IZB 2026 programme puts AI simulation alongside new powertrain technologies

By HDASHER Published

The organiser’s October programme highlighted AI in vehicle development and simulation. For filter engineers, a practical question is how a model connects to a measured sample.

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IZB Connecting Area and Volkswagen Group presentation in the archive photograph used by the organiser’s programme announcement
The organiser’s programme announcement uses this 2024 archive photograph. It is not a photograph of the 2026 AI sessions. Resized, padded and converted to WebP. Image: Wolfsburg AG / IZB

The documented technology agenda

In its October 7 programme announcement for IZB 2026, the organiser listed AI-supported vehicle development and simulation among the October 28 topics. The programme also covered new powertrain technologies and circular materials.

This report covers the published agenda. Technical outcomes from those sessions require further source material.

Connecting simulation with filter testing

For a filter project, record the drawing revision, media assumptions, airflow boundary conditions and physical sample together. A change in pleat geometry or sealing can change what needs to be checked.

Buyers can ask which predictions were checked on samples, which test conditions were used and what remains to be verified. That makes an engineering proposal easier to assess alongside a quotation.