On 18–19 March 2015, VDI Wissensforum GmbH is holding the International Congress “Plastics in Automotive Engineering” (“Kunststoffe im Automobilbau”) at the Rosengarten in Mannheim for the 38th year. With around 1,400 participants from more than 10 nations and an exhibition area of almost 2,000 m², the conference has long since become the international meeting place for plastics experts who deal with the use of plastics in automobiles.
The two-day event covers topics ranging from interior and exterior through lightweight construction and technology to the powertrain. The question of modern production technologies for fibre composites is addressed, as is the question of how high-strength fibres can be processed industrially.
Conference chair Prof. Rudolf Stauber: “Innovations in plastics technology directly influence the vehicle engineering concepts of tomorrow. In many cases, plastics and plastic composite constructions enable economical and design-driven shaping that can only be realised with great effort using other materials, and more than ever they ensure the optimal crash properties and the high utility of modern motor vehicles.”
Download the programme: VDI Mannheim 2015 (PDF)
