TOOL & DIE MAKING FOR THE FUTURE

15th International Colloquium

AN INITIATIVE FROM

Program & Registration Form

November 11 to 12, 2015 in Aachen (Germany)

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THE EVENT

November 11, 2015

Industrial exhibition and “Tool-Making Forum“Pullman Aachen QuellenhofMonheimsallee 5252062 Aachen, Germany

Award ceremony “Tool-Maker of the Year “Aachen Town Hall Coronation RoomMarkt52062 Aachen, Germany

November 12, 2015

“Tool and Die Making for the Future“ ColloquiumPullman Aachen Quellenhof, Monheimsallee 52,52062 Aachen, Germany

Conference languagesThe lectures and award ceremony will be held in German and simultaneously interpreted into English.

Novelty / App

As a participant of the Colloquium „Tool and Die Making for the Future“ you have the possibility to access updated event information via an app with your smartphone or a tablet PC. Additionally the app offers the opportunity to ask questions to the speakers live during the event.The app also provides you with the access to the pre-sentations in a digital form. In order to get registered you receive a login name and a password from us to the email account you indicated at your registration form. For further information to the app please visit www.werkzeugbau-kolloquium.de

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WELCOME

Successful companies in our sector have demonstrated in recent years that both productivity and time-to-market can be increased appreciably without sacrificing time-proven practices provided there is a genuine willingness to embrace change. The changes range from efficient production processes and process chains through systematic standardization and modularization of tools and business processes to workflow-oriented takt-timed production. Many companies operate nowadays as full-service providers and offer their customers support in setting up and running globally distri- buted production sites. Whilst the digitalization of virtually all spheres of life including manufacturing is opening up whole new areas of potential, at the same time, it is presenting enormous challenges which will require a response extending far beyond previous efforts. The concepts developed within “Industry 4.0” must be transformed into concrete solutions and approaches for a “Tool Making 4.0”, thereby paving the way for tangible developments. Long-term commitment and a continuous pro-cess of optimization in all areas will remain vital elements in the drive to meet targets.

Our “Tool Making for the Future” Colloquium is designed to help you to gain an impression of prac-tice-oriented options of implementing these concepts in technology and organization, in digitaliza-tion and in functional product design on the basis of case studies of successful practice from the world of industry and research. Join in discussions with colleagues and experts in your sector and take away information about new developments in our industrial exhibition. We look forward to welcoming you and to engaging in dialogue with you!

Prof. Dr. Günther SchuhWZL and Fraunhofer IPT director

Prof. Dr. Fritz KlockeHead of Fraunhofer IPT and WZL director

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THE “EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION“ COMPETITION

Competition and Colloquium Partners

The “Excellence in Production“ accolade conferred on the “Tool Maker of the Year“ is the recognized measurement of achievement for companies in the tool and die-pro-ducing industry. The WZL of the RWTH Aachen and the Fraunhofer-Institute for Production Technology IPT have been presenting this award for the past twelve years to the best companies in the German-speaking region.

All of the companies nominated for the final round have demonstrated extremely high performance levels in a fiercely competitive environment and have earned the right to be proud of themselves. The procedure in this competition is that we form an impression of the efficiency of each participating company on the basis

of a comprehensive questionnaire backed up by a scientifically based, practice-tested system of indicators and then compare each of the participants with one another. A team of scientists and engineers visits the premises of the highest-ranking companies, takes a close look at the processes involved in tool and die manufacture and checks outcomes with the figures obtained from comparing indicators. Only then does an independent jury nominate the best companies for the final round and subsequently select the overall winner. The name of the company which will bear the sought-after title “Tool Maker of the Year 2015” will not be revealed until the evening of the award ceremony.

In order to ensure that all participants are given the opportunity to compete on a level playing field, the prize is awarded in a number of categories.

A detailed description of each of the companies nominated will appear on the www.excellence-in-production.de website when the jury has reached a decision.

The competition has been supported by our media partner VDI News and by the trade journal werkzeug&formenbau. The companies Siemens AG, Hasco Hasenclever GmbH & Co.KG and Uddeholms AB were kind enough to provide sponsorship.

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“TOOL-MAKER OF THE YEAR“ AWARD CEREMONY

THE JURY

Dr. Christof Bönsch Managing Director KOMET GROUP GmbH

Ralph Appel VDI Director

Dr. Rolf-A. SchmidtBenteler Rothrist AG

Dr. Ulrich EichhornGerman Association of the Automobile Industry (VDA), Managing Director for Technology and Environment

Dr. Wolfgang ScheremetDirector of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Lutz WeisbeckerFormer managing director at Joh. Heinr. Bornemann GmbH

Prof. Dr. Carl-Dieter Wuppermanncdwuppermann innovation + strategy CDWIS

November 11, 2015Coronation Room, Aachen Town Hall

18:30 Admission, reception

19:00 Welcome

19:15 Dinner

21:00 “Tool-Maker of the Year 2015“ award ceremony

23:00 End

The members of the jury present the award “Tool-Maker of the Year 2015“.

Markus HesedingManaging Director VDMA Precision Tools Association

Prof. Dr. Fritz KlockeHead of Fraunhofer IPT and WZL director

Prof. Dr. Günther SchuhWZL and Fraunhofer IPT director

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THE COLLOQUIUM

Now in its 15th year, the international “Tool and Die Making for the Future“ colloquium is seen as a central meeting point for the industry. The event delivers practical recommendations in a compact form, giving companies the chance of long-term success in the market. The lectures at this year’s colloquium are given by renowned experts from the best companies in the tool and die making industry and from our own research institutes. This provides you with first-hand examples of suc-cess with a high practical relevance. As a participant, you will also have the opportunity for direct conversations with the speakers to discuss their experiences.

Thomas Bergstrom Managing Director,TK Mold Ltd.

René KoschkarHead of Planning Tool Shop Munich,BMW Group

Dr. Volker FrankeCEO,Harting Applied Technologies

Prof. Dr. Fritz Klocke Director, Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) and Fraunhofer-Institute of Technology IPT

Mario HaidlmairCEO,Haidlmair GmbH & Co. KG

Dr. Louis SchneiderCEO,Schneider Form GmbH

Thomas KoppGlobal Vice President Industrial Engineering,IMS Gear GmbH

Prof. Dr. Günther Schuh Director,Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) and Fraunhofer-Institute of Technology IPT

Dr. Martin WahlHead of Innovation and Digital Tool Shop, Audi AG

THE SPEAKERS

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THE PROGRAM

November 12, 2015 Pullman Aachen Quellenhof

08:30 Admission and morning coffee

09:00 Spark erosion and electrochemical machining – Processtechnological potentials in the context of digital manufacturing Prof. Dr. Fritz Klocke, Director, WZL RWTH Aachen University, Fraunhofer IPT

09:30 Digitization along the value creation chain at Schneider Form Dr. Louis Schneider, CEO, Schneider Form GmbH

10:00 smart tool shop at Audi AG Dr. Martin Wahl, Head of Innovation and Digital Tool Shop, Audi AG

10:30 Introduction to the industrial exhibition

10:40 Break

11:00 Automation in the tool and die industry in times of Industrie 4.0 Dr. Volker Franke, CEO, Harting Applied Technologies

11:30 TK Mold and its perspective on the Chinese tool and die industry Thomas Bergstrom, Managing Director, TK Mold Ltd.

12:00 Information regarding tours of the institutes

12:15 Joint lunch in the industrial exhibition

14:30 The BMW tool shop as an enabler for light weight components in present-day vehicles René Koschkar, Head of Planning Tool Shop Munich, BMW Group

15:00 Industrial Engineering @ IMS Gear: The tool shop as an enabler for series processes Thomas Kopp, Global Vice President Industrial Engineering, IMS Gear GmbH

15:30 Strategic positioning of a tool shop Mario Haidlmair, CEO, Haidlmair GmbH & Co. KG

16:00 Tool and die making during highly iterative product development processes Prof. Dr. Günther Schuh, Director, WZL RWTH Aachen University, Fraunhofer IPT

16:30 End of lectures

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INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION November 11 - 12, 2015

THE EXHIBITORS:

An exhibition of selected suppliers involved in various stages of the tool and die making process takes place in parallel to the lectures. The exhibitors will be presenting their solutions and products for your company. The colloquium participation fee covers the entry to the industrial exhibition.

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TOOL AND DIE MAKING FORUM November 11, 2015

This is the third time that the organizers are holding a forum prior to the “Tool and Die Making for the Future“ colloquium. Current trends and developments are presented first-hand by industrial compa-nies and institutes from Aachen. The forum focuses on how to create value in a modern tool-making company. This involves organizational aspects, technological orientation and the necessary hard and software. Examples of successful, practical implementations are presented in brief speeches.

Exhibition opens: 12:30Speeches begin: 15:30 End: 17:00

More information atwww.werkzeugbau-kolloquium.de

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ORGANIZATION

Organization and Registration

ContactWZLforum gGmbH an der RWTH AachenSvenja Wesch, M.A.Steinbachstraße 2552074 AachenGermanyPhone: +49 | 241 | 80-23614Fax: +49 | 241 | 80-22575

s.wesch@wzl.rwth-aachen.de

AccommodationFor hotel reservations, please contact under „Werkzeugbau mit Zukunft“ by October 20:

aachen tourist service e.V.Phone: +49 | 241 | 18029 50Fax +49 | 241 | 18029 53

incoming@aachen-tourist.dewww.aachen-congress.de/hotels/werkzeugbau2015

Participation feeThe participation fee is € 850 per person. Partners of the WBA Aachener Werkzeugbau Akademie GmbH pay a reduced fee of € 595.

The fee covers the lecture program, conference docu-mentation, refreshments, lunch, reception and dinner including drinks. Registration date is the postmarked or the faxed date.

RegistrationPlease fill in the attached registration form and send it by post or fax by October 21, 2015 to the stated address. In the event of a cancellation before October 21, 2015, the fee will be reimbursed minus a € 100 administration charge. Any cancellations received after this date will not be reimbursed. You are welcome to send a substitute participate at no extra cost.

ConfirmationOnce you have registered, you will receive confirmation, directions to the event and an invoice.

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THE ORGANIZERS

Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering WZLThe Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering WZL at the RWTH Aachen carries out research and consul-tancy projects both on a fundamental level and according to industry’s specific requirements, and develops innovative, practical solutions that safeguard business growth. The objective of handling the entire range of production technology issues under one roof results in a wide scope – from strategic, innovation, production and quality management to control, machine, production and measuring technology.www.wzl.rwth-aachen.de

Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPTOn behalf of its clients, the Fraunhofer IPT designs and optimizes new and existing solutions for modern production faci-lities. The aim is practical research and development close to the needs of the entire production industry. The Fraunhofer IPT applies its findings straight to its clients’ operational practice. Work is focused on the automotive industry and its suppliers, particularly the tool and die making industry, as well as the air and space industry, precision mechanics, optics and machine tool industries.www.ipt.fraunhofer.de

WZLforum at the RWTH AachenBased at the heart of internationally renowned production technology research in Aachen, we take the latest develop-ments from the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering WZL at the RWTH Aachen and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT and turn these findings into seminars and workshops. We offer up-to-date topics for your operational issues with a focus on the work of specialists and managers. We are at your side as a competent training and further education partner.www.WZLforum.rwth-aachen.de

Competition and Colloquium Partners

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TOOL & DIE MAKING FOR THE FUTURE

15th International Colloquium

November 11 – 12, 2015 in Aachen

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