We want to inform you about this years automotive cabling and plugs conference on the 22nd to 24th of June in Wiesbaden, Germany. This year we focus not only on the cabling but on the whole spectrum, including plugs, the reinvention of the bordnet, new material solutions, cable conductors, coating and connectors, joining processes and new testing methods. Join LEONI Kabel GmbH, Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler AG and Hochschule Landshut. Download the Agenda here: http://bit.ly/AgendaACP

1. 22 – 24 June 2015 | Wiesbaden, Germany
Optimization of cable harness – advanced cable design – innovation on plugs
5th
International Conference
Automotive Cabling and Plugs 2015
The following
companies among
others will be invited to
present:
Adam Opel AG
Audi AG
Bentley Motors Ltd.
BMW Group
Bundeswehr-Universität
München
Daimler AG
Delphi Deutschland GmbH
Dräxlmaier Group
Federal-Mogul
Ford AG
Hyundai Motor Europe
Technical Center GmbH
Jaguar Land Rover
Lear Corporation
LEONI Kabel GmbH
Nexans
NSW
Prysmian Systems and
Cable
PSA Peugeot Citroen
Scania Technical Centre
Schneider Electric
S-Y Systems Technologies
Europe GmbH
Toyota Europe
Tyco Electronics
University of Kassel
 Learn about the latest optimization of cable harness and plugs to save
weight in the vehicle’s wire system
 Find out about integrated system approach for harness development
 Learn about cabling challenges and solutions in advanced EV/HV
systems
 Discuss the global outlook and get to know about norms and regulations for wire
harness
 Discover the journey from cable to plugs and find solutions for advanced
systems
Highlight Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Dieter Nazareth,
Dekan Fakultät
Informatik, Hochschule
Landshut, Germany
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-
Peter Liess,
Universität der
Bundeswehr
München, Germany
Bernd Busam
Team Manager System
Configuration &
Customization,
SILVER ATENA
Electronic Systems
Engineering GmbH,
Germany
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Ludwig Brabetz,
Automotive EE
Systems and
Fundamentals of
Electrical Engineering,
University of Kassel,
Germany
Dr. Markus Schill,
Manager Product
Management and
Engineering,
LEONI Kabel GmbH,
Germany
Johannes Becker,
Manager Business
Area Electrical
Systems,
4Soft GmbH,
Germany

2. 5th International Conference
Automotive Cabling and Plugs 2015
22 – 24 June 2015 | Wiesbaden, Germany
CONFERENCE DAY ONE: Monday 23 June
2015
Integrated system approach for harness development
Who is who
Learn about your peers. Discover who else is
participating in the conference. The matchmaking wall
will help you identify the delegates you want to meet at
the conference.
Interdisciplinary systems engineering with an integrated
product model
 Necessity of an integrated view for harness
development
 Approaches from other industrial sectors
 Benefits in the complete process chain
Optimization of cable harness and plugs – state-of-
the-art developments
Cabling challenges and solutions in advanced EV/HV
systems
System requirements for the use of innovative
cable designs in modern harnesses
 Overview and technical comparison of
available innovative cable designs such as
aluminium, ultra-thin insulation and small cross
section cables compared to standard FLRY
cables
 Resulting requirements for terminals,
processing machinery and harness design
The influence of increasing voltage on functional safety
of cables and plugs
 Replacement of copper and the consequences
 Higher voltages need new safety concepts
 Alternatives to existing fuse solutions
Innovative solutions for light, thin and powerful
automotive cabling
 Improved cable harness designs with regard to
weight, size and efficiency
 Advanced materials and how they cope with
higher temperatures and currents
 Assessing the cable performance in various
situations
Speed - No limit for the cable but the costs
 Advanced solutions for high-speed cabling and plugs
 How to cope with the OEM's cost restrictions
 Experiences and consequences
Speed networking and business card exchange
session
Get connected to most of the other delegates in short
one to one meetings. Share your professional
background, discuss your business issues briefly and
find out who you have to catch up with during the
conference or afterwards.
Don`t forget your business cards!
EVs and their specific needs for cable technologies
 Higher voltages and the impact on the cabling
requirements
 Harness architecture for EVs
 Functional safety of the cabling in HV environments
Calculating electrical power consumption: A new
approach
 Impact of boundary conditions
 Dimensioning in electrical distribution systems
 Probability of high power peaks
 Use cases

3. 5th International Conference
Automotive Cabling and Plugs 2015
22 – 24 June 2015 | Wiesbaden, Germany
CONFERENCE DAY TWO: Tuesday 23 June 2015
Global outlook – Norms and regulations for wire
harness
Ethernet – a reliable and fast cabling for the next
generation
International perspective - Standards in automotive
cabling
 Approaches in the large automotive markets
 From cable harnesses to plugs - differences and
similarities in regulations
 Spotlight HV: Standardization trends
Next generation cabling - power and information in one
cable
 Requirements for the one cable solution
 Functional safety - actual status
 Safety issues of the data - how to protect the
information
From cable to plugs – solutions for advanced
systems
The junction cable to connector: Its electrical, thermal
and failure behaviour
 Resistance profile of connection wires to contact
components
 Sources for heat generation in the vicinity of the
cable connector contact
 Temperature profile of the cable connector
junction as function of position and time
 Consequences of temperature and time for failure
probability
Communication failures and countermeasures
 Worst case scenarios in a one-cable-environment
 How to cope with communication failures
 Advanced software solutions
Panel discussion:
Wiring systems for EVs - how to cope with the OEMs
requirements in particular with regard to functional safety
and lifetime?
Case Study OEM: Experiences with advanced materials
 Integrating new designs and materials for the cable
harness
 The usage of aluminium as major cable source
 Experiences and consequences
Advanced fuse solutions for HV systems
 Higher voltages and the impact on protection
solutions
 Are actual fuses still the best solution for new
materials and higher temperatures?
 Outlook on the next generation of fuses
WORKSHOP DAY – Wednesday 24 June 2015
A: The temperature challenge at the plug entry – how
to increase the lifetime
B: Weight reduction of wire harness

4. 5th International Conference
Automotive Cabling and Plugs 2015
22 – 24 June 2015 | Wiesbaden, Germany
Booking Code: PDFWPlease indicate your choice of workshop on 24 June 2014
Workshop A Workshop B
Workshop A: The temperature challenge at the plug entry – how to increase the lifetime
Workshop B: Weight reduction of wire harness plugs
Your details: Please contact our database manager (verteiler@iqpc.de)
and inform them of any incorrect details which will be amended accordingly
Every registration includes a complimentary membership to Automotive IQ
Only one discount applicable per person.
CAN’T MAKE IT TO THE Conference? PURCHASE THE 2-DAY DOCUMENTATION FOR € 990,- +VAT.
Documentation will be sent 6 weeks after the event
Conference Packages
1st Early Bird
(Book and pay
until
13 March 2015)
2
nd
Early Bird
(Book and pay
until
17 April 2015)
3rd Early Bird
(Book and pay until
29 May 2015)
Standard
Price
Gold Package
2 day conference +
2 workshops
(save € 500)
€ 2,899
(save € 400)
€ 2,999
(save € 300)
€ 3,099
€ 3,399
Silver Package
2 day conference +
1 workshops
(save € 400)
€ 2,699
(save € 300)
€ 2,799
(save € 200)
€ 2,899
€ 3,099
Bronze Package
2 day conference
(save € 100)
€ 2,499
(save € 100)
€ 2,499
(save € 100)
€ 2,499
€ 2,599
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Fax: +49 (0)30 20 91 32 10
Post:
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Management Konferenzen mbH
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10117 Berlin, Germany
Online: www.automotive-cabling.com/PM
For further information
Phone: +49 (0)30 20 91 3 388
Venue and Accommodation:
For more Information about the Venue please visit the Website:
www.automotive-cabling.com/PM
Accommodation: A limited number of reduced rate rooms are
available at the conference hotel. Accommodation can be booked
by calling the central reservation number. Please always quote the
booking reference IQPC-Berlin. Hotel accommodation and travel
costs are not included in the registration fee.