Programm & Sprecher – GGC 2027
Die Vorbereitungen für den 2. Global GIGA-Casting Congress haben begonnen. Unser Ziel ist es, Ihnen auch für 2027 ein fundiertes und fachlich vielseitiges Programm aus aktuellen Beiträgen der Forschung und Industrie anzubieten.
Einen Eindruck von der inhaltlichen Ausrichtung und thematischen Tiefe des Kongresses bietet Ihnen der Rückblick auf unser vergangenes Konferenzprogramm, das Sie weiter unten auf dieser Seite finden.
Rückblick: Programmübersicht 2025 einsehen
| 09:00 | Registration and Exhibition |
| 10:00 | Welcome and Opening Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Fehlbier, Universität Kassel - GTK (DE) |
Greetings Vice President University of Kassel Prof. Dr. Michael Wachendorf, Universität Kassel (DE) | |
| 10:30 | Contribution 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 |
| 13:30 | The road to success of large structural castings Stephan Philipp, GF Casting Solutions AG (CH) |
| 14:00 | Honda's MEGA-Casting and aluminum alloy recycling initiatives Kosuke Dateki, HONDA R&D Co., Ltd., (JP) |
| 14:30 | Addressing Large Structural Casting Challenges at Ford Alan Gonzalez, FORD Motor Company (US) |
| 15:00 | Technology trends and potentials for GIGA-Casting Martin Hartlieb, VIAMI International Inc. (CA) |
| 15:30 | COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITION |
| 16:15 | Mg-Thixomolding for Automotive & Ultra-Large Structural Applications Stefan Fritsche, YIZUMI Die Casting and Metal Forming (CN) |
| 16:45 | GIGA-Casting - Activities: One stop solution at Sciveda Tina Zhou, Ningbo SCIVEDA Technology Co., Ltd. (CN) |
| 17:15 | Final word Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Fehlbier, Universität Kassel, GTK (DE) |
19:00 to 00:00 | Foundry-Evening and conference dinner "Alte Brüderkirche" (Old Brothers Church), Kassel |
| 08:00 | Registration and Exhibition |
| 09:00 | Welcome and Opening Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Fehlbier, Universität Kassel - GTK (DE) |
| 09:20 | Large castings in the global purchasing environment: opportunities and risks Frank Wimmer, BMW AG (DE) |
| 09:50 | 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 | Contribution Gold-Sponsor: 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 car makers using Big Structural Parts up to MEGA-Casting Michael Cinelli, BÜHLER AG (CH) |
| 13:15 | Optimizing Gigacastings with Total Cost of Ownership in Mind Philipp Hettich, LAUBINGER + RICKMANN GmbH & Co. KG (DE) |
| 13:45 | LUNCH & EXHIBITION |
| 15:00 | Latest developments and solutions at MEGA/GIGA-HPDC moulds Siegfried Heinrich, SCHAUFLER Tooling GmbH & Co. KG (DE) |
| 15:30 | Variothermal process control for future thermal management in permanent mold casting Alexander Haban, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Fehlbier, Universität Kassel - GTK (DE) |
| 16:00 | PODIUM DISCUSSION |
| 17:00 | Final word Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Fehlbier, Universität Kassel - GTK (DE) |