Program 2020
Due to the current situation regarding the corona virus, the Aachen Foundry Institute and AGIFA decided to postpone the colloquium “The virtual foundry – status and future developments” by one year.
The new date is on March 18th and 19th, 2021.
On our website we will keep you informed of any updates about the postponed event and the handling of registrations already made.
| Lecture block | Time | Speaker | Company | Title |
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| Thursday March 19, 2020 | ||||
| 10:00 am | Prof. Andreas Bührig-Polaczek | Foundry Institute RWTH Aachen University, Germany | Welcome | |
| Basics of Virtual Casting | 10:15-10:45 am | Dr. Michael Barkhudarov, Dr. Amir Isfahani |
FLOW-3D CAST | Fluid Mechanics of Metal Casting: Accessible High-Fidelity Solutions |
| 10:45-11:15 am | Mark Samonds, Ph.D. | ESI US R&D, USA | Solidification and Defects – Casting Quality | |
| 11:15-11:45 am | Dr. Jesper Thorborg | MAGMA Gießereitechnologie GmbH | Integrated Modeling of Stresses, Distortion and Cracks in the Casting and Heat Treatment Processes – State-of-the Art and Future Challenges | |
| 11:45-12:15 am | Coffee Break | |||
| Process – Microstructure – Properties | 12:15-1:15 pm | Prof. emer. Wilfried Kurz | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland | Progress in Modelling and Simulation of Solidification Microstructures |
| 1:15-2:00 pm | Lunch Break | |||
| Virtual Optimization of Cast Materials | 2:00-2:30 pm | Prof. Christoph Beckermann | Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa, USA | Advances in Steel Casting Simulation |
| 2:30-3:00 pm | Jakob Olofsson, Ph.D. | School of Engineering, Jönköping University, Schweden | Cast Iron: From Dinosaurs to Virtual Optimization of Castings | |
| 3:00-3:30 pm | Prof. Franz Feikus | Nemak Europe GmbH, Germany | Einsatz der Simulation in der Gießprozess- und Gussteilentwicklung – Grenzen, Herausforderungen und zukünftige Erwartungen Application of Simulation in Aluminum Casting Process and Cast Component Development – Limits, Challenges and Future Expectations |
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| 3:30-4:00 pm | Coffee Break | |||
| Virtual Product Development and Quality Assurance | 4:00-4:30 pm | Manfred Pister | Liebherr Machines Bulle SA, Switzerland | Virtual Casting Component Development: „How we put the D966H for rail application under a weight reduction program” |
| 4:30-5:00 pm | Eben Prabhu | Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, USA | A Virtual Approach for Developing Complex Castings in the Automotive Industry | |
| 5:00-5:30 pm | Dr. Achim Egner-Walter | Martinrea Honsel Germany GmbH, Germany | Application of CAE Methods and Process Simulation for Part and Tool Development in HPDC and LPDC | |
| From 7:00 pm | Foundrymen’s Night “ in the Aachen football stadium „Tivoli“ | |||
| Friday March 20, 2020 | ||||
| Data for all Applications | 9:00-9:30 am | Dr. Georg Schmitz | Access e.V., Germany | Simulation Platforms for Material Simulation |
| The Virtual Process Chain in the Foundry | 9:30-10:00 am | Dr. Konrad Weiß | RWP GmbH, Germany | Metallurgie – Zusammensetzung, physikalische Daten und mechanische Eigenschaften im Bauteil Metallurgy – composition, physical data and mechanical properties of the cast component |
| 10:00-10:30 am | Dr. Jörg C. Sturm | MAGMA Gießereitechnologie GmbH, Germany | „Der virtuelle Kern“ – Simulation und Optimierung eines komplexen Werkstoffs von der Herstellung bis zum Einsatz im Guss „The virtual Core“- Simulation and optimization of a complex material from the production to the application in the casting |
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| 10:30-10:45 am | Coffee Break | |||
| Panel Discussion | 10:45-11:30 am | Leitung:
Dr. Götz Hartmann |
MAGMA Gießereitechnologie GmbH, Germany | Vision, Economical Aspects, Requirements & Demands of Casting Experts |
| 11:30-12:00 am | Coffee Break | |||
| The Virtual Foundry as a Whole Plant | 12:00-12:30 pm | Dr. Kai Kerber, Peter Maurer | Oskar Frech GmbH + Co. KG, Germany | The Cyber-physical System High Pressure Die Casting Machine – Current Status and Vision |
| 12:30-1:00 pm | Dr. Sebastian Thiede, Sebastian Gellrich, Prof. Christoph Herrmann |
Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik | Nachhaltige Produktion und Life Cycle Engineering, TU Braunschweig, Germany | Verbesserung der Ökoeffizienz von Gießprozessen durch digitale Methoden und Werkzeuge Enhancing the Eco-Efficiency of Casting Processes through Digital Methods and Tools |
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| 1:00-1:30 pm | Prof. Andreas Bührig-Polaczek | Gießerei-Institut der RWTH Aachen University, Germany | Die Prozesskette der Gießverfahren – Herausforderung und Chance für Gießer und Simulation The Process Chain of Casting Processes – Challenge and Opportunity for Foundrymen and Simulation |
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| From 1:30 pm | Standing Buffet | |||
Your contact person regarding content
Prof. Dr. Ing. Andreas Bührig-Polaczek
Lehrstuhl für Gießereiwesen und Gießerei-Institut
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Tel.: +49 (0)241 / 80-95880
Fax.: +49 (0)241 80-92276
E-Mail: Sekretariat@gi.rwth-aachen.de
Your contact person regarding organizational matters
Julia Backhaus
RWTH International Academy
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Tel.: +49 (0)241 80-97861
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