The Automotive Lightweight Procurement Symposium to open its doors soon in Detroit

At this year North America Automotive Lightweight Procurement Symposium you have the chance to listen and interchange with executive speakers and delegates from the aluminum, magnesium, steel & composite industry. Lightweighting, supply chain and procurement management will be the main theme and localization, best buy country and make or buy are some of the topics to be presented. 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.

"Lightweight Transmissions & Driveline Components - Practical Challenges" is the subject of Mr Renneker`s (Chief Engineer, New A/T Programs & Component – Transmission & Driveline Engineering – Ford Research & Innovation Center) opening keynote speech at the N. America Automotive Lightweight Procurement Symposium.

The event is designed for materials-, process-, supply chain- and procurement involved 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.

Fast Facts:

• Expected number of participants – 100+
• Number of executive speakers – 14+
• Presentation (40 min - 55 min) language – English
• Includes a lightweight technology exhibition
• Features three days of networking including three receptions
Delegate Statistics: (Status 16.10.2015)

• Region: Europe 11% | Nafta 75% | Asia 15%
• Supply Chain: OEM 24% | Tier1 33% | Tier2 15% | Equiptment 15%
• Rank: Experts 10% | Executives 64% | Managers 26%