Program & Speakers – GGC 2027
Preparations for the 2nd Global GIGA-Casting Congress have begun. Our goal is to offer you a well-rounded and thematically diverse program for 2027 as well, featuring the latest contributions from research and industry.
To get a sense of the congress’s focus and thematic depth, take a look at a recap of our previous conference program, which you can find further down on this page.
Review: View the 2025 Program Overview
| 9:00 a.m. | Registration and Exhibition |
| 10:00 | Welcome and Opening Remarks Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Fehlbier, University of Kassel - GTK (DE) |
Greetings from the Vice President of the University of Kassel Prof. Dr. Michael Wachendorf, University of Kassel (DE) | |
| 10:30 | Presentation by Platinum Sponsor: Fill Gesellschaft m.b.H. |
| 10:45 | HPDC in Body-in-White—OEM Strategies and Global Market Perspectives Sebastian Lüttig, SCHLEGEL und PARTNER GmbH (DE) |
| 11:15 | LK GIGA-Casting 2.0 Gao Zhan, L.K. Technology (CN), Christian Platzer, TPI Technology GmbH (AT) |
| 11:45 | Advancements in Integrated Die-Casting Technology: Insights from Guangdong Hongtu’s Experience and Innovation Yun Lin, Guangdong HONGTU Technology Co., Ltd. (CN) |
| 12:15 | LUNCH & EXHIBITION |
| 1:30 | The Road to Success for Large Structural Castings Stephan Philipp, GF Casting Solutions AG (CH) |
| 2:00 | Honda’s MEGA-Casting and Aluminum Alloy Recycling Initiatives Kosuke Dateki, HONDA R&D Co., Ltd., (JP) |
| 2:30 | Addressing Challengesin Large Structural Castings at Ford Alan Gonzalez, FORD Motor Company (US) |
| 3:00 p.m. | Technology Trends and Potential for GIGA-Casting Martin Hartlieb, VIAMI International Inc. (CA) |
| 3:30 | COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITION |
| 4:15 | Mg-Thixomolding for Automotive & Ultra-Large Structural Applications Stefan Fritsche, YIZUMI Die Casting and Metal Forming (CN) |
| 4:45 | GIGA-Casting - Activities: A One-Stop Solution at Sciveda Tina Zhou, Ningbo SCIVEDA Technology Co., Ltd. (CN) |
| 5:15 | Closing Remarks Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Fehlbier, University of Kassel, GTK (DE) |
7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. | Foundry Evening and Conference Dinner at the “Alte Brüderkirche” (Old Brothers Church), Kassel |
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration and Exhibition |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Fehlbier, University of Kassel - GTK (DE) |
| 9:20 | Large Castings in the Global Procurement Environment: Opportunities and Risks Frank Wimmer, BMW AG (DE) |
| 9:50 | Large-Sized Parts—Right-Sized Machines—The Volkswagen Approach Benjamin Marks, VOLKSWAGEN AG (DE) |
| 10:20 | Think Big! Growing Potential for Large Parts in HPDC Stefan Kneer, Albert HANDTMANN Metallgusswerk GmbH & Co. KG (DE) |
| 10:50 | Gold Sponsor Presentation: Støtek A/S & BILA A/S |
| 11:00 | MEGA-Casting Status at VOLVO CARS: Foundries, Environmental Impact, Part Improvements, Cost Reductions Klaus Hansen, VOLVO Car Corporation (SE) |
| 11:30 | COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITION |
| 12:15 | Low-Carbon-Footprint Aluminum HPDC Alloys for Large Structural Components Dr. Stuart Wiesner, Aluminium RHEINFELDEN Alloys GmbH (DE) |
| 12:45 | How to Convince Existing Automakers to Use Large Structural Parts Up to MEGA-Casting Michael Cinelli, BÜHLER AG (CH) |
| 1:15 | Optimizing Gigacastings with Total Cost of Ownership in Mind Philipp Hettich, LAUBINGER + RICKMANN GmbH & Co. KG (DE) |
| 1:45 | LUNCH & EXHIBITION |
| 3:00 | Latest Developments and Solutions for MEGA/GIGA-HPDC Molds Siegfried Heinrich, SCHAUFLER Tooling GmbH & Co. KG (DE) |
| 3:30 | Variothermal process control for future thermal management in permanent mold casting Alexander Haban, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Fehlbier, University of Kassel - GTK (DE) |
| 4:00 | PANEL DISCUSSION |
| 5:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Fehlbier, University of Kassel - GTK (DE) |