Transmissions in commercial vehicles
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- The only event of its kind in Europe with a focus on transmissions in commercial vehicles
- New solutions and developments for transmissions in commercial vehicles
- Expansion of the professional network

Join us at the industry event for transmission experts of commercial vehicles. Attend the only conference in Europe with a focus on transmissions in commercial vehicles and learn hands-on about innovations and trends in this area. Book the conference and visit the presentations of the parallel events "Powertrains in vehicles" and "Control solutions for transmissions" free-of-charge.
Learn about current developments and solutions for transmissions in commercial vehicles
CO 2 reduction, networking and automation are not only megatrends in the passenger car sector, but also occupy the commercial vehicle industry intensively. How can the commercial vehicle industry respond to the growing challenges arising from these trends and how might solutions, which comply with the requirements of the commercial vehicle development, look? The 5 th International VDI Conference "Transmissions in commercial vehicles" explores these questions and discusses possible solutions.
At the conference, learn how the current market developments affect engineering and which developments are available in terms of the different drive and transmission concepts as well as transmission control. Components such as couplings or retarders and different operating strategies will also be discussed. The VDI Wissensforum is supported in determining the content of the event by a panel of experts made up of industry representatives from the commercial vehicle industry. The conference is under the direction of Thomas Landsherr, Vice President Engineering Powertrain Driveline, Truck & Bus, MAN Truck & Bus AG.
Top themes of the conference
- Electrification Concepts for light and medium duty vehicles
- Forward-looking powertrain management and monitoring to optimise cost-effective operation
- Downspeeding: Concepts for vibration damping and clutches
- Made as an additive in lightweight design: Manufacture of transmission components
- “Logistics 4.0“: Opportunities and challenges faced in drive train development
Who is the conference aimed at
The conference offers all technical experts and management personnel from the commercial vehicle sector the ideal opportunity to familiarise themselves about innovations and trends and to exchange ideas with other experts. Especially addressed are specialists and leaders who are active in the following areas:
- Transmission development
- Powertrain development
- Electrification
- Component development (clutch, pumps, etc.)
- Simulation/Sampling
- Gear production
Book 1 conference, visit 3
The conference takes place under the umbrella of the International VDI Transmission Congress. Every year, 1,500 experts from the transmission sector meet together. Book the conference "Transmissions in commercial vehicles" and you will also receive free access to the presentations of the International VDI Congress Drivetrain for Vehicles and the parallel conference "Control solutions for transmissions".
08:00 | Anmeldung/Registration |
Plenum/Plenary Session | |
09:00 | Eröffnung des Kongresses und Begrüßung/Welcome to the congress and opening Dr.-Ing. Harald Naunheimer, Senior Vice President Corporate R&D, |
09:15 | Getriebene oder Antreiber? Der Wandel als Chance!/Is the change driving us or are we driving the change? How the change becomes a chance
Dr.-Ing. Stefan Sommer, CEO, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen |
09:45 | Denkhilfen: Informiertes Vertrauen – Die Zukunft des autonomen
Alexander Mankowsky, Future, Human & Technology Social Scientist, |
10:15 | Kaffeepause und Besuch der Ausstellung/Coffee break and visit to the exhibition |
11:00 | Elektrischer Fahrzeugantrieb für individuelle Mobilität/Electric Vehicle Propulsion for individual mobility
Dipl.-Ing. Arnold Paluch, General Director Global Transmission & |
11:30 | StreetScooter: Urbane e-Mobilität/StreetScooter: urban e-Mobility
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Achim Kampker, MBA, Geschäftsführer, StreetScooter |
12:00 | Risikoorientierte Security/Risk-oriented security
Prof. Christoph Ebert, Geschäftsführer, Vector Consulting Services GmbH, |
12:30 | Mittagspause und Besuch der Fachausstellung/Lunch and visit to the exhibition |
13:45 | Eröffnung der Fachkonferenz und Begrüßung/Welcome to the conference and opening Thomas Landsherr, Vice President, Engineering Powertrain Driveline, |
14:00 | Zukunftsszenarien in der Logistik – Anforderungen und Herausforderungen
Dr. Chung Anh Tran, Project Manager, Strategic Division Programs – |
Konzepte für konventionelle Antriebe/Concepts for conventional drivetrains | |
14:30 | ZF TraXon Getriebesystem: Wege in die Zukunft/ZF TraXon transmission system: paths into the future
Dr.-Ing. Martin Lamke, Head of Design Transmission Development |
15:00 | Entwicklung hochfunktionaler Doppelkupplungsgetriebe für
Dr.-Ing. Jörg Müller, Head of Hardware Development of Transmission, |
15:30 | 8-Gang Automatikgetriebe für mittelschwere LKW und Busse
Dipl.-Ing. Frank Sauter, Senior Manager Design Engineering |
16:00 | Kaffeepause und Besuch der Fachausstellung/Coffee break and visit to the exhibition |
Komponenten für einen optimierten Antriebsstrang/Components for an optimized powertrain design | |
16:45 | Dämpfungssysteme für Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles/Damping systems for medium & heavy commercial vehicles
Dipl.-Ing. Tino Cassiani, Director Product Group Heavy Clutches, LuK |
17:15 | Clutch NVH performances to answer engine down speeding trends
Stephan Gaude, System Department Manager for Manuel Transmission |
17:45 | Disengageabel Retarder: The only way to completely avoid the slip
Mikael Sannelius, Ph.D., Expert Engineer, R&D, Scania CV AB, |
18:15 | Abendveranstaltung im alten Deutschen Bundestag/Evening reception in the former German Parliament Erleben Sie deutsche Geschichte hautnah! Besuchen Sie den |
Evening Speech im alten Plenarsaal/Evening Speech in the old plenary hall | |
19:30 | Mobility for tomorrow - Zukunft braucht Herkunft/The future needs the past Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Schaeffler, Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender der |
08:30 | ZF Zukunftsstudie „Die letzte Meile“/ZF study on the future „The last mile“
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Clausen, Director Logistics, Traffic and Environment, |
Konzepte für den elektrifizierten Antrieb/Concepts for electrified drivetrains | |
09:00 | Anwendung der Elektromobilität im Nutzfahrzeugbereich/Application on e-mobility in commercial vehicle
Dr.-Ing. Götz Freiherr von Esebeck, Vice President Engineering Powertrain |
09:30 | MAGNA battery electric distributor truck concept BEDT – Highest
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Thomas Lugmayr, Senior Manager Vehicle Systems, |
10:00 | Kaffeepause und Besuch der Fachausstellung/Coffee break and visit to the exhibition |
10:45 | Integrierte elektrische Achse für LKW/Integrated electric axle for trucks
Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Tochtermann, Lead Engineer Design, Co-Autor: |
Intelligentes Antriebsmanagement/Intelligent powertrain management | |
11:15 | Elektrifizierung des Antriebsstrangs in Nutzfahrzeugen/Driveline electrification commercial vehicles
Dipl.-Ing. Konstantin Neiß, Director, Engineering Powertrain |
11:45 | The next generation active prediction based powertrain control
Fredrik Roos, Ph.D, Expert Engineer, Powertrain Control System, |
12:15 | Mittagspause und Besuch der Fachausstellung/Lunch and visit to |
14:00 | Die Basis für umfassende Connectivity in der heterogenen
Frank Tinschert, Vice President Telematics & Digital Solutions, MAN |
Herausforderung in Getriebeherstellung/Challenges in manufacturing | |
14:30 | Light weight design, manufacture and test results of powder metal
Anders Flodin Ph.D., Business Development Manager Powertrain, |
15:00 | Additive manufacturing of high strength wear resistant materials
Ulrik Beste Ph.D., Chief Technical Officer, Materials Science and |
15:55 | Zusammenfassung durch den Konferenzleiter und Ende der Konferenz/Conclusion by the conference chair and end of the conference |
16:00 | Verleihung des Best Presentation Awards für Nachwuchsingenieure/Best Presentation Award for junior engineers |
16:15 | Abschlussworte im Plenum und Ende des Kongresses/Closing remarks in the plenary hall and end of the congress |
Pascal Hervet VALEO Powertrain Systems / Amiens
Thomas Landsherr MAN Truck & Bus AG / München
Dr. Klaus Lippitsch MAGNA Powertrain GmbH & Co. KG / Lannach
Dr. Magnus MackAldener Scania CV AB / Södertälje
Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Steinel ZF Friedrichshafen AG / Friedrichshafen
Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Vollmar Daimler AG / Stuttgart
Eventnumber: 01KO806
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