Program & Speakers – GGC 2027
Preparations for the 2nd Global GIGA-Casting Congress are in full swing! We’re working hard to put together another absolutely top-notch lineup of speakers from research and industry for 2027.
To give you an early glimpse of the depth and diversity of our congress’s content, you’ll find the complete conference program from our last, very successful GGC 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) |