17th International Dresden Lightweight Engineering Symposium
June 13 -14, 2013
2013 will see the International Dresden Lightweight Engineering Symposium held for the 17th time. This year’s motto of “Function-integrative lightweight engineering in multi-material design” was first coined by the founder of the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK) at TU Dresden in 1995, and has since been put into practice as the “Dresden Model”. The model pursues a systemic approach which incorporates all conventional and novel materials, processes and economic-ecological circumstances – as well as interactions between them throughout the value chain. The Dresden Model has become a respected national and international benchmark for innovative lightweight engineering across all material and product classes. Lightweight engineering facilitates the load-conform transfer of optimized material properties to products in a way which significantly increases the added value of not only individual components, but also modules and entire systems. The resource efficiency and product marketability of a complex system can be significantly improved if a wide variety of functions are consistently integrated into it throughout the value chain.
The 17th International Dresden Lightweight Engineering Symposium will deal with the various elements of this system-based approach. The symposium will target the broadening of interdisciplinary knowledge transfer between science and industry – an event feature highly valued by attending decision-makers. Topics ranging from emerging trends and intelligent multi-material design to solutions tackling current and future challenges will be discussed, with opportunities for synergy underlined.
Emphasizing resource efficiency, speakers from various sectors will use the symposium to present the latest material, technological and product developments. This established, highly synergetic industry get-together will once again offer participants a future-oriented forum for the sharing of experience and the sowing of new ideas.
Programm 2013
| 10:00 | Hufenbach, Werner, Prof. Dr.Technische Universität Dresden Director of the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer TechnologyWelcome address and introduction |
| 10:10 | Schaefer, Ursula, Prof. Dr.Technische Universität Dresden Vice-Rector for Academic and International AffairsWelcome address |
| 10:20 | Stelzer, Ralph, Prof. Dr.Technische Universität Dresden Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering Welcome address |
| 10:30 | Stracke, Karl-FriedrichMAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG, Oberwaltersdorf, Austria President MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik & MAGNA STEYR Engineering |
| 11:00 | Mühlenfeld, Karsten, Dr.Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co. KG, Blankenfelde-Mahlow Managing Director Engineering, Executive Vice-President Engineering and Technology Civil Small and Medium EnginesEngine Technology for the Future |
| 11:30 | Stenkamp, Dirk, Dr.TÜV Nord AG, Hannover Board of ManagementAspects of lightweight construction for TÜV NORD GROUP |
| 12:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:00 | Witolla, ThomasMeyer Werft GmbH, Papenburg Head of Department Research & DevelopmentLightweight construction in shipbuilding |
| 13:30 | Standke, SteffenBombardier Transportation GmbH, Görlitz plantA new generation of double-decker vehicles in aluminium construction |
| 14:00 | Schramm, Helmut, Prof. Dr.BMW AG, Leipzig Production manager of electric vehiclesOpportunities presented by the new production concept for electric vehicles at the Leipzig site |
| 14:30 | Bachmann, Thomas, Dr.BMW AG, Munich Project Manager Lightweight Engineering CentreLightweight system engineering for future mobility |
| 15:00 | Coffee break |
| 15:30 | Hack, Christina, Dr.Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Hallstadt Vice-President Advanced DevelopmentFunctional lightweight design for body and interior |
| 16:00 | Otto, Manuel, Dr.Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH Material and Process Development Automotive lightweight potential with Fe-Mn steel |
| 16:30 | Hillebrecht, Martin, Dr.EDAG GmbH & Co KGaA, Fulda Head of CC Lightweight Design, Materials and TechnologiesLightweight engineering – quo vadis: Multimaterial systems vs. energy efficiency |
| 17:00 | Egger, PeterEngel Austria GmbH, St. Valentin, Austria Head of Technology Centre for Lightweight CompositesNew lightweight possibilities by reactive thermoplastic resins |
| 17:30 | Awarding of the Lightweight-Engineering Graduate-Prizeby Akademischer Club Leichtbau an der TU Dresden e.V. |
| 18:00 | End of first lecture day |
Begleitende Fachausstellung und Posterschau in der Kunsthalle des art’otel
| 09:00 | Dannemann*, Martin, Dr.; Täger°, Olaf, Dr.; Hufenbach*, Werner, Prof. Dr.*Technische Universität Dresden, Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology °present address: Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, Group Research, Materials and Production Processes Lightweight, quiet fibre-reinforced composite structures – a contribution to a material-adapted vibro-acoustic design strategy |
| 09:30 | Witte*, Tassilo; Herrmann°, Axel, Prof. Dr. *Composite Technology Center (CTC) GmbH, Stade °Faserinstitut Bremen e.V., InstitutsleiterCFRP: Recycling and reuse of carbon fibres |
| 10:00 | Werner, Jens, Dr.Technische Universität Dresden Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer TechnologyHigh performance electric vehicles in ultra-lightweight construction – the InEco® project |
| 10:30 | Tillich, StanislawPrime Minister of the Free State of SaxonyHiesinger, Heinrich, Dr.
ThyssenKrupp AG, Chairman of the Executive Board Hufenbach, Werner, Prof. Dr. Technische Universität Dresden, Direktor des Instituts für Leichtbau und Kunststofftechnik Podium discussion: Lightweight innovation in Saxony. From fundamentals to implementation |
| 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 | Kurz, Hansjörg, Dr.Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg Technology Planning and DevelopmentManufacturing technologies for ultra-lightweight vehicles |
| 12:00 | Pötter, Kurt, Dr.BMW AG, Munich Head of Customer Collectives and Loading AnalysisFatigue assessment of a lightweight car body |
| 12:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 | Perterer, Martin, Dr.KTM Technologies GmbH, Salzburg, Austria Simulation & ResearchMorphing fibers – possible solution for serial production of fiber-reinforced structures |
| 14:00 | Bittrich, Lars, Dr.; Heinrich, Gert, Prof. Dr.Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V. (IPF, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden)New developments for an extreme lightweight design: Simulation and tooling for variable-axial composite parts |
| 15:00 | Heidemeyer, Peter, Dr.; Bastian, Martin, Prof. Dr.SKZ-KFE gGmbH Polymer Research and Development, Würzburg Managing DirectorsLightweight engineering with thermoplastics |
| 15:00 | Coffee break |
| 15:30 | Mascher, Peter, PhD PEng FCAEMcMaster University, Hamilton, Kanada Professor and William Sinclair Chair in OptoelectronicsAn overview of automotive light weighting initiatives at McMaster University |
| 16:00 | Kaleta, Jerzy, Prof. Dr.Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland Institute of Materials Science and Applied Mechanics, Head of Continuum Mechanics DivisionSmart magnetic materials. Structure, properties and application in mechanical engineering |
| 16:30 | Leo, Karl, Prof. Dr.Fraunhofer Research Institution for Organics, Materials and Electronic Devices COMEDD, Dresden DirectorNew functionalities in lightweight structures by flexible organic electronics |
| 17:00 | Hufenbach, Werner, Prof. Dr.Closing address |
Thursday 13 June 2013 |
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| 14:00 | Visit of the Local History Museum Dresden: Special exhibition “Richard Wagner in Dresden – Legend und History” (english version: see bottom of the linked page). Afterwards coffee at the Coselpalais restaurant.Starts at art’otel |
| 20:00 | Evening event in the Leichtbau-Innovationszentrum (Lightweight Structures Innovation Centre, LIZ) of the ILK with the Blue Wonder JazzbandDürerstraße 28Presentation of the electric demonstrator vehicle InEco® |
Friday 14 June 2013 |
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| 10:00 | Visit of the Kügelgenhaus – Museum of Dresden Romanticism with guided tour. Afterwards lunch at the restaurant Winzerstube “Zum Rebstock”.Treffpunkt: art’otel |