GALM Asia 2016 to Continue Leading Trends for Automotive Lightweight Materials and Manufacturing Technologies
2016/07/18 | By Steve Chuang
The 3rd Annual Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Congress Asia (GALM Asia) is scheduled September 28-29, 2016 in Shanghai, to continue leading global trends for automotive lightweight materials and manufacturing technologies, with a brand new agenda focus and a fully revamped speaker line-up that includes the largest automotive OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) and material suppliers from across the globe.
Organized by U.K.-based London Business Conference Group (LBCG), this OEM-led event will bring together top international OEMs and suppliers to tackle key questions of designing lightweight structures and selecting the optimal combination of high strength steel, aluminum and reinforced plastics, to help OEMs create the next generation of lightweight vehicles meeting new regulatory standards on safety, emissions and performance.
Obviously an auto industry summit, GALM Asia is attended by decision makers, directors, senior managers and engineers from leading global OEMs in automobile-related sectors, including material engineering, CAE (computer aided engineering) and BIW (body in white) design, manufacturing and joining, new energy and structural innovation.
The upcoming GALM Asia 2016 will give participants a close look at various lightweight engineering approaches for mixed material bodies developed by globally prestigious automotive engineers from across Asia, the U.S. and Europe. Through actionable, transferrable insights delivered by those experts at the venue, Asian OEMs will better understand the factors driving material selection in Europe, the U.S. and Asia.
Invited OEMs at the summit will present advanced design architectures for aluminum, high strength steel and composites, including the latest tooling, processing & joining techniques to ensure the next generation of vehicles meet tough international standard on safety, emissions and sustainability.
The 2016 agenda of this 2-day conference is outlined as shown below:
• Understanding lightweight engineering approaches for mixed material bodies from across Asia, the US and Europe to deliver actionable, transferrable insight for Asian OEMs
• Insight into the future of safety and emission regulations, enabling OEMs and suppliers to work together towards meeting carbon emission requirements
• Case studies on design architectures, material selection and innovative structural design using high strength steel, aluminum, reinforced plastics and composites for creating the lightest, most efficient batteries and hybrid powertrain systems for new energy vehicles
• Quantifying the availability of materials in Asia and the extent to which they can be applied in automotive design
• The latest innovations and technologies for constructing electric batteries and hybrid powertrain systems
• Strategies for reducing weight at the early development stages, instilling lightweight at the core of vehicle design
Also, key speakers will include Xiong Fei, R&D Technical Director, Geely; Lei Shi, Technical Director, Great Wall Motor; Liu Ming, Lab Group Manager Advanced Materials, General Motors; John Yan, Executive Expert CAE, Geely; Ma Fangwu, Chief Engineer, Geely Research Institute; Kedar Godse, Divisional Manager Cab Design, Tata Motors; Zheng Li Yao, CEO, Shenzhen High Tech Research Institute; Kim Dongok, Representative, Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KATECH)
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