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Directions
Shuttle-Service
As an exclusive service of our event, we offer all participants a free shuttle service to transport you to the event location or to your hotel. For journeys from or to the hotel, please register in advance with the shuttle service coordination, which you will find at the registration desk.
Venue
The Aachen Bodywork Days will take place in Das Liebig, Liebigstraße 19, 52070 Aachen.
Experience the Aachen Body Engineering Days in the great modern charm near the city center and enjoy the professional exchange in the unique ambience of Aachen's industrial culture.
Arrival via public transport
From Aachen city center, you can take bus lines 11 and 21 to the Liebigstraße stop.
Arrival via car
Aachen is reachable from Düsseldorf via the A44 and from Cologne via the A4. Both motorways meet the A544 at the Aachen junction. Follow the A544 in the direction of Europlatz, take the “AC Rothe Erde” exit. Turn right onto Prager Ring. At the second traffic light, turn left into "Grüner Weg". At the next possibility, turn left into Liebigstrasse. After approx. 200 m turn right onto the site. The main path leads directly to the DAS LIEBIG building. There are free parking spaces here.
Route planner
Take a look at this year's program
Program 2024
24
Sep 2024
| # | Title | Speaker(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome and Introduction Road Transport in 2050 – a European Vision |
Prof. Dr. Peter Urban Vice Director of Institute for Automotive Engineering RWTH Aachen University |
09:00am |
2 |
Type Classification System - Influence of Body Design and Repairability on Cost of Ownership |
Dr. Christian Sahr AZT | Allianz Center for Technology |
09:30am |
3 |
Lucid Air Body Structures - Road to efficiency |
Eric Bach |
10:00am |
| Coffee Break | 10:30am | ||
| 4 | The Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer |
Christian Schwering & Stefan Hagen |
11:00am |
| 5 |
The Brand New MINI Electric UKL1 Cars |
Philipp Kroell |
11:30am |
| 6 |
The Volvo EX90 |
Niclas Bentzen & Dr. Sandeep Shetty Volvo Cars |
12:00pm |
| Lunch Break | 12:30pm | ||
| 7 |
The Porsche Macan EV |
Alexander Schünemann & Ignasi Selga |
02:00pm |
| 8 |
Li MEGA, Create a Mobile Home, Create Happiness | Yu Chen & Dr. Danshi Li Li Auto |
02:30pm |
| 9 | Development of a Full Vehicle Structure for an L4 Shuttle |
Volkan Karayaka |
03:00pm |
| Coffee Break | 03:30pm | ||
| 10 | STILFOLD - A tool-less industrial method for free forming sheet metal |
Tue Beijer |
04:00pm |
| 11 | Market Entry of Chinese Players in Europe – Momentum for Mega Castings? |
Christian Harter |
04:30pm |
| Traditional Evening Event and Networking |
07:00pm |
||
25
Sep 2024
| # | Title | Speaker(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Technical Design for Circular Economy |
Mike Herbig |
09:00am |
| 13 | Sub-system Evaluation Methods for Body A-Pillar Structure |
Eric Boettcher |
09:30am |
| 14 | Exploration of "Cell-To-Vehicle" Architecture: Impact of Different Levels of Integration |
Nabil Menegady |
10:00am |
| Coffee Break | 10:30am | ||
| 15 |
Aluminium Lightweight Study on Porsche Taycan BIW |
Alexander Gaida Kai Zielke |
11:00am |
| 16 |
Developments in Mechanical Fastening for Using Large Aluminium Castings in Car Bodies |
Dr. Paul Briskham |
11:30am |
| 17 | Crash Safety & Lightweight Using Aluminium Hot Forming |
Marc Schweizer |
12:00pm |
| 18 | Resistance Spot Welding for High-Gauge Aluminium |
Sylvain Beucher |
12:30pm |
| Lunch Break | 01:00pm | ||
| 19 | Mubea Tailored Products – Function and Cost-Efficient Automotive Solutions |
Torben Wilks |
02:00pm |
| 20 | Saving Body Shop Complexity Using Steel by Reduction in Number of Components |
Thomas Böttcher |
02:30pm |
| 21 | CR1900T-MB-UC – Modelling and Potential Analysis Using the Example of a Porsche B-Pillar |
Dr. Matthias Schneider |
03:00pm |
| 22 | Automotive Grade Alloys for Extruded Aluminium Components |
Alexis Skubich |
03:30pm |
| Summary | 04:00pm | ||
Impressions
Have a look at the Aachen Body Engineering Days and see the compilation of pictures from the previous years.
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![[Logo: Das Liebig]](/images/2022/Das_Liebig.png)
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