AluMag to organize 3rd Automotive Lightweight Procurement Symposium in Detroit from Nov 9-11

AluMag, “The Market Developer” for the world’s premiere businesses, announced the 3rd North America Automotive Lightweight Procurement Symposium will be held from 9th – 11th of November 2015 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, USA.

This year, the international symposium will be focused on automotive lightweighting, supply / process chain and procurement management. Procurement executives who are part of the lightweight supply chain and engineering as well as technical sales managers seeking an understanding of the synergy of cost-/ weight reduction programs are expected to grace the event in numbers.

Noted speakers from the aluminium, magnesium, steel & composite industry will deliver lectures on topics related to lightweight supply chain and engineering. OEMs will express their needs & expectations from the supplier and technology as well as lightweighting side while Tiers will showcase their leading weight reduction solutions, joining technologies, material and process hybrid components at the parallel lightweight technology exhibition. Some of the premiere brands who are already on board include Ford, Bocar Group, UACJ, StrikoWestofen, NACFE, and Kurtz.

Below are the names of a few executive speakers and their topics of presentation to be delivered at the symposium:

Mr Ryan Brown – Director Of Sales – StrikoWestofen America: Analysis Of Cost Drivers When Buying Lightweight Solutions / Materials And The Elimination Of These

Mr Mike Roeth – Executive Director – North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) & Operations Leader – Carbon War Room: Trucking Efficiency: Lightweighting

Mr. Craig Renneker – Chief Engineer, New A/T Programs & Component – Transmission & Driveline Engineering – Ford Research & Innovation Center: Lightweight Transmission & Driveline Components: Practical Challenges

Mr. Lothar Hartmann – Managing Director Foundry Machines & Trimming Presses – Kurtz GmbH: Chassis & Suspension Weight Reduction By LPDC Aluminum With Hollow Cross Sections

The three-day event which is one-of-a-kind in the industry is expected to provide an excellent networking opportunity for the lightweight supply chain and engineering fraternity on a global scale.