• Title: Lightweighting World Expo 2019
• Author: Lynn Brown
• Author Company: Consulting Collaborative
• Volume: Vol. 77, No. 6
• Year: 2019
• No. Pages: 4
• Description: The second annual Lightweighting World Expo took place in Niles, MI, on October 8-9, 2019. Several hundred automotive OEM and Tier 1 engineering leaders gathered for two days of exhibits and presentations focused on vehicle lightweighting. The 28 presentations included big-picture overviews of important new vehicle programs, discussions of likely trends in vehicle autonomy and power sources, the evolving use of additive manufacturing, and specific lightweighting strategies in a range of vehicle components — not just body-in-white, but also glazing, brakes, and suspension components. This article recaps some of the presentations most relevant to the light metals industries.
• Companies Mentioned: FCA Fiat Chrysler, Corvette, TWB Company, BAO Steel, Worthington Industries, Shape Corporation, Almag Aluminum, Busche Performance Group, Components Floby AB, Volvo, Ford, Sika Automotive, BMW, Fuel Economy & Climate for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Octillion Power Systems, Tesla
Product Code: LIG4G9B075