Automotive glass plays an important role in the performance, safety, and aesthetics of the vehicle. High-performance lightweight materials expand design options and the complexity of glazing applications today, with the positive impact on fuel economy, passenger safety and comfort. The global shift towards electric vehicles and autonomous driving shape further the future developments in automotive glazing. Our meeting facilitates hands-on experience sharing with focus on advanced materials and smart technologies for automotive glazing.
08:40 Technological aspects of glass bending highly functional windshields.
Windshields are subject to multiple evolutions as HUD and other added functionalities.
The specifications set by OEM for car glass become more stringent.
Optical inspections systems are more and more integrated in glass production.
Heat resistant separation materials are used to avoid scratches and deformations while bending.
A correct understanding and use can help to produce windshields within specification.
10:00 New Way of Glass Bending with Microwave Beam.
Comparison volumetric heating using the microwave beam versus traditional heat processing.
Modern high power microwave generator - gyrotron, the source of the microwave beam.
Controllable heating for large glass sheets by scanning the beam.
Advantages of using a microwave beam for gravity and press bending: complex shapes, no gap while bending, low distortion, ability to produce bullet proof, ultra-thin, and special automotive glazing.
Video footage of fast and controllable glass bending using microwave beam.
Commercial experience with microwave technology for bending complex windshield shapes.
11:10 High Efficient Processing of Thin Glass for Automotive Applications.
Thin glass with thicknesses between 0.5 and 1.1 mm is being used more and more in automotive exterior and interior glazing.
Different processing technologies (e.g. conventional cutting, grinding, laser processing) each have specific advantages and disadvantages.
Depending on the application and the shape of the part, different processing strategies are required to achieve a high efficiency.
Processing strategies and use-cases for thin glass processing with optimized process layouts will be presented.
11:50 Moisture Effect on Initial Adhesion of SBT for automotive glazing.
Work of adhesion – Moisture effect on cohesion and adhesion and final properties.
Experimental study of the moisture effect on structural adhesive tapes.
Reversibility of the moisture effect.
Moisture reactive groups to increase initial adhesion.
12:30 A comparison of various de-airing methods for windshield, sidelite and sunroof production.
An important step in automotive laminated windshield, sidelite and sunroof production is the de-airing process prior to final autoclave processing.
Today, manufacturers can choose between one of three available industrial solutions: vacuum ring, nipper roller and vacuum bag processes.
The presentation describes the pros and cons of each process and provides a comparison based on total cost per unit between these methods.
14:00 Last technology innovations for plastic glazing.
Critical aspects in the injection of A-class large PC surfaces for automotive glazing.
Effective warpage control on large 2K PC surfaces.
Accurate rheological simulation of controlled pin movement.
14:40 Improving the performance of laminated glasses by use of special interlayer films.
15:50 Innovations in automotive glazing from an electronics perspective.
Technology roadmap - which intelligent glass solutions are possible when combining glass and electronics.
Vehicle integration: how to integrate intelligent glazing into a vehicle architecture and enable optimized performance of the whole glazing system.
Switchable glazing with an perspective on various technologies (e.g. SPD, PDLC, EC and LC).
Further functions, especially light, human-machine interface, photovoltaics or heated glass.
Continental Intelligent Glass Control demo applications.
Advantages and challenges of Intelligent Glass Control.
16:30 Newest ADAS technologies: the impact on automotive glazing.
Addresses the newest ADAS technologies and the impact that these are having on the automotive glazing repair sector.
Analyses how such advancements are adding complexities to the windscreen repair process.
Explores future-proofing ready for the next new-to-market ADAS features.
Examines the UK perspective on tackling emerging ADAS technologies within the automotive glazing repair industry.
09:10 Advancements in Infrared (IR) Rejecting Interlayer Films.
Designed to reduce cabin temperature, enhance occupant comfort and reduce energy consumption.
09:50 Latest Developments in Special Solar Systems for the Automotive Industry (cars, trucks, busses).
The impact of the strongly increased efficiencies, the significantly lower costs, CO-2 emission and credits for solar systems and the "electrification" of cars are now opening the markets.
Outlook and future innovations of solar systems in automotive applications.
11:00 Daimler approach to automated driving.
13:20 Sunroofs. Defining luxury in a changing market.
14:00 Horizon Fog Testing Systems.
Understanding a fog testing system.
Standards DIN, ISO and SAE.
Comparison of different standards in Europe.
15:20 The novel utilization of polycarbonate glazing to facilitate a novel lightweight upper-deck structure for double decker buses.