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Directions
Venue
The Aachen Body Engineering Days take place at the Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika), Steinbachstr. 7 in 52074 Aachen. If you arrive with your own car, please follow the signs on site.
Parking area
As a participant of our event you can drive directly to the large parking area P. You will be instructed on site by employees. Please register at our Infopoint after your arrival.
Program
Also in 2021 we will again offer you an exclusive program with highlights of the year from the car body industry. Experts in vehicle construction, development and industry will present the latest facts and trends to the trade public.
21
Sep 2021
| # | Title | Speaker(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome and Introduction | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz Eckstein Director Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika), RWTH Aachen University | 09:00 am |
2 | Aerodynamic meets overall Efficiency – The EQS sets many new standards | Dr. Teddy Woll Senior Manager Aerodynamics, Aeroacoustics and Wind Tunnels Daimler AG | 09:30 am |
| 3 | The EU Project OSCCAR – Virtual Testing for Assessment of Occupant Protection in Novel Interiors | Prof. Dr. Steffen Peldschus Head of Department Biomechanics and Accident Analysis, LMU München | 10:00 am |
| 4 | The Future of Design is Experience Design | Kevin Rice Chief Creative Officer Pininfarina SpA | 10:30 am |
| Coffee break | 11:00 am | ||
| 5 | The New Opel Vivaro-e/Zafira-e Life | Dr. Boris Kuenkler, Dr. Johannes Siegmann Opel Automobile GmbH | 11:40 am |
| 6 | The BMW iX – New Concepts for Innovation in Monolithik Styling | Peter Telgenbrok, Stefan Zwolsky BMW AG | 12:20 am |
| Lunch break | 01:00 pm | ||
| 7 | Body in White of Porsche Taycan Cross Utility Vehicle | Kai Zielke, Serhat Dirik Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG | 02:00 pm |
| 8 | Challenges in the Technical Validation of the MEB Platform | Dr. Frederic Flüggen, Dennis Wegner Volkswagen AG | 02:40 pm |
| Coffee break | 03:20 pm | ||
| 9 | CAE Materials at NIO for Safety and Durability Simulations | Dr. Richard Burrows NIO Performance Engineering | 03:50 pm |
| 10 | Changan EDAO ET – Composite Intensive Multi-Material Body in White Structure | Zheren Wang Forward Engineering Haibo Chen Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. | 04:30 pm |
| Evening Event and Networking | 07:30 pm | ||
22
Sep 2021
| # | Title | Speaker(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | The Battery Housing – System Lighweighting by a Focused Usage of Cast Components and its Contribution to C02 Reduction | Dr. Christoph Viechtbauer, Udo Kreutzarek, Richard Franzmann Nemak | 09:00 am |
| 11 | Steel Solutions for Affordable Weight Reduction | Erik Hilfrich thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG | 09:30 am |
| 12 | High-Strength Aluminium Applications for a Battery Electric SUV – An Alumobility Project | Prof. Mark White Alumobility Jean-Philippe Masse, PhD Constellium Dr.-Ing. Thorolf Schulte Novelis | 10:10 am |
| Coffee break | 10:45 am | ||
| 13 | Baosteel Car Body – Designed for Electric Vehicles | Dr. Luo Aihui Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (Baosteel) | 11:15 am |
| 14 | Design for Automation – Challenges in future overall vehicle layout exemplified by the UNCARagil Shuttle | Torben Böddeker Institut für Kraftfahrzeuge (ika), RWTH Aachen University | 11:50 am |
| Lunch break | 12:25 pm | ||
| 15 | Contribution of High Performance Materials for a Sustainable Mobility | Stefan Lindner Outokumpu Nirosta GmbH | 01:25 pm |
| 16 | High Performance SMC-Composites – Structural and Functional Benefits for Battery Enclosures | Dr. Leif Ickert Evonik | 02:00 pm |
| 17 | Innovative Door Concept for Vehicles without B-Pillar | Dr. Jörn Tölle BENTELER Automotive | 02:35 pm |
| 18 | Multi Part Integration Approach for Body Structure Using Breakthrough Laser Welded Blanks Solutions | Dr. Joel Wilsius ArcelorMittal Jessé Paegle ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks | 03:10 pm |
| Summary | 03:45 pm | ||
Impressios
Have a look at the Aachen Body Engineering Days and see the compilation of pictures from the previous years.
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