Lightweight solutions for vehicles are a major trend in the global automotive industry. Virtually all OEMs are looking to minimize the weight of their vehicles for reasons of increased energy efficiency and cost efficiency, as well as global, regional and internal demands of climate change adaptation. The chassis is one of the most complex parts of any vehicle. Its construction and composition determines braking, steering, stabilization, suspension and wheel control. As chassis and frame are fundamental structural parts of any vehicle, weight reduction potential here is huge. The challenge for the automotive industry is to design and produce cost-efficient, mass-production ready and sustainable lightweight vehicles while not compromising on safety demands. Profit margins for market leaders are huge. This event aims at bringing together stakeholders, technical experts and researchers from all across the automotive sector to discuss the current use, developments and challenges of both existing and developing light weight technologies and solutions. IQPC’s European launch event on “Automotive Lightweight Chassis and Frame Design” will bring together stakeholders from along the value chain to ensure maximum knowledge transfer and professional exchange. • Get updated on latest practices, materials and (high-volume) production methods in lightweight chassis and frame design • Learn how to minimize chassis and frame weight through latest technical and strategic developments • Understand how to minimize costs and maximize environmental impact through innovations in materials, designing and joining • Learn from OEM and Tier1-approaches in achieving vehicle weight reduction and maximum passenger safety • Understand current developments and future outlooks in CAD and CAE methods and their impact on performance and cost efficiency • Learn about supply chain modifications and adaptations in light of operating efficiency and cost saving potential Visit our event here: http://bit.ly/lightweight_chassis_website You can find more information here: http://bit.ly/agenda_conference If you want to be part of the conference, you can register here: http://bit.ly/conference_register

1. Meet the following companies and institutions:
• Adam Opel AG • Aperam Stainless Europe • Benteler Steel/
Tubes • Daimler AG • EDAG Engineering AG • Far-UK
• Fraunhofer IWU • Initiative Massiver Leichtbau,Kooperation des
Stahlinstituts VDEh and Industrieverband Massivumformung
• Kingston University UK •The Steel Index •TRW Automotive
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How to minimize costs and maximize environmental impact
through innovations in lightweight chassis and frame design
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Current use, developments and challenges of
existing and future lightweight technologies for
automotive chassis and frame design.
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• Get updated on latest practices, materials and (high-volume) production methods in lightweight chassis and frame design
• Learn how to minimize chassis and frame weight through latest technical and strategic developments
• Understand how to minimize costs and maximize environmental impact through innovations in materials, designing
and joining
• Understand current developments and future outlooks in CAD and CAE methods and their impact on ­performance and cost
efficiency
• Learn about supply chain modifications and adaptations in light of operating efficiency and cost saving ­potential
Karl-Heinz Röss
Senior Manager Development/Axle
Daimler-AG, Germany
Dr. Oxana Picho,
ME Body Systems, Material and Presses
Adam Opel AG, Germany
Workshop (A):
Innovative materials, material
mix and joining requirements
Workshop (B):
Innovative process chains and
manufacturing processes
Workshop (C):
Design and engineering for
­lightweight requirements
Workshop (D):
OEM-driven weight reduction
targets and efforts
To Register | T +49 (0)30 20 91 33 88 | F +49 (0)30 20 91 32 10 | E eq@iqpc.de | www.lightweight-chassis.com/MM
Learn from these experts amongst others:
Interactive Workshop Day | Wednesday, 20 May 2015
Dr.-Ing. Harald Walter,
Senior Chief Engineer,
TRW Automotive GmbH, Germany
Johannes Barckmann,
Head of DESIGNSTUDIO,
EDAG Engineering AG, Germany
Sponsor:
Supported by:

2. To Register | T +49 (0)30 20 91 33 88 | F +49 (0)30 20 91 32 10 | E eq@iqpc.de | www.lightweight-chassis.com/MM
Dear colleagues,
It is with great pleasure that I would like to welcome you to IQPC’s launch event on “Automotive Lightweight
­Chassis and Frame Design”.
The event could not be timelier. In light of demands for a lower carbon footprint and reduced Co2-emissions
to meet European Union standards, developing and designing light vehicles which are ready for high-volume
­production is becoming increasingly important.
Even though a lot of RD investment is done in areas such as innovative composites and structures, most
­solutions still lack high-volume production potential due to cost-extensive production techniques or material
costs.
However, efficient lightweight chassis and frame designs can also be achieved by analysing saving potentials at
early RD stages or along the production chain. Today’s automotive landscape requires a holistic design and
­development approach that integrates lightweight saving and efficiency needs with an assessment of what
­customers are willing to pay.
With this conference we aim at providing you with a platform for expert exchange and insight, sharing ideas,
fruitful networking with your peers and inspiration for your future work.
During the two conference days, the lightweight chassis and frame topic will be covered in expert presentations,
interactive networking sessions, plenary discussions as well as during an informal evening get-together. ­During
the workshop day you have the opportunity to choose the topics of your particular interest and discuss them
­in-depth with like-minded experts. We hope that you will enjoy the conference and look forward to welcoming you
in Wiesbaden.
Kind regards
Simone Lange Karolina Edge
Senior Project Manager Project Manager
WHO IS WHO
Learn about your peers. The matchmaking wall will help you
identify the delegates you want to meet at the conference.
SPEED NETWORKING
Get to know your peers in an interactive speed networking
session. Don’t forget to bring your business cards!
Panel Discussion
With your questions and comments you will actively
steer the direction of this interactive panel discussion to
­maximize the outcome of your conference participation.
Aperam Stainless
Commercial department
BP 15
62330 Isbergues, France
Phone: +33 (0)3 2163 2856
E-Mail: jeanmarc.herbelin@aperam.com
Website: www.aperam.com
Sponsor

3. Conference Day One | Monday, 18 May 2015
To Register | T +49 (0)30 20 91 33 88 | F +49 (0)30 20 91 32 10 | E eq@iqpc.de | www.lightweight-chassis.com/MM
08:30 Registration and welcome coffee
Who-is-who wall
Learn about your peers. The matchmaking wall will help
you identify the delegates you want to meet at the
­conference.
9:20 Opening remarks by conference chairman
Understanding key drivers and trends in
chassis design in 2015
• Weight reduction targets according to European ­standards
• Reduction of Co2 emissions by reducing chassis and
frame weight
• Key market trends in lightweight technology
• The costs and benefits of reduced chassis and frame
weight
Speaker to be announced soon
09:35 Speed networking
Get to know your peers in an interactive speed networking
session.
Don’t forget to bring your business cards!
10:20 Networking coffee break
Design, testing and simulation of lightweight chassis
design
10:50 The potential of software in reducing overall chassis
weight
• Opportunities of multiple material application in design
• CAD and CAE solutions: (potential) impact on
­performance and cost efficiency
• Optimal design of chassis, sub frames and suspension
arms through efficient material utilization
Speaker to be announced soon
Innovations in ultra-lightweight chassis design
11:35 Fatigue performance of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP)
and the “lesson“ learnt for automotive chassis design
• Improving the stiffness of metal chassis with FRP
­composite
• Fatigue behaviour of FRP composites
• “What is needed to be done“ to have a fatigue resistant
chassis?
Dr. Homayoun Hadavinia PhD, DIC, MSc,
BSc Associate Professor in Composite Materials,
Kingston University, UK
12:20 Networking luncheon
13:45 Carbon fibre composite vehicle frames; crash
­performance and structural efficiency
• Structural stability during crash
• Data gathering for crash models
• The importance of material models
Dr. Kevin Lindsey, Technical Director,
FAR-UK, United Kingdom
14:30 Panel discussion
• Carbon fibre: the chassis of the future?
• Potential for high-volume CFRP chassis manufacturing
• CFRP fatigue detection: good enough to be trustworthy?
• Crash testing and data validation: how to ensure
­maximum safety
Dr. Kevin Lindsey, Technical Director,
FAR-UK, United Kingdom
15:15 Networking coffee break
Towards an optimized material mix and intelligent
structure design
15:45 “EDAG Light Cocoon” Potentials for lightweight
­construction following the examples of nature
• Bionic principles of design
• The freedom of Additive Manufacturing
• Social relevance and sustainability
Johannes Barckmann, Head of DESIGNSTUDIO,
EDAG Engineering AG, Germany
16:30 Strategy and potential use of high strength and
­ultra-high strength materials in production
• Complex phase steel with high yield strength
• PHS Tailor rolled blanks
• TWIP / HSD steels
• Hydrogen embrittlement / welding problems
Dr. Oxana Picho, ME Body Systems and Presses,
Adam Opel AG, Germany
17:15 Closing remarks by chairman
End of conference day one
IQPC and the Dorint Pallas Wiesbaden invite you to a
networking aperitif.
Evening event
IQPC invites you to a casual evening event. Join us for
­dinner and let the first conference day come to an end over
food and drinks. This gives you plenty of time to network in
a pleasant atmosphere and to discuss the day’s results.

4. Conference Day Two | Tuesday, 19 May 2015
To Register | T +49 (0)30 20 91 33 88 | F +49 (0)30 20 91 32 10 | E eq@iqpc.de | www.lightweight-chassis.com/MM
8:30 Registration and welcome coffee
Steel and aluminum in lightweight chassis design:
­performance, costs and future developments
9:00 Opening remarks by chairman
9:05 Global ferrous markets – an overview
• European steel – Current Market Dynamics
• Global steel price trends and the impact of raw
materials
• Market developments in 2015
Marina Maliushkina, Senior Analyst,
The Steel Index, United Kingdom
09:50 Light weight chassis solutions based on advanced steel
concepts from tubular or flat products
• Overview of current and future steel concepts and
­existing applications
• Weight saving potential through intelligent geometry
• Serial experience for using multiphase and other steel
concepts
• New material ideas for future chassis generations
Dr.-Ing. Thomas Säuberlich, Program Manager Automotive,
Benteler Steel/Tube GmbH, Germany
Co-author:
Dr.Andreas Frehn, Head Materials Technology,
Benteler Automotive GmbH, Germany
10:35 Networking coffee break
11:05 Lightweight rear-axle bearer for the new Daimler
C-class
• Conception and calculation
• Production technologies
• Testing and validation
Karl-Heinz Röss, Senior Manager Development/Axle,
Daimler-AG, Germany
11:50 Panel discussion
Life cycle assessments as model for choice
• How and why data should drive choice
• Future material assessment
• The role of ISO 14040 – quantifying environmental impact
Moderator to be announced soon
12:30 Networking luncheon
14:00 MaX: a Martensitic stainless steel grade dedicated for
lightweighting chassis parts. Focus on lower control
arm design
• MaX general properties
• Fatigue outstanding behaviour
• Example of lower control arm
• Business cases
Dr. Jean-Marc Herbelin, Senior Development Officer,
Aperam Stainless Europe, France
Developments in lightweight chassis
manufacturing techniques and tooling
14:45 Tooling and manufacturing demands of lightweight
chassis design
• Industrial initiative including 15 forging companies and
9 steel manufacturers
• Lightweight concepts related to design, material and
processes
• Case study: Middle class passenger car
• Weight reduction potential of 42 kg with focus on
­chassis and powertrain
Dr. Roland Seidel, Project Director,
Initiative Massiver Leichtbau;
Kooperation des Stahlinstituts VDEh und des
Industrieverbands Massivumformung e.V., Germany
15:30 Networking coffee break
16:00 HMGF – Hot Metal Gas Forming
• Applying of HMGF to lightweight metals
• Applying of HMGF to steel alloys
• HGMF – commercial use and impact on manufacturing
costs
• The technology and process steps
Dipl.-Ing. Markus Werner,
Machine Tools and Forming Technology,
Head of Department for Hydroforming and Die Concepts,
IWU Fraunhofer Chemnitz, Germany
16:45 Simplification and standardization in design and
­process chain for economic lightweight chassis
­components
• Lightweight chassis components – state of the art
• Ball joint down sizing and lifetime robustness
• Design and process chain simplification in mass
­production
• Cost- and weight efficient aluminum die cast stabilizer
links
Dr.-Ing. Harald Walter, Senior Chief Engineer,
TRW Automotive GmbH, Germany
17:30 Closing remarks by chairman
End of conference day two
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5. Workshop Day | Wednesday, 20 May 2015
To Register | T +49 (0)30 20 91 33 88 | F +49 (0)30 20 91 32 10 | E eq@iqpc.de | www.lightweight-chassis.com/MM
Following 2 days full of lectures, the workshop day will broaden the knowledge on the most important topics covered during the
­conference. Our workshop modules are designed interactively to enhance professional exchange and knowledge increase. Please
choose between two parallel morning and afternoon workshops.
08:30 Registration and welcome coffee
A
09:00 – 12:00
Interactive workshop morning session
Innovative materials, material mix and joining requirements
• Future developments in the use of steel, aluminium, carbon fibre and magnesium
• Value assessment of using alternative materials
• Case-studies and exchange of best practices
Moderator: Prof. Denis Marchant, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing, Kingston University London, UK
B
9:00 – 12:00
Interactive workshop morning session
Innovative process chains and manufacturing processes
• High-volume production challenges and requirements
• Innovations in mass production manufacturing techniques
• Best practices and future outlook
For further information, please visit our website at: www.lightweight-chassis.com/
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
12:00 – 13:00 Networking luncheon
C
13:00 – 16:00
Interactive workshop afternoon session
Design and engineering for lightweight requirements
• How chassis engineers can follow lead of other engineers
• Innovative joining techniques and life-cycle assessment
• Testing and new process application
Moderator: Dr. Roland Seidel, Project Director, Initiative Massiver Leichtbau;
Kooperation des Stahlinstituts VDEh und des Industrieverbands Massivumformung e.V., Germany
D
13:00 – 16:00
Interactive workshop afternoon session
OEM-driven weight reduction targets and efforts
• The role of OEMs in in weight minimization
• Luxury brand vs. mass production requirements
• New process implementation and associated challenges
For further information, please visit our website at: www.lightweight-chassis.com/
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee break
16:00 End of workshop day and end of the conference

6. 18 - 20 M ay 2015 | Do ri n t Pal l as H o tel , W i esb aden, Germany
Minimize weight - maximize profit.
Latest developments and solutions for existing
and future lightweight chassis and frame design.
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