & HMI

Project Experience:

David is a Siemens Certified Engineer and expert Rockwell programmer. He has ample experience architecting, programming and commissioning automation projects. David has spent significant time in the automotive industry, supporting a wide variety of tiered suppliers and OEMs.