

Materials in Car Body Engineering
May 9 at 8:00 am | May 10 at 5:00 pm UTC+0
Materials in Car Body Engineering
The latest material developments will again be presented and discussed during the 2023 edition of Automotive Circle’s international conference Materials in Car Body Engineering, returning to Bad Nauheim, Germany, on May 9-10, to gather its international network of expert automobile engineers.
Be part of this network and these discussions – we are looking forward to welcoming you there (or online)!
Conference Agenda
08:40 am |
Welcome and conference introduction |
Dr. Dirk Meine, Automotive Circle, DE |
ROUTES TO SUSTAINABILITY
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09:00 am |
Jaguar Land Rover journey to Net Zero
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Anthony Riley, Jaguar Land Rover Ltd., UK |
09:30 am |
Durability as key to reusable components |
Dr. Stefan Caba, EDAG Engineering GmbH, DE |
10:00 am |
Eco-design technical solutions for a sustainable mobility |
Daniele De Caro, Stellantis NV, IT; Bernardo Barile, ArcelorMittal, IT |
10:30 am | Meet the Speakers | Coffee and Contacts | |
STEELS UPDATE |
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11:15 am |
34MnB5 with thin zinc coating – no scaling during press hardening, corrosion protection and 2000 MPa strength level |
Christoph Wagner, voestalpine Stahl GmbH, AT |
11:45 am |
Coating free press hardened steel: Introduction and applications |
Sarah Tedesco, Jianfeng Wang, General Motors Company, CN |
12:15 pm |
Hot-stamping applications in Mercedes-Benz battery electric vehicles: materials, tailored tempering and patchwork blanks |
Dr. Sebastian Heibel, Mercedes-Benz AG, DE |
12:45 pm | Meet the Speakers | Lunch Break | |
02:00 pm |
The limits of strength and performance in UHS automotive steels |
Prof. Hardy Mohrbacher, Niobelcon b.v., BE |
02:30 pm |
New generation of advanced high strength steels with balanced forming properties and increased crash performance for body-in-white structures |
Patrick Kuhn, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, DE |
03:00 pm |
Cost effective cold forming solutions with tailor rolled products |
Torben Wilks, Mubea Tailor Rolled Blanks GmbH, DE |
03:30 pm | Meet the Speakers | Coffee and Contacts | |
04:15 pm |
IN FOCUS: PLASTICS FOR THE BATTERY CASE |
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Better battery enclosures |
Paul Gallen, Hankuk Composite UK Ltd, UK | |
Thermosets in EV battery production |
Dr. Florentin Pottmeyer, Hennecke GmbH, DE | |
LEO – Lightweight with extreme opportunities |
Nabil Al Kabir, svt Products GmbH; Jan Hindahl, Saertex GmbH & Co. KG; DE | |
Q+A Focus session
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ROUTES TO SUSTAINABILITY II |
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5:30 pm |
Pathways into a resource-efficient production technology – Innovative approaches for manufacturing sustainable and high-performing car body components |
Prof. Marion Merklein, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Manufacturing Technology (LFT), DE |
06:00 pm | Meet the Speakers | Get Together |
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07:00 pm |
Networking Night
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ALUMINIUM CASTINGS AND EXTRUSIONS |
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08:30 am |
Large in-house HPDC aluminium casting for next generation body in white design at Volvo Cars |
Michelle Khoo, Volvo Car Company, SE |
09:00 am |
How the demand for sustainability is changing aluminum casting materials for structural components |
Dr. Stuart Wiesner, Aluminium Rheinfelden Alloys GmbH, DE |
09:30 am |
Advanced roof rail structures for automotive applications via multi-material Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion (ShAPE) |
Prof. Jorge F. dos Santos, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US |
10:00 am | Meet the Speakers | Coffee and Contacts | |
ALUMINIUM SHEET |
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10:45 am |
Sustainable aluminum for bodyshop and high-voltage batteries at BMW |
Dr. Marc Reinstettel, BMW Group, DE |
11:15 am |
Opportunities for automotive aluminium end of life recycling to maximize circularity |
Olivier Rebuffet, Dr. Andreas Afseth, Constellium, US |
11:45 am |
6xxx high formable aluminium for inner applications |
Bart Sprengers, Aluminium Duffel BV, BE |
12:15 pm |
A roll formed multi-hollow profile for crash |
Dr. Axel Förderreuther, Milan Felberbaum, Novelis Deutschland GmbH, CH |
12:45 pm | Meet the Speakers | Lunch Break | |
ALUMINIUM HOT FORMING
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02:00 pm |
New stamping technology for lightweight materials – Application of warm forming for high strength aluminium |
Jens Aspacher, Schuler Pressen GmbH, DE; Dr. Li-Liang Wang, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, UK |
02:30 pm |
Hot stamping of high-strength 6XXX and 7XXX aluminum alloys |
Gerald Schulz, Fagor Arrasate S. Coop., ES |
03:00 pm |
Driving higher recycling rates with HFQ technology for aluminium sheet
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Dr. Richard Hunt, Impression Technologies Ltd, UK |
03:30 pm |
Conclusion
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OEM experts on the current challenges for modern, sustainable, series car body material concepts. |
03:45 pm |
Concluding remarks and farewell address |
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03:50 pm | End of conference |
Participants
International OEM Advisory Board
The Automotive Circle and OEM Advisory Board of the conference consisting of the following experts:
Exhibition & Sponsoring
Exhibitors and sponsors on site
HYUNDAI STEEL
HYUNDAI STEEL
Your contact:
Kim Sanghyeon
Global Automotive Technical Team
Impression Technologies Ltd.
Impression Technologies Ltd.
Your contact:
Robert Stoff-Riegel
Business Development Manager
Become a sponsor or exhibitor
Again you will have the chance to 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!
Detailed exhibition and sponsoring options will follow here soon!
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