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 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 | ||
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