Joining in Car Body Engineering

• Car body engineers, managers and employees of OEM
• Suppliers and service providers
• Experts from institutes 

Module 1:    Adhesive Bonding and Hybrid Bonding

Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 8.45 am to Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 4.00 pm

Moderators: Professor Dr. Klaus Dilger, Institute of Joining and Welding Technology (ifs), Technical University Braunschweig, DE;
Professor Dr. Christian Lammel, IFF GmbH – Induktion, Fügetechnik, Fertigungstechnik, DE

Module 2:    Thermal and Mechanical Joining

Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 8.45 am to Thursday, May 19, 2022, 3.30 pm

Moderators: Professor Dr. Stefan Böhm, University of Kassel, Institute for Production Technology and Logistics, DE
Dr. Dirk Meine, Automotive Circle, DE

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Module 1:    Adhesive Bonding and Hybrid Bonding

8.45 am
Welcome and conference introduction

Structural adhesives

9:00 am

9:30 am

10:00 am

10.30 am         Meet the Speakers / Coffee and contacts

Filling gaps

11:15 am
Structure-relevant Thermal Interface Materials in new e-mobility designs
Holger Schuh, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, DE

11:45 am
Gap filler thermal interface materials in automotive battery systems
Victor Schmadalla, Audi AG, DE; Dr. Holger Fricke, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM), DE

12:15 pm

12.45 pm       Live Pools in the auditiorium

1.00 pm         Meet the Speakers / Lunch break

Bonding of composites

2:15 pm

2:45 h pm

The Adhesive Bonding Life Cycle

3:15 pm
Smart data acquisition to train an AI model for robotic adhesive dosing
Jeroen Jordens, Flanders Make, BE

3.45 pm         Meet the Speakers / Coffee and contacts

4.30 pm

5:00 pm

5:30 pm

6.00 pm        Meet the Speakers

7.00 pm        Networking Night Module 1

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Module 1:    Adhesive Bonding and Hybrid Bonding

Module 2:    Thermal and Mechanical Joining

- Joint session of both modules –

8.45 am
Welcome and introduction
Dr. Dirk Meine, Automotive Circle, DE

OEM car body joining projects

9:00 am
Process safe and cost-efficient joining technology in the BMW iX
Andreas Luger, BMW Group, DE

9:30 am
Forming assisted arc plug welding (FA-APW) and plug shape optimization: Innovative solutions facilitated for high-strength seat frame assembly
Ms. Dooyoung Kim, Hyundai Motor Company, KR; Prof. Yeongdo Park, Dong-Eui University, KR

10:00 am
Smart-Arc-Vision - With vision and heart to the Arc 2.0
Dr. Christian Kotschote, Audi AG, DE

10.30 am        Meet the Speakers / Coffee and contacts

Joinability studies

11:15 am
A validated overview of spot joining technologies for light-weight materials in body structure assembly
Dr. Thomas Rudlaff, Alumobility, ES; Julien Laye, Constellium, FR

11:45 am
AI-driven engineering of joining processes
Dr. Mathias Jäckel, Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (IWU), DE

12:15 pm
Metallurgical aspects regarding the weldability of high-strength automotive steels
Prof. Hardy Mohrbacher, NiobelCon bvba, BE

12.45 pm         Live Pools in the auditorium

1.00 pm          Meet the Speakers / Lunch break

Improving joint performance

2:15 pm
Numerical simulation of self-piercing riveting (SPR) joints: From joining to crash and fatigue behavior
Dr. Florian Hönsch, Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & CO KG, AT

2:45 pm
Additive manufacturing of car body components in high strength steels
Dr. Martin Hillebrecht, Edag Engineering AG, DE; Dr. Matthias Höfemann, Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH, DE

3:15 pm
Blind rivet nut technology as a versatile fastening solution for battery packs
Xavier Sutz, Böllhoff Otalu SAS, FR

3.45 pm         Meet the Speakers / Coffee and contacts

End of Module 1

Module 2:    Thermal and Mechanical Joining

Process innovations I

4:30 pm
Evolved mechanical joining technologies for a new class of ultra-high-strength boron manganese steels (34MnB5)
Dr. Lukas Götz, Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH, DE

5:00 pm
Innovative plasma based hybrid processes for stud welding and joining
Dr. Christian Reis, Tucker GmbH, Daniel Els, BMW Group, DE

5:30 pm
Electromagnetic pulse technology (EMPT) in e-mobility applications
Kaj Riesterer, PSTproducts GmbH, DE

6.00 pm         Meet the Speakers

7.00 pm         Networking Night Module 2

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Advances in spot welding

8:30 am
Increase of body shop productivity by predictive maintenance for welding guns
Johannes Berwanger, Festo SE & Co. KG, DE; Dr. Martin Brandhuber, BMW Group, DE

9:00 am
Vision angle improvement through P-RSW on small aluminium door flanges
Mihai-Vasile Radu, Groupe Renault, FR

9:30 am
How to improve the weld strength on 2000MPa press hardened steels?
Yohan Merdji, Laurent Cretteur, ArcelorMittal R&D, FR

10.00 am         Meet the Speakers / Coffee and contacts

10:45 am
Projection welding of fasteners to UHSS materials with controlled pulse resistance welding
Sean Hubberstey, CenterLine (Windsor) Ltd., CA

11:15 am
Extension of the process boundaries in resistance spot welding - New degrees of freedom through the integration of the gun drive
Maximilian Wohner, Jürgen Häufglöckner, Bosch Rexroth AG, DE

Process Innovations II

11:45 am
Cold joining in hot sheets - Integration of standard-compliant nuts in ultra-high-strength steel components
Dr. Sebastian Meyer, Dr. Amer Mahlme, PROFIL Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG, DE

12.15 pm         Live Pools on the auditorium

12.30 pm         Meet the Speakers / Lunch break

1:45 pm
Simulation based distortion management for multiple stage assembly of welded structures
Dr. Tobias Loose, Dr. Loose GmbH, DE; Dr. Sujit Chatterjee, Jaguar Land Rover Ltd., UK

2:15 pm
Joining technology developments for riveting press formed sheet to aluminium die castings
Dr. Paul Briskham, Atlas Copco IAS UK Ltd, UK

2:45 pm

Assistance systems for arc and laser hybrid welding of battery trays in the service of electromobility
Dr. Herbert Staufer, Wolfgang Scherleitner, Fronius International GmbH, AT

3.15 pm
OEM conclusions
The conference’s OEM Advisory Board experts on trends and
current challenges in car body joining technology.

3.30 pm
Farewell address and end of the conference

Conference program is subject to change
Status as of: May 9, 2022

• ABB s.r.o., CZ
• ArcelorMittal France, FR
• Arnold Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, DE
• Arplas, NL
• Atlas Copco IAS GmbH, DE
• Atlas Copco IAS UK Ltd, GB
• Atlas Copco Korea, KR
• Audi AG, DE
• BMW Group, DE
• Bollhoff Otalu S.A., FR
• Böllhoff Verbindungstechnik GmbH, DE
• Bosch Rexroth AG, DE
• Bräuer Systemtechnik GmbH, DE
• BR-CONS GmbH, DE
• CenterLine (Windsor) Limited, CA
• Constellium Centre de Recherches de Voreppe, FR
• Daido Kogyo Co., Ltd., JP
• Dong-Eui University, KR
• Dr. Loose GmbH, DE
• DuPont, CH
• DuPont Iberica, S.L., ES
• DuPont Specialty Germany GmbH & Co. KG, DE
• EDAG Engineering GmbH, DE
• Ewellix GmbH, DE
• Festo SE & Co. KG, DE
• FFT Produktionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG, DE
• Flanders Make, BE
• Ford Motor Company Ltd, GB
• Ford-Werke GmbH, DE
• Fraunhofer-Institut Werkzeugmaschinen und Umformtechnik IWU, DE
• Fronius International GmbH, AT
• General Motors Company, US
• GF Casting Solutions AG, DE
• Groupe Renault, FR
• Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, DE
• Hyundai Motor Company, KR
• Hyundai Kia Motors R&D Center, KR
• Hyundai Steel Company, KR
• IFAM Fraunhofer-Institut für Fertigungstechnik und Angewandte Materialforschung, DE
• IFF GmbH Induktion, Fügetechnik und Fertigungstechnik, DE
• IIT Indian Institute of Technologie, IN
• Jaguar Land Rover Group Ltd., GB
• Kobelco Europe GmbH, DE
• Kömmerling Chemische Fabrik GmbH, DE
• KYOKUTOH Europe GmbH, DE
• L&L Products, GB
• Magna Automotive Services GmbH, DE
• Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co. KG, DE
• Mercedes-Benz Group AG, DE
• MTD Co., Ltd., KR
• National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (AIST), JP
• Niobelcon bvba, BE
• Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., JP
• Opel Automobile GmbH, DE
• PROFIL Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG, DE
• PSTproducts GmbH, DE
• RB&W GmbH, DE
• Renault S.A.S., FR
• Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG RIFAST Systemtechnik, DE
• Salzgitter Mannesmann, DE
• Shape Corp., DE
• Sika Automotive AG, CH
• Stadco Ltd., GB
• Stellantis, FR
• Sungwoo Hitech Co. Ltd., KR
• TOX Pressotechnik, DE
• TOYOTA GAZOO Racing, DE
• Toyota Motor Corporation, JP
• TU Braunschweig, DE
• TU Kaiserslautern, DE
• TUCKER GmbH A Division of STANLEY Engineered Fastening, DE
• Universität Kassel Institut für Produktionstechnik und Logistik, DE
• Universität Paderborn, DE
• VITRONIC Dr.-Ing. Stein Bildverarbeitungssysteme GmbH, DE
• Volkswagen AG, DE
• Volvo Car Corporation, SE

Be assured: We have answers to your Corona questions!

We are your host and service provider and we take this responsibility very seriously. We are actively available to answer all your questions about your participation.

As of April 2, 2022 most Covid-19 restrictions on everyday life and for hosting conferences have been lifted. The new nationwide legal framework provides only a few general protective measures. In almost all federal states including Hessen, masks are now mandatory only in doctors’ surgeries, nursing homes, hospitals, buses and trains. The current regulations in Germany and specifically in the state of Hessen do not include any access restrictions. In order to participate in our conferences you currently do not need to show any evidence in form of Covid-19 vaccination, negative tests or similar. In case of changes we will of course inform you in time.

Health
We kindly ask you to make your visit only if you are in good health. If you feel unwell during the conference, please contact us or your hotel reception immediately by phone or email. We will then be happy to help you.

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.

Hand washing
We strongly recommend frequent and thorough hand washing. Hand washing and disinfection facilities designed with social distancing in mind are available for you.

Sneezing and coughing
We kindly ask you to follow the usual etiquette regarding sneezing and coughing.

Disinfection and cleaning
For your safety, we will regularly clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces (e.g. tables, handrails, door handles) as well as our sanitary facilities at more frequent intervals. You will find hand washing and disinfection facilities designed with social distancing in mind at all important places at the conference area.

Status as of April 6, 2022

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Travel information

Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, please check your countries current requirements at the following website well in advance of your arrival: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/coronavirus/2317268

BY CAR

GPS-Information: Please insert „Terrassenstrasse“, instead of „Elvis-Presley-Platz”.

From north:

On A5 Motorway Kassel/Frankfurt take exit Bad Nauheim. Turn right, direction Bad Nauheim, until exit Steinfurth/ Eisstadion. Take this exit and turn right at traffic light downhill. Next traffic light turn left and drive until Bahnhofsallee (2nd traffic light). Turn right into Ludwig-/ Parkstrasse and drive approx. 1 km. Turn right at 3rd cross walk into Terrassenstrasse. The DOLCE Hotel Bad Nauheim will appear after 400 m.

From south:

Take exit Ober-Mörlen on A5 Motorway Frankfurt/Kassel.Turn left and then after approx. 500 m turn right at the next traffic light (Bahnhofsallee). On Bahnhofsallee turn right and follow Ludwig-/Parkstrasse. Please follow the street for 1 km and turn right at the 3rd crosswalk (Terrassenstrasse). The DOLCE Hotel Bad Nauheim is located 400 meters in front of you.

BY PLANE

From Frankfurt International Airport to Bad Nauheim by train:

Take a DB- or S-train to the main station of Frankfurt/Main. Change to a RB- or RE-train connection to Bad Nauheim (travel time approx. 20min). From the station you can either walk through the park (approx. 15min) or you can take a taxi to the hotel (approx. 5 min; 6 EUR).

From Frankfurt International Airport to Friedberg/ Hess. by train (quickest connection):

From the airport take the S- or DB-train connection to the main station of Frankfurt/ Main. Change to a DB-train to Friedberg/ Hess. From Friedberg/ Hess. take a taxi to the DOLCE Hotel Bad Nauheim (approx. 15min; 12-14 EUR).

From Frankfurt International Airport to Bad Nauheim by car or taxi:

It is a 45-60 min drive from the airport to the DOLCE Hotel Bad Nauheim. The price is approx. 80 EUR. There is a special shuttle service for guests staying at the DOLCE Hotel Bad Nauheim. Please contact Taxi Daschke at phone +49 6032 340522, mobile: +49 171 2864259 or e-mail to: info@taxi-bad-nauheim.de. The fare will be approx. 65-70 EUR.

BY TRAIN

To Bad Nauheim:

Go to Bad Nauheim by a DB-train. From the train station you can either walk to the DOLCE Hotel Bad Nauheim through the park (approx. 15min) or you can take a taxi (approx. 5min, costs approx. 6 EUR).

To Friedberg/ Hess. (quickest train connection):

Take a DB-train to Friedberg/Hess. From Friedberg/ Hess. take a taxi to the DOLCE Hotel Bad Nauheim (approx. 15min, costs 12 EUR).

Organizer

Vincentz Network GmbH & Co. KG
Plathnerstr. 4c
DE-30175 Hannover

T. +49 511 9910-376
F. +49 511 9910-379

www.automotive-circle.com
annika.lindenberg@vincentz.net

Date & Venue

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

Please take note of the hygienic concept of the conference hotel.

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 € 147,- to € 167,-, 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 50% of the room rate will be due. From 2 weeks before arrival 90 % will be charged.

Participation Fee

Conference:

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

Participation fee includes
Fees including full conference participation, incl. conference materials and list of delegates, the authority for downloading the presentation on the internet, luncheons, catering and the participation in the evening networking event.

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. After receipt of payment your registration becomes binding and you will receive a corresponding confirmation of participation. 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.  

Conference Language

Hygienic Concept

Cancellations

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 programme 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).

Program Changes
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Hanover, February 2022