Combining expertise
As a premiere in 2024, Automotive Circle’s new event Car Body Parts: Materials and Forming Processes combines two of its long-established annual focus conferences in Bad Nauheim, Germany. The former Materials in Car Body Engineering and Car Body Parts / Forming in Car Body Engineering conferences join forces and merge into a two-day congress.
With a mixture of focus contributions in two-fold parallel sessions as well as general-interest plenary presentations, the congress aims to cover both progress in car body materials development and car body part production processes, bringing together the expertise of Automotive Circle’s global network of material experts and forming process specialists.
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EXHIBITION
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MEET THE SPEAKERS
During the breaks, the speakers will be available for individual questions and further discussions.
Conference Agenda
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- Tuesday, June 11
- Wednesday, June 12
- Tuesday, June 11
Time | Kursaal | Spiegelsaal |
Plenary Session: Minimising the carbon footprint | ||
8:15 am | Welcome and congress introduction Dr. Dirk Meine, Automotive Circle, DE | |
8:30 am | The role of sustainable aluminium in car body manufacturing Patrik Ragnarsson, European Aluminium, BE | |
9:15 am | Circular vs extractive steel production: How EAF mills can produce all sheet steel grades Dean Kanelos, Nucor Automotive Group, US | |
9:45 am | Development of low carbon steel sheets for automotive outer panels based on the ‘EAF+BF’ combined process Dr. Jong Myeong Kim, Hyundai Steel Company, KR | |
10:15 am | Meet the Speakers / Exhibition / Coffee and contacts | |
Circularity: Aluminium | Panel forming: Simulation and quality control | |
11:00 am | How to reduce the CO2e footprint of the BIW – Alloy selection for aluminium-intensive vehicles maximizing circularity Olivier Rebuffet, Thomas Payer, Alumobility, BE | Artificial vision quality control of the entire forming parts production tba, Group Renault , FR; Quentin Lecomte, Eines Vison Systems, ES |
11:30 am | High recycled content material for performance driven applications Dr. Florian Stadler, AMAG rolling GmbH, AT | Innovative optical system for surface quality control on formed panel Hubert Lechner, Carl Zeiss Automated Inspection GmbH, DE |
12:00 pm | New generation of premium recycling aluminium alloys – The main solution for the true decarbonization of mobility in Europe Ruggero Zambelli, Raffmetal S.p.A., IT | From stamping to assembly – a comprehensive approach for digital BiW process validation Dr. Gianfranco Ruggiero, AutoForm Group, IT |
12:30 pm | Developing high-performance aluminum alloys from varied scrap streams Dr. Stuart Wiesner, Aluminium Rheinfelden Alloys GmbH, DE | Welding simulation and the influence on tryout Ralf Pfitzenmaier, EDAG PS GmbH & Co. KG, DE |
1:00 pm | Meet the Speakers / Exhibition / Lunch break | |
(Mega)Castings | Press-hardenened steel | |
2:15 pm | Detailed description of cast material properties to enable ultimate lightweight design Dr. Christoph Viechtbauer, Nemak Europe GmbH, DE | Sustainable lightweight construction for modern car body parts: Trends and challenges in process optimization and manufacturing of automotive components with tailored properties Prof. Marion Merklein, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Institute of Manufacturing Technology, DE |
2:45 pm | New high performance structural casting alloy developed by AUDI Dr. Marius Kohlhepp, Audi AG, DE | Vacuum hot forming press hardened steel with zinc coating Tony An, Pressler Advanced Forming Technologies Co., Ltd., CN |
3:15 pm | Meeting tolerance requirements in (ultra) large castings Philipp Hettich, Laubinger + Rickmann GmbH & Co. KG, DE; Martin Hartlieb, Viami International Inc., CA | The 2nd generation of the multistep hot stamping process Manuel Lopez, Gestamp Servicios, S.A. , ES |
3:45 pm | Meet the Speakers / Exhibition / Coffee and contacts | |
(Mega)Castings | Press-hardenened steel | |
4:30 pm | Fast track for ultra-lightweight megacastings: How to reduce development time by 90% Markus Unruh, Bionic Mesh Design GmbH, DE | Coating-free press hardening steels and rapid heating for automotive applications Sarah Tedesco, Ming Shi, General Motors Company, US |
5:00 pm | Low Pressure Sand Casting LPSC of complete rear and front underbody (mega)casting parts Dr. Joachim Gundlach, Grunewald GmbH & Co. KG, DE | Application of coated 2GPa press hardening steel on a serial B-pillar for automotive weight reduction Ludovic Dormegny, ArcelorMittal, FR; Ersel Ozden, Toyotetsu, TR; Edip Ozer Arman, Toyota Motor Europe, BE |
5:30 pm | 3D core printing: innovative cast components for the body shop of the future Andreas Brenninger, Oliver Pätzold, BMW Group, DE | Development of element technologies for integrated hot-stamping parts Dr. Masahiro Kubo, Nippon Steel Corporation, JP |
6:00 pm | Meet the Speakers / Exhibition / Get together | |
7:00 pm | Networking Dinner |
- Wednesday, June 12
(Plenary Assembly in room Kursaal)
Time | Kursaal | Spiegelsaal |
Plenary keynote presentation | ||
8:00 am | AI in automotive materials development and application Prof. Dirk Mohr, ETH Zurich, CH | |
9:00 am | Meet the Speakers / Exhibition / Coffee and contacts | |
Casting developments | Panel forming process developments | |
9:30 am | Beyond boundaries – unveiling breakthroughs in vacuum dosing technology for mega & giga foundries Rainer Burgstaller, Meltec Industrieofenbau GmbH, AT | Meeting tolerance, properties and process efficiency requirements in battery tray and structural extrusions Norbert Meinikmann, Laubinger + Rickmann GmbH & Co. KG, DE |
10:00 am | Application of casting aluminum in new vehicle design to increase sustainability decreasing weight Jacopo Tatti, Stellantis N.V., IT | Innovative solutions for lightweighting in automotive structures: a comprehensive study on the blow forming of a 5xxx/7xxx aluminum alloy Leonardo Daniele Scintilla, Fontana Group, IT; Ramona Tosone, AMAG rolling GmbH , AT |
10:30 am | Digitalization of brownfield high pressure die casting Dr. Norbert Hoffmann, Technische Universität Braunschweig – Institut of Joining and Welding, DE | Smart manufacturing redefined: Cloud-driven big data analytics and AI for automotive press shop quality assurance Otto Lampert, iLARIZ GmbH, DE |
11:00 am | Meet the Speakers / Exhibition / Coffee and contacts | |
Steel body concepts | Panel forming process developments | |
11:30 am | Combining the Multipart Integration approach with a carbon-neutral steel product offer to diminish the environmental impact of upcoming vehicle models Jesse Paegle, ArcelorMittal, FR | Applying urethane using additive manufacturing to get better surface quality in autobody panels Donggyun Kim, Hyundai Motor Company, KR |
12:00 pm | Materials for battery boxes: a hot topic Carel ten Horn, Tata Steel Netherlands, NL | New generation line dies with 3D print inserts Bora Tandırcıoğlu, Orhan Bibika, Ford Otosan A.Ş., TR |
12:30 pm | Steel-based concept body of future electric SUV Dr. Dae Young Kim, Hyundai Steel Company, KR | More stability for the forming process in presslines due to precise and process monitored blank lubrication in front of line with Servo-Spray-Technology Leo Sonntag, Amtec Kistler GmbH, DE |
1:00 pm | Meet the Speakers / Exhibition / Lunch break | |
Steel alloy developments | New module concepts | |
2:00 pm | Formability characteristics of advanced HSLA steels Prof. Hardy Mohrbacher, NiobelCon BV, BE; Caio Pisano, CBMM Europe, IT | FlexHyBat – light commercial vehicles body floor concept based on reinforced 3D-roll-formed profiles Dr. Martin Hillebrecht, EDAG Engineering GmbH, DE |
2:30 pm | A new AHSS generation combining higher strength with improved forming properties and crash performance Adrian Paton, Dr. Bernd Linke, thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG, DE | High-performance long fiber thermoplastic composite compression molding for structural applications Dr. Kristian Seidel, Teijin Automotive Technologies, DE |
3:00 pm | Development of cold rolled martensitic steel 1.5 GPa grade with excellent flatness for automotive application Dr. Jong-Pan Kong, POSCO Automotive Steel Research Lab., KR | Hybrid crash reinforcement alternative to metals in EVs sill Sabine Wenig, Sika Automotive AG, CH; Eduard Haberkorn, acs Automotive Center Südwestfalen GmbH, DE |
3:30 pm | Kursaal | Plenary Assembly | |
3:35 pm | OEM conclusions Members of the Advisory Board on their congress summary and future outlook on Car Body Part development and production | |
4:00 pm | Farewell address and end of the congress |
Program is subject to change
Status as of: April 4, 2024
Participants
The conference adresses
- Car body engineers, managers and employees of international OEM
- System suppliers and engineering service providers
- Experts from institutes
All responsible for press plant, tool shop or foundry projects or/and projects regarding Materials in Car Body Engineering in the areas of pre-development, development, planning, production and quality control.
Participating Companies
- acs Automotive Center Südwestfalen, DE
- Aluminium Rheinfelden Alloys, DE
- Alumobility, BE
- AMAG rolling, AT
- Amtec Kistler, DE
- ArcelorMittal, FR
- Audi AG, DE
- AutoForm Group, IT
- Bionic Mesh Design, DE
- BMW, DE
- Carl Zeiss Automated Inspection, DE
- CBMM Europe, IT
- EDAG Engineering, DE
- EDAG PS, DE
- Eines Vision Systems, ES
- ETH Zurich, CH
- European Aluminium, BE
- Fontana Group, IT
- Ford Otosan, TR
- Ford-Werke, DE
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Institute of Manufacturing Technology, DE
- General Motors Company, US
- Gestamp Servicios, ES
- Grunewald, DE
- Honda, JP
- Hyundai Motor Company, KR
- Hyundai Steel Company, KR
- inigence GmbH, DE
- Jaguar Land Rover, GB
- Laubinger + Rickmann, DE
- Meltec Industrieofenbau, AT
- Nemak Europe, DE
- NiobelCon BV, BE
- Nippon Steel Corporation, JP
- Nissan Motor, JP
- Nucor Automotive Group, US
- PATAC (Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center), CN
- POSCO Automotive Steel Research Lab, KR
- Pressler Advanced Forming Technologies,CN
- Raffmetal S.p.A., IT
- Renault, FR
- Sika Automotive, CH
- Stellantis, DE
- Stellantis, FR
- Stellantis, IT
- Tata Steel Netherlands, NL
- Technische Universität Braunschweig – Institut of Joining and Welding, DE
- Teijin Automotive Technologies, DE
- thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG, DE
- Toyota Motor Europe, BE
- Toyotetsu, TR
- Viami International, CA
- Volkswagen, DE
- Volvo Car Corporation, SE
Status as of March 15, 2024
The Automotive Circle and OEM Advisory Board of Car Body Parts: Materials and Forming Processes, consisting of experts from the following brands and companies:
Dr. Kadir Akcan
Ford Otosan
Edip Ozer Arman
Toyota Motor Europe
Dr. Isotta Cerri
Toyota Motor Europe
Yvan Chastel
Renault
Ghislaine Couturier
Stellantis
Dr. Chris Frohwein
Volkswagen
Thomas d´Hautefeuille
Renault
Takao Hayashi
Nissan
Thomas Heußer
Audi
Rebecca Hitch
Jaguar Land Rover
Marc Hummel
Audi
Richard Johansson
Volvo Cars
Dr. Martin Kasparbauer
Audi
Kenichi Kawasaki
Honda
Dr. Taejeong Kim
Hyundai
Dr. Thomas Kopp
BMW
Dr. Jenni Meiners
Stellantis
Dr. Markus Pfestorf
BMW
Andrea Pipino
Stellantis
Anthony Riley
Jaguar Land Rover
Klaus Sammer
BMW
Jatinder P. Singh
General Motors
Niklas Sonesson
Volvo Cars
Michele Maria Tedesco
Stellantis
Loïc Vaissière
Renault
Dr. Jürgen Wesemann
Ford
Exhibition & Sponsoring
Exhibitors and Sponsors on site
Become a sponsor or exhibitor
Take advantage of the high coverage of the Automotive Circle and profit from the sponsoring options before and during the events. Show your competence and services, matching the conference subjects, to the numerous car body engineers of international OEM. Thus, you are strengthening your brand awareness in the automotive industry!
Come on board as an exhibitor or sponsor and benefit from this excellent platform to strongly promote your company’s capabilities as a reliable supplier!
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Imke Rotermund
Sales Manager
imke.rotermund@vincentz.net
T +49 511 9910-343
More Information
Trust rate
Participation fee
1.995 €*
expired
Standard
Participation fee
2.195 €*
for registrations received after May 10, 2023
Organizer
Vincentz Network GmbH & Co. KG
Plathnerstrasse 4c
30175 Hannover, Germany
T. +49 511 9910 – 384
F +49 511 9910 – 379
www.automotive-circle.com
jannike.von.kampen@vincentz.net
Date & Venue
Conference: June 11-12, 2024
Digital Participation
or
On site Participation @
DOLCE Bad Nauheim
Elvis-Presley-Platz 1
DE-61231 Bad Nauheim
T +49 6032 303-0
F +49 6032 303-529
info@dolcebadnauheim.com
www.dolcebadnauheim.com
Accommodation is available at the conference hotel.
We kindly ask you to make your own hotel reservation at the conference hotel. Rooms are available from € 154,- to € 174,-, depending on the room category. All rooms include breakfast for a price of € 5,- per person and day. Please refer to: “Automotive Circle”.
The following cancellation conditions apply for all categories:
All reservations can be cancelled free of charge up to 4 weeks before arrival. Up to 2 weeks before arrival 60% of the room rate will be due. From 2 weeks before arrival 80 % will be charged.
Participation Fee
On site or digital participation (choice is all yours):
Trust-Rate | 1.995 €* | for registrations received by March 10, 2024 |
Early-bird | 2.095 €* | for registrations received by May 10, 2024 |
Standard | 2.195 €* | for registrations received after May 10, 2024 |
A 10% group discount on the rate that is valid at the time of registration is available. This will apply when 5 or more attendees from the same company address register at the same time.
Students will get 50 % discount on standard prices on presentation of a valid student ID.
The access data for the digital conference participation will be send out via E-Mail approx. one week prior the conference. The prerequisite for this is that all payments have been received in full.
* All prices plus 19 % German VAT. All conferences in Europe are subject to VAT. To reclaim, please contact your local tax office.
Participation fee includes
On site participation: Fees including full conference participation, incl. conference materials and list of delegates, the authority for downloading the presentation on the internet, luncheons, catering, the participation in the evening networking event and on-demand access to the presentation videos for 2 weeks after the conference.
Digital participation: Fees including full digital conference participation, incl. conference materials and list of delegates, the authority for downloading the presentation on the internet and on-demand access to the presentation videos for 2 weeks after the conference.
Registration
Registration is preferably done via the event’s website, alternatively by e-mail or regular mail. The confirmation of participation and invoice will be sent via e-mail. Without this confirmation, there is no claim to participation in the booked event. Registrations will be considered in the order in which they are received, except EuroCarBody. However, the number of participants is limited in all cases.
Technical Plattform for digital participation
This virtual event of the Automotive Circle is planned and conducted using electronic tools and platforms. The following tools are used:
- Cvent Attendee Website (via browser, compatible with the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Microsoft Edge)
- Vimeo Player
Each participant is responsible for using these tools. If it is not possible to use them, e.g. due to internal company requirements, this does not entitle the participant to cancel the digital participation free of charge.
Conference Language
The conference is held exclusively in English. All documents are predominately composed in the English language.
Cancellations
Fees will be refunded in full if notice of cancellation is received by May 10, 2024. Please understand that even preparation and organization involve financial and human resources. Therefore a fee of 50 % of the participation fee will be charged, if the notification of cancellation is received later, but not later than May 27, 2024. Should notification reach us after May 27, 2024, on in case of non-participation, 100% of the participation fee will be charged. Substitutions of delegates may be made at any time.
Cancellations and changes must be made in writing and will be confirmed by the organizer. Cancellations due to health reasons can be cancelled free of charge at any time with a medical certificate. If a participant is demonstrably unable to attend due to travel restrictions, he/she has the option of converting the attendance participation into a digital participation (if this is offered). Any cost differences will be reimbursed).
The participant undertakes to follow the instructions of the organizer and the venue. Failure to do so may result in exclusion from the event.
The organizer reserves the right to change the program or to cancel the event in the event of special circ*mstances (important reason). In particular, the organizer is entitled to take such measures in cases of force majeure, due to official orders, in the event of a situation endangering the life, body or health of the participants. In these cases, the organizer shall not be obliged to pay damages and/or reimbursem*nt of expenses to the participants. This applies in particular to any cancellation fees incurred by third parties (e.g. hotel bookings, train or flight tickets).
If the digital event has to be canceld by the organizer due to insufficient number of participants, technical complications or due to illness of one or more speakers, already paid participation fees will be refunded in full. Further claims do not exist.
Program Changes
Automotive Circle reserve the right to revise event content and change implementation tools. There is no claim to a specific lecture, workshop or references. Registered trademarks: No guarantee is given that the products, processes and other names mentioned are free of third-party property rights.
Data Protection
As participant of an event, you agree that data such as company, address (zip code, city, country), first name, name and job function of the attendee will be published on the list of participants. The list of participants is available to all participants in digital form. The list of participants could also be used by sponsors and exhibitors for advertising purposes. Objection against publication and circulation of your data may be made at any time until 3 weeks prior to the event and has to be made in writing to the organizer. The address data are processed for customer service and information purposes in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Company’s name, city and country might be published on the Internet as reference for upcoming Automotive Circle events. Personal data will be forwarded to the local health authority on request.
Pictures, Videos & Recordings
By registering you understand that your participation and attendance at the event may be videotaped, filmed and/or audio recorded. You agree that the recording may be used for any lawful purposes that Vincentz Network, or its designees, in their sole discretion, may determine.
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Other Hotels in Bad Nauheim and Surroundings
In addition to the Dolce Bad Nauheim conference hotel, we also recommend the following hotels for your overnight stays:
Hotel Villa Grunewald
Terrassenstraße 10
DE-61231 Bad Nauheim
T +49 6032 9495 550
info@hotel-villa-grunewald.de
>> Distance to the event venue: 0,01 km
Best Western Hotel Rosenau
Steinfurther Str. 1-5
DE-61231 Bad Nauheim
T +49 6032 96460
info@rosenau.bestwestern.de
>> Distance to the event venue: 1,1 km
Luxstay Bad Nauheim
Aliceplatz 1a
DE-61231 Bad Nauheim
T +49 151 2125 1465
be@luxstay.de
>> Distance to the event venue: 0,4 km
Boutique Hotel K7
Kurstraße 7
DE-61231 Bad Nauheim
T +49 6032 9232020
hallo@hotelk7.de
>> Distance to the event venue: 0,5 km
Brunnenhof Hotel
Ludwigstraße 13
DE-61231 Bad Nauheim
T +49 6032 92900
info@brunnenhof-hotel.de
>> Distance to the event venue: 0,8 km
Hotel Spöttel
Luisenstraße 5-7
DE-61231 Bad Nauheim
T +49 6032 93040
info@spoettel-badnauheim.de
>> Distance to the event venue: 1,0 km
Hotel Cornelia
Mittelstraße 39
DE-61231 Bad Nauheim
T +49 6032 5739
Hotel-Cornelia@t-online.de
>> Distance to the event venue: 0,9 km
Luxstay Friedberg
Schulstr. 13
DE-61169 Friedberg
T +49 151 2125 1465
be@luxstay.de
>> Distance to the event venue: 4,6 km
Hotel Stadt Friedberg
Am Seebach 2a
DE-61169 Friedberg
T +49 6031 6070
hotel-stadt-friedberg@t-online.de
>> Distance to the event venue: 5,1 km
Status as of March 25, 2024
Digital Participation
What can you expect from the digital participation?
- Follow the live stream of all presentations or on demand* until 2 weeks after the conference
- Ask you individual questions during the Q&A session to the speakers during the live stream
- Exhibitor forum and the possibility to get in touch with the exhibitors
- Messaging and chat functions to get in touch with others
- Download of the presentations
*Will be provided after the conference
Acces data to the digital platform will be send out approx. one week before the conference starts.
Technical Plattform
The virtual event of the Automotive Circle is planned and conducted using electronic tools and platforms. The follwoing tools are used:
- Cvent Attendee Website (via browser, compatible with the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Microsoft Edge)
- Vimeo Player
Each participant is responsible for using these tools. If it is not possible to use them, e.g. due to technical company requirements, this does not entitle the participant to cancel the digital participation free of charge.
Your Contacts
Dr. Dirk Meine
Presidium
dirk.meine@vincentz.net
+49 511 9910-319
Jannike von Kampen
Senior Event Manager
jannike.von.kampen@vincentz.net
+49 511 9910-384
Imke Rotermund
Sales Manager
imke.rotermund@vincentz.net
+49 511 9910-343
EVENT DETAILS
Start Date
June 11, 2024
End Date
June 12, 2024
Venue
DOLCE by WyndhamElvis-Presley-Platz 161231Bad NauheimGermanyHybrid