The city of Nuremberg offers a historical and picturesque old town, a lively cultural scene and a variety of typical and international restaurants cater to the taste of every visitor.
OEM’ s core competences in a concentrated form and to the depth needed within this very specialized engineering segment. Thus, AEE offers huge professional networking opportunities for everybody involved.
AI: Why is car body manufacturing such a critical issue?
Moennig: With the car body being the heaviest part of a car, weight reduction here remains the most important goal in modern car body engineering. Car body manufacturers and their suppliers still need to achieve further breakthroughs in order to invert the upward weight spiral in vehicle engineering.
AI: What are some of the trends and challenges facing the car body manufacturing industry?
Moennig: High-efficiency lightweight design using latest process and material developments is indispensable in future car body engineering. This has been the mega trend at least for the last 10 years. And it will clearly be the main technology driver in car body engineering and technology for the next decade.
AI: What role do you see the exhibition playing in helping manufacturers?
Moennig: AEE offers huge professional networking opportunities for everybody
Maice Middelkampf, Head of Events, Automotive Circle International in the
Vincentz Network.
involved: car body manufacturers and suppliers along the process chain“ painted car body” – the event will be a perfect platform for future professional and business interaction.
AI asked Maice Middelkampf, Head of Events, Automotive Circle International, to share some of the topics at the Automotive Engineering Congress.
Middelkampf: The congress focuses on today’ s possibilities in the development, construction and painting of series-produced car bodies and comprises high-level technical progress report sessions as well as invited keynote lectures
Franziska Moennig, Director of the Presidium of the Automotive Circle International in the Vincentz Network.
and“ hybrid” presentations, focusing on specific development aspects that require a multidisciplinary approach. Thus, it provides a comprehensive overview on the current state of the art in all important aspects of car body product and process engineering, within the entire manufacturing chain leading to the painted car body. AI: Who are some of the key speakers?
Middelkampf: The congress program offers more than 60 technical papers from international suppliers as well as OEM reports. All of them present latest developments and innovations. Thus, we do not focus on one key-note, but on the complete palette. Attendees get a perfect overview combined with a lot of networking possibilities with their peers.
AI: Tell us about the reaction to the exhibition and congress from automotive manufacturers.
Middelkampf: Their reactions have been more than positive as the complete concept of the AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING EXPO and its concurrent events have been developed in close cooperation with high-ranking decision-makers from internationally operating automotive manufacturers. And all of them agree: It is the perfect timing for the event as the conditions and rules of business in the industry are changing. AI
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