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Manufacturers of transportation products whether it be automobiles, aircraft, boats, trains, are aggressively looking for ways to lightweight their structures to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. This requires adjustments throughout to supply chain to look at alternative materials and evaluate trade-offs of weight savings versus durability and cost. This session looks at both the challenges and opportunities this faces for suppliers of durable goods. The session will also feature representatives from the Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow (LIFT), the United States‘ flagship manufacturing research institute for developing and deploying advanced lightweight materials manufacturing technologies, and implement education and training programs to prepare the workforce, as well as Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), public/private partnership validates manufacturing technologies that respond to private industry’s need for faster and more cost, material, and energy-efficient composite manufacturing, including recycling at the end of product life. All attendees will be offered a tour of LIFT and IACMI.
Moderator: Dan Radomski, Optimal Inc.
Agenda:
9:00am-9:30am
Lighweighting Drivers and How Small Manufacturers Can Prepare and Win
Dan Radomski, Chief Strategy Officer, Optimal Inc.
9:30am-10:00am
Lighweighting Metal Strategies and Solutions for Small Manufacturers
Gregg Peterson, Principle Materials Engineer, LIFT
10:00am-10:30am
Advanced Composites Manufacturing Processes and Resources for the Small Manufacturer
Uday Vaidya, Chief Technology Officer, IACMI
10:30am-11:00am
Lightweighting Cost Trade Offs and Leaning Your Product Design for Profit
Sandy Munro – Munro & Associates
11:00am-11:30am
Q&A
11:30am-Noon
Tour of LIFT and IACMI Facility
Date: November 21, 2017 – 9:00 am-12:00 pm. Includes a tour of LIFT and IACMI.
Location: LIFT & IACMI Facility – 1400 Rosa Parks Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan 48216
Sponsors: LIFT, IACMI, LTU Collaboratory, Automation Alley, MMTC