Automotive glass plays an important role in the performance, safety, and aesthetics of the vehicle. High-performance lightweight materials expand design options and the complexity of glazing applications today, with the positive impact on fuel economy, passenger safety and comfort. The global shift towards electric vehicles and autonomous driving shape further the future developments in automotive glazing. Our meeting facilitates hands-on experience sharing with focus on advanced materials and smart technologies for automotive glazing.
The call for speakers is open now.
Please find below the tentative schedule. Speaking sessions will be grouped according to similar themes into blocks and published upon finalizing the agenda, so please check back!
08:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee
08:30 Opening Address from the Chairman
08:40 Technological aspects of glass bending highly functional windshields.
Johan Palmers,
Global Product Market Manager, Bekaert, Gent, Belgium
09:20 Speed Networking
10:00 New Way of Glass Bending with Microwave Beam.
Mike Shevelev,
Technology Director, Gyrotron Technology, Inc., Philadelphia, USA
10:40 Morning coffee and networking break
11:10 High Efficient Processing of Thin Glass for Automotive Applications.
Dr. Robert Prange,
Managing Director, Bystronic Maschinen AG, Thunstetten, Switzerland
11:50 Moisture Effect on Initial Adhesion of SBT for automotive glazing.
Iñigo Calvo,
R&D Director, Oribay Group, San Sebastian, Spain
12:30 A comparison of various de-airing methods for windshield, sidelite and sunroof production.
An important step in automotive laminated windshield, sidelite and sunroof production is the de-airing process prior to final autoclave processing.
Today, manufacturers can choose between one of three available industrial solutions: vacuum ring, nipper roller and vacuum bag processes.
The presentation describes the pros and cons of each process and provides a comparison based on total cost per unit between these methods.
Serhat Oran,
Managing director, OLBRICHT Automation GmbH, Hamminkeln, Germany
13:00 Business lunch
14:00 Last technology innovations for plastic glazing.
Roberto Fagarazzi,
Lighting and Glazing Business Unit Manager, Inglass S.p.A., San Polo Piave, Italy
14:40 Improving the performance of laminated glasses by use of special interlayer films.
Dr. Steffen Bornemann,
Reaseach & Development, Folienwerk Wolfen GmbH, Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany
15:20 Afternoon coffee and networking break
15:50 Innovations in automotive glazing from an electronics perspective.
Michael Kreilach,
Requirement Engineer, Continental Automotive Gmbh, Langenrohr, Austria
16:30 Newest ADAS technologies: the impact on automotive glazing.
Rupert Armitage,
Managing Director, Auto Windscreens, Chesterfield, United Kingdom
17:10 Panel Discussion
17:40 Chairman’s closing remarks and end of day one
19:00 Business dinner
08:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00 Opening Address from the Chairman
09:10 Advancements in Infrared (IR) Rejecting Interlayer Films.
Serge Maggi,
Application Engineering Specialist - Automotive Electrification -Commercial Solutions Division EMEA, 3M, Brussels, Belgium
09:50 Latest Developments in Special Solar Systems for the Automotive Industry (cars, trucks, busses).
Reinhard Wecker,
CEO, a2-solar Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems GmbH, Erfurt, Germany
10:30 Morning coffee and networking break
11:00 Daimler approach to automated driving.
Alexander Schaab,
Manager Intelligent Drive, Daimler AG, Stuttgart, Germany
12:20 Business lunch
13:20 Sunroofs. Defining luxury in a changing market.
Iain Tough,
Engineer – Roof Systems, Bentley Motors Ltd, Crewe, United Kingdom
Iain Tough
Engineer – Roof Systems, Bentley Motors Ltd, United Kingdom
14:00 Horizon Fog Testing Systems.
Hans-Joachim Jahn,
Application Specialist Laboratory Equipment Controlled Temperature Technologies, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Karlsruhe, Germany
14:40 Afternoon coffee and networking break
15:20 The novel utilization of polycarbonate glazing to facilitate a novel lightweight upper-deck structure for double decker buses.
Christopher Micallef,
Engineering Doctorate (Int.) Candidate, WMG | International Automotive Research Centre| University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
16:00 Panel Discussion
16:30 Chairman’s closing remarks and end of summit
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