Doors & Closures in Car Body Engineering
Functionality at the highest level
Car doors, tailgates and hoods remain at the forefront of technical developments in car body engineering. They contain a great variety of functionality and many important features that are relevant for customer comfort. In addition, they dominate the outer appearance of a car and thus play an important role in the impression a vehicle makes on its owner.
The already high complexity of the tasks will be further increased by additional challenges:
All these and further questions will be addressed at Automotive Circle’s Doors and Closures in Car Body Engineering 2023 conference, again gathering its leading international network of specialist engineers in Bad Nauheim (Germany) on November 14-15, 2023, to exchange views on latest innovations and trends in modern hang-on part development and production.
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We are looking forward to your participation and to meeting you in Bad Nauheim!
Conference Agenda
Tuesday, November 14
09.00 am |
Welcome and conference introduction |
Katharina Röder, Automotive Circle, DE |
9.15 am |
The composite Liftgate of the very new Peugeot 3008 |
Jose Cristovao, Stellantis, Sebastian Bret, Flex ‘n’ Gate, FR |
10.00 am |
New Transit/ Tourneo Courier Vehicle Closures Architecture |
Görkem Dalyan, Göksan Becer, Ford Otosan, TR |
11.00 am | Coffee and contacts & Meet the speakers | |
11.30 am |
– online presentation –
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Jack Dolan, J.D. Power, US |
12.15 pm |
Door structure innovation in the ID.7 driven by advanced joining technology |
Dr. Jens Küting, Markus Thomitzek, Volkswagen AG, DE |
1.15 pm | Lunch break and New Car Show | |
2.45 pm |
Embracing the Automotive Industry Mega Trends to reshape the vehicle access |
Guido Schmid, Emmanuel Bollinger, Minebea AccessSolutions Deutschland GmbH, DE |
3.15 pm |
Next level innovative door handle concepts as part of future car access |
Sebastian Stücker, Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG, DE |
3.45 pm |
Door module with integrated structural functions – A more holistic approach on BIW and door carrier |
Michael Thienel, Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, DE |
4.15 pm | Coffee and contacts & Meet the speakers | |
4.45 pm |
– online presentation –
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Carlos Chon, Rivian, US |
6.00 pm | Get-together | |
7.00 pm | Networking Night |
Wednesday, November 15
08.30 am |
Genesis G90 Closure System – Progressive Engineering for Humanity |
Kyoungtaek Kwak, Jaedong Yoo, Hyundai, KR |
9.30 am |
Maserati GranTurismo – Outstanding performance and timeless design |
Eraldo Pignata, Stellantis, Daniele Scintilla, Marco Galimberti, Fontana Group, IT |
10.30 am | Coffee and contacts & Meet the speakers | |
11.00 am |
Automotive Power Frunk System- New level of comfort, especially for electric cars equipped with under-hood |
Petr Gebhard, Vojtěch Cibulka, Witte Automotive, CZ |
11.30 am |
Powered closures and their market outlook |
Marek Lach, HOERBIGER Automotive, PL |
12.00 pm |
Technology Clinic about “E-latch systems” |
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13.00 pm | Lunch break | |
2.15 pm |
DOORS & CLOSURES AWARDS 2021: Disclosure of the results of the Awards competition and bestowal of the Award |
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2.30 pm |
Approach to using LCA in designing a lightweight truck door concept |
Dr. Martin Hillebrecht, Chris Bellingwout, EDAG Engineering GmbH, DE |
3.00 pm |
Sustainable Solutions To Add Value and Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Passenger Vehicles |
Bernd Buraczewski, Celanese, DE |
3.30 pm |
Smart Vision Technologies for Quality Control in Doors and Closures: Sustainability in Production |
Salin Alvarez, Eines Vision, ES |
4.00 pm |
OEM-outlook: Representatives of the advisory board on current trends and challenges in the development of doors and closures and their expectations for the future |
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4:15 pm | Farewell address and end of conference | Katharina Röder, Automotive Circle, DE |
All times in CET (UTC+1)
Conference program is subject to change
Status as of: November 6, 2023
Participants
International OEM Advisory board
The Automotive Circle and OEM Advisory Board of the Doors and Closures in Car Body Engineering, consisting of experts from the following brands and companies:
Marcus Pausch
Audi AG
Stephan Gülich
Audi AG
Jonathan Rich
General Motors Company
Stephane Ringenbach
Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH
Kevin Welch
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd.
Ji Zhou
Li Auto
Fumio Tejima
Nissan Motors Co., Ltd.
Hengru Guo
Pan Asia Techn. Automotive Center
Thorsten Lüdtke
Rivian Automotive LLC
Petr Simon
Skoda Auto a.s.
Eraldo Pignata
Stellantis
Martin Schumilas
Stellantis
Dr. Jens Küting
Volkswagen AG
Exhibition & Sponsoring
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!
Detailed information for various exibition and sponsoring options will follow here soon!