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

#TitleSpeaker(s)Time
1 Welcome and Introduction Prof. Dr. Peter Urban
Vice Director of Institute for Automotive Engineering
RWTH Aachen University
09:00 am
2keynote

Type Classification System - Influence of Body Design and Repairability on Cost of Ownership

Dr. Christian Sahr
AZT | 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

2:00 pm
8 Li MEGA, Create a Mobile Home, Create Happiness tbd
Li Auto
2:30 pm
9 Development of a Full Vehicle Structure for an L4 Shuttle

Volkan Karayaka
ZF Mobility Solutions

3:00 pm
  Coffee Break 3:30 pm
10 Stilfold Technology Using Stainless Steel

Jonas Nyvang
STILRIDE Sweden AB

Markus Buckner
Outokumpu

4:00 pm

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

Christian Harter
fka GmbH

4:30 pm

  Traditional Evening Event and Networking  

7:00 pm

25

Sep 2024

#TitleSpeaker(s)Time
11 Sub-System Evaluation Methods for Body A-Pillar Structure

Eric Boettcher
Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC

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 group

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 Tailor Rolled Blanks GmbH

12:30 pm
  Lunch Break   1:00 pm
18 Saving Body Shop Complexity Using Steel by Reduction in Number of Components

Thomas Böttcher
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG

2:00 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

2:30 pm
20 tbd tbd
tbd
3:00 pm
21 tbd tbd
tbd
3:30 pm
  Summary 4:00 pm

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