Automotive Glazing Summit 2019

Tentative Schedule:

08:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee

08:30 Opening Address from the Chairman

BLOCK #1: NOVEL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES

08:40 Technological aspects of glass bending highly functional windshields.

• Windshields are subject to multiple evolutions as HUD and other added functionalities.
• The specifications set by OEM for car glass become more stringent.
• Optical inspections systems are more and more integrated in glass production.
• Heat resistant separation materials are used to avoid scratches and deformations while bending.
• A correct understanding and use can help to produce windshields within specification.

Johan Palmers,
Global Product Market Manager, Bekaert, Gent, Belgium

09:20 Speed Networking

10:00 New Way of Glass Bending with Microwave Beam.

• Comparison volumetric heating using the microwave beam versus traditional heat processing.
• Modern high power microwave generator - gyrotron, the source of the microwave beam.
• Controllable heating for large glass sheets by scanning the beam.
• Advantages of using a microwave beam for gravity and press bending: complex shapes, no gap while bending, low distortion, ability to produce bullet proof, ultra-thin, and special automotive glazing.
• Video footage of fast and controllable glass bending using microwave beam.
• Commercial experience with microwave technology for bending complex windshield shapes.

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.

• Thin glass with thicknesses between 0.5 and 1.1 mm is being used more and more in automotive exterior and interior glazing.
• Different processing technologies (e.g. conventional cutting, grinding, laser processing) each have specific advantages and disadvantages.
• Depending on the application and the shape of the part, different processing strategies are required to achieve a high efficiency.
• Processing strategies and use-cases for thin glass processing with optimized process layouts will be presented.

Dr. Robert Prange,
Managing Director, Bystronic Maschinen AG, Thunstetten, Switzerland

11:50 Moisture Effect on Initial Adhesion of SBT for automotive glazing.

• Work of adhesion – Moisture effect on cohesion and adhesion and final properties.
• Experimental study of the moisture effect on structural adhesive tapes.
• Reversibility of the moisture effect.
• Moisture reactive groups to increase initial adhesion.
• New SBT adhesive.

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.

• Critical aspects in the injection of A-class large PC surfaces for automotive glazing.
• Effective warpage control on large 2K PC surfaces.
• Accurate rheological simulation of controlled pin movement.

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.

• Performance requirements for glass laminates in automotive applications.
• Advantages of EVA interlayers in glass lamination.
• Glass laminates with acoustic performance and sound absorption.
• Possibility to add functionality for smart glasses.
• Adhesion of the interlayer as key to materials for decorative challenges.
• Smart glazing which can harvest and store energy and heat.

Dr. Steffen Bornemann,
Reaseach & Development, Folienwerk Wolfen GmbH, Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany

15:20 Afternoon coffee and networking break

BLOCK #2: ADVANCED GLAZING AND HIGH-TECH SOLUTIONS

15:50 Innovations in automotive glazing from an electronics perspective.

• Technology roadmap - which intelligent glass solutions are possible when combining glass and electronics.
• Vehicle integration: how to integrate intelligent glazing into a vehicle architecture and enable optimized performance of the whole glazing system.
• Switchable glazing with an perspective on various technologies (e.g. SPD, PDLC, EC and LC).
• Further functions, especially light, human-machine interface, photovoltaics or heated glass.
• Continental Intelligent Glass Control demo applications.
• Advantages and challenges of Intelligent Glass Control.

Michael Kreilach,
Requirement Engineer, Continental Automotive Gmbh, Langenrohr, Austria

16:30 Newest ADAS technologies: the impact on automotive glazing.

• Addresses the newest ADAS technologies and the impact that these are having on the automotive glazing repair sector.
• Analyses how such advancements are adding complexities to the windscreen repair process.
• Explores future-proofing ready for the next new-to-market ADAS features.
• Examines the UK perspective on tackling emerging ADAS technologies within the automotive glazing repair industry.

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