Raw material savings are the driving force

International Engineering Symposium on "Lightweight Design" at the EMO Hannover 2007

Transformed Lightweight Design Concepts demand Convincing Production Solutions

Wherever masses require to be moved or accelerated, such as in road and air transport or, frequently, in mechanical and plant engineering, lightweight design concepts play a significant role. In order to achieve weight reduction in the widest possible sense, discussions nowadays are often geared towards functionally integrated lightweight design. And the subject is also beginning to make inroads into sectors that were previously foreign to it, largely on account of the growing scarcity and thus increased cost of raw materials.

But lightweight design is more than just what the name suggests. Where up to some years ago just mere saving of materials was in demand, today developments in modern materials and in innovative jointing and bonding concepts are available, plus highly integrated composite and modular construction methods. In order to do justice to these in terms of manufacturing technology too - from prototypes, remodelling and forming, machining and cutting, all the way to jointing and assembly technologies - production solutions are required that meet up to the demands.

The symposium will give an overview of the current development status for modern lightweight design concepts and from this it will derive demands for future-oriented production methods. At the same time, examples and developments from all sectors in manufacturing technology will be highlighted, so as to do justice to these requirements both practically and economically.

People specifically addressed will be experts from the manufacturing and user sectors, who are involved with planning and realisation right up to production implementation of lightweight design concepts of every kind. The symposium will offer the opportunity to obtain comprehensive information on current developments and to exchange experience gained in their practical application.

When:   18 September 2007 10.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
Where: Hannover Exhibition Grounds,
             Convention Center, Rooms 3A + 3B
Fee: 195 EUR; 125 EUR for EMO-exhibitors

Please also read our press releases on the topic "Lightweight design".