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8th Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Summit North America 2019

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Now in its 8th year, GALM Detroit automotive lightweighting conference provides design systems, modeling, material strategies, joining processes, advanced structures, and manufacturing insights. The summit will feature an agenda that reflects the industry's investment in a new generation of electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles by both established OEMs and start-ups. This is driving new platforms, architectures, and lightweight multimaterial structural innovations.

Highlights of the 2019 agenda include:

  • Material Selection For EV & Autonomous Vehicle Architectures And Structures.
  • Adopting The Latest Dissimilar Material Joining Combinations With Fasteners, Welding And Adhesives.
  • Implementing Manufacturing 4.0 For Integrated Design And Manufacturing.
  • Manufacturing Process Innovation Through Additive With Metals At Larger Scale.
  • Optimizing Multi-Material Combinations For EV and Autonomous Vehicle Lightweighting.
  • Evaluating Materials For Safety and Enhanced Crashworthiness Performance.
  • Automated Testing Best Practices For Evaluating Joint Quality Designing Carbon Fiber And Plastic Composites Effectively Into Body Structures.

2019 expert speakers and advisory board include:

  • Dr. Venkat Aitharaju, senior researcher, polymer composites, R&D technical center, General Motors.
  • Dr. Fei Xiong, vice president, product engineering, electric vehicles, Qiantu Motor.
  • Hank Bonutti, advanced technology manager, Mahindra NATC.
  • John Catterall, executive director, Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP).
  • Leon Kaunitz, director of body, structural engineering and advanced technology, NIO.
  • Elie Tohme, director, body engineering, Karma Automotive
  • Bruce Gordon, head of engineering, Electra Meccanica Vehicles Corp.
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8th Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Summit North America 2019

8th Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Summit North America 2019

Where:

Cobo Center

1 Washington Blvd.

Detroit, MI 48226