Events
EAC 2019 - Programme
At the European Aluminium Congress 2019 on 25-26 November 2019 in Düsseldorf with its theme ‘Aluminium and Mobility’, the various potential uses of aluminium were presented together with possible further developments that would make vehicles and other means of transport of the future even lighter and more energy-efficient.
Day 1 - Monday 25 November 2019
12:00-18:00 | Exhibition - Foyer Room Düsseldorf |
12:00-14:00 | Registration | Get-together (coffee and snacks) |
ROOM DÜSSELDORF | OPENING & KEYNOTES |
14:00-14:10 | Opening: Dr.-Ing. Hinrich-Mählmann, General Partner of OTTO FUCHS KG |
14:10-14:30 | Opening-speech: Titas Anuskevicius, EU Commission |
14:30-14:50 | Keynote 1: Dr. Tom Kirschbaum, CEO & Founder door2door |
14:50-15:10 | Keynote 2: Dr. Blanka Lenczowski, Materials Thrust Deputy, Senior Expert Materials Technology, Airbus Corporate Technology Office |
15:10-16:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
ROOM DÜSSELDORF | PANEL DISCUSSION |
16:00-18:00 | »ALUMINIUM & MOBILITY« | Moderator: Judith Schulte-Loh, WDR |
16:00-18:00 | - Dr.-Ing. Hinrich Mählmann, GDA President, General Partner of OTTO FUCHS KG - Josef Schön, Strategic corporate planning / Sustainability, AUDI AG - Prof. Christoph Wagener, Vice President Research and Product Development, Kirchhoff Automotive GmbH - Dr. Tom Kirschbaum, CEO & Founder, Door2Door GmbH - Dr. Blanka Lenczowski, Materials Thrust Deputy, Senior Expert Materials Technology, Airbus Corporate Technology Office |
18:00 | End Congress Programme Day 1 |
19:00 | Dinner, Get-together (Quartier Bohéme, Düsseldorf) |
Day 2- Tuesday 26 November 2019
SESSION | Session 1: AUTOMOTIVE / TRANSPORT |
Session 2: PROCESSES/ HEAT TREATMENT/ JOINING |
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CHAIRMAN | Dietrich Wieser, Arconic Global Rolled Products | Erman Tekkaya, IUL TU Dortmund University |
ROOM/TIME | Düsseldorf 09:00-12:00 |
Mauritius 09:00-12:00 |
09:00 | Aluminium content in cars – latest insights Patrik Ragnarsson | European Aluminium | Belgium |
Recent progress in hot forming of aluminium - Challenging design limitations Henk-Jan Brinkmann | Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH | Germany |
09:20 | Aluminium drives innovation for the future of mobility Michael Hahne | Novelis AG | Switzerland |
Modern Furnace Concepts by EBNER for Innovative Aluminium Solutions in the Automotive & Aerospace Market Markus Gangl, Carsten Rink | EBNER Industrieofenbau GmbH | Austria |
09:40 | Lightweight design approach for bumper systems by using ultra-high-strength aluminium alloys within EU-funded project ALLIANCE Friedrich Bohner | BENTELER Automobiltechnik GmbH | Germany |
Investigation of Process Optimization for 5xxx Alloys with Different Magnesium Ratios for Automotive Applications Ali Ulaş Malcıoğlu | ASAŞ Alüminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. | Turkey |
10:00 | Aluminium as an enabler for light weight E-mobility solutions Hartmut Janssen | Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH | Germany |
Automotive and aerospace sheet and plate: New technologies in heat treatment reduce emissions and increase precision and efficiency of production Bernd Deimann | Otto Junker GmbH | Germany |
10:20-10:40 | Coffee break | |
10:40 | Cast alloys for electric vehicle powertrains – challenge and opportunities Jan Steglich | TRIMET Aluminium SE | Germany |
Self-Pierce and Clinch Fasteners in High-Strength Aluminium Components Martin Heckmann | LÄPPLE Automotive GmbH | Germany Daniel Gernhardt | RB&W Manufacturing LLC | Germany |
11:00 | Cost Savings in BEVs through Lightweight Design – Today and in the Future - A Comprehensive Study Leif Hagebeuker | Hydro Holding Offenburg GmbH | Germany |
Series production of friction stir welded battery trays Michael Heußen | Hammerer Aluminium Industries GmbH | Austria |
11:20 | Envision emission’s end –Lighting saves the world Alexander Neustadt | Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro Köln | Ford Werke GmbH | Germany |
Aluminum mixed Metal Welding Applications Joint by Magnetic Pulse Welding, MPW Frank Huberth | Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoffmechanik IWM | Germany |
11:40 | Aluminium Solutions for Battery Electric Vehicles Norbert William Sucke | Erbslöh Aluminium GmbH | Germany |
Modeling of Microstructure Evolution of high strength 7xxx alloys during homogenization heat treatment Siamak Rafiezadeh | Austria Metall AG | Austria |
12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
SESSION | Session 3: MARKETS |
Session 4: SURFACE/ AM DM / RECYCLING |
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CHAIRMAN | Frank Busenbecker, Erbslöh | Werner Mader, GSB International |
ROOM/TIME | Düsseldorf 13:00-16:30 |
Mauritius 13:00-16:30 |
13:00 | Europe's aluminium semis markets under pressure - analysis and outlook Andreas Postler | Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie e. V. (GDA)| Germany |
Digital Twins facilitate the new way of planning Gunther Schober | PSI Metals Non Ferrous GmbH | Germany |
13:30 | Facing the Challenges - Threats and Opportunities for the Automotive Industry Manuel Kallweit | Verband der Automobilindustrie e. V. (VDA)| Germany |
How to improve the production of aluminum sheets using cloud based data analytics Roger Feist | Achenbach Buschhütten GmbH & Co. KG | Germany |
14:00 | Potentials of low-carbon aluminium products in automotive applications – Ensuring a sustainable mobility throughout the entire Dinesh Thirunavukkarasu | fka GmbH | Germany |
Improving microstructural homogeneity and mechanical properties during wire - arc additive manufacturing of an aluminium alloy by cold metal transfer Thomas Klein | LKR Light Metals Technologies Ranshofen GmbH | Austria |
14:30-15:00 | Coffee break | |
15:00 | Aluminium Outlook – Demand weakness hits the price Guillaume Osouf | CRU International | UK |
Weld Quality Determination in Aluminium Chip Extrusion André Schulze | Institute of Forming Technology and Lightweight Components | Dortmund |
15:30 | Aluminium subframe CMS mainly with sideview battery tray motor housing Jost Gärtner | AluMag® Automotive GmbH | Germany |
Influence of supplier relationships on the adoption of closed loop production processes -case study of REALCAR Shyaam Ramkumar | University of Milan | Italy |
16:00 | "New" battle between Aluminium and Steel Nils Naujok | Holger Stamm | PwC Strategy& (Germany) GmbH | Germany |
Laser-based processing of polymeric protection coatings for lightweight applications Marius Dahmen | Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT | Germany |
16:30 | End of Event |
Contact
Wolfgang Heidrich
Head of Technology - Research – Standards
T +49 211 4796 - 271
wolfgang.heidrich@alu-d.de