Car Body Parts: Materials and Forming Processes 2025

Car Body Parts: Materials and Forming Processes 2025

The whole picture

For the second time, Car Body Parts: Materials and Forming Processes, brings together Automotive Circle’s international network of both material and process experts, for our two-day congress on everything to do with the development and production of structural or outer skin car body parts. With its mixture of focus contributions in two-fold parallel sessions as well as keynote plenary presentations, established during its premiere in 2024, the congress aims to discuss progress in car body materials developments as well as car body part production processes, from panel forming to (mega)casting – and the relations between these two realms.

Overview of parallel congress sessions

Congress Program

Program is subject to change
Status as of June 23, 2025

Participants

  • Car body engineers, managers and employees of international OEM
  • System suppliers and engineering service providers
  • Experts from institutes
All responsible for press plant, tool shop or foundry projects or/and projects regarding Materials in Car Body Engineering in the areas of pre-development, development, planning, production and quality control.
  • 3M, US
  • Aachen University of Applied Sciences, DE
  • Aisin Europe, BE
  • Ak-Pres, TR
  • Albert Handtmann Metallgusswerk GmbH & Co. KG, DE
  • Aluminium Duffel BV, BE
  • AP&T Sweden AB, SE
  • ArcelorMittal, BE
  • ArcelorMittal, DE
  • ArcelorMittal, FR
  • Audi, DE
  • Autotech Engineering Spain, S.L., ES
  • Beijing Shougang Co., Ltd, CN
  • BMW, DE
  • Bühler AG, CH
  • CBMM | Niobium, NL
  • Cosma Engineering Europe GmbH, AT
  • creangineering, DE
  • Dreistern GmbH & Co. KG, DE
  • Duoli Automotive Technology (Chuzhou) Co., Ltd., CN
  • Eines Vision Systems, ES
  • ESI-Group, DE
  • Faurecia Autositze GmbH, DE
  • FEV Vehicle GmbH, DE
  • Ford Otosan, TR
  • Ford-Werke GmbH, DE
  • Forseven EV, GB
  • Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, DE
  • Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd., JP
  • G-TEKT Corporation, JP
  • G-TEKT Deutschland GmbH, DE
  • Gaming Engineering, FR
  • General Motors Company, US
  • Gestamp, SE
  • Gestamp R&D North America Inc., US
  • Guangzhou Die and Mould Manufacturing Co., Ltd., CN
  • H-ONE Co., Ltd., JP
  • HoDforming GmbH, DE
  • Honda, JP
  • Hyundai Motor Company, KR
  • Hyundai Steel, KR
  • IDRA/LK, CN
  • Idra Srl, IT
  • Jaguar Land Rover, GB
  • Kirchhoff Automotive, DE
  • Kobelco Europe GmbH, DE
  • Laubinger + Rickmann GmbH & Co. KG, DE
  • LeLand Tech, CN
  • LK+IDRA, DE
  • Magna Automotive Services GmbH, DE
  • MAGMA Gießerei-Technologie GmbH, DE
  • Mercedes-Benz AG, DE
  • Metalsa, MX
  • Mubea Tailored Rolled Blanks, DE
  • Niobelcon bvba, BE
  • Nippon Steel Corporation, JP
  • Nissan, JP
  • Norsk Hydro ASA/ Hydro Aluminium, NO
  • Novelis Deutschland GmbH, DE
  • Novelis, US
  • POSCO, KR
  • Pressler Advanced Forming Technologies, CN
  • Renault, FR
  • Rovalma S.A., ES
  • RWTH Aachen University, Manufacturing Technology Institute ( MTI), DE
  • Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH, DE
  • Scale GmbH, DE
  • Schuler Pressen GmbH, DE
  • Shape Corporation, US
  • Shougang Group Co., Ltd., CN
  • Shougang Jingtang Iron & Steel Company, CN
  • Sika Services AG, CH
  • SKK Automotive Consulting, DE
  • Stellantis, DE
  • Stellantis, FR
  • Stellantis, IT
  • Strong by Form GmbH, DE
  • Suzhou Pressler Advanced Forming Technologies Co.Ltd., CN
  • Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt / Technology Design and Application Automotive Manufacturing Foresight – Bavarian Foresight-Institute, DE
  • Thatcham Research, GB
  • Toyota Motor Corporation, JP
  • Toyota Motor Europe, BE
  • Toyotetsu, TR
  • Viami Inc., CA
  • voestalpine Additive Manufacturing Center GmbH, DE
  • voestalpine Metal Forming GmbH, AT
  • voestalpine Stahl GmbH, AT
  • Volkswagen, DE
  • Volvo Cars, SE
  • Yizumi Germany GmbH, DE

Subject to change
Status as of: June 13, 2025

Exhibition & Sponsoring

More Information

Organizer
Vincentz Network GmbH & Co. KG
Plathnerstrasse 4c
30175 Hannover, Germany

T. +49 511 9910 – 384
F +49 511 9910 – 379
jannike.von.kampen@vincentz.net

Date & Venue
June 3 – 4, 2025

Digital Participation or
On site Participation @
DOLCE by Wyndham Bad Nauheim
Elvis-Presley-Platz 1
DE-61231 Bad Nauheim

T +49 6032 303-0
F +49 6032 303-529
info@
dolcebadnauheim.com
www.dolcebadnauheim.com

Accommodation is available at the conference hotel.

We kindly ask you to make your own hotel reservation at the conference hotel. Rooms are available from € 159,- to € 179,-, depending on the room category. All rooms include breakfast for a price of € 5,- per person and day. Please refer to: “Automotive Circle”.

The following cancellation conditions apply for all categories:

All reservations can be cancelled free of charge up to 4 weeks before arrival. Up to 2 weeks before arrival 60% of the room rate will be due. From 2 weeks before arrival 80 % will be charged.

Participation Fee

On site or digital (choice is all yours):

Super Early-bird
1.795 €*
for registrations received by March 23, 2025
Early-bird
1.995 €*
for registrations received by May 23, 2025
Standard
2.195 €*
for registrations received after May 23, 2025

A 10% group discount on the rate that is valid at the time of registration is available. This will apply when 5 or more attendees from the same company address register at the same time.

Students will get 50 % discount on standard prices on presentation of a valid student ID.

The access data for the digital conference participation will be send out via e-mail approx. one week prior the conference. The prerequisite for this is that all payments have been received in full.
* All prices plus 19 % German VAT. All conferences in Europe are subject to VAT. To reclaim, please contact your local tax office.

Participation Fee includes

On site participation: Fees including full conference participation, incl. conference materials and list of delegates, the authority for downloading the presentation on the internet, luncheons, catering, the participation in the evening networking event and on-demand access to the presentation videos for 2 weeks after the conference.

Digital participation: Fees including full digital conference participation, incl. conference materials and list of delegates, the authority for downloading the presentation on the internet and on-demand access to the presentation videos for 2 weeks after the conference.

Registration

Registration is preferably done via the event’s website, alternatively by e-mail or regular mail. The confirmation of participation and invoice will be sent via e-mail. Without this confirmation, there is no claim to participation in the booked event. Registrations will be considered in the order in which they are received, except EuroCarBody. However, the number of participants is limited in all cases.

Technical Plattform for digital participation

This virtual event of the Automotive Circle is planned and conducted using electronic tools and platforms. The following tools are used:

  • Cvent Attendee Website (via browser, compatible with the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Microsoft Edge)
  • Vimeo Player
  • Slido

Each participant is responsible for using these tools. If it is not possible to use them, e.g. due to internal company requirements, this does not entitle the participant to cancel the digital participation free of charge.

Conference Language

The conference is held exclusively in English. All documents are predominately composed in the English language.

Cancellations

Fees will be refunded in full if notice of cancellation is received by May 23, 2025. Please understand that event preparation and organization involve financial and human resources. Therefore a fee of 50% of the participation fee will be charged, if the notification of cancellation is received after May 26, 2025. Should notification reach us after June 9, 2025, or in case of non-participation, 100% of the participation fee will be charged. Substitutions of delegates may be made at any time.

Cancellations and changes must be made in writing and will be confirmed by the organizer. Cancellations due to health reasons can be cancelled free of charge at any time with a medical certificate. If a participant is demonstrably unable to attend due to travel restrictions, he/she has the option of converting the attendance participation into a digital participation (if this is offered). Any cost differences will be reimbursed).

The participant undertakes to follow the instructions of the organizer and the venue. Failure to do so may result in exclusion from the event.

The organizer reserves the right to change the program or to cancel the event in the event of special circumstances (important reason). In particular, the organizer is entitled to take such measures in cases of force majeure, due to official orders, in the event of a situation endangering the life, body or health of the participants. In these cases, the organizer shall not be obliged to pay damages and/or reimbursement of expenses to the participants. This applies in particular to any cancellation fees incurred by third parties (e.g. hotel bookings, train or flight tickets).

If the digital event has to be canceled by the organizer due to insufficient number of participants, technical complications or due to illness of one or more speakers, already paid participation fees will be refunded in full. Further claims do not exist.

Invitation Letters

Please contact us if you need invitation letters for visa requirements. We will be happy to assist with this after we have received your registration. There requests are usually handled by us within 2 working days and we typically send the invitation letters out as a PDF file via eMail. If you require an original letter we can send it out by regular mail. Please understand that if you need letters sent via express mail that we have to further the delivery and handling costs to you.

Program Changes

Automotive Circle reserve the right to revise event content and change implementation tools. There is no claim to a specific lecture, workshop or references. Registered trademarks: No guarantee is given that the products, processes and other names mentioned are free of third-party property rights.

Data Protection

As participant of an event, you agree that data such as company, address (zip code, city, country), first name, name and job function of the attendee will be published on the list of participants. The list of participants is available to all participants of the event in digital form. The list of participants could also be used by sponsors and exhibitors for advertising purposes. Objection against publication and circulation of your data may be made at any time until 3 weeks prior to the event and has to be made in writing to the organizer. The address data are processed for customer service and information purposes in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Company’s name, city and country might be published on the Internet as reference for upcoming Automotive Circle events. Personal data will be forwarded to the local health authority on request.

Pictures, Videos & Recordings

By registering you understand that your participation and attendance at the event may be videotaped, filmed and/or audio recorded. You agree that the recording may be used for any lawful purposes that Vincentz Network, or its designees, in their sole discretion, may determine.

Picture credits

Vincentz Network, Hotel Dolce Bad Nauheim

Miscellaneous

With your binding registration you agree that film, image, word and sound recordings may be made of you during the event. These recordings may be used without restriction by Vincentz Network or authorized parties in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Also have a look at our Privacy Policy.

Hanover, April 2025

What can you expect from the digital participation?
  • Follow the live stream of all presentations or on demand* until 2 weeks after the conference
  • Ask you individual questions during the Q&A session to the speakers during the live stream
  • Exhibitor forum and the possibility to get in touch with the exhibitors
  • Messaging and chat functions to get in touch with others
  • Download of the presentations

*Will be provided after the conference

Acces data to the digital platform will be send out approx. one week before the conference starts.

Technical Plattform

The virtual event of the Automotive Circle is planned and conducted using electronic tools and platforms. The follwoing tools are used:

  • Cvent Attendee Website (via browser, compatible with the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Microsoft Edge)
  • Vimeo Player
  • Slido

Each participant is responsible for using these tools. If it is not possible to use them, e.g. due to technical company requirements, this does not entitle the participant to cancel the digital participation free of charge.

Please find a PDF list here!

Hotel Villa Grunewald
Terrassenstraße 10 | DE-61231 Bad Nauheim
T +49 6032 9495550
F +49 6032 9495551
info@hotel-villa-grunewald.de
www.hotel-villa-grunewald.de


Best Western Hotel Rosenau
Steinfurther Str. 1-5 | DE-61231 Bad Nauheim
T +49 6032 96460
F +49 6032 9646666
info@rosenau.bestwestern.de
www.rosenau.bestwestern.de


Hotel Lindemann
Frankfurter Str. 95 | DE-61231 Bad Nauheim
T +49 6032 96665
F +49 6032 966640
Reservierung@Hotel-Lindemann.de
www.hotel-lindemann.de


Brunnenhof Hotel
Ludwigstraße 13 | DE-61231 Bad Nauheim
T +49 6032 92900
F +49 6032 5408
info@brunnenhof-hotel.de
www.brunnenhof-hotel.de


Hotel Cornelia
Mittelstraße 39 | DE-61231 Bad Nauheim
T +49 6032 5739
F +49 6032 936629
Hotel-Cornelia@t-online.de
www.hotel-cornelia.de


Hotel Stadt Friedberg
Am Seebach 2a | DE-61169 Friedberg
T +49 6031 6070
F +49 6031 607100
hotel-stadt-friedberg@t-online.de
www.hotel-stadt-friedberg.de


Hotel Spöttel
Luisenstraße 5-7 | DE-61231 Bad Nauheim
T +49 6032 93040
F +49 6032 930459
info@spoettel-badnauheim.de
www.hotel-spoettel.com

Touristeninformation / Tourist Information
Bad Nauheim
In den Kolonnaden 1
DE-61231 Bad Nauheim
T +49 6032- 929920
F +49 6032 929927
info@bad-nauheim.de
www.bad-nauheim.de
Friedberg
Mainzer-Tor-Anlage 6
DE-61169 Friedberg
T +49 6031 881
F +49 6031 91276
stadt@friedberg-hessen.de
www.friedberg-hessen.de

Review

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Your Contacts

Dr. Dirk Meine

Presidium

+49 511 9910-319

Jannike von Kampen

Senior Event Manager

+49 511 9910-384

Frauke Haentsch

Director Sales

+49 511 9910-340