Directions
Shuttle-Service
As an exclusive service of our event, we offer all participants a free shuttle service to transport you to the event location or to your hotel. For journeys from or to the hotel, please register in advance with the shuttle service coordination, which you will find at the registration desk.
Venue
The Aachen Bodywork Days will take place in Das Liebig, Liebigstraße 19, 52070 Aachen.
Experience the Aachen Body Engineering Days in the great modern charm near the city center and enjoy the professional exchange in the unique ambience of Aachen's industrial culture.
Arrival via public transport
From Aachen city center, you can take bus lines 11 and 21 to the Liebigstraße stop.
Arrival via car
Aachen is reachable from Düsseldorf via the A44 and from Cologne via the A4. Both motorways meet the A544 at the Aachen junction. Follow the A544 in the direction of Europlatz, take the “AC Rothe Erde” exit. Turn right onto Prager Ring. At the second traffic light, turn left into "Grüner Weg". At the next possibility, turn left into Liebigstrasse. After approx. 200 m turn right onto the site. The main path leads directly to the DAS LIEBIG building. There are free parking spaces here.
Route planner
Take a look at this year's program
Program 2023
19
Sep 2023
| # | Title | Speaker(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome and Introduction | Prof. Dr. Peter Urban Vice Director Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika), RWTH Aachen University |
09:00 am |
2 |
Light Weighting in BEV – Ecology and Economy |
Dr. Stig Tjötta Hydro Aluminium, Metal |
09:30 am |
| 3 | The new FORD Transit Custom: Electrified | Max Mirza Ford Motor Company |
10:00 am |
| 4 | THE ALL NEW X1 - AND THE FIRST EVER iX1 |
Günther Premm Günter Haider |
10:30 am |
| Coffee break | 11:00 am | ||
| 5 | Mega Casting at Volvo Cars |
Dr. Mikael Fermér Mats Brodin |
11:30 am |
| 6 | Sub-System Evaluation Methods for Body Side Structures Using Quasi-Static & Dynamic Pole Impact Tests. | Eric Boettcher Honda |
12:00 pm |
| Lunch break | 12:30 pm | ||
| 7 | The Porsche 911 Dakar - From Racetrack to Off-Road |
Tobias Posch Stefan Lutz |
02:00 pm |
| 8 | E-Mobility Driven BiW Transformation - Challenges and Opportunities | Dr. Christoph Viechtbauer Nemak |
02:30 pm |
| Coffee break | 03:00 pm | ||
| 9 | Advanced long Fiber Thermoplastics for Battery and Underbody Protection Applications |
Dr. Kristian Seidel |
03:40 pm |
| 10 |
"Origami Chassis" - Cost Effective and Flexible Vehicle Structure for Light H2 Commercial Vehicles |
Andy Schuhmacher |
04:10 pm |
| Traditional Evening Event and Networking |
05:00 pm |
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20
Sep 2023
| # | Title | Speaker(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Hot Forming and Riveting of Aluminium A-pillar made from 100% Recycled Aluminium |
Dr. Paul Briskham Adrian Tautscher |
09:00 am |
| 12 | Battery Fire Protection with Aluminium |
Claudio Bacciarini Guillaume Florey |
09:30 am |
| 13 | Less is More - BIW Complexity Reduction using Aluminium |
Dr. Thorolf Schulte Alexander Gaida |
10:00 am |
| 14 | Sustainable Megacasting Production for the Body-in-White of Tomorrow |
Michael Cinelli |
10:30 am |
| Coffee break | 11:00 am | ||
| 15 | Structural and environmental impact of modern aluminium grades – use case battery housing |
Patrik Ragnarsson Dr. Michael Funcke |
11:40 am |
| 16 | App-based Behavior Prediction for Car Body Structures | Michael Probst CAIQ GmbH Markus Sandfort Audi AG |
12:10 pm |
| 17 | New Multi Part Integration® Concepts for Body Structure Using Advanced High Strength Steels & Laser Welded Blanks Solutions |
Dr. Joël Wilsius Daniel Förster |
12:40 pm |
| Lunch break | 01:10 pm | ||
| 18 | Sustainability with Stainless Steel and its World's Lightest Carbon Footprint |
Stefan Lindner |
02:10 pm |
| 19 | Concept Development for a Steel Battery Case with Special Consideration of Joining Technology and Corrosion Protection | Sebastian Spohr Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika), RWTH Aachen University |
02:40 pm |
| 20 | Pentatonic Composite Battery Enclosure Opportunities in Crash Structure Design | Onur Öner KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KG |
03:10 pm |
| Summary | 03:40 pm | ||
Impressions
Have a look at the Aachen Body Engineering Days and see the compilation of pictures from the previous years.
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![[Logo: Das Liebig]](/images/2022/Das_Liebig.png)
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