
Car Body Xperience 2024
Getting future-ready
With its successful launch last year, Car Body Xperience has established itself as an important industry gathering point for car body engineers in North America and beyond.
There is never a shortage of challenges and uncertainties when it comes to designing and manufacturing new vehicle models. It is car body concepts that meet these challenges, that defy these uncertainties and that lead the industry into the future of passenger vehicle development and production that are at the heart of this conference.
In 2024, the Automotive Circle was once again inviting its international network of automotive engineering experts to come together in Rochester, Michigan and discuss all things Car Body.
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Program
See, Feel and Experience these Bodies-in-White on site:
Chevrolet Blazer EV
Volvo EX90
Rivian R1S
Agenda
7:00 AM |
Registration, Coffee & Breakfast Snack |
Meet the Exhibitors on site |
8:00 AM |
Welcome and Conference Introduction |
Dr. Sibylle Freitag, Automotive Circle, DE |
Insights into Mega Casting |
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8:30 AM |
Insights into Mega Casting |
Ryan Smith, Buhler Group, US |
9:00 AM |
Zeekr Megacasting Rear Body and New Dragon Fly Part |
Tianqi Li, Zeekr, CN |
9:45 AM |
Coffee & Contacts |
Meet the Speakers and the Exhibitors on site |
Vehicle Electrification I |
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10:15 AM |
The Principles, Evolution, and Future of Battery Housing Structural Integration |
Mark Dingman, Daphnis Structural Solutions, US |
10:45 AM |
Hybrid Crash Reinforcement Alternative to Metals in EV Sills |
Denis Souvay, Sika Automotive AG, CH; Eduard Haberkorn, ACS Automotive Center Südwestfalen GmbH, DE |
11:15 AM |
Porsche & Alumobility Aluminium Lightweight Study on the Porsche Taycan BIW |
Jens Christlein, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, DE; Prof. Mark White, Alumobility, UK |
12:00 PM |
Lunch & Contacts |
Meet the Speakers and the Exhibitors on site |
Intelligent Bodyshop Solutions |
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1:00 PM |
Intelligent Automation for Next-Gen Manufacturing |
Paul Stephens, Ford Motor Company, US |
1:30 PM |
Automated Surface Inspection |
KR Srinivas, Car Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions, US |
2:00 PM |
Leveraging Data for Closed-Loop Dimensional Control in BIW Production |
Curtis Tingle, Matt Cornelius, BMW Manufacturing, US |
2:30 PM |
Coffee & Contacts |
Meet the Speakers and the Exhibitors on site |
OEM Reports |
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3:15 PM |
Rivian R1S Body Structure+++ Cut Body-in-White on site +++ |
Alex Dureiko, Ryan Arens, Rivian, US |
4:15 PM |
The New Chevrolet Blazer EV+++ Body-in-White on site +++ |
Dr. Hoda Eiliat, General Motors Company, US |
5:15 PM |
Get Together |
Meet the Speakers and the Exhibitors on site |
6:00 PM |
Networking Night |
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End of the first Conference Day |
8:00 AM |
Coffee & Breakfast Snack |
Meet the Exhibitors on site |
Vehicle Electrification II |
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8:30 AM |
From Joining Dissimilar Material for the Electrical Conductivity to Battery Structures – the Laser is the Universal Tool |
Sebastian Moser, Precitec, US |
OEM Report |
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9:00 AM |
The New Volvo EX90+++ Body-in-White on site +++ |
Peter Nyström, Volvo Car Corporation, SE; Alyssa Stoltz, Volvo Car USA, US |
10:00 AM |
Coffee & Contacts |
Meet the Speakers and the Exhibitors on site |
Parts Design and Production |
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10:45 AM |
The “Next Era in Stamping Technology” (NEST), the Fundamentals of a Hybrid Stamping Technology |
Vince Millioto, Martinrea International, US |
11:15 AM |
Giga Hot Stamp Products in Electrified Vehicles |
Dean Bartolomucci, Gestamp, US |
11:45 AM |
New Vehicle Side Structure Design Using ArcelorMittal Multi Part Integration Concepts |
Nachiket Gokhale, ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks, US |
12:15 PM |
Exploring the Latest Lightweight Design: STAF (Steel Tube Air Forming) |
Ryuichi Funada, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, US |
12:45 PM |
Closing Remarks |
OEM Advisory Board |
12:55 PM |
Farewell |
Dr. Sibylle Freitag, Automotive Circle, DE |
1:00 PM |
Lunch & Contacts |
Meet the Speakers and the Exhibitors on site |
End of the Conference |
Program is subject to change
Status as of April 5, 2024
Participants
International OEM Advisory board
The Automotive Circle and OEM Advisory Board of the Car Body Xperience, consisting of experts from the following brands and companies:
Carsten Sieverling
BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC
Michael Kozak
Ford Motor Company, US
Christopher Michaels
General Motors Company, US
Stewart Rich
Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC
Matthew Wolfe
Rivian
Exhibition & Sponsoring
Become a sponsor or exhibitor
Take advantage of the high coverage of the Automotive Circle and profit from the sponsoring options before and during the events. Show your competence and services, matching the conference subjects, to the numerous car body engineers of international OEM. Thus, you are strengthening your brand awareness in the automotive industry!
Come on board as an exhibitor or sponsor and benefit from this excellent platform to strongly promote your company’s capabilities as a reliable supplier!
Please find detailed exhibition and sponsoring options below!
If you have any question or want to request additional information, please contact us.
