NADIA Research Project
16 April 2010
11:00-13:00 hrs 
Aida Room

Light alloys for automotive: the challenges of NADIA Project
The results of the NADIA Research Project (New Automotive components Designed for and manufactured by Intelligent processing of light Alloys, Contract n. 026563-2) will be presented in this meeting. NADIA is a project financed by the European Union with 7.2 million Euros, involving 26 industrial and university partners in the 2006-2010 period. NADIA project has been aimed at exploring, for the European transport industry, the potential of light alloys to produce components and systems for cars and trucks through the use of nano- and micro-technologies. Obviously, a 4-years and complex research project can not be summarised in a short meeting. However, NADIA partners would like to invite all the industrial and academic players in the field of light alloys casting at this event, offering an overview of some scientific topics and of their practical implementation in design and production of automotive components.


Preliminary Programme:

11:00 hrs		NADIA Project: a short overview  - S. Odorizzi (Enginsoft SpA), F. Bonollo (Università di Padova, sede Vicenza)
11:10 hrs		Predicting Hydrogen porosity in Al castings - L. Arnberg (University of Trondheim)
11:35 hrs		New design and manufacturing approaches for Cylinder Head - W. Rehm (Daimler), M. Schneider (MAGMA)
11:55 hrs		Engine components designed and manufactured with new alloys and processes - R. Molina (Teksid Aluminium), N. Gramegna (Enginsoft)
12:15 hrs		Predicting mechanical behaviour of Al diecastings for automotive components - I. Loizaga (CIE Automotive), N. Gramegna (Enginsoft)
12:35 hrs		High pressure diecast Mg automotive components - U. Weiss (Ford)
12:55 hrs		Conclusions - F. Bonollo (Università di Padova, sede Vicenza)

Simultaneous interpreter provide in Italian and English.