At the European Aluminium Congress 2009 with its motto ‘Aluminium Automotive Applications’, the various applications of aluminium currently used in cars will be presented. Potential future developments will be outlined that will make vehicles of the future even lighter and more energy efficient while maintaining or even improving today's safety standards.
Together with representatives from the car industry, manufacturers of semi-finished products and sub-suppliers, the latest innovative and trend-setting solutions will be presented and discussed.
Congress Day 1 - 23.11.2009
| 12:00-13:30 | Registration and Welcome Coffee |
| 13:30-13:40 | Opening – Friedrich Brökelmann, President GDA |
| 13:40-14:10 | Keynote Heinrich Timm, Audi AG |
| 14:10-14:30 | Keynote Marius Baader, VDA e.V. |
| 14:30-15:00 | Coffeebreak |
| Session 1 Lightweighting Chair: Alexander Hoffmann, AUDI AG |
Session 2 Joining Chair: F. Busenbecker, Erbslöh GmbH |
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| 15:00-15:30 | Aluminium in innovative light-weight car design | A new type of sheet metal screws in practise – new possibilities with a new joining method |
| 15:30-16:00 | Analysis of Strength Relevance in Crash and Stiffness Relevance for typical Car Body Components | Mechanical Joining of Aluminum Lightweight Constructions |
| 16:00-16:30 | Innovative forged and extruded components – a contribution to CO2 -reduction | Threaded fastening systems with aluminum components - special characteristics for light weight design |
| 16:30-17:00 | Weight Reduction with Aluminium Suspension, Chassis and Body Parts | Arc Joining of Steel-Aluminium-Tailored-Hybrid-Blanks |
| 17:00-17:30 | New alloy possibilities for Automotive BIW | Bonded drive shafts made of Al-tube with steel load transfer elements |
| 17:30-18:00 | SeALUmax - High Performance Anodized Layers | Innovative Joining Methods for Lightweight Designs |
| 18:30 | Dinner-Buffet |
| 20:00 | Bus-transfer to Historical City Center of Düsseldorf |
Status: 13-11-2009. Subject to change without prior notice.
Congress Day 2 - 24.11.2009
| 09:00-9:30 | Keynote Mark White, Jaguar Cars Ltd. |
| 09:30-10:00 | Keynote Dr. Erwin Mayr, Novelis AG |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffeebreak |
| Session 3 Body / Structure Chair: Prof. E. Tekkaya, IUL |
Session 4 Powertrain Chair: W. Savage, Aluminium Federation |
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| 10:30-11:00 | Aluminium - a sustainable material for light-weight design in automotive. | Potential of Aluminium Alloys for highly loaded Cylinder Heads. |
| 11:00-11:30 | Roadkart - an innovative small-series sportcar with an aluminium spacefram constuction | Spray formed Aluminium alloys for powertrain applications – materials, surface modification and joining technology |
| 11:30-12:00 | Progress report about Adoption of Sheets and Profiles out of Magnesium alloy MnE21® | Laser cleaning and de-coating applications of aluminium in powertrain production |
| 12:00-12:30 | High strength aluminium 7xxx alloys for increased weight savings in BIW applications | Applicability and Employment of Aluminium Tailored Blanks in Automobile Industry |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
| Session 5 Body / Closures Chair: Dr. D. Wieser, ALCOA Europe |
Session 6 Components / Semis Chair: Dr. P. Furrer, Novelis AG |
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| 13:30-14:00 | High Strength Aluminum Sheet For Automotive Applications | ALMINOX - The next generation of highly decorative Aluminium |
| 14:00-14:30 | On the use of cladded aluminium sheets for different automotive applications | A new Aluminium Alloy for high performance spaceframe profiles |
| 14:30-15:00 | "The Future Generation Flaps for Coaches" An intelligent Aluminium Hybrid Solution incorporating Sheet and Extruded Profiles |
Composite extrusion and threading of continuously reinforced aluminium profiles. |
| 15:00-15:30 | Novelis multi-material-FusionTM for the automotive concepts of the future | Powder Extrusion of Aluminium Alloys |
| 15:30-16:00 | Rolling of Aluminium Riblet-Surfaces | Hot Profile Extrusion of different Chip Types of Aluminum Alloy 6060. |
| 16:00-16:20 | Keynote Andreas Postler, GDA e.V. |
| 16:20 | Plenary and Closure, Christian Wellner, Executive Director GDA e.V. Coffee |
Status: 13-11-2009. Subject to change without prior notice.