Automechanika Aftermarket Forum
The Automechanika Aftermarket Forum 2010 once more puts from 14.9.-17.9.2010 the spotlight firmly on current trends and changes in the automotive industry. A further area of focus of the programme is the development of the aftermarket and potential opportunities for the industry.
Over 50 top speakers to discuss subjects of topical interest!
The themes for the individual days:
1st day of the fair, 14 September 2010
- The situation in the sector – in the wake of the financial crisis and car-scrappage scheme
2nd day of the fair, 15 September 2010
- Workshop equipment: product innovations and new sales channels
- Damage Repair Management Forum
3rd day of the fair, 16 September 2010
- The trade + workshops – competition and chances through quality and training
- "Right to Repair" conference (by personal invitation only)
4th day of the fair, 17 September 2010
- Electric transportation – future perspectives: a new infrastructure and new mobility structure
The entire Aftermarket Forum will be translated simultaneously into English and German.
| 1st day, |
14. September 2010 Venue: Portalhaus, Level "Via", "Frequenz" conference room |
| 14.00 hrs |
Welcome and opening address |
| 14.15 hrs | Presentation of the "A Turning Point in Automotive Service" study |
| 15.00 hrs |
Panel discussion: New Era in Automobile Service |
2nd day, |
15. September 2010 |
| 10.00 hrs |
Garage Equipment Study 2010 |
| 11.00 hrs |
Wheel and Tyre Service: new business opportunities for the Tyre Dealers thanks to stronger partnership with Equipment Producers |
| 11.30 hrs | Wheel alignment: an essential equipment for the workshop of the future |
| 12.00 hrs |
The modern air-conditioning workshop - R134a, a refrigerant with a big future! |
| 12.30 hrs |
Emission testing on modern diesel vehicles with highly sensitive opacity testing systems of the second generation |
| 13.00 hrs |
Mechatronic vehicle testing |
| 13.30 hrs |
The workshop-equipment market in Germany |
| 14.00 hrs |
CEMB SpA - Born to keep the World in Balance |
| 14.30 hrs |
Market of Poland in context of WSOP's presence, projects and designs |
| 15.00 hrs |
TecDoc Informations System GmbH Information logistics - the new challenge on the data highway |
| 15.30 hrs |
Turning fixed costs into variable costs in connection with vehicle reception |
| 16.00 hrs |
Gaining customers through dialogue |
2nd day, |
15. September 2010 |
| 10.00 hrs |
Welcome and opening address |
| 10.15 hrs |
An overview of European damage-repair management systems |
| 10.45 hrs |
An introduction to the German damage-repair system |
| 11.30 - 13.00 hrs |
Different German concepts of damage management:
|
| 14.00 hrs |
Requirements on workshops for the repair quality of modern vehicles |
| 14.30 hrs |
Adhesives and riveting in body repairs on BMW and Mini cars |
| 15.15 hrs |
Manufacturer approval for the release of technical information. Implementation of safety aspects of the Euro 5 and Euro 6 regulations |
| 15.45 hrs |
Discussion Which workshops can and may carry out repairs in accordance with manufacturers` information in the future? |
3rd day, |
16. September 2010 |
| 10.00 hrs |
Panel discussion The new reality in the aftermarket – shaping markets – exploiting potential
|
| 11.30 hrs |
Attracting trainees |
| 12.00 hrs |
Research and teaching in Hesse, the automobile state |
| 15.00 hrs |
The new block exemption regulation: curse or blessing? The consequences of the decision of the EU Competition Commission on extending the block exemption regulation |
3rd day, |
16. September 2010 |
| Conference on "The business world meets the law makers - the legal framework for a competitive automotive aftermarket in 2010 and beyond" |
|
| 11.30 - 12.15 hrs |
The new competition regulations for the automobile sector: what do they mean in practice for the spare parts and repair markets? |
| 12.15 - 12.45 hrs |
Adapting vehicle testing to ensure better compliance with safety and environmental standards |
| 12.45 - 13.15 hrs |
Lunch |
| 13.15 - 14.00 hrs |
"Repairability 2020" Mobility and the Automotive Aftermarket: What regulations are called for in the future? |
4th day, |
17. September 2010 |
| 10.00 hrs |
Welcome Urban e-mobility: strategy and chances |
| 10.30 hrs |
E-mobility from the point of view of an energy supplier, Mainova: setting-up a network of electric filling stations |
| 11.00 hrs |
"We bring green power onto the roads" |
| 11.45 hrs |
Drive-train electrification |
| 12.30 hrs |
Inductive energy transfer for unlimited mobility |
| 13.00 hrs |
Through one hundred emotions to zero emissions |
| 13.30 hrs |
Electro-mobililty in practice |
| 14.00 hrs |
Presentation of MINI E Services, infrastructure, data collection |
| 14.30 hrs |
Training workshop staff to work on high-voltage vehicles (hybrid, electric and fuel-cell vehicles) |
| 15.00 hrs |
E-mobility - Challenges from the point of view of TÜV SÜD |
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