8th International Symposium Innovative Automotive Transmissions 30 November 3 December 2009, Berlin Programme information Sponsor/Exhibitor catalogue 1 and 2 December 2009 (Main Event) Maritim Hotel Berlin, Germany www.getriebe-symposium.de
General Information Your contact persons at the event: Senior Project Manager Sylvia Zenzinger Senior Conference Coordinator Tanja Moeller Senior Marketing Manager Roman Irlinger Sales Manager Transmission Expo Viola Voss Sales Coordinator Transmission Expo Mona Juengten Senior Sales Coordinator Transmission Expo Christina Kraemer Wardrobe and Check-in Please find the wardrobe and the Check-in in the foyer. The wardrobe will be opened from the beginning of the event in the morning until about half an hour after the last presentation. For storage of your luggage please ask at the hotel reception desk. Simultaneous translation The speeches will be translated simultaneously into German and English. Head sets are available in the conference room. Coffee breaks and lunch You will find the coffee breaks and lunch in the exhibition area in the ground and first floor. Please consider that there are multiple food stations. Messages We will be glad to take messages for you. Please understand that we will not make announcements for you during the presentations. Messages for you sent to CTI will be announced on a flip chart in the foyer (hotel entrance area). Please ask for your messages at the check-in desk. Check-in phone number: +49 (0)30/20 65 18 72 Smoking and mobile phone Please understand that smoking is not allowed in the conference rooms. We kindly ask you to switch off or to mute your mobile phone during the presentations. Pictures and Copy Right Please understand that taking pictures in the conference rooms is not allowed during the event unless permitted by Informa Deutschland SE/Car Training Institute. Furthermore we want to inform you that none of the distributed documentation material is allowed to be multiplied and passed on to third parties. 2
Index www.getriebe-symposium.de Page Advance notice: Automotive Transmission and Drive Trains North America 2010... 4 Symposium Agenda Main Event, Overview 1 and 2 December 2009...5 6 Symposium Agenda Main Event, Details 1 and 2 December 2009...7 16 Transmission Test Drive 3 December 2009... 17 Floorplans Transmission Expo...18 23 Sponsors...24 25 Exhibitors...26 48 About Sponsoring and Exhibition... 49 Notes...50 54 About CTI... 55 Advance notice: 9th International CTI Symposium Innovative Automotive Transmissions Berlin 2010... 56 Imprint: CTI Car-Training-Institute A division of Informa Deutschland SE Postfach 11 12 34 40512 Düsseldorf, Germany 3
Take an active part in the programme! Call for Papers 8 and 9 June 2010, Detroit, MI, USA 4th Symposium and Exhibition Automotive Transmissions and Drive Trains North America Main focuses Basic and special requirements on transmissions and their development Transmission manufacturing and production Transmission concepts for passenger cars and commercial vehicles Transmissions for alternative and hybrid drive vehicles Transmission components Transmission shifting Starting devices All-wheel drive systems Mechatronics, hydraulics, transmission lubrication and materials Tools for designing and optimizing transmissions and components Efficiency improvement of conventional and alternative drive trains Components for conventional and alternative drive trains Hand in your presentation proposal! Dates Extended deadline for paper proposals: 8 January 2010 Publishing date of the conference programme: end of February 2010 Deadline for the papers for the documentation issue: 16 April 2010 Conference fees for presenters The entrance for the presenter (1 person) at the conference on 8 and 9 June 2010 is free, incl. catering and conference documentations. The two ways to submit your paper proposal Online: via our online form at www.transmission-symposium.com Via e-mail to the CTI project manager: sylvia.zenzinger@informa.com We look forward to your interesting contributions, and to welcoming you as speaker at the 4th CTI Symposium North America. 4 www.transmission-symposium.com
Symposium Agenda www.getriebe-symposium.de 1 December 2009 Symposium, Day One 07.45 Reception and hand out of conference documentation, opening of the Transmission Expo 08.30 Welcome address 08.45 Plenary speeches Hall Maritim 11.20 Panel discussion Hall Maritim 12.45 Young Drive Experts Award Hall Maritim 13.00 Lunch and visit to the Transmission Expo 14.40 Parallel sessions Session Room A: Manual, Automated Manual and Automatic Transmissions Wien Chairman: Georg Bednarek, Global Chief Engineer and Program Manager Automatic Transmission, GM Powertrain Germany GmbH B: Trends and Markets; Berlin 2 Torque Vectoring, AWD Components Chairman: Erwin Bair, Magna, Austria C: Development and Simultation Tools; Control Moskau Chairman: tbd D: Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicls Berlin 1 Chairman: Dr. Andreas Truckenbrodt, CEO, Automotive Fuel Cell Corporation (AFCC), Canada E: Hybrid Components Hall Maritim Chairman: Prof. Dr. Axel Mertens, Head of Institute, Institute for Drive Systems and Power Electronics, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany 18.30 End of the first day, main event 19.00 Evening event 00.00 Directory 1-2 December 2009 5
Symposium Agenda 2 December 2009 Symposium, Day Two 08.30 Opening 08.45 Plenary speeches Hall Maritim 11.30 Parallel sessions Session F: Dual Clutch Transmissions Hall Maritim Chairman: Ernie De Vincent, Vice President, North America Engineering, GETRAG Transmission Corporation, USA G: CVT, IVT Wien Chairman: Dr. Wolfgang Reik, Executive Vice President LuK Group R&D, LuK GmbH & Co. ohg, Germany H: Development and Simulation Tools; Monitoring of transmission Moskau Chairman: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Tenberge, Director of Machine Elements, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany I: Transmission Components Berlin 2 Chairman: o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Albert Albers, Director of the Institute for Product Development, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany J: Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles; Berlin 1 Energy Storage and Management Chairman: Dr. Burghard Voß, Senior Vice President Transmission and Hybrid Systems, IAV GmbH, Germany 12.30 Lunch and visit to the Transmission Expo 13.30 Solution forums 14.00 Parallel sessions (continuation) 16.30 Change to plenum 16.40 Summary of the Symposium Hall Maritim 17.00 End of the Symposium Room 13.00- Registration for the 17.00 CTI Transmission Test Drive 6
1st Day of the Symposium: 1 December 2009 www.getriebe-symposium.de Chairman: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ferit Küçükay, Managing Director, Institute of Automotive Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig 7.45 Reception and hand out of the proceedings, opening of the Transmission Expo 8.30 Welcome address Plenary Speeches Hall Maritim 8.45 New powertrain technologies at Mercedes-Benz Prof. Dr. Leopold Mikulic, Vice President PM and Engineering Passenger Car Powertrains, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler AG, Germany 9.10 Hybrid technology key towards sustainable mobility Gerald Killmann, Director Powertrain Group, Toyota Motor Europe, Belgium 9.35 Electric mobility the next step at BMW EfficientDynamics? Dr. Johannes Liebl, Vice President EfficientDynamics, BMW Group, Germany 10.00 The transmission central interface of the modern truck powertrain Georg Weiberg, Vice President Daimler Trucks, Head of Truck Product Engineering, Daimler AG, Germany 10.25 Innovation success factor for the automotive industry in the global competition Dr. Thomas Schlick, Managing Director Technology and Environment, German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), Germany 10.50 Coffee break and visit to the Transmission Expo 11.20 Panel discussion Downsizing, hybridisation, electrification the role of the transmission in the future powertrain 12.45 Young Drive Experts Award 13.00 Lunch and visit to the Transmission Expo 14.30 Start of the parallel sessions A E 7
1st Day of the Symposium: 1 December 2009 14.30 Parallel Sessions A1 E1 Room A1: Development of new 6-speed manual Wien transmission for FWD passenger vehicles Ryuji Narita, Development of manual transmission, Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan B1: Current trends in Driveline Design Berlin 2 Downsizing and Downspeeding Christian Bock, Project Manager Driveline Large Vehicle Platform, BMW Group, Germany C1: Automated shift quality calibration Moskau front loading to powertrain testbed Jeffery J. Lewis, Skill Team Leader Calibration and Electronics Transmission, Engineering and Technology Powertrain Systems, AVL List GmbH, Austria D1: i-miev: The electric vehicle of Mitsubishi Berlin 1 Uwe Likar, Manager Advanced Engineering Planning, Mitsubishi Motor R&D Europe GmbH, Germany E1: Trends on patent applications for hybrid Hall Maritim vehicles in Europe Dr. Dr. Szabolcs Törgyekes, Examiner, Gérant Hybrid Vehicles, European Patent Office, Netherlands 15.00 Parallel Sessions A2 E2 Room A2: eclutch the next technology breakthrough Wien for manual transmissions Prof. Dr. Patrick Kelly, Technical Specialist, Ford Werke GmbH, Germany B2: ECO4Drive: Making green decisions that Berlin 2 drive market demand Timm Kellermann, Principal/Practive, Customer-centered Innovation Management, Consulting4Drive GmbH, Germany C2: Efficient Transmission Application by using Moskau Modern Offline Tools Dr. Stefan Kirschstein, Department Manager Powertrain Application, FEV Motorentechnik GmbH, Germany D2: Drives for electric vehicles and range Berlin 1 extended electric vehicle Konstantin Erjawetz, Pre-Development Drivetrain, MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co. KG, Austria E2: How much transmission is needed for Hall Maritim electrification or hybridisation? Dr. Burkhard Pollak, Senior Vice President Research & Development, GETRAG Untergruppenbach, Germany 8
1st Day of the Symposium: 1 December 2009 www.getriebe-symposium.de 15.30 Parallel Sessions A3 E3 Room A3: Silatronic a new approach for AMT application Wien Guido Panizza, R&D Manager, Sila Holding Industriale S.p.A., Italy B3: What is the optimal number of Berlin 2 transmission speeds? Tobias Kassel, Scientific Assistant, Institute of Automotive Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany C3: The Driving simulator as a test carrier in the virtual Moskau engineering process for longitudinal dynamics Jörg Möllmann, Development Engineer, BMW AG, Germany D3: Practical issues when using in wheel motors Berlin 1 Peter Christie, Sales and Marketing Director, EMW Ltd., United Kingdom E3: The hybrid drive module from ZF Sachs Hall Maritim an innovation in the driveline Hans-Jürgen Schneider, Head of R&D Electric Drives, ZF Sachs AG, Germany 16.00 Coffee break and visit to the Transmission Expo 16.30 Parallel Sessions A4 E4 Room A4: Next steps in automated manual Wien transmission technology Mark Findlay, Managing Director, Drive System Design Ltd., Great Britain B4: quattro with sport differential as a driving dynamics Berlin 2 extension of Audi drive select Dr. Ralf Schwarz, Head of Development Chassis Control Systems, AUDI AG, Germany C4: Improvement of fuel efficiency in the real world Moskau Masaaki Uchida, Engineering Director of Powertrain Control, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Japan D4: Technologies, visions and emotions. Berlin 1 Heartbeat inclusive Frank M. Rinderknecht, CEO, Rinspeed AG, Switzerland E4: Innovative, compact hybrid transmission concepts Hall Maritim for transverse installation Peter Janssen, Senior Project Manager, FEV Motorentechnik GmbH, Germany 9
1st Day of the Symposium: 1 December 2009 17.00 Parallel Sessions A5 E5 Room A5: 8-Speed automatic transmission for Wien front-cross applications Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Tenberge, Director of Machine Elements, Institute of Engineering Design and Driving Technologies, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany B5: Evaluation of torque distributing drive Berlin 2 train systems in front-wheel drives Lars Frömmig, Scientific Assistant, Institute of Automotive Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany C5: Engine-Gearbox-Interface and the effect on Moskau powertrain control algorithm design Dr. Christian Birkner, Head of Department Transmission and Hybrid Systems, IAV GmbH, Germany D5: Hybrid-drive technology from the perspective of Berlin 1 a heavy-duty systems supplier Walter Rau, Vice President Business Development Electric Drives, Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG, Germany E5: Multi-speed EV/FCV transmission with Hall Maritim seamless gearshift Andy Turner, Technical Specialist, Vocis Driveline Controls, Great Britain 17.30 Parallel Sessions A6 E6 Room A6: The new Mercedes Bus Transmission GO 240-8 K Wien Karlheinz Mayer, Design Engineer for Heavy Duty Commercial Vehicles, Daimler AG, Germany B6: Development and industrialisation of the new rear Berlin 2 axle for the VW Caddy 4motion Josef Leitner, Director Business Unit Drivetrain Engineering, Magna Powertrain Engineering Center Steyr GmbH & Co KG, Austria C6: Does control reduce the complexity of triggering Moskau a clutch system? Dirk Kube, System Developer Transmission, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany D6: A new 8-speed hybrid automatic transmission Berlin 1 for front-cross applications Jörg Müller, Team Manager Concepts/Synthesis, IAV GmbH, Germany E6: Full-toroidal variable drive transmission systems Hall Maritim in mechanical hybrid systems from Formula 1 to road vehicles Roger Stone, Engineering Director, Torotrak (Development) Ltd., Great Britain 10
1st Day of the Symposium: 1 December 2009 www.getriebe-symposium.de 18.00 Parallel Sessions A7 E7 Room A7: The effects of transmission ratio coverage and Wien startability on the fuel efficiency and performance of heavy-duty trucks Robert D. Leopold, Manager, Allison Transmission, Inc., USA B7: NT LightDiff: an innovative, lightweight differential Berlin 2 for small and midsize cars Matthias J. Derse, Chief Engineer R&D Product Engineering Transmission, Neumayer-Tekfor Group, Germany C7: Modular software architecture for automated Moskau transmissions: reduced cost & complexity Jörn Behrenroth, Manager Dept. Controls & Applications Transmission & Driveline Systems, Ricardo plc., Great Britain D7: Diesel-electric hybrid drives for off-highway applications Berlin 1 Prof. Dr. Richard A. Zahoransky, CEO, Heinzmann GmbH & Co. KG, Germany E7: Potentials and possible application of mechanical Hall Maritim energy recuperation systems in vehicles Helmut Kastler, Design Drivetrain Engineering, Magna Powertrain Engineering Center Steyr GmbH & Co KG, Austria 18.30 End of the first day, main event 19.00 Evening Event The evening event of the CTI Transmission Symposium will take place in the unique atmosphere of the Wintergarten Varieté Berlin. The Car Training Institue invites all participants, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors to continue discussions, intensify their contacts and round of the day with visual and culinary delights. Experience a top-class show with international Varieté artists and the Wintergarten orchestra in the Great Hall of the theatre. Use your time for networking in the Great Hall or at the bar during the reception before and after the show. CTI will offer a shuttle service from the Maritim hotel to the Varieté from 19.00 and back to the hotel from midnight. 11
2nd Day of the Symposium: 2 December 2009 Chairman: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ferit Küçükay, Managing Director, Institute of Automotive Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig 8.30 Opening Plenary Speeches Hall Maritim 8.45 Auto-mobility in transition what does the future hold in store for the automobile after the financial and economic crisis? Shell automotive scenarios until the year 2030 Dr. Jörg Adolf, Chief Economist, Shell Deutschland Oil GmbH, Germany 9.10 Commercialisation of fuel cell vehicles How to solve the performance-durability-cost paradox? Dr. Andreas Truckenbrodt, CEO and Dr. Georg Frank, Director Product Development, Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp., Canada 9.35 Electrification of the drivetrain evolution or revolution? Peter Froeschle, Senior Manager Strategic Energy Projects and Market Development Fuel Cell/EV, Daimler AG, Germany 10.00 CO 2 -Labeling in vehicles a challenge to the drivetrain Rolf Najork, Group Vice President Research and Development, GETRAG Corporate Group, Germany 10.25 CVT performance and supporting technologies on the successful evolutionary scenario Toshimasa Doi, Executive Vice President, Jatco Ltd., Japan 10.50 Coffee break and visit to the Transmission Expo 11.30 Start of the parallel sessions F J 12
2nd Day of the Symposium: 2 December 2009 www.getriebe-symposium.de 11.30 Parallel Sessions F1 J1 Room F1: 6DCT250 the next generation high efficiency Hall Maritim GETRAG PowerShift product for the world market Dr. Carsten Bünder, Senior Manager Product Engineering Automatic Transmission, GETRAG Untergruppenbach, Germany G1: Effectiveness of CVT in the real world Wien Yoshikazu Oota, Senior Engineer, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Japan H1: Objectification of shift quality: a holistic vehicle approach Moskau Michael Weiss, Senior Project Manager Powertrain Development, GIF-Gesellschaft für Industrieforschung mbh, Germany I1: Revolutionary new electrical actuator for AMT/DCT Berlin 2 Dr. Wladyslaw Wygnanski, Chief Scientist, Camcon Ltd. and Mark Findlay, Managing Director, Drive System Design Ltd., Great Britain J1: Reducing oil consumption and green house gas Berlin 1 emission from US transportation Dr. Donald Hillebrand, Director of Center for Transportation Research, Argonne National Laboratory U.S. Department of Energy, USA 12.00 Parallel Sessions F2 J2 Room F2: High performance and efficiency with DCT by Hall Maritim integrated system design of mechanics, hydraulics and control software Dr. ir. Ilse Moens, Development Engineer Mechanics, HOERBIGER Drivetrain Mechatronics bvba, Belgium G2: Next generation hybrid powertrain: Wien Very efficient and ready for mass implementation ir Patrick Debal, Project Manager R&D Development Hybrid Powertrain, Punch Powertrain nv, Belgium H2: Potentials and development methodology for Moskau transmissions with dog clutches Thomas Hackl, CTO, hofer powertrain GmbH, Germany I2: New disc springs for DCT Berlin 2 Dr. Jörgen Schulz, Deputy General Manager Business Unit Transmission Springs, Mubea Tellerfedern GmbH, Germany J2: Reduction gear for electrical axles Berlin 1 Holger Seidl and Jiri Marks, Programme Manager, Advanced Engineering and Control Products, GKN Driveline International GmbH, Germany 12.30 Lunch and visit to the Transmission Expo 13
2nd Day of the Symposium: 2 December 2009 13.30 Solution Forums S1 S4 Room S1: Roadmap of DTI s Efficient Powershift Transmissions Hall Maritim Dr. Alex Serrarens, Vice President, Drivetrain Innovations b.v., Netherlands S2: Fineblanking planetary gear carriers Wien Willi Grimm, Head Engineer Technology Center, Feintool Technologie AG, Switzerland S3: TRUMPF Innovative solutions for laser processing of Berlin 2 powertrain components Oliver Müllerschön, International Sales Project Management Powertrain, TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH, Germany S4: Principle and application of resolver for hybrid Berlin 1 electric vehicles Dr. Kanji Kitazawa, Director of Motortronics R&D Center, Tamagawa Seiki Co., Ltd., Japan 14.00 Parallel Sessions F3 J3 Room F3: FPT s high torque density dual dry clutch Hall Maritim transmission (HTD-DDCT) Dr. Constantinos Vafidis, Director Transmission and Alternative Propulsion and Francesco Cimmino, NMT Chief Engineer, Fiat Powertrain Technologies S.p.A., Italy G3: Multi regime full-toroidal IVT for high torque and Wien commercial vehicle applications Chris Brockbank, Business Manager, Torotrak (Development) Ltd., Great Britain H3: Development of fluid flow simulation inside the Moskau automatic transmission using particle method Yasushi Yabe, Assistant Business Leader of Engineering Analysis Technology Development Center, R&D Division, Jatco Ltd., Japan I3: Self-servo synchroniser for lower gear positions Berlin 2 Jun Miyajima, General Manager of Development Dept., Kyowa Metal Works Co., Ltd., Japan J3: Ultracapacitor, the dynamic storage for hybrids Berlin 1 Jürgen Auer, Director Automotive, and Christoph Wieser, Manager Automotive, Maxwell Technologies GmbH, Germany 14
2nd Day of the Symposium: 2 December 2009 www.getriebe-symposium.de 14.30 Parallel Sessions F4 J4 Room F4: 7-speed dual-clutch transmission with start-stop function Hall Maritim and optional integrated all-wheel distributor system Dr. Michael Ebenhoch, Senior Engineer R&D DT, ZF Getriebe GmbH, Germany G4: Half toroidal CVT and hybrid applications Wien Dr. Takashi Imanishi, CVT Development Office, NSK Ltd., Japan and Dr. Naser Emamdjomeh, Manager Advanced Engineering, NSK Deutschland GmbH and Prof. Dr. Peter Tenberge, TU Chemnitz, Germany H4: Virtual driving at the powertrain testbed Moskau Ferry Illmeier, Lead Engineer Transmission and Drive Train Testing and Dr. Felix Pfister, Team Leader H.I.L Application, PHO Hybrid, AVL List GmbH, Austria I4: Innovative solutions for synchroniser systems Berlin 2 Ottmar Back, Director Sales, Hoerbiger Antriebstechnik GmbH, Germany J4: Challenges of the series production of electric drive systems Berlin 1 Dr. Heinz Schäfer, Managing Director, hofer eds GmbH a company of hofer AG, Germany 15.00 Coffee break and visit to the Transmission Expo 15.30 Parallel Sessions F5 J5 Room F5: Suitability and delimitation of the Porsche dual-clutch Hall Maritim technology in vehicle applications Dr. Thomas Casper, Manager Development Transmission and Drivetrain, Dr. Ing. h. c. Porsche AG, Germany G5: A new CVT push belt to increase drive line efficiency Wien and power density Dr. Martin Krüssmann, Head of Development, Van Doorne s Transmissie b.v. Bosch Group, Netherlands H5: Online monitoring of transmission condition by GSM Moskau Dr. Robert Müller, General Manager After Market Business, Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG, Germany I5: Experiencing and definition of the real shifting comfort Berlin 2 at the virtual synchroniser in the virtual powertrain Uwe Schreiber, Manager Engineering, ITI GmbH and Ottmar Back, Director Sales, Hoerbiger Antriebstechnik GmbH, Germany J5: Fuel efficiency of hybrid vehicles under real life conditions Berlin 1 Thomas Pels, Head of Powertrain Development Engineering and Technology Powertrain Systems, AVL Schrick GmbH, Austria 15
2nd Day of the Symposium: 2 December 2009 16.00 Parallel Sessions F6 J6 Room F6: Test-driven development of DCT control software 1 Hall Maritim Dr. Nikolaos Papakonstantinou, Transmission Controls and Testing, GIF Gesellschaft für Industrieforschung mbh and Dr. Mugur Tatar, Managing Director, QTronic GmbH, Germany G6: End of the session Wien H6: NVH methodology for new powertrain concepts Moskau René Boussuge, NVH Senior Expert and Pascal Hervet, R&D Director New Products, Valeo Transmission, France I6: Validation of powertrain systems on the example Berlin 2 of real and virtual investigations of a dual mass flywheel in the X-in-the-Loop (XiL) environment o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Albert Albers, Director of the Institute Product Development Karlsruhe (IPEK), Universität Karlsruhe, Germany J6: Energy management in hybrid electric vehicles: Berlin 1 benefit of prediction Thijs van Keulen, Control System Technology Group, University Eindhoven, Netherlands Plenary Speech 16.30 Change to plenum 16.30 Summary of the Symposium by the Chairman 16
CTI Transmission Test Drive: 3 December 2009 www.getriebe-symposium.de Transmission Test Drive Check-In 2: December 2009, 13 17 h We kindly ask all registered participants and persons accompanying test vehicles to check-in for the test drive on 2 December 2009 at our special check-in desk at the Maritim Hotel Berlin. Please bring your completed declaration of non-liability and your driving licence with you. Please let us know if you will be using our bus shuttle to Linthe or if you will be making your own travel arrangements. All important information concerning the test drive will be handed out at the check-in. ADAC Center of Driving Saftey Berlin Brandenburg/Linthe Compare up-to-date transmission concepts and prototypes! Let your personal questions be answered by engineers on site! Schedule 08.30 Departure with the shuttle service to Linthe 09.30 Arrival at the ADAC Center of Driving Saftey and welcome address Tour around the proving ground and instruction 10.30 Start of the test drive 16.00 End of the test drive and departure to the Maritim Hotel Berlin 17.00 Arrival at the hotel Important! Please wear comfortable shoes and warm clothes! Limited number of participants! Please be flexible when planning your return journey! CTI Young Drive Experts Award The Young Drive Experts Award rewards young engineers who have examined questions relating to drive and transmission technology as part of their studies. The programme aims to encourage newcomers to keep up the good work in this interesting and important sector in the future. At the same time, the symposium brings tomorrow s experts and today s performers together to ensure that innovative ideas can be put into practice. Visions of innovative transmission and drive technology The academic newcomers will be presenting their research findings to an expert audience. The transmissions and drive landscape is sure to benefit from their new ideas and fresh impulses! The panel o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Albert Albers, Universität Karlsruhe Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ferit Küçükay, Technische Universität Braunschweig Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Rinderknecht, Technische Universität Darmstadt Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Tenberge, Technische Universität Chemnitz Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heinz Ulbrich, Technische Universität München Under the patronage of the German Federal Ministry of Economy and Technology. 17
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Transmission Expo Floor plan Company Booth number Page ABB AB 43 26 ae light metal casting gmbh & co kg a company of ae group ag 1 26 Afton Chemical 73 26 ARNOLD UMFORMTECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG 88 27 Ballard Materials Products 69 27 Bomatec Automotive AG 47 27 BorgWarner Drivetrain Engineering GmbH 29, 30 24 Brand KG 81 28 Bühler Motor GmbH 37 28 Castrol Lubricants International GmbH 89 29 CTI Car-Training-Institute 31 55 Diehl Metall Schmiedetechnik 17 25 Drive System Design Ltd. 12 29 Drivetrain Innovations b.v. 83 29 Du Pont de Nemours, Vespel Products 65 30 ebm-papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG 39 30 EJOT Good connections pay off 13a 30 ElringKlinger AG 21, 22 31 Ernst GROB AG 62 32 Feintool Technologie AG Lyss 14 31 FELSS GmbH 28 31 FIAT POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES 15 32 Freudenberg Dichtungs- und Schwingungstechnik 98, 99 32 HERZING + SCHROTH GmbH u. Co. KG 3 33 hofer powertrain GmbH 96, 97 33 Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH 67 33 IAV GmbH 35 34 IHS Global Insight 42 34 Institute of Automotive Engineering Technische Universität Braunschweig 32 34 ITI GmbH 70 35 KACO GmbH + Co. KG 95 35 KISSsoft AG 2 35 Konzelmann GmbH 27 36 Kyowa Synchro Technology Europe SAS 44 36 LEE Hydraulische Miniaturkomponenten GmbH 26 36 22
Transmission Expo Floor plan www.getriebe-symposium.de Company Booth number Page Leifeld Metal Spinning GmbH 102 37 Link Europe GmbH 71 37 LS Kunststofftechnologie GmbH 87 37 Lubrizol 86 38 Magna International Europe AG 8, 9 38 Miba Sinter Holding GmbH & Co. KG / Miba Fritec GmbH 19, 20 38 NSK Europe 63, 64 39 NTC POWERTRAIN 11 39 OSKAR SCHWENK GmbH & Co. KG 101 39 PMG 40 40 PTR Präzisionstechnik GmbH 45 40 QTronic GmbH 77 40 R-DE (Ricardo Deutschland) 23-25 41 Robert Bosch GmbH 34 28 Sander Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG 61 41 Schaeffler KG 59, 60 41 SCHENCK RoTec GmbH 90 42 Schondelmaier GmbH Presswerk 13 42 SEISSENSCHMIDT AG 4 42 SGL TECHNOLOGIES GmbH 36 43 Shell Deutschland Schmierstoff GmbH 57 43 SHW Automotive GmbH 76 43 Smart Manufacturing Technology Ltd. 100 44 Sulzer Friction Systems 10 44 Tata Motors European Technical Centre plc 46 44 teamtechnik GmbH 38 45 Thomas Magnete GmbH 72 45 Torotrak (Development) Ltd. 58 45 TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH 41 46 Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH 33 46 VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG 82 46 Varibox CVT Technologies 68 47 Victrex Europa GmbH 16 47 Zeroshift Ltd. 7 47 23
Sponsors AVL is the world s largest privately owned and independent company for the development of powertrains (combustion engines, transmissions, software, electric motors and batteries). The development and integration is fully supported by simulation tools; indication & test systems; as well as the methodology required for passenger cars, trucks and marine engines. Following our rapid expansion in the area of the transmission design and development; AVL offers a complete service for OEMs and transmission suppliers. AVL List GmbH Hans-List-Platz 1 8020 Graz, Austria www.avl.com Contact: Jeff Lewis, Manager Transmission Calibration & Integration Phone: +43 (0)3 16 / 7 87 47 70 Fax: +43 (0)3 16 / 7 87 18 11 Email: transmission@avl.com BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems harnesses a legacy of more than 100 years as an industry innovator in transmission and all-wheel drive technology. The group leverages its expertise in coupling technologies, electro-hydraulic systems, and interactive control strategies, to deliver engine-to-wheels torque management solutions for vehicle OEMs worldwide. Clutch Systems: Products include one-way clutches, transmission bands, friction plates, torsional dampers, and clutch assemblies including our market leading DualTronic Dual Clutch Modules. Controls Systems: Products include pulse width modulated, closed end variable bleed, and direct acting proportional transmission solenoids, control modules, and fully integrated mechatronic control systems including our DualTronic Dual Clutch Control Modules. TorqTransfer Systems: Complete line of transfer cases, AWD couplings, electronic limited slip differentials, torque vectoring axles and hybrid & electric vehicle drive transaxles. Our active, on-demand systems instill confidence in drivers by providing them with a higher level of traction, handling, and security. BorgWarner Drivetrain Engineering GmbH Hockenheimer Strasse 165 167 68775 Ketsch, Germany www.borgwarner.com Contact: Philip Meidt, Marketing Phone: +49 (0)62 02 /60 14 06 Email: pmeidt@borgwarner.com Please visit the sponsor also as exhibitor in the Transmission Expo. 24
Sponsors www.getriebe-symposium.de Diehl Metall is the leading supplier of synchronizer rings and your partner for complete solutions. The product range includes classical brass synchronizer rings as well as coated steel synchronizer rings. Diehl Metall has developed innovative friction materials that cover the entire range of performance. Through the plants in Brazil, China and Germany, Diehl Metall is able to provide this unique variety of products to all international automobile and gearbox manufacturers. Diehl Metall Schmiedetechnik Heinrich-Diehl-Strasse 9 90552 Röthenbach a. d. Peg., Germany www.diehlmetall-schmiedetechnik.de Contact: Uwe Kober, Sales Manager Automotive Phone: +49 (0)9 11/5 70 45 95 Fax: +49 (0)9 11/5 70 44 91 Email: uwe.kober@diehlmetall.de Please visit the sponsor also as exhibitor in the Transmission Expo. GIF accomplishes transmission and powertrain engineering, design and development services. Customers are world-wide automotive and transmission manufacturers. Main business areas are transmission development, design, controls system design, modelling and testing, vehicle testing and instrumentation, measurement and automation systems. GIF owns 120 powertrain test benches and employs 485 people. The main Development Center is situated in Alsdorf, Germany, with branches in Aachen, Wolfsburg and Suzhou, China. GIF Gesellschaft für Industrieforschung mbh Konrad-Zuse-Strasse 3 52477 Alsdorf, Germany www.gif.net Contact: Jochen Markant Phone: +49 (0)24 04 / 98 70 2 90 Fax: +49 (0)24 04 / 98 70 2 99 Email: jochen.markant@gif.net 25
Transmission Expo ABB Force Measurement provides Torductor -S, a cost effective magnetoelastic torque sensor for high volume applications. It represents unbeatable transducer performance, thanks to its unique combination of accuracy, overload capacity and ability to withstand harsh environments. The Torductor -S is a key component for closed loop control and diagnosis of future combustion and drivetrain concepts. ABB AB Force Measurement FMGM Tvärleden 2, 721 59 Västerås, Sweden www.abb.com/pressductor Contact: Sergio Castagna, Manager Torque Sensor Phone: +46 (0)21 / 34 30 95 Fax: +46 (0)21/41 27 06 Email: sergio.castagna@se.abb.com The ae group is a successful and significant supplier of assembly-ready aluminium pressure-cast parts and components primarily for the international automotive industry and their system suppliers, but also for the aerospace industry. Our customers also recognize us as a partner in development activities. ae light metal casting gmbh & co kg a company of ae group ag Am Kreuzweg 99834 Gerstungen, Germany www.ae-group.de Contact: Dr. Henning Fuchs, Managing Director Phone: +49 (0)3 69 22 /3 54 52 Fax: +49 (0)3 69 22 /3 54 68 Email: henning.fuchs@ae-group.de Afton Chemical is the market leader for additives used in Automatic Transmission Fluids, and is approved by Ford, Daimler, GM, VW & ZF for factory fill. Afton s ATFs give OEMs friction on demand : an ATF which exactly matches their hardware needs, and performance that is maintained throughout the lifetime of their transmission. Afton Chemical 500 Spring Street Richmond, VA 23219, USA www.aftonchemical.com Contact: Lauren Ereio, Marketing Phone: +1 8 04 / 7 88 58 00 Fax: +1 8 04 /7 88 62 44 Email: lauren.ereio@aftonchemical.com 26
Transmission Expo www.getriebe-symposium.de ARNOLD UMFORMTECHNIK develops and produces innovative fasteners to make cost-optimised and process-secure screw fastenings in bulk manufacturer gear boxes. A number of comprehensive and successful investigations have been carried out especially for this field of application. ARNOLD UMFORMTECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG Carl-Arnold-Strasse 25 74670 Forchtenberg-Ernsbach, Germany www.arnold-umformtechnik.de Contact: Michael Pult, Manager of Marketing & Communications Phone: +49 (0)79 47/82 11 70 Fax: +49 (0)79 47/82 11 95 Email: michael.pult@arnold-umformtechnik.de Ballard Material Products is a leading manufacturer of highly engineered, PAN based carbon friction materials for automatic and manual transmissions, specializing in woven carbon fabrics made from spun yarn. Ballard Material Products 2 Industrial Avenue Lowell, MA 01851, USA www.ballard.com Contact: David Giannelli, Business Manager Phone: +1 9 78/4545422 Fax: +1 9 78/9347590 Email: david.giannelli@ballard.com Permanent magnets of all available magnet materials, Magnet- Assemblies, Customer-Designed Solutions. Engineering Support for Magnetic Circuits and Motor-Design, F/E Simulations, Magnet Laboratory. Sensors: Resolver, Variable Reluctance Resolvers, Encoders, MEMS-Gyro for Navigation and Car Stability Systems, MEMS Based Tri-Axis Intertial Sensor Unit. Motors: AC- and DC-Servomotors, Voice-Coil Motors (linear and rotative) Bomatec Automotive AG Hofstrasse 1 8181 Höri, Switzerland www.bomatec.ch Contact: Markus Bolliger Phone: +41 (0)44 / 8 72 10 02 Fax: +41 (0)44 / 8 72 10 01 Email: markus.bolliger@bomatec.ch 27
Transmission Expo An industrial company with a strong worldwide presence. Bosch is a leading global supplier of automotive and industrial technology, consumer goods and building technology. In 2008, total sales of the Bosch Group came to 45,1 billion euros realized by 283,000 associates. The Bosch Group comprises more than 300 subsidiaries, is represented its sales and service partners included in roughly 150 countries and manufactures its products at 291 locations worldwide. Robert Bosch GmbH Postfach 10 60 50 70049 Stuttgart, Germany www.bosch.de Contact: Thomas Müller Phone: +49 (0)7 11/811 82 02 Fax: +49 (0)7 11/81 15 18 82 02 Email: thomas.mueller@de.bosch.com The Brand Group is the specialist for development and manufacturing cold formed technical springs and wire formed parts. In Europe we are the leading producer of damping springs for the powertrain. We offer innovative technology and efficient solutions for constantly increasing requirements. Our customers appreciate since decades our reliability and know-how regarding material, development, prototypes and as well our sophisticated manufacturing technology. Brand KG Völlinghauser Strasse 44 59609 Anröchte, Germany www.federn-brand.de Contact: Ralph Oberbiermann, Director Sales & Marketing Phone: +49 (0)29 47/ 88 91 27 Fax: +49 (0)29 47/88 94 41 27 Email: roberbiermann@federn-brand.de Bühler Motor is an independent, globally acting company focused on the development and production of mechatronic drive solutions. With 1,100 employees at eight locations worldwide we are a leading supplier of the automotive industry. We are committed to offer world-class products to help to improve the drivetrain efficiency and performance. Bühler Motor GmbH Anne-Frank-Strasse 33 35 90459 Nürnberg, Germany www.buehlermotor.com Contact: Rudolf Kaiser, Corporate Director Sales Automotive Phone: +49 (0)9 11/4 50 40 Fax: +49 (0)9 11/45 46 26 Email: info@buehlermotor.com 28
Transmission Expo www.getriebe-symposium.de Castrol, part of the international BP Group, is one of the leading manufacturers of innovative lubricant technology. Today, already every second car in Europe relies on synthetic, fuel saving products from Castrol. Driveline lubricants for all applications are developed in modern technology centers in close co-operation with the automotive OEMs. Special in-house test procedures and an integrated project management complete Castrol s service offer. Castrol Lubricants International GmbH Max-Born-Strasse 2 22761 Hamburg, Germany www.castrol.com Contact: Dr. Martin Stork, Driveline Programme Manager Phone: +49 (0)1 72 /4 48 32 19 Fax: +49 (0)69 /22 22 17 04 38 Email: martin.stork@castrol.com Drive System Design is an innovative engineering design and development company specialising in transmission design and application engineering for automotive vehicles. DSD offers a full design and development service for automotive transmissions, including launch support and cost down. DSD also markets a range of transmission attribute testing kits. Drive System Design Ltd. 32 Clarendon Street Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV32 4PG, United Kingdom www.drivesystemdesign.com Contact: Alex Tylee-Birdsall, Technical Director Phone: +44 (0)19 26/67 83 12 Email: alex.tylee-birdsall@drivesystemdesign.com Drivetrain Innovations BV (DTI) is a transmission & hybrids development centre, creating cost-effective, fuel-saving and unique drivetrain solutions. DTI employs highly educated and creative people covering the disciplines of design, construction, dynamics, simulation, testing and control. DTI supplies advanced engineering, transmission prototypes and production license agreements to Tier1s and OEMs. Drivetrain Innovations b.v. Croy 46 5653 LD Eindhoven, Netherlands www.dtinnovations.nl Contact: Alex Serrarens, Vice President Phone: +31 (0)40 / 2 93 10 82 Fax: +31 (0)40 / 2 93 28 85 Email: serrarens@dtinnovations.nl 29
Transmission Expo DuPont Vespel parts and shapes is a science-based portfolio of solutions to boost energy efficiency, extend durability and improve tolerances in critical motion- and fluid-control systems. DuPont Vespel uniquely provides access to a portfolio of materials, global manufacturing sites and a global network of experienced designers committed to fast prototypes and affordable solutions that reduce risk of failure while managing total system cost. Du Pont de Nemours, Vespel Products A. Spinoystraat 6 2800 Mechelen, Belgium www.vespel.dupont.com Contact: Peter Bergmann, European Transportation Market Segment Leader, Vespel Phone: +49 (0)70 44 / 9 30 1 55 Fax: +49 (0)70 44 / 9 30 1 57 Email: peter.bergmann@dupont.com The ebm-papst Group is the world s leading manufacturer of fans and motors. At the site in St. Georgen (Germany) small fans, brushed and especially brushless DC drives are developed, produced and marketed. For more than 20 years we have been extending our know-how in numerous automotive applications. With their high life time and reliability, high-tech brushless DC drives fit perfectly to the requirements of the automotive drivetrain. ebm-papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG Hermann-Papst-Strasse 1 78112 St. Georgen/Schwarzwald, Germany www.ebmpapst.com Contact: Bernd-Jürgen Dietrich, Sales Director Automotive & Drives Phone: +49 (0)77 24 / 81 12 26 Fax: +49 (0)77 24 / 81 19 62 Email: bernd.dietrich@de.ebmpapst.com The EJOT Group is a medium-sized company which is dedicated to innovative fastening solutions. The Industrial Fasteners Division produces thread-forming fasteners for plastics and metal. Cold forming parts are manufactured up to a 6-die/6-blow forming stage. Another group of products are novel fastening elements, especially designed to work with new materials and material combinations. EJOT Good connections pay off Untere Bienhecke 57334 Bad Laasphe, Germany www.ejot.com Phone: +49 (0)27 52 /10 90 Fax: +49 (0)27 52 /10 91 41 Email: industrie@ejot.de 30
Transmission Expo www.getriebe-symposium.de ElringKlinger globally operating development partner and OE supplier for cylinder head and specialty gaskets, plastic housing modules and heatshields for engines, transmissions, and exhaust systems. Partially coated control plates for transmissions complement our product portfolio. Over 4,100 employees at 27 locations ensure the technology and cost leadership of the company. ElringKlinger AG Max-Eyth-Strasse 2 72581 Dettingen/Erms, Germany www.elringklinger.de Contact: Mark Fellmann, Key Account Manager Phone: +49 (0)64 82 / 2 82 31 Fax: +49 (0)64 82 / 2 84 82 Email: mark.fellmann@elringklinger.de Feintool Fineblanking Technology is the world s leading technology and solution provider for fineblanking and forming technology. Feintool provides total solutions comprising presses, tools and peripheral systems for fineblanking and forming. Customized development and production and comprehensive consulting, engineering and training support are the focal point of its activities. Feintool Technologie AG Lyss Industriering 3 3250 Lyss, Switzerland www.feintool.com Contact: Peter Geisser, Marketing Services Phone: +41 (0)32 / 3 87 51 11 Fax: +41 (0)32 / 3 87 57 78 Email: peter.geisser@feintool.com FELSS was established in Pforzheim in 1905. We are a medium-sized company who specialized in the economic cold forming of tubes. Our chipless processes offer a huge potential for weight saving at the workpiece. Short processing and set-up times result in low piece costs. Being worldwide market leader in the rotary swaging technology, FELSS developed in addition the recursive axial forming for the manufacture of external and internal splines. FELSS GmbH Dieselstrasse 2 75203 Königsbach-Stein, Germany www.felss.de Contact: Michael Rechenbach Phone: +49 (0)72 32 /4 02 0 Fax: +49 (0)72 32 /4 02 1 22 Email: info@felss.de 31
Transmission Expo Fiat Powertrain Technologies is the Fiat Group company specialized in and dedicated to research, development, production and sale of engines and transmissions. With its annual output of around 2,9 million engines and 2,4 million transmissions and axels FPT is world leader in the powertrain sector. FIAT POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES Corso Settembrini 167 10135 Torino, Italy www.fptpowertrain.com Contact: Franco Bay, Brand Strategy & Communication Phone: +39 (0)11 / 0 03 86 03 Fax: +39 (0)11 / 0 03 86 55 Email: franco.bay@fptpowertrain.com As the Technology Specialist, Freudenberg Seals and Vibration Control Technology supplies customers in the automotive industry and numerous other branches of industry all over the world. With LESS (Low-Emission Sealing Solutions), Freudenberg has succeeded in developing a unique, comprehensive emission-reducing solution for cars and utility vehicles that utilises all components influencing consumption and emissions. Freudenberg Dichtungs- und Schwingungstechnik Innovationscenter 69465 Weinheim, Germany www.freudenberg-ds.com Contact: Jens Trabert, Head of Competence Center Automatic Transmission Phone: +49 (0)62 01 / 80 31 33 Fax: +49 (0)62 01 / 88 31 33 Email: jens.trabert@freudenberg-ds.com GROB offers customer specific solutions: High-precision machines to cold form cylindrical components with and without teeth, like: external splines on tubes, clutch housings, splined shafts Slotting machines for operations on cylindrical hollow components, like: trimming, oil hole punching, snap ring groove forming, centre bore machining on clutch housings. ERNST GROB AG, Cold Forming Machines Rohrgasse 9 8708 Männedorf, Switzerland www.ernst-grob.com Contact: Eduard Zweifel, Verkaufsleiter Phone: +41 (0)44 /9 22 77 00 Fax: +41 (0)44 /9 22 77 88 Email: info@ernst-grob.com 32
Transmission Expo www.getriebe-symposium.de HERZING+SCHROTH Your partner from the idea to serial production. From product development up to serial production for high precision transmission components as clutch housings and pistons with alternative processes like transferpress, flow forming, spinning and Grob-toothing technology. HERZING + SCHROTH GmbH u. Co. KG Ringstrasse 10 63179 Obertshausen, Germany www.herzing-schroth.de Contact: Horst Linzbach, Manager Technical Sales Phone: +49 (0)61 04 /40 12 99 Fax: +49 (0)61 04 /40 12 38 Email: h.linzbach@herzing-schroth.de The hofer group employs today over 400 people at eight technical centres. Development and industrialization of energy-efficient powertrain systems is the core competence (engines, transmissions, mechatronics, electronics, software, electric drive systems). hofer powertrain GmbH Nürtinger Strasse 78 72644 Oberboihingen, Germany www.hofer.de Contact: Martin Muskatelz Phone: +49 (0)84 56/91 66 0 Fax: +49 (0)84 56 / 91 66 90 Email: martin.muskatelz@hofer.de HBM offers for all fields of industry as well as R&D measurement solutions for the electrical measurements of mechanical quantities. Product program: Sensors, Transducers, Strain gages, Measurement Systems, Software. The components and systems are used in application fields like Experimental stress analysis, Manufacturing monitoring, Mobile data acquisition, Material and functional testing, Calibration. Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH Im Tiefen See 45 64293 Darmstadt, Germany www.hbm.com Contact: Michael Pape Phone: +49 (0)61 51/ 80 30 Fax: +49 (0)61 51/8 03 91 00 Email: michael.pape@hbm.com 33
Transmission Expo IAV Automotive Engineering. As an international acting organization, IAV offers the automotive industry the full spectrum of high-tech engineering services in electronics, powertrain, and vehicle development. Over 3,000 engineers, software developers and mechatronics specialists work for IAV worldwide with inventive spirit and passion. Leading automobile manufacturers and componants supplier put their trust in them. IAV GmbH Carnotstrasse 1 10587 Berlin, Germany www.iav.com Contact: Lars Gamasin, Marketing and Public Relations Phone: +49 (0)30 / 39 97 80 Fax: +49 (0)30 / 3 99 78 97 90 Email: contact@iav.com IHS Global Insight s Automotive Group provides industry analysis, forecasts, data, and consulting services to vehicle and component manufacturers, financial organizations, transportation companies, government departments, and many more. With over 30 years of experience and a unique global perspective, we understand the forces at play and the implications for the automotive industry. IHS Global Insight Bleichstrasse 1 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany www.ihsglobalinsight.com Contact: Bernd Sauerwein, Director Sales EMEA, Automotive Markets Phone: +49 (0)69 / 20 97 32 15 Fax: +49 (0)69 / 20 97 35 00 Email: bernd.sauerwein@ihsglobalinsight.com Shifting comfort (objectification, documentation, automated calibration) Representative load spectra, testing, requirements based on customer operation Drivetrain efficiency (measurement and simulation of drivetrain components) Transmission shafts (optimisation of weight) Gearshift and selector lever actuation (objectification, optimization) Simulation (transmissions, drivetrains, driver, vehicle and road) Hybrid drives: analysis of drivetrain topologies, simulation, customer benefit Institute of Automotive Engineering Technische Universität Braunschweig Hans-Sommer-Strasse 4 38106 Braunschweig, Germany www.iff.tu-bs.de Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ferit Küçükay, Managing Director Phone: +49 (0)5 31/3 91 26 10 Fax: +49 (0)5 31/3 91 26 01 Email: iffzg@tu-bs.de 34
Transmission Expo www.getriebe-symposium.de ITI is an international leader in virtual system engineering. Our core business activities comprise of the development of standard software tools for engineers and scientists. SimulationX is our Multi-Domain-Tool for physical modeling and simulation in powertrain and automotive engineering and is applied by well-known companies such as Audi, BMW, Daimler, FAW, Fiat, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Mitsubishi and Volkswagen. Further information on www.simulationx.com. ITI GmbH Webergasse 1 01067 Dresden, Germany www.iti.de Contact: Uwe Schreiber, Engineering Manager Phone: +49 (0)3 51/26 05 00 Fax: +49 (0)3 51/2 60 50 155 Email: info@iti.de KACO develops and produces seals for moving parts of machines and vehicles. The company is strongly development-oriented. Its customers today include almost all OEMs and many tier-one suppliers. High level in automatic production systems, advanced development equipment inhouse. Manufacturing plants are in Germany; other European countries and China. The group is also present in North and South America. KACO GmbH + Co. KG Rosenbergstrasse 22 74072 Heilbronn, Germany www.kaco.de Contact: Martina Götzenberger Phone: +49 (0)71 31/ 63 63 34 Fax: +49 (0)71 31 / 63 64 13 Email: info@kaco.de KISSsoft AG is one of the leading providers of calculation software for machine elements, engineering services, know-how and training to the power transmission community. In the last 25 years over 1,000 companies decided to use KISSsoft/KISSSsys to their advantage. KISSsoft AG is located in Switzerland with resellers worldwide. KISSsoft AG Uetzikon 4 8634 Hombrechtikon, Switzerland www.kisssoft.ag Contact: Kai Noske, Mechanical Engineer Sales/Customer Support Phone: +41 (0)55 / 2 54 20 53 Fax: +41 (0)55 / 2 54 20 51 Email: kai.noske@kisssoft.ag 35