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SIMULATION AND TESTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR BEVS, PHEV’S AND ICE’S

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Moving to higher margins and lower costs through advances in architecture, materials, joining & forming, testing & quality control, simulation, recyclability and battery integration

INNOVATING PLATFORMS, BODY STRUCTURES & MULTI-MATERIAL MIX FOR

NEXT-GEN VEHICLES

KEY TECHNICAL FOCUS & INNOVATION AREAS INCLUDE:

Ensuring an Integrated and Holistic Approach to the Design, Development and Roll-Out of Next Generation Multi-Material Vehicle Platforms - Including OEM Strategies for BEVs, PHEVs and Advanced ICEs

Important Innovations and Automotive Opportunities With AHSS and UHSS Advanced Steels

Advanced Applications for High Strength Aluminum Developments Including 6000 and 7000 Series

Evolving Design and Simulation Approaches to Enhance Crashworthiness and Meet More Challenging Regulatory Compliance Obligations with EVs

Enhancing the Integrity and Durability of Vehicle Structures Through Advances in Joining and Laser Welding for Dissimilar Materials

Latest High Performance Adhesive and Bonding Technologies and Best Use Practices

Advances in Composite Materials Focussed on Automated Manufacturing, Improved Process Times and Reduced Cost Barriers to Adoption

Evaluating Frontier Materials and Potentially Disruptive Manufacturing Technologies Including Applications for Smart Materials, Substrates, Advanced Polymers and Nanocomposites

“The industry leading and largest global series of meetings for automotive engineering experts driving next generation body manufacturing. We are proud to be the foremost communication network of automotive engineers representing OEMs, the leading suppliers and leading research institutions from across the world.”

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BMW Ford LVCHI Groupe PSA, France JLR

Plasan, Israel Volvo Car Corp., Sweden Changjiang EV Nio Msc Software

Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS, Germany

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Impression Technologies, UK European Aluinum AV A2Mac1 Karlsturer Institute for Technology

Dow Europe, Switzerland Tata Technologies Arconic Zoltek Toray Hexion

Fraunhofer Institute for Foundry Composite and Processing

Technology, GermanyWarwick Manufacturing Group

(WMG), UK Hydro Mahindra Racing Formula E AWL Techniek

ARPLAS Systems, Germany Novelis, Germany Aleris WilliamsF1 Advanced Engineering

Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and

Advanced Materials IFAM

Siemens PLM, USA voestalpine Constellium Imperial College London, UK World Steel Alliance

AMAG Austrian Metall Faurecia Automotive, France Renault-Nissan Alliance ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG SSAB

DAY 1: WEDNESDAY 25TH APRIL 2018

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Exploring Emerging Opportunities for New Design Approaches And Material Mixes to Realise Higher

Margins and Lower Costs

07:30 Networking Session: Registration and Morning Refreshments

08:30 Chair’s Opening RemarksDr. Ing. Boris Künkler, Supervisor Body / Exterior / Hang-on Parts, CAE & Optimization, Opel Automobile, Germany

08:40 Analysis And Implementation Of Joining Multi-Materials In Structural Applications Under High Loads: What Can EV OEM Designers Learn From F1 And Formula E Experiences?Lewis Butler, Technical Director, Mahindra Racing Formula E, UK

09:00 OPENING OEM PANEL DISCUSSION ON INDUSTRY INNOVATION

Assessing Electric Vehicle Enhancements Possible Through Material Selection and Associated Forming, Joining and Assembly Process - Ensuring An Integrated And Holistic Approach To The Design, Development And Roll-Out Of Next-Gen Multi-Material Vehicle Platforms.Q Next-gen vehicle portfolio, platform and

architecture challengesQ How does vehicle electrification impact

overall body engineering: how will it transform the joining and manufacturing currently available?

Q What differences will there be in design approaches and multi-material selection between smaller cars versus bigger vehicles including SUVs pick-ups, smaller commercial vehicles and trucks? Full EVs versus hybrids?

Q Expectations for steel vs. aluminium in next-gen vehicles and winning applications

Q What joining technologies are currently being utilized for EV vehicles?

Q Mix and role for other materials including composites, magnesium and plastics?

Q How will recyclability considerations impact the above choices?

Q What will be the focus of OEM and Tier 1 R&D technology budget spending from now up to 2025 to achieve product leadership and differentiation in the market?

Q Technical management and organisational approaches to best ensure coordination of design efforts for future success in terms of realising higher margins and lower costs?of electric vehicles will impact the over

Q How the production of electric vehicles will impact the over all existing manufacturing assembly?

Dr. Ing. Joachim Starke, Technical Specialist, Planning & Innovation - Lightweight Construction, BMW, Germany

Richard Johansson, Technical Leader, Metallic Materials and Joining, Volvo Car Corp., Sweden

Ken Jacobs, Manager Joining Technology - Implementation, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering BIW, Jaguar Land Rover, UK

Raynald Bougnot, Innovation Leader for Body In White (BIW), Groupe PSA, France

Dr. Lei Shi, Executive Vice President, Lightweight Engineering Technical Specialist, LVCHI Auto Group, China

Mustafa Basaran, Senior Material and Manufacturing Core Engineer, Commercial Vehicles, Ford Otosan, Turkey

John Johnston, Chief Engineer, Body Structures Europe, Tata Technologies, UK

09.50 Questions and DiscussionNext-Gen Steel and Ultra High Strength Steels For Innovative Auto

Applications

09:50 OEM Perspective: The Future Demands For Steel As A ‘Lightweight’ MaterialChallenges for new hot-forming steels and next generation AHS

Richard Johansson, Technical Leader, Metallic Materials and Joining, Volvo Car Corp., Sweden

10:10 STEEL SUPPLIER PANEL: IS STEEL STILL RELEVANT? MORE THAN EVER SAY THE SUPPLIERS DISCUSSION ON THE INNOVATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCED STEELS IN NEXT-GEN VEHICLE MANUFACTURING Panel Chair’s Opening Presentation on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

George Coates, Technical Advisor & Projects Coordinator, WorldAutoSteel, USA Q Introduction by World Steel Alliance Q Understanding the processes used to

create the latest generations of high strength and boron steels

Q Assessing how they can be used, including optimised formability

Q Benefiting from 3rd Generation AHSS (NanoSteel) that combines high yield and ultimate tensile strength, along with significant ductility and elongation

Q Developments in hot stamping / press hardening processes with UHSS for forming complex shapes more efficiently

Q Considerations on corrosion differences between steels

Q What improvements to structural integrity and weight reduction goals can be achieved with the latest steels in the market?

Dr. Enno Arenholz, Head of Technology and Innovation, voestalpine, Austria

Carl Orrling, Vice President Technical Development, SSAB Europe, Sweden

10:50-11:20 Refreshments and Networking Break in Exhibition Area

Key Trends In High Strength Aluminium Alloys And Their Growing Importance In Next

Generation Vehicle Body Structures

11:20 High Strength Aluminium Components Designed By Advanced HFQ® Technology SimulationDr. Damian Szegda, Director of Process Simulation and Tool Design, Impression Technologies, UK

11:40 PANEL DISCUSSION ON HIGH STRENGTH ALUMINIUM: New Alloy Developments, Opportunities And ApplicationsPanel Chair’s Introduction Dr. Dietrich Wieser, Technical Co-ordinator, Automotive & Transport Group, European-Aluminium & Director Business Development - Global Automotive, Global Rolled Products, Arconic, Germany Q Developments in new 5000 (AlMgMn)

alloys and 6000 (AlMgSi) alloys for applications requiring higher tensile strength and enhanced ductility / elongation

Q High strength 7000-series aluminium alloys for design of safety critical auto components

Q Potential for other unique alloys, including reinforcement with ceramics

Q Work hardening and heat treatability usage considerations

Q Latest initiatives for using hot stamp aluminium

Q Increasing the ductility of aluminium alloys for production of high-strain and complex parts with no springback at lower cost and with higher production rates

Q Overcoming cracking and increasing corrosion resistance

Q Innovations enabling 3D printing of high-strength aluminum alloys, including types Al7075 and Al6061 - opening the door for additive manufacturing of auto parts with engineering-relevant alloys

Dr. Paul Oberhauser, Senior Scientist R&D, AMAG Austria Metall, Austria

Dr. Axel Foerderreuther, Director, Automotive Applications, Novelis, Germany

Olivier Rebuffet, Automotive R&D Program Manager, Constellium, France

Bart Sprengers, Customer Program Manager, Aleris, Belgium

Dr. Damian Szegda, Director of Process Simulation and Tool Design, Impression Technologies, UK

‘Concept directly in line with challenges I face everyday. Great to hear other OEMs/Tiers speaking about these issues’

Advanced Materials Research, Honda

12:30-13:30 Lunch and Networking in Exhibition Area

Developing Cost Effective Platform Strategies, Architectures And

Structures For A New EV Generation

13:30 OEM Perspective: Technology Developments And Engineering Innovation Underlying The LVCHI ‘Venere’ High Performance EVDr. Lei Shi, Executive Vice President, Lightweight Engineering Technical Specialist, LVCHI Auto Group, China

14:05 PANEL DISCUSSION WITH LEADERS IN EV:

Design, Structure And Material Choice Opportunities To Better Control EV Costs And Increase MarginsQ Emerging approaches for overcoming

design and technical challenges associated with battery integration within body structure and chassis

Q Fully integrated versus semi-integrated battery integrated solutions

Q Real-world material selection and material substitution strategies for EV’s to minimise weight while ensuring structural integrity

Q Factoring in the disposal phase of vehicles

Q Achieving weight and cost reduction goals

Dr. Fei Xiong, Vice President, Platform Chief, Changjiang EV Corp., China (formely Architecture Chief Engineer, NEV Platforms, Geely Automotive)

Edward Bernardon, Vice President, Strategic Automotive Initiatives, Siemens PLM, USA

Dr. Lei Shi, Executive Vice President, Lightweight Engineering Technical Specialist, LVCHI Auto Group, China

Barry Curtis, Senior BIW Manager, Architecture Engineer, Tata Technologies

NextEV’

Design Approaches And Simulation Applications To Increase Safety, Assure Structural Integrity And

Improve Driveability

14:45 OEM Perspective: Design And Development Of Body Structures For EV - Use Of Optimization And Simulation On The Opel Ampera-eDr. Ing. Boris Künkler, Supervisor Body / Exterior / Hang-on Parts, CAE & Optimization, Opel Automobile, Germany

15:05 The Extended Target Weighing Approach To Identify And Evaluate

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Lightweight Design PotentialSven Revfi, Team Manager Research Group CAE / Optimization, Institute of Product Engineering (IPEK), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

15:25 - 15:50 Refreshments and Networking Break in Exhibition Area

15:50 PANEL ON DESIGN AND SIMULATION Evolving Design, Material Modelling And Simulation Approaches To Enhance The Development And Optimisation Of Multi-Material Body Structures - Including Specific Considerations For EV

Q Role of simulation, material modelling and structural analysis in understanding potential failure modes

Q Cost effective design for battery integration in overall body structure

Q Impact protection integration into the structure and multi-level containment for crash management

Q Assessing the safety aspects involving positioning and structural shielding f the battery

Q Structural integrity and crush testing best practices

Q Meeting the growing regulatory compliance challenge

Dr. Ing. Boris Künkler, Supervisor Body / Exteriors / Hang-on Parts, CAE & Optimization, Opel Automobile, Germany

Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Vorberg, Director, Automotive Product Design, Altair Engineering, Germany

Michael Schlenkrich, Senior Director, Engineering Lifecycle Management, MSC Software, Germany

Advances In Adhesives And Bonding Technologies For Multi-Material

Structures And Best Use Practices

16:35 Update On The Manufacture Of Hybrid Joints (Adhesive-Mechnical And Adhesive-Welding)

Dr. Holger Fricke, Head of Department, Adhesive Bonding Technology, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM, Germany

16:50 Current Studies In Structural Epoxy Adhesives And Nanomodifiers As Tougheners

Dr. Ambrose Taylor, Leader of Adhesives and Nanomaterials Group, Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, UK

17:05 INDUSTRY PANEL ON STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND BONDING Evaluating High Performance Adhesive Choices For Multi-Material Structures And Best Use Practices For Assuring Structural IntegrityQ Adhesive joining approaches for

crashworthiness

Q Preventing peeling in crush situations

Q Increasing durability and fracture toughness of polymer adhesives

Q Techniques for checking for presence and making sure adhesive is where it is needed

Q Ease of recycling benefits with wider use of adhesives for vehicle structures

Dr. Andreas Lutz, R&D Director Adhesives, Dow Europe, Switzerland

Dr. Ambrose Taylor, Leader of Adhesives and Nanomaterials Group, Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, UK

Dr. Holger Fricke, Head of Department, Adhesive Bonding Technology, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM, Germany

PPG

17:45 Chair’s Closing Remarks

17:45 - 18:45 All Attendees Evening Networking Drinks Reception

18:45 VIP Speakers’ Dinner

DAY 1: WEDNESDAY 25TH APRIL 2018

DAY 2: THURSDAY 26TH APRIL 201807:30 Networking Session: Registration and Morning Refreshments

08:20 Chair’s Welcome and IntroductionKen Jacobs, Manager Joining Technology - Implementation, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering BIW, Jaguar Land Rover, UK

08:30 OEM Perspective: Optimised Lightweight Design For Cost Efficient CFRP Applications - Targets, Trends And Selected Examples Of Funded ProjectsDr. Ing. Joachim Starke, Technical Specialist, Planning & Innovation - Lightweight Construction, BMW, Germany

09:05 Lightweight Material Trends In EV Design - Insights From Tearing Down And Benchmarking The Latest ModelsStephan Fuchs, Automotive Lightweight Design Expert, McKinsey & Co., GermanyDoug Kendall, Technical Consultant, A2Mach1, FranceAndreas Venus, Leader, Advanced Analytics Practice in Automotive, McKinsey & Co., Germany

09:40 OEM Perspective: Overcoming Mass Production Challenges When Using New Lightweight Materials In Multi-Material Body Structures Dr. Fei Xiong, Vice President, Platform Chief, Changjiang EV Corp., China (formely Architecture Chief Engineer, NEV Platforms, Geely Automotive)

Choosing The Most Effective Technologies And Processes For Multi-Material Joining Including

High Strength Steels And Advanced Aluminium Alloys

10:15 Aluminium Laser Welding - Challenges And Solutions

Q Challenges and solutions in laser welding of aluminium

Q Practical experiences from the point of view of an experienced machine integrator

Q Tools for precise and user-friendly robot programming

Gerrit Bikker, Manager Engineering, AWL Techniek, Netherlands

10:40 Refreshments And Networking In Exhibition Area

11:05 Energy Savings with Resistance Projection Welding (RPW)

Q RPW technology and benefits - 33% of the force, less than 20% of weld duration and energy savings of up to 70% compared with conventional spot welding

Q Enhanced dynamic strength properties of RPW welds resulting from a reduced heat affected zone

Q Material savings and weight reduction impacts through the rectangular shape of RPW enabling a reduction of mating flanges length by 50% compared to spot welding

Markus Schmid, Director, ARPLAS Systems, Germany

11:25 Innovative Laser Based Technologies For Multi-Material Joining

Q Joining technologies for steel-aluminium hybrid structures

Q Metal-composite joining using laser welding, heating and structuring

Dr. Jens Standfuss, Business Unit Manager Joining, Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS, Germany

Evaluating Developments in Composite Materials Focused on

Advanced Automated Manufacturing and Improved Process Time

11:50 PANEL ON COMPOSITE MATERIALSReducing The Process Time And Cost Barriers To Composite Material Usage

Panel Chair: Edward Bernardon, Vice President, Strategic Automotive Initiatives, Siemens PLM Fibersim

Q Assessing the extent to which use of carbon fibre and advanced polymer materials can be key to reducing the weight and achieving high rigidity in EV design

Q New developments toward reducing the process time for carbon fibre components and structures that make it cost effective and scalable for integration in a high volume manufacturing environments

Q Developments in faster setting thermoset adhesives enabling mass production of parts

Q Latest techniques and processes for joining carbon fibre to aluminium, steel and other materials

Q What can be learnt from composite material usage in other industries? - Including case experiences from commercial aircraft manufacturing

Gilles Nedelec, Senior Expert Composites, Faurecia Automotive, France

Francis Defoor, Global Market Segment Leader Automotive, Epoxy Phenolic & Coating Division, Hexion, Belgium

Nir Khan, Design Director, Composites, Plasan, Israel

Tobias Potyra, Automotive Business Director, Zoltek Corp. (A subsidiary of Toray Group), Germany

12:40 - 13:20 Lunch and Networking in Exhibition Area

Exploring Frontier Materials and Technologies For Next-Gen Vehicle

Manufacturing

13:20 Current Status Of Magnesium Alloys: Silk Road Or Other Routes?Prof. Ali Arslan Kaya, Principal Scientist, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Turkey

13:40 Current Studies On Hybrid Materials And Metal-Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Bonding Dr. Ing. Iman Taha, Head of Dept., Materials and Testing Technology, Fraunhofer Institute for Foundry, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV, Germany

14:00 New Materials And Associated Welding, Sustainability And Recycling Challenges For Steel And AluminiumDr. Hiren Kotadia, Senior Research Fellow, Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), UK

14:20 INDUSTRY PANEL ON ADVANCED MATERIALS: Innovations From The Frontiers of Materials Development And Potentially Disruptive Manufacturing Technologies to WatchQ Forward looking insights on evaluating

the suitability and cost effectiveness of emerging materials

Q Potential mainstream automotive uses and innovative applications

Q Including lightweighting potential and applications for smart materials; nanocomposites and polymers; advanced substrates for interior trim; additive manufacturing / direct laser metal sintering

Prof. Ali Arslan Kaya, Principal Scientist, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, TurkeyDr. Ing. Iman Taha, Head of Dept., Materials and Testing Technology, Fraunhofer Institute for Foundry, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV, GermanyDr. Hiren Kotadia, Senior Research Fellow, Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), UK

15:00 Chair’s Closing Remarks and End of Conference

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