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•    Author: Andrea Svendsen

•    Author's Company:  Light Metal Age

•    Title:  Automotive in a Mixed-Material World – GALM: Optimizing Design, Joining Techniques, and Material Capabilities, While Reducing Cost

•    Volume: Vol. 72, No. 5

•    Year: 2014

•    No. Pages:  4

•    Description:  This article presents an overview of some of the presentations offered at the Global Automotive Lightweight Materials (GALM) conference, held in Detroit, MI, from August 20-21, which brought together executives and engineers from OEMs, tier suppliers, and material supplier companies to address these challenges in cost effectively incorporating lightweight materials and mixed-material solutions into their models. The event looked at how to apply a combination of materials (including aluminum, steel, composites, and magnesium) and how to determine the optimal joining and assembly processes in order to meet high volume manufacturing needs.

•    Companies Mentioned:  General Motors, Toyota Research Institute of North America, Chrysler, Lotus Engineering, Matuschek Messtechnik, Shiloh Industries, Novelis, RB&W, Aluminum Extruders Council(AEC), TOX Pressotechnik LLC, Aluminum Association’s AluminumTransportation Group (ATG), Tesla Motors

Product Code: art-00735