c a r b o d y e n g i n e e r i n g

DOORS & CLOSURES IN CAR BODY ENGINEERING 2019

10TH INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING CONFERENCE

13 – 14 NOVEMBER 2019BAD NAUHEIM, GERMANY

PLUSWITH 11 OEM

REPORTS BY

AUDI · BMW · BYTON ·

HONDA · LAND ROVER ·

MASERATI · OPEL ·

PATAC · PSA

PLUS!BESTOWAL OF THE DOORS & CLOSURES

 SYSTEMS AWARD TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS AWARD

We are looking

forward to welcoming

you to Bad Nauheim!

THE FUTURE IS NOW

The automotive industry is in the mids of a fundamental

change. With doors and closures, engineers have to meet

today`s customers' demands and requirements and at the

same time be prepared for the topics electrification,

digitisation and future mobility.

Exactly here the annual Automotive Circle Conference

Doors and Closures in Car Body Engineering aims to

clarify this situation: With a total of 11 OEM presentations,

reports on current developments from suppliers and

engineering service providers, exhibition of the latest

OEM hardware on site, benchmark activities in the

Technology Clinic, the opportunity to inspect latest full

vehicles and an inspiring keynote presentation, the

conference will deal with the current and future challen-

ges facing body shop engineers for hang-on parts on

November 13 - 14, 2019.

Be part of this event and actively participate in shaping

the conference with your questions, discussions and

evaluations.

Sabine ScharfPresidiumAutomotive Circle

TECHNOLOGY CLINIC

All conference participants are invited to compare and

evaluate the opening and the closing of the tailgate

in its ergonomics, effort, dead zone and sound.

FOCUS TOPIC 2019: MANUAL TAILGATE

THE CONFERENCE ADDRESSES: Automotive engineers

with responsibilities in the pre-development, develop-

ment, planning and production of vehicle doors and closu-

res at international OEM, as well as all interested experts

representing relevant system suppliers or engineering

service providers.

MEET THE

LEADING

OEM NETWORK

Christian Roy,Groupe PSA, FR

Thierry Ginestet,Renault S.A.S., FR

Paul Jonason,Volvo Car Corporation, SE

Tao Li,

PATAC Co., Ltd., CN

Dr. Christian Schübeler,Volkswagen AG, DE

INTERNATIONAL OEM ADVISORY BOARD

Thorsten Lüdtke,Byton GmbH, DE

Reinhard Peis,BMW Group, DE

Eraldo Pignata,

Fiat Chrysler Automobi-les FCA (EMEA) S.p.A., IT

Werner Jakobs,Ford-Werke GmbH, DE

Russell J. Peyerk,General Motors Corp., US

Takashi Ogawa,Honda R & D Co., Ltd., JP

Kevin Welch,Jaguar Land Rover, GB

Yutaka Kubota,Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., JP

Martin Schumilas,Opel Automobile GmbH, DE

DOORS & CLOSURES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS

AWARD 2019

Again, your expertise is called for: As a conference

participant you decide through your vote for the

most impressive innovation realised in a new OEM

series hang-on part production, on the winners of

the Doors & Closures Technical Solutions Award.

DOORS & CLOSURES SYSTEMS AWARD 2019

As a conference delegate, you are part of the jury

that decides on the winner of this year’s Doors &

Closures Systems Award. This award is

bestowed by the Automotive Circle for the most

convincing series OEM hang-on part development

regarding construction as well as production

processes.

AWARD COMPETITORS 2019

BMW Group The new standards-based door system of the BMW 1 and the 3 series

Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. Latest doors and closures development of Jaguar Land Rover

Opel Automobile GmbH Next Generation Opel Corsa Doors

AWARD COMPETITORS 2019

Groupe PSA/Hutchinson DS3 Crossback – hidden waistbelt

Honda R&D Co., Ltd. Sliding door open/close system of the new Honda Elysion

Opel Automobile GmbH Flush glazing doors in the mid-segment – the styling challenge in future cars

FCA Group The Maserati Levante aluminum hood - Super plastic forming

Byton GmbH The next generation of smart closures

PROGRAMME

LIVE POLLS ON SITEAsk your specific questions concerning doors and closures

developments and trends and benefit from the answers

of the conference‘s expert audience!

TUESDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 2019

17.00 h – Technology Briefing

19.00 h (Pre-registration mandatory. Please see below for more

details.)

19.00 h – Welcome reception and handover of

20.00 h conference documents

WEDNESDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 2019

9.00 h Welcome and conference introduction

Sabine Scharf, Automotive Circle, DE

9.15 h Keynote:

Back to the future

Silvan Rath, Api - Automotive Process Institute GmbH, DE

OEM HARDWARE PRESENTATIONS:

DOORS &CLOSURES SYSTEMS AWARD

Technical presentations of the OEM developers, followed

by plenary and individual discussions directly at the hard-

ware in question

10.30 h The new standards-based door system of BMW

the 1 and the 3 series

Sebastian Rittmeier, Michael Pangerl, BMW Group, DE

11.30 h Latest doors and closures development of Jaguar

Land Rover

Duncan Hamlyn, N.N., Jaguar Land Rover Ltd., GB

12.30 h  Lunch break and New Car Show Opportunity to inspect the full vehicles exhibited

13.30 h Next generation Opel Corsa doors

Maik Schubert, Sebastian Weil, Opel Automobile GmbH, DE

FOCUS:

LIGHTWEIGHT SOLUTIONS AND MATERIAL PROCESSING

14.30 h New door concepts for future requirements based

on thermoplastic composites

Michael Thienel, Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, DE

14.55 h The hybrid APH door structure for mid-segment car

Zhou Jie, PATAC, CN; Jin Zhengxun, Minth GmbH, DE

15.25 h Coffee & contacts & Meet the Speakers

16.00 h Affordable aluminum door for high volume C-seg-

ment SUVs

Dr. Axel Förderreuther, Novelis Deutschland GmbH, DE

16.25 h Enhanced approach on hot forming aluminum 1-piece

inner panel

Julio Peidro, Gestamp, ES

16.50 h Economical aspects of the laser beam remote wel-

ding in serial production: potential and approaches

from the perspective of the processing tool

Dr. Jan-Philipp Weberpals, Audi AG, DE; Timur Demirbas,

Precitec GmbH & Co. KG, DE

18.00 h Get-Together

19.00 h Networking Night

THURSDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 2019

OEM PRESENTATIONS: DOORS & CLOSURES

TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS AWARD

8.00 h DS3 Crossback – hidden waistbelt

Christian Roy, Groupe PSA, FR; Jean Taraud, Hutchinson, FR

8.30 h Sliding door open/close system of the new Honda

Elysion

Hiroshi Shingu, Toshihiro Kaneda, Honda R&D Co., Ltd. Auto-

mobile Center, JP

9.00 h Flush glazing doors in the mid-segment –

the styling challenge in future cars

Martin Schumilas, Opel Automobile GmbH, DE

09.30 h Coffee & contacts & Meet the Speakers

10.00 h The Maserati Levante aluminum hood –

Super plastic forming

Eraldo Pignata, FCA Group, IT; Wesley Hyett, Superform, UK

10.30 h The next generation of smart closures

Thorsten Lüdtke, Byton GmbH, DE

11.00 h TECHNICAL SOLUTION AWARD SHOW

The OEM speakers present their innovative solutions directly

at the hardware parts exhibited and are available for your

individual questions

11.30 h TECHNOLOGY CLINIC: MANUAL TAILGATE

In an exhibition of current series vehicles, all conference parti-

cipants are invited to compare and evaluate the opening and

the closing of the tailgate in its ergonomics, effort, dead zone

and sound. The full vehicles on display will also be available for

further inspection.

Subject to change (status as of 31 July 2019)

PROGRAMME UPDATES AT: WWW.AUTOMOTIVE-CIRCLE.COM

12.30 h  Lunch break and New Car Show

Opportunity to inspect the full vehicles exhibited

13.30 h DOORS & CLOSURES AWARDS 2019

Disclosure of the results of the Awards competitions and

bestowal of the Awards

FOKUS: FLUSH GLAZING AND SEALING

13.45 h Sealing systems: Flush glazing

Emeric Francois, Cooper Standard, FR

14.10 h A new flush glazing concept

Olivier Blottiau, Hutchinson, FR

14.35 h Automated, extruder-driven application system for

sealing materials

Dominic Rosenau, Eisenmann intec GmbH & Co. KG, DE

FOKUS: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND TESTING

15.00 h Flexibly automate ultrasonic fold glue joints

inspection on vehicle doors

Maurice-Yves Rubbens, Audi Brussels, BE; Philippe Delforge,

FRS Robotics, BE

15.30 h OEM OUTLOOK

Representatives of the OEM Advisory Board on current trends

and challenges in door and closure development and their

expectations for the future.

15.45 h Farewell address and end of the conference

Sabine Scharf, Automotive Circle, DE

IN

ENGLISH

TECHNOLOGY BRIEFING

MODERN LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN DOOR CONCEPTS

TUESDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 2019, 17.00 h – 19.00 h

The Technology Briefing offers a compact overview on important and recent aspects for innovative door concepts. Based on examples, current challenges will be analysed and discussed and in this way prepares you for the presentations of newest developments in the main conference.

TOPICS OF THE TECHNOLOGY BRIEFING:

Which concepts best lend themselves for different material

concepts and why?

How do different concepts compare in terms of technological

and economic performance?

What are their pros and cons?

Which concepts can be applied in which vehicle segments?

DOCENTDr. Axel Förderreuther, Director Automotive Applications, Novelis

Dr. Axel Förderreuther studied Physical Metallurgy in Stuttgart and Oxford/GB and received his Doctorate at the Max-Planck-Institute for Metal Research. After some years with Alcoa Automotive, he changed to the engineering service provider RLE, where he, as Lead Engineer Lightweight Design and New Materials, was responsible for both technical and economic aspects of OEM car body and lightweight design development projects. In May 2015, he joined the aluminium producer Novelis as Senior Manager, Global Automotive Technology Strategy.

Participation fee: 550,- plus 19 % German VAT 450,- plus 19 % German VAT (in combination with booking the conference)

For this Briefing, knowledge of fundamentals pertaining to the conferen-

ce topic is presumed. Please note that the Technology Briefing and the

main conference are two independent events. Separate registration for

both events is required.

EXHIBITIONVisit the accompanying exhibition during the breaks and

inform yourself about new products and services around

vehicle doors and closures!

TERMS & CONDITIONS

REGISTRATION PROCEDURESVincentz Network GmbH & Co. KG Automotive Circle Plathnerstr. 4c, DE-30175 Hannover T +49 511 99 10-383, F +49 511 99 10-379 mareike.baeumlein@vincentz.net

ONLINE REGISTRATIONwww.automotive-circle.com

DATE AND VENUEConference: 13 – 14 November 2019Technology Briefing: 12 November 2019

DOLCE Bad NauheimElvis-Presley-Platz 1 61231 Bad Nauheim T +49 6032 303-0 F +49 6032 303-529 info@dolcebadnauheim.com www.dolcebadnauheim.com

We kindly ask you to make your own hotel reservation at the conference hotel, please refer to Automotive Circle. The hotel off ers special room rates from 139,– € to 159,– € depending on diff erent cancellation conditions. The mentioned room rates include 5,– € breakfast per person and per day.

CONFERENCE FEESTechnology Briefing: 550,–€* / 450,–€*1 1 In combination with booking the conference.

Conference: Early bird: 2.095,– €* (valid until 12 October 2019)Standard: 2.195,– €* Students will get 50 % discount on standard prices on presentation of a valid student ID.

* All prices plus 19 % German VAT. All conferences in Europe are subject to VAT. To reclaim, please contact your local tax office.

CONFERENCE FEES INCLUDETechnology Briefing: The participation feesinclude the attendance, list of delegates, theproceedings and catering.

Conference: Fees including full conference participation, incl. conference materials and list of delegates, the authority for downloadingthe presentations on the Internet, luncheons,catering and the participation in the eveningnetworking event.

CONFERENCE LANGUAGEThe conference will be translated simulta-neously into English and German. Please note that the contents of lectures and presentations at simultaneously interpreted conferences are predominately composed in the English language.

YOUR CONTACT

Mareike BäumleinSenior Event Manager/Automotive Circle

T +49 511 9910-383mareike.baeumlein@vincentz.net

CANCELLATIONSFees will be refunded in full if notice of cancellation is received by 12 October 2019. 50 % of the conference fees will be refunded in case notifi cation of cancellation is received later, but not later than 29 October 2019. Delegates who fail to attend without notifying the organiser will be liable for the whole conference fees. Substitutions of delegates may be made at any time. Cancellations and changes should be notified in writing. In all cases date of postmark shall apply. Any fees to be refunded will be paid after the end of the conference. The organiser reserves the right to change the programme content or to cancel the event due to important reasons. Cancellation fees of third parties that may appear in this context will not be reimbursed.

DATA PROTECTIONVincentz Network produces a list of delegates for each event which may include the following information: company name, address (zip code, city, country), name and job function of delegate. This list of delegates will be made available for all conference delegates, speakers, exhibitors and sponsors of the event, who may use the data for promotional purposes. Objection against publication and circulation of this data may be made at any time until 3 weeks prior to the event and has to be made in writing to the organiser. Com-pany’s name, city and country might be published on the internet as reference for upcoming Automotive Circle conferences.

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