CLUSTER OF EXCELLENCEMerge Technologies for Multifunctional Lightweight Structures

IMTC 2021 Lightweight Structures1 – 2 December 2021 | Chemnitz University of Technology

5th International MERGE  Technologies Conference

Invitation & Call for Papers

The Continuous Orbital Wrapping Machine at the MERGE Research Centre. In the project

course of MERGE a pilot plant for a novel wrapping technology was developed, which

enables the production of fibre-reinforced plastic components with varying profiles as well

as convex and concave shapes.

Ladies and Gentlemen,We cordially invite you to the 5th International MERGE Technologies Conference (IMTC) from 1– 2 December 2021 at Chemnitz University of Technology.

The future of lightweight construction is multifaceted, smart and digital, thanks to new material combinations, innovative production technologies and functionally integrated concepts. Advancing research as well as new applications in these areas is the main goal of the Cluster of Excellence MERGE at Chemnitz University of Technology. This challenge is best met through interdisciplinary thinking and action, knowledge transfer and the networking of numerous actors from the fields of materials and natural sciences, production technology, microelectronics, system integration, design, calculation, simulation and quality assurance. The IMTC therefore welcomes experts from science and industry who share their knowledge and experiences in the research, development, and application of lightweight structures as well as their manufacturing technologies.

Now in its 5th edition, the IMTC will take place under the headline “Sustainability through Lightweight Technologies“. Centred on an interesting and varied lecture programme, the conference provides an established platform for the exchange of national and international guests. Talks will focus on topics that are particularly relevant for the sustainable ecological and economic production of hybrid lightweight components and are enriched by additional networking formats as well as a technological showcase and trade fair to promote a lively exchange and a cooperative atmosphere.

In light of the coronavirus pandemic and the likely necessity to adhere to a prescribed hygiene concept, as well as to enable national and international guests to participate without having to travel, the 5th IMTC will take place as a hybrid event consisting of online and face-to-face formats, which will be converted into a fully digitalised programme if required.

Be it digitally or on site, we look forward to welcoming you at the 5th International MERGE Technologies Conference.

Prof. Lothar Kroll Dr. Isabelle Roth-Panke Dipl.-Ing. Camilo ZoppCoordinator Administrative Director Scientific Director

IMTC Programme4 IMTC Programme 5

REGISTRATIONThe online registration will be available starting April 2021 on our website www.tu-chemnitz.de/IMTC

TERMS OF PAYMENTPayment is only possible by bank transfer once an invoice has been issued. Cash or card payments at the conference will not be accepted. In case of cancellation until 15 September 2021 (date of email receipt) the registration fee will be refunded with a deduc-tion of 10.00 EUR. Cancellations after this date are not possible.

CONFERENCE LANGUAGE The conference will be held in English.

EXHIBITION & SPONSORSHIP If you are interested in presenting your company please contact imtc@tu-chemnitz.de

CHILD CAREIt goes without saying that the implementation and protection of equal rights for scientists is taken seriously at MERGE. If you need someone to look after your child, please let us know.

CONTACT

Call for Papers & Posters

Preliminary Programme

CONFERENCE FEE presence digital2-day ticket 1 – 2 December 2021 300.00 EUR 120.00 EUR* includes evening event

1-day ticket 1 December 2021 200.00 EUR 50.00 EUR includes evening event

1-day ticket 2 December 2021 100.00 EUR 50.00 EURSingle lecture (digital only) 15.00 EUR2-day ticket for ... ... Members of Industrial and Scientific Advisory Board, MTC e. V. 125.00 EUR 50.00 EUR includes evening event

... Participants with lecture or poster presentation 125.00 EUR 50.00 EUR includes evening event

... Chemnitz University of Technology 125.00 EUR 50.00 EUR employees includes evening event

... Students 75.00 EUR 25.00 EUR (not valid for PhD students, certificate of enrolment has to be shown prior to the conference)

* includes mailing of proceedings, documents and goodie bag Fees include VAT

You are welcome to give a 15-minute talk or present a poster at the IMTC. In both cases, you must first submit an abstract. After a successful Abstract Review, you may submit a full paper. All accepted papers, which are peer reviewed by the Conference Committee, will be published in the Open Access Journal ″Technologies for Lightweight Structures″ and entered into the Best Paper & Poster Award, whose winners will be chosen by the Conference Committee. Abstracts (2 pages) and papers (8 pages) must meet the requirements of the templates. Further information on deadlines can be found in the graphic below.

Please download the templates and upload the abstracts/papers at https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/IMTC/download#templates

DEADLINES

from 20/04/2021

until 30/06/2021

until 30/09/2021

End of registration

IMTC in Chemnitz

Registration

Submission of abstracts

Final full paper submission

until 31/10/2021

01/12 - 02/12/2021

2021

General Organisation Phone: +49 371 531-13910 Email: merge@tu-chemnitz.de

Dr. Isabelle Roth-Panke Phone: +49 371 531-35632

Scientific Organisation Dipl.-Ing. Camilo Zopp Phone: +49 371 531-34845

Dipl.-Wi.-Ing. Maximilian Schwarz Phone: +49 371 531-36365

Email: imtc@tu-chemnitz.dePh

Wednesday 01/12/2021 from 9.00 am

Thursday 02/12/2021 9.30 am - 3.30 pm

Evening programmeBest Paper/

Poster Award

Closing Remarks

Session 1Special Session

Session 3 Session 4Session 2

Opening Lunch

Lunch

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Conference TopicsThe conference covers all aspects of materials, manufacturing technologies and applications for the mass production of lightweight structures. A special focus will be placed on the latest results in the following areas:

Materials, Semi-Finished Products and Composite Structures • In-line processes for preforms and prepregs • Hybrid materials based on textiles, plastics, metals and

fibre-reinforced plastics • Interface design and engineering

Processing, Systems and Applications for Large-Scale Production• Technology fusion and hybridisation • Manufacturing of hybrid structures with textile, plastic and

metal-based technologies• Manufacturing equipment, automation

Smart Systems Integration• Smart, functional and adaptive structures• Design, technologies and application of integrated smart

systems• Reliability and robustness of integrated systems

Modelling and Simulation of Hybrid Structures and their Production Processes• Advanced constitutive laws and experimental characterisa-

tions• Integrative simulation and optimisation• High-precision FEM

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

Circular Economy and the Carbon Footprint• Recycling of fibre-reinforced plastics and hybrid components• Re-manufacturing and upcy-

cling technologies• Strategies for climate-neutral

materials

SPECIAL TOPIC at IMTC 2021

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Best Paper/Poster Awards

Networking Coffee | Round Table

Lunch | Poster Session | Trade Fair

Technological Showcase - MERGE Research Centre “Lightweight Technologies”

Opening, Welcome andKeynote Speeches

First Conference DayWednesday, 1 December

Registration from 8:00

Networking Coffee | Business Speeddating

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SPECIAL SESSION at IMTC 2021Circular Economy and the Carbon Footprint

Session 4Smart Systems Integration

Registration from 9:00

Session 3Modelling and Simulation of Hybrid Structures

and their Production Processes

Session 2Processing, Systems and Applications for Large-Scale

Production

Session 1Materials, Semi-Finished Products and Composite Structures

IMTC Programme10 IMTC Programme 11

Industrial Advisory Board Scientific Advisory BoardA&E Produktionstechnik GmbH, DE Dr. Reichert, VolkerAirbus Operations GmbH, DE Harten, OliverAudi AG, DE Dr. Korte, MichaelAudi AG, DE Prof. Reinhold, BertramBMW Group, DE Dr. Wolff, ThomasBond-Laminates GmbH, DE Prof. Obermann, ChristianBosch Sensortec, DE Dr. Finkbeiner, StefanClariant Plastics and Coatings AG, CH Müller, ManuelCotesa GmbH, DE Dr. Berthold, UdoCOVAC GmbH, DE Lehmann, GerdCovestro AG (eh. Bayer MaterialScience AG), DE Dr. Zöllner, OlafDaimler AG, DE Malkus, SwenDIPEX spol.s r.o., SK Obrátil, LubomírDOPAK Sp. z o. o., PL Steiner, UrsulaEAST-4D Carbon Technology GmbH, DE Grothaus, RaimundEDAG Engineering AG, DE Dr. Hillebrecht, Martineins energie in sachsen GmbH & Co.KG, DE Warner, RolandElbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH, DE Dr. Gärtner, EgbertFaurecia Automotive Seating, FR Renault, ThierryFEP Fahrzeugelektrik Pirna GmbH & Co. KG, DE Weber, PeterGRAFORM, PL Polaszewski, JacekH&T ProduktionsTechnologie GmbH, DE Gruner, MikeHörmann Vehicle Engineering GmbH, DE Dr. Vogel, Volkmarimk automotive GmbH, DE Dr. Trepte, JensInfineon Technologies AG, DE Rödig, HerbertINTENTA GmbH, DE Dr. Fardi, BaselINVENT GmbH, DE Dr. Heintze, OlafJohn Deere GmbH & Co. KG, DE Dr. Kormann, GeorgKarl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH, DE Dr. Mayer, Fritz P. KOKI Technik Transmission Systems GmbH, DE Rumberg, RalphKompozyty Sp. z.o.o., PL Kurowski, AdamKraussMaffei Technologies GmbH, DE Beyl, NicolasKraussMaffei Technologies GmbH, DE Dr. E. h. Holzinger, Georg P. ledxon GmbH, DE Garufo, GabrielLightweight Structures Engineering GmbH, DE Elsner, HolgMPT Group GmbH, DE Schwuger, JosefNordmetall GmbH, DE Dr. Herzig, NormanP-D Glasseiden GmbH Oschatz, DE Dr. Plath, Arminrichter & heß VERPACKUNGEN GmbH, DE Richter, Hans UlrichRittal GmbH & Co. KG, DE Dr. Steffen, ThomasSchicktanz GmbH, DE Schicktanz, Hans-TobiasSiemens AG, DE Dr. Wicke, JoachimTeijin Carbon Europe GmbH, DE Steeg, Willem Jan TerTenCate Advanced Composites bv, NL Meurs, Frank J. TER Plastics Polymer Group, DE Dr. Köhler, WolfThyssenKrupp AG, DE Prof. Achatz, ReinholdVoith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG, DE Dr. Kolshorn, Kay-Uwe VW, Volkswagen AG, DE Dr. Schauerte, OliverWestfalia Presstechnik GmbH & Co. KG, DE Beltrame, Nico

University of Rio de Janeiro, BR Assoc. Prof. Renata Antoun SimãoDelft University of Technology, NL Prof. Rinze BenedictusDelft University of Technology, NL Assoc. Prof. Harald BerseeCalifornia State University, Long Beach, US Assoc. Prof. Christiane BeyerUniversity of Technology and Life Sciences, Prof. Marek Bielinski Bydgoszcz, PLUniversity of Padova, IT Prof. Stefania BruschiCentre Nacional de Microelectrònica Prof. Carles Cané Barcelona, ESUniversity of Cambridge, GB Prof. David CardwellKing Mongkut‘s University of Technology, Assoc. Prof. Arisara Chaikitiratana Bangkok, THNorth Carolina State University, US Assoc. Prof. Helmut H. HergethUniversity of Naples Federico II, IT Prof. Antonio LanzottiOpole University of Technology, Oppeln, PL Prof. Tadeusz ŁagodaUniversity of Lisbon, Lissabon, PT Assis. Prof. Paulo PeçasJohannes Kepler University, Linz, AT Prof. Martin SchagerlTechnical University of Liberec, CZ Assoc. Prof. Petr TůmaCzech Technical University Prague, CZ Prof. Michael ValášekUniversity of Twente, NL Prof. Fred van HoutenUniversity of Bath, GB Prof. Ian White

[All in alphabetical order]

Conference CommitteeProf. Renata Antoun Simão University of Rio de Janeiro, BRProf. Alexander Böker Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP), DEProf. Arisara Chaikitiratana King Mongkut‘s University of Technology North Bangkok, THProf. Edward Chlebus Wrocław University of Technology, PLProf. Welf-Guntram Drossel Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (IWU), DEProf. Helmut H. Hergeth North Carolina State University, USProf. Jörn Ihlemann Chemnitz University of Technology, DEProf. Hubert Jäger TU Dresden, DEProf. Anna Król Opole University of Technology, PLProf. Lothar Kroll Chemnitz University of Technology, DEProf. Tadeusz Łagoda Opole University of Technology, PLProf. Thomas Lampke Chemnitz University of Technology, DEProf. Holger Lieberwirth TU Bergakademie Freiberg, DEProf. Daisy Nestler Chemnitz University of Technology, DEProf. Thomas Otto Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems (ENAS), DEProf. Celina Pezowicz Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, PLProf. Suchart Siengchin King Mongkut‘s University of Technology North Bangkok, TH

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General Information

ARRIVAL By CarUse the following address for your navigation system:Reichenhainer Straße 88, 09126 Chemnitz50º48′49.7“ N, 12º55′47.9“ O.

Only a limited number of parking spaces are available. Current

AMBER-Hotel Chemnitz 4*Wildparkstraße 6, 09247 Chemnitz-RöhrsdorfPhone: +49 3722 513 0www.amber-hotels.deDistance to the conference venue 8.9 km

Seaside Residenz Hotel Chemnitz 4*Bernsdorfer Straße 2, 09126 ChemnitzPhone: +49 371 355 10www.residenzhotelchemnitz.deDistance to the conference venue 1.5 km

Biendo Hotel ChemnitzStraße der Nationen 12, 09111 ChemnitzPhone: +49 371 272 373 02 www.biendo-chemnitz.deDistance to the conference venue 3.0 km

Hotel Chemnitzer Hof 4*STheaterplatz 4, 09111 ChemnitzPhone: +49 371 684 0www.chemnitzer-hof.deDistance to the conference venue 3.2 km

CONFERENCE VENUEChemnitz University of TechnologyLecture Hall BuildingReichenhainer Straße 9009126 Chemnitz, Germany

ACCOMMODATIONThe following hotels offer special conditions for participants. To obtain the key word and further information, please contact the organisation team:

Main station

Neefestraße

StationSüdbahnhof

Erfurt

Leipzig

Dresden

Kreuz ChemnitzMitte

Kreuz ChemnitzSüd

Leipziger Straße

Südring

A72

A4

Freiberg

Zschopau

Annaberg-Buchholz

Reichenhainer Straße

Chemnitz

information can be found at www.tu-chemnitz.de/IMTC.

By TrainFrom the main station you can reach the Lecture Hall Building by taxi or tram. Take the tram line C13, C14, C15 or 3 towards “Technopark“ at platform 1-4 and get off at “TU Campus“. The Lecture Hall Building is located on the right side of Reichenhainer Straße, facing the direction of travel. By PlaneStarting from Dresden airport (approx. 84 km by car): Take motorway A4 and exit at Chemnitz-Mitte.

Starting from Leipzig/Halle airport (approx. 95 km by car): Take the A14 motorway in the direction of Dresden. At the Parthenaue junction take the A38 towards Göttingen/Leipzig-Südost. Exit at Chemnitz/Borna onto the B2/B95/motorway A72 direction Chemnitz and exit at Chemnitz-Süd.

SERVICETaxi Public Transport Taxi Genossenschaft CVAG Chemnitzer Verkehrs-AG Chemnitz eG Phone: +49 371 36 9000 Phone: +49 371 2370 333www.taxi-chemnitz.de www.cvag.de

Lecture Hall Building The conference venue will be on the University site Reichenhainer Straße.

Chemnitz University of Technology09107 Chemnitzwww.tu-chemnitz.de

Cluster of Excellence MERGEChemnitz University of TechnologyReichenhainer Straße 31/3309126 Chemnitz, Germany

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Prof. h. c. Dr. h. c. Prof. Lothar Kroll, CoordinatorDipl.-Ing. Camilo Zopp, Scientific DirectorDr. rer. nat. Isabelle Roth-Panke, Administrative Director

Phone: +49 371 531-13910Fax: +49 371 531-13919Email: merge@tu-chemnitz.dewww.tu-chemnitz.de/MERGE

Organisation Team General Organisation Phone: +49 371 531-13910 Email: merge@tu-chemnitz.deDr. Isabelle Roth-Panke Phone: +49 371 531-35632

Scientific Organisation Dipl.-Ing. Camilo Zopp Phone: +49 371 531-34845Dipl.-Wi.-Ing. Maximilian Schwarz Phone: +49 371 531-36365Email: imtc@tu-chemnitz.dewww.tu-chemnitz.de/IMTC

Image credits Title: Lena Rehm | p. 2, 6 Frank Schettler | p. 6: Jan Woitas | p. 7: Hendrik Schmidt | p. 7 Vivek Bakul Maru | p. 11 Eva Laurie

Subject to change. Status May 2021.