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Highlight Speakers:

    • Laurent Laurent Bauvineau
      Vehicle Interior Project Manager for the Innovation Phase
      PSA Peugeot Citroën, France
    • Lem Jeroen Lem
      Research Engineer, Vehicle Interior Technologies
      Ford Forschungszentrum Aachen GmbH, Germany
    • Bernhard-Rother-farbe Bernhard Rother
      Development engineer vehicle technology
      BMW AG, Germany
    • Hildebrand Diplom-Physiker Peter Hillebrand
      Seats Testing and Comfort, Commercial Vehicle Design
      Volkswagen AG Germany

Automotive Seating: Weight reduction by lightweight design

Fachtagung für Experten aus dem Bereich Seating. Themenschwerpunkte sind Design, Sicherheit und Komfort moderner Sitze für Automobile, Züge und Flugzeuge. Die Konferenz wird auf Englisch abgehalten.

With EVs and CO2 emission reduction to the forefront of everybody’s mind, weight reduction maintains its position as seat development’s most important driver – and inhibitor: customers’ demands for seating comfort, flexibility and safety must of course not be restricted. The challenge across all industries is to minimise seat weight but at the same time optimising seat ergonomics and still meeting legal requirements.

The latest technical innovations to help you reduce weight and increase seating comfort

This event will combine extensive experience from industry professionals and best practise updates – do not miss out!

  • Meet future customers’ demands by adapting cross industry trends in seating design
  • Find out about advances in material selection and design to minimise seat weight at affordable costs
  • Evaluate the effects of new materials and lightweight design on seating comfort
  • Assess the ergonomic aspects of the perfect seat for all passengers and functions
  • Discover flexible and comfortable seating concepts for compact electric vehicles

Featuring 16 leading international companies:

  • Ford Forschungszentrum Aachen
  • BMW AG
  • Daimler AG
  • FIAT Group Automobiles
  • Adam Opel AG
  • Jaguar & Land Rover
  • PSA Peugeot Citroën
  • Volkswagen AG
  • Car Men GmbH
  • Delft University of Technology
  • Technische Universität Dresden
  • Leggett & Platt Automotive Group Europe Headquarters GmbH
  • Johnson Controls GmbH
  • Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
  • Faurecia Autositze GmbH & Co. KG
  • LEAR Corporation GmbH & Co. KG

Workshops | Thursday, 9 February 2012

Workshop A: Seating comfort made visible
Workshop B: Future demands on added value factors in automotive seating
Workshop C: Objective measures of seating comfort
Workshop D: Weight reduction through innovative layout and design

Testimonials

Great networking opportunities & a good way to stay up to date with seating trends
Rob Jaques, Sr. Engineer, Hyundai Kia America Tech Ctr
We wouldn't be coming back for the 6th year in a row if it wouldn't be worth it
Primož Mihelič, Board Member, TPV
Quality and relevance of topics improves each year. Delegates can take more home each year
Brian Gilmore, Studio Engineer, Johnson Controls
It has been worth the cost and time to attend. Anyone attending should be able to find an idea to take back to their company and return the investment many times over
Jim Wehrle, Owner, Wehrl-Wind Enterprises
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