Lecture Program

A key element of the Aachen Body Engineering Day is the lecture program with highlights of the year from the car body industry. Experts in vehicle construction, development and industry presented the latest facts and trends to the participants.

Program 2024

24

Sep 2024

#TitelSpeaker(s)Time
1 Welcome and Introduction Prof. Dr. Peter Urban
Stellvertretender Institutsleiter
Institut für Kraftfahrzeuge (ika), RWTH Aachen University
09:00 am
2keynote

Type classification system - Influence of Body Design and Repairability on cost of ownership

Dr. Christian Sahr
ATZ | Allianz Center for Technology
09:30 am

3 The body development at Lucid motors using the examples Lucid Air and Lucid Gravity Bernhard Kremer
Lucid Motors

 

10:00 am

  Coffee break 10:30 am
4 The Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer

tbd
Volkswagen

11:00 am
5 The Mini BEV

tbd
BMW Group

11:30 am
6

The Volvo EX90

Niclas Bentzen & Dr. Sandeep Shetty
Volvo Cars
12:00 pm
  Lunch break   12:30 pm
7 The Porsche Macan EV

Alexander Schünemann
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG

Ignasi Selga
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG

14:00 pm
8 Li MEGA, Create a Mobile Home, Create Happiness tbd
Li Auto
14:30 pm
9 Development of a full vehicle structure for a L4 shuttle

Volkan Karayaka
ZF Mobility

15:00 pm
  Coffee break 15:30 pm
10 Stilfold technology using stainless steel

Jonas Nyvang
Stilride

Markus Buckner
Outokumpu

16:00 pm

11 Market Entry of Chinese Players in Europe – Momentum for Mega Castings?

Christian Hartner
fka GmbH

16:30 pm

  Traditional Evening Event and Networking  

19:00 pm

25

Sep 2024

#TitelSpeaker(s)Time
 
11 Sub-System evaluation methods for body A-Pillar structure

Eric Boettcher
Honda USA

09:00 am
12 Exploration of "Cell-to-vehicle" architecture: impact of different levels of integration

Nabil Menegady 
ArcelorMittal

09:30 am
13 Aluminium Lightweight Study on Porsche Taycan BIW

Dr. Thorolf Schulte
Alumobility

Kai Zielke 
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG

10:00 am
  Coffee break   10:30 am
14

SPR for Castings/Structures

tbd
Atlas Copco

11:00 am
15

Crash Safety & Lightweight using Hot Forming

tbd
Fischer

11:30 am
16 Resistance spot welding for high-gauge aluminium

Sylvian Beucher
ARO Welding Technologies

12:00 pm
17 Mubea Tailored Products – function and cost-efficient automotive solutions

Torben Wilks
Mubea

12:30 pm
  Lunch break   13:00 pm
18 Saving body shop complexity using steel by reduction in number of components

Thomas Boettcher
Thyssen Krupp

14:00 pm
19 CR1900T-MB-UC – Modelling and potential analysis using the example of a Porsche B-pillar

Dr. Matthias Schneider
Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH

Dr. Frank Burbulla, Oliver Pfisterer
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG

14:30 pm
20 tbd tbd
tbd
15:00 pm
21 tbd tbd
tbd
15:30 pm
  Summary 16:00 pm

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