Connecting Science & Industry – History of the conference
With a rich history in the field of lightweight construction for automotive body applications, both the Werkstoffsymposium and Future Automotive Production Conference have been at the forefront of advancements in this domain. As early as 2020, the focus of these conferences began to shift towards the concept of closed-loop production and the exploration of sustainable materials. This shift marked a significant turning point in their trajectory, as they sought to address the pressing need for environmentally conscious manufacturing practices. Building on their legacy, in 2022, the two conferences joined forces for the first time under the roof of the MobileLifeCampus (MLC) in Wolfsburg. This collaboration aimed to foster even greater knowledge exchange and collaboration in the pursuit of a circular manufacturing route. At 2024, these conferences continued to deepen their commitment to sustainability and circularity, coming together more closely under the new label of the Circularity Days.
The Circularity Days will return 2026.
OHLF – Our Backbone
The conference is based at the OHLF (Open Hybrid Lab Factory), which is a public-private-partnership campus, located in Wolfsburg. Technische Universität Braunschweig, Fraunhofer, and different industrial partners work together on innovative solutions in terms of closed-loop production technologies.
MLC – The Venue
The conference takes place at the MobileLifeCampus in Wolfsburg. The conference takes place from the 20th Till G. 21st of May 2026.
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Circular economy at the research campus OHLF
In the Open Hybrid LabFactory (OHLF), well-known industrial companies and scientific institutes cooperate within public and private partnership to optimize the circular economy for vehicles.
Embedded in the German government’s Circular Economy Strategy, the OHLF is developing technologies that will make recycling more efficient in the future. This includes, for example, the fully automated dismantling of End-of-Life battery systems from electric vehicles or the use of recycled material from post-consumer plastics components. Therewith the OHLF develops solutions for a sustainable production and mobility.