This year, the internationally renowned Global Automotive Lightweight Materials (GALM) Initiative returns to London.with the mission of: - Supporting the delivery of aggressive lightweighting by securing the global supply base for aluminium, magnesium, high strength steel and composites - Integrating joining and forming technologies for multi-material manufacturing to enable commercially feasible, high volume, lightweight vehicle manufacturing on a global platform.

1. The Industry Leading Global Automotive
Lightweight Materials Initiative
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£100
23rd-24th April 2014 | London | UK
Securing The Global Supply Base For
Aluminium, Magnesium, High Strength
Steel & Composites, And Integrating
Joining & Forming Technologies
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8th March 2014
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Expert Insights From 20+ International Vehicle
OEM’s, Material Suppliers And Lightweighting
Experts Including:
Brand New Agenda For 2014
• GLOBAL AVAILABILITY OF SUPPLY: Ensuring The Global Supply Of Aluminium,
Magnesium, High Strength Steel And Composites To Enable High Volume Lighweight Vehicle
Manufacturing On A Global Platform
• BUSINESS CASE FOR MATERIAL MIX: Justifying The Business Cases For Material
Decisions Based On Cost Of Material, Cost Of Scale Up, Performance Benefit, And Total Co2
Model Lifecycle
Matthias Hoefer
Project Leader – S- Class
Mercedes-Benz
Mark White
Chief Technical Specialist – Lightweight
Vehicle Structures
Jaguar Land Rover
• METALS RECYCLING: Identifying Cost-Efficient And Low-Energy Approaches For
Collecting, Segregating, And Reusing Recycled Scrap Material After The Life Of The Vehicle
John Catterall
• TIER 1 CAPABILITY: Suppliers’ Strategic Visions For Supporting Increased Automotive Demand
And Responding To The Changing Material Needs Of Vehicle OEMs In 2014 And Beyond
General Motor
• MULTI-MATERIAL JOINING: Assessing Cutting Edge Fastening Technology To Allow For
Multi-Material Vehicle Structures
• FORMING OF ALUMINIUM: In Depth Analysis Comparing And Contrast Stamping,
Extrusions, Casting and Forging To Identify Optimal Forming Technique Per Application
• DESIGN OF CARBON FIBRE: Designing For Manufacturing Of Composites To Take
Advantage Of Reduced Assembly Costs, Enhanced Structural Strength And Substantial
Weight Reductions
• MULTI-MATERIAL CASE STUDIES: Justifying Material Selection And Overcoming Barriers
Of Cost, Infrastructure And Manufacturing To Enable Production Of Commercially Viable
Lightweight Vehicles
• PER MATERIAL, PER APPLICATION ANALYSIS: Aluminium, Magnesium, Carbon Fibre
Composites And Ultra High Strength Steel
• ALUMINIUM COATING AND TREATING: Treating And Coating Aluminium Structural
Components To Maintain Structural Integrity In Adverse Environments, Avoid Degradation Of
Performance, Resist Corrosion And Improve Optical Performance
Engineering Group Manager - Body
Structures
Oliver Schuarte
Head of Technology Development
Composites
Audi
Daryl Grieg
Group Chief Engineer, Vehicle Integration
Lotus Cars
Lee Bateup
Innovation Manager - Advanced Vehicle
Technologies
Bentley
Andy Smith
Principal Engineer - Composite Research
McLaren
Simon Black
Senior Manager - Body Structures
Jaguar Land Rover
Markus Schneider
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2. What’s New For GALM 2014
1. Onsite Exhibition Of Body-In-White And Complete Vehicles
Our brand new Vehicle Showcase Area will host lightweight body in whites from
OEMs including Mercedes, Jaguar Land Rover and McLaren to give participants
a first hand view of recently released lightweight vehicles and allow speakers to
elaborate on their presentations in the extended networking breaks
2. Overcoming Global Challenges Of Lightweighting
As OEMs expand beyond their domestic markets and begin implementing global
platform strategies, this year the series is taking an increased focus on the global
availability of raw materials, manufacturing capabilities and tier 1 support to
enable the production of vehicles on a global scale
3. Mercedes-Benz Debut Keynote On Award Winning S-Class
Mercedes-Benz will be making their GALM debut with a bang by delivering the
Opening Keynote on their award winning S-Class. And that’s not all… Matthias
Hoefer will be bringing the Body-In-White to the showcase area allow you to get
up-close and personal with the aluminium and steel hybrid structure
4. Business Case For Material Mix Keynote
Jaguar Land Rover, General Motors and Nissan will provide perspectives on
justifying the business cases for material decisions based on cost of material, cost
of scale up, performance benefit, and total CO2 model lifecycle
5. Metals Recycling
Simon Black will be revealing Jaguar Land Rovers cost-efficient and low-energy
approaches for collecting, segregating, and reusing recycled scrap material after
the life of the vehicle
Lightweight Vehicle Exhibition
For the first time in the Global Automotive
Lightweight Vehicle Series, we are
pleased to announce that this year we will
be holding a brand new vehicle exhibition
showcase including bodies-in-white of the
Mercedes S-Class, P1 McLaren and
JLR Range Rover Evoque.
OEMs that have pioneered some of the
most advanced lighweighting projects
from across the world will be bringing
full size vehicles that will be displayed
within the conference area for you to
view, touch and inspect throughout the
two day event.
6. Global Tier 1 Capability
In response to audience demand, this year in addition to an expanded Material
Suppliers Panel, tier 1 suppliers will be featured on stage revealing strategic
visions for supporting increased automotive demand and responding to the
changing material needs of vehicle OEMs in 2014 and beyond
7. McLaren P1 Showcase How To Design For Manufacturing Of Composites
A brand new presentation focusing on how to take advantage of reduced assembly
costs, enhanced structural strength and substantial weight reductions
8. Aluminium Coating And Treating
In response to heightened use of Aluminium in Body Structures, this year
a technical session will focus on treating and coating aluminium structural
components to maintain structural integrity in adverse environments, avoid
degradation of performance, resist corrosion and improve optical performance
9. Increased Focus On Composite Forming And Repair Strategy
In response to increased OEM use of Composites, this year the morning of day
two will feature sessions analysing the processing techniques of Thermoset vs.
Thermoplastic composites and showcasing how to design for manufacturing of
carbon fibre to maximise the benefits of composite material
10. Forming Of Aluminium
This year an additional in depth analysis comparing and contrasting stamping,
extrusions, casting and forging has been included to identify optimal forming
technique per application
11. Optimising Through Lightweight Design
Briefings on part consolidation, packaging efficiency and designing for fiber
reinforced composite structures have also now been introduced into the programme
12. CAE Simulation
With increased use of lightweight materials in multi material vehicles, OEMs
require state of the art CAE software to allow for accurate modelling of lightweight
and multi-material vehicles, learn how they are using this technology and their
future demands.
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3. SAVE
£200
Supporting The Delivery Of Aggressive Lightweighting
Register By Friday
21st February 2014
From Our Previous GALM Events
The past two years have seen rapid developments in automotive lightweighting efforts with
the eagerly anticipated release of the BMW I Series, Mercedes S-Class, Lamborghini
Aventator, McLaren P1, Ford F150 and the 420kg weight reduction of the Range
Rover to name a few. With Aluminium and Carbon Fibre emerging as what seem to be the
front runners in achieving lightweight results in luxury brands, it is still unclear which material
combination will dominate the mass market.
Despite the above ground-breaking achievements in key areas, OEMs are still searching to
develop technical strategies solutions for cost-effectively integrating lightweight materials
into multi-material vehicles and securing lightweight materials and components on a
global platform.
As OEMs begin to reveal their material strategies and expand beyond their domestic markets,
the need to secure global material and Tier 1 supplier capability has never been more important.
This year, the internationally renowned Global Automotive Lightweight Materials (GALM)
Initiative returns to London with the mission of
1) Supporting the delivery of aggressive lightweighting by securing the global supply
base for aluminium, magnesium, high strength steel and composites
2) Integrating joining and forming technologies for multi-material manufacturing to enable
commercially feasible, high volume, lightweight vehicle manufacturing on a global platform.
What Makes GALM The Industry Leading Event?
1. OVER 1000 ATTENDEES: Since launch, the GALM series has doubled in size hosting
over 1000 automotive professional attendees so far, from over 50 of the world’s
leading OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers in automotive lightweighting.
2. OEM LED: With an OEM-led agenda and more OEM speakers than any other
lightweighting forum, the GALM series is globally renowned for being the key
lightweighting conference for automotive manufacturers.
3. PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS: Every session on the agenda for this conference has been
designed not simply to assess the challenges and problems, but primarily to deliver
practical, applicable takeaway solutions based on successful and not so successful
case studies from pioneering OEMs who are at the front line of automotive lightweighting
a. To help form strategies for selecting optimal multi-material combinations
including aluminium, magnesium and composites
b. To help identify cost effective routes to achieving scalable solutions for
mass-market production for you to implement upon your return to the office.
4. MATERIAL SUPPLIERS PANEL: With the reliability and availability of material supply
being a critical driver in lighweighting roll-out, we will be hosting a dedicated material
suppliers section including a panel addressing global availability and revealing supplier
plans for supporting the increased demand of automotive lightweight materials.
5. EXTENDED PANEL DISCUSSIONS: With idea generation, technical debate and
strategic discussion being key to scaling up the manufacture of lightweight vehicles,
there will be extended discussions and Q&A sessions throughout, in addition to the 20
case study presentations.
Venue Information:
The Summit will be held at the
Lancaster Hotel
Lancaster Terrace
London W2 2TY
Tel: 020 7551 6000
Web: www.lancasterlondon.com
6. NETWORKING: Enjoy 8 hours of exclusive networking opportunities between the
presentations and discussions, including a networking drinks reception at the end of
day one; the perfect setting to discuss ideas and progress with colleagues, peers, new
acquaintances and potentially, new partners.
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4. Day 1
GLOBAL MATERIAL SUPPLY
Wednesday 23 April 2014
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8.50 Chair’s Opening Remarks
KEYNOTE: MERCEDES S-CLASS
9.00 Revealing The Development And Production
Of The Aluminium Hybrid Body-In-White Of The
New Mercedes S-Class To Maximise On Customer
Benefits And Efficiency
• Revealing the material mix of the BIW structure and engine
compartment consisting of low carbon steels, high strength
steels, aluminium sheet, aluminium casting, aluminium
extrusions and plastics
• Uncovering the development of the aluminium body-inwhite through 3D body engineering and integration of hybrid
technologies in lightweight design to achieve improved
aerodynamics, NVH, safety and driving dynamics
• Defining the repair concept for the S-Class and highlighting
strategies for replaceable parts and section repairs
• Explaining the joining strategy and use of thermal, adhesive
and mechanical fastenings throughout the vehicle including:
adhesive bonding, SPR, clinching, flow drill screwing, spot
welding, MIG-brazing, MIG-welding, Robscan and Laser-Welding
• Highlighting the production concept strategy to leverage
existing infrastructure and allow for flexible engineering
premises for the implementation for the body shop of the
new s-class
Matthias Hoefer, Project Manager Body Shop - S- Class,
Mercedes-Benz
9.40 Question & Answer Session
KEYNOTE: SECURING GLOBAL SUPPLY
9.50 OEM Strategies For Securing Supply Of Materials
And Components To Support The Consistent
Production Of High Volume Lightweight Vehicles On A
Global Enabled Platform
• Reviewing current global capabilities for supply of
lightweight materials and parts to identify opportunities for
further supply-chain development
• Highlighting future plans to develop global manufacturing
capability through partnerships with tier 1 and material suppliers
• Revealing future material mix strategies and tipping
points in progressing from steel dominated platforms to
aluminium, magnesium and/or composites
• Assessing how to make sure quality is consistent across all
platforms in the global supply chain
• Approaches to acquire and develop reliable component
suppliers in BRIC and less developed countries to
maintaining consistent quality globally
Mark White, Chief Technical Specialist - Light Weight Vehicle
Structures, Jaguar Land Rover
Roland Snell, Principal Engineer - Underframe, Aston Martin
(Panellist)
10.20 Question & Answer Session
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN PANEL
10.30 Suppliers’ Strategic Visions To Support
Increased Automotive Demand And Respond To The
Changing Material Needs Of Vehicle OEMs In 2014
And Beyond
• Revealing suppliers’ plans to work with the automotive
industry to increase global capacity and prepare for
implementation of new materials into vehicle designs
• Evaluating linking strategies of suppliers to deliver a portfolio
of products and materials to cater to future OEM requirements
as lighter and more advanced materials are necessary
• Highlighting potential for cooperation and joint ventures
between material suppliers to deliver hybrid material
solutions whilst remaining competitive
• Uncovering the next step technologies and long term
innovation suppliers have in the pipeline for automotive
lightweighting
Jeremy Taylor, Advanced Performance Planning Manager, Nissan
Craig Cowan, President, RB&W
Jeff Moyer, Vice President, Meridian
11.00 Question & Answer Session
11.10 Morning Refreshments In Networking Showcase Area
GLOBAL MATERIAL SUPPLY
REVEALING THE PLANS AND PERSPECTIVES OF
MATERIAL SUPPLIERS TO DELIVER GLOBAL SUPPLY OF
ALUMINIUM, MAGNESIUM, HIGH STRENGTH STEEL AND
COMPOSITES FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Day one will provide a global discussion between OEMs, Tier 1’s and Material Suppliers as they develop
strategies to overcome challenges of global supply and manufacturing of aluminium, steel, magnesium,
and composite materials and components for high volume automotive application
• Gaging a realistic timeline of when supply can be secured in
sufficient quantity
• Future cost projections, pricing strategy and pragmatic measures
to control fluctuation of commodity costs on a global scale
• Analysing aluminium recycling strategy per continent and
how increased use of automotive grade alloys affect the cost
and cost stability
• Supplier perspectives on the decision process when
forecasting the level of penetration aluminium will have in
future vehicles
• Securing raw material supply of aluminium specifically in
Asia to ensure regional deficiencies do not hinder global
platform strategies
Paul Warton, President, Automotive Structures & Industry, Constellium
12.10 Question & Answer Session
CARBON FIBRE COMPOSITES SUPPLY
12.20 Reducing Raw Material Costs To Overcome The
Cost Barriers Preventing Wide Scale Adoption Of Carbon
Fibre Composites In High Volume Vehicle Production
• Engaging material and equipment suppliers to invest in
improving automation equipment to increase the process speed
and reduce costs of forming composite structural material
• Supplier roadmap towards increasing global capacity of
composite material to support increased OEM demand in
lightweight vehicles
• Strategies for developing automation and robotics to reduce
labour costs whilst maintaining quality and consistency in
when producing composite material
• Locating non-structural applications to use short fibre reinforced
composites to maximise on low-cost composite grades
• Revealing potential joint ventures between tier 1, OEMs and/
or material suppliers to increase capability and allow for
hybrid material development
Markus Schneider, Manager Processing Technology, Toho Tenax
the recycling process by avoiding melting reused material to
conserve metal energy for low carbon materials processing
• Evaluating the existing scrap metal recycling infrastructure
and identifying developments required for efficient and cost
effective reuse and recycling
• Uncovering financial incentives for alloy segregated scrap
metal and opportunities to reuse recycled material in new
vehicle platforms to maintain a sustainable supply chain
Simon Black, Senior Manager- Body Structures, Jaguar Land Rover
3.30 Question & Answer Session
TIER 1 SUPPLY
ASSESSING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN FORMING
LIGHTWEIGHT COMPONENTS AND CURRENT GLOBAL
SUPPLY CAPABILITIES OF TIER 1 SUPPLIERS TO
SUPPORT MULTI-MATERIAL VEHICLES
TIER 1 SUPPLIERS: STAMPING
3.40 Examining Current Tier 1 Capabilities For
Stamping Of High Strength Steel To Allow OEMs To
Capitalise On The Benefits Of Increased Strength,
Weight Savings And Reduced Thickness Of Structural
Components
• Highlighting the current global capabilities for hot stamping
in Europe, Americas and BRIC nations to forecast growth
of demand
• Highlighting the benefits of hot stamping in comparison to
cold forming to reduce component weight by reducing sheet
thickness and increasing tensile strength
• Case studies of hot stamped applications within lightweight
vehicles to identify where in the vehicle it has been used
• Recognising potential treating and joining concerns and
solutions when designing manufacturing of hot stamped
components
12.50 Question & Answer Session
Gokhan Dogan, Die Process Supervisor, Tool & Die Department,
Ford Motor Company
1.00 Networking Lunch In Exhibition Showcase Area
4.10 Question & Answer Session
MAGNESIUM SUPPLY
2.00 Magnesium Supplier Strategies: Enabling OEMs
To Maximise On The Weight Saving Benefits Of
Magnesium In High Volume Production By Addressing
Global Availability, Overcoming Corrosion And
Reducing Material Costs
4.20 Afternoon Refreshments In Exhibition Showcase Area
• Addressing global material availability and securing global
supply of automotive grade magnesium to cope with
automotive demand
• Working towards reducing the cost reducing energy
consumption of manufacturing magnesium to reduce total
life cycle CO2 emissions
• Implementing a global recycling strategy to support end of
life derivatives and improve the cost stability of magnesium
• Identifying solutions for overcoming corrosion of magnesium
to allow for OEMs to take advantage of the weight saving
benefits of magnesium
Martin Tauber, Vice President, Magontec
2.30 Question & Answer Session
ULTRA HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SUPPLY
2.40 Steel Supplier Strategies For Working
Cooperatively With OEMs To Guarantee Consistent
Supply Of UHSS And Prepare For Implementation Of
New Materials Into Vehicles
• Discussing the evolution of steel and additional potentials
to reduce weight using high strength steel to enable OEMs
to use existing infrastructure to cost-effectively meet mass
reduction targets
• Strategies for enabling supply and use of new grades of steel
in emerging markets with less technologically developed
manufacturing infrastructure
• Unveiling potential collaboration or joint ventures between
steel suppliers and other lightweight material suppliers to
provide hybrid solutions
• Providing up front cost projections for new grades of steel
and evaluating long term strategies to retain automotive
market share
Dr P Rastogi, General Manager, Severstal
.K.
3.10 Question & Answer Session
ALUMINIUM SUPPLY
11.40 Creating An Action Plan For Securing Raw
Material Supply Of Aluminium To Support Global
Platform Strategies For OEMs
METALS RECYCLING
3.00 Identifying Cost-Efficient And Low-Energy
Approaches For Collecting, Segregating, And
Reusing Recycled Scrap Material To Meet The
EU ELV Directive For Efficient Re-Utilisation And
Reprocessing Of Valuable Materials
• Assessing current plans to secure production capabilities of
• Overcoming segregation issues when recovering mixed-
high grade aluminium across continents to support nearterm automotive demand
• Reducing the total energy required and CO2 emitted throughout
metal scrap from end-of-life vehicles to maintain metal
value and adhere to government regulations
5.20 Question & Answer Session
TIER 1 CARBON FIBRE & RESIN SUPPLY
5.30 Evaluating Developments In Carbon Fibre
And Resin Supply To Reduce Costs, Enhance
Manufacturability And Increase Global Capability
• Identifying opportunities to produce cheaper fibres and find
alternatives to carbon fibres whilst maintaining strength but
reducing costs
• Identifying new metrics that can maintain mechanical
properties, improve curing time to enable the production of
high quality composite parts in short time
• Comparing the structural strength, cost, and recyclability of
using glass fibres or carbon fibres
• Highlighting new advancements in resin technology to
enable faster takt time of composite components
*This session has been reserved for Tier 1 Suppliers of Carbon Fibre*
6.00 Question & Answer Session
CASE STUDY: MATERIAL SELECTION
6.10 Reviewing OEM Strategies For Selecting Optimal
Multi-Material Combinations Including Aluminium,
Magnesium And Composites To Identify Cost
Effective Routes To Achieving Scalable Solutions For
Mass-Market Production
• Identifying the optimal material mix of UHSS, aluminium,
magnesium and composites to take advantage of weight
savings whilst maintaining costs, performance and quality
• Highlighting what grades of aluminium to use and where in
the vehicle to maximise on weight savings whilst keeping
costs down
• Reviewing lightweighting strategies for low budget massmarket vehicles to identify what combinations of materials
will deliver the best returns for the least amount of money
• Reviewing forming techniques used and sharing what
families of materials are looking at casting, sheet and/or
extrusions and what has guided those decisions
• Shedding light on the argument for reducing weight on
the outside of the car to manage inertias and pit the mass
element into the middle of the car
Mark White, Chief Technical Specialist - Lightweight Vehicle
Structures, Jaguar Land Rover
Peter Sendall, Manager - Vehicle Performance Planning, Nissan
(Panellist)
6.40 Question & Answer Session
6.10 Chair’s Closing Remarks
6.20 - 7.20 Networking Drinks In Exhibition Showcase Area
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5. Day 2
MANUFACTURING OF LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS
Thursday 24 April 2014
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Day two will deliver best practice manufacturing strategies for composite design, joining of dissimilar
materials and forming of lightweight materials to provide cost-effective routes towards lightweight
mixed-material vehicles
8.50 Chair’s Opening Remarks
CARBON FIBRE RECYCLING & REPAIR STRATEGY
Daryl Grieg, Group Chief Engineer, Vehicle Integration, Lotus Cars
11.30 OEM Outlook For Diagnosing Damageability
And Repair Strategy For Composite Vehicle Bodies To
Maintain Structural Performance Throughout The Life
Of The Vehicle
BUSINESS CASE FOR MATERIAL DECISIONS
9.00 Justifying The Business Case For Additional
Expenditure Required For Higher Cost Technologies
When Implementing Lightweight Materials Into High
Volume Manufacturing
• Explaining how OEM’s are justifying the business cases for
material decisions including cost of material, cost of scale
up, performance benefit, and total co2 model lifecycle
• Addressing the economic issue of deciding at what
point to make the switch from steel to aluminium and
aluminium to composites to identify the tipping point for
transformational change
• Delivering cost projections for scale up of infrastructure,
material outlay and testing to calculate cost increase in
comparison to steel
• Investigating the potential returns on recycling scrap
metal and how this can justify material expenditure
• Adapting vehicle architecture to accommodate use of
new materials and higher cost technology and how much
additional cost this will require
John Catterall, Engineering Group Manager - Body Structures,
General Motors
Peter Sendall, Manager - Vehicle Performance Planning, Nissan
Roland Snell, Principal Engineer - Underframe, Aston Martin
(Panellist)
9.30 Question & Answer Session
COMPOSITE FORMING & REPAIR STRATEGY
ANALYSING PROCESSING TECHNIQUES OF THERMOSET
VS. THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES AND SHOWCASING
HOW TO DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING TO MAXIMISE
THE BENEFITS OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL
THERMOSET VS. THERMOPLASTICS
9.40 Assessing The Trade Offs Of Cost, Speed,
Performance And Recyclability Of Thermoset Vs.
Thermoplastic Composites To Find The Optimal
Route To High Volume Manufacturing
• Highlighting the benefits of using nylon and polypropylene
based materials to enable remoulding and recycling
• Comparing the structural performance, takt time and
recyclability of thermoset and thermoplastic materials
• Investigating the recyclability potential for thermoset
composites to take advantage of structural performance
• Identifying opportunities to improve the performance of
thermoplastic materials to take advantage of the ability to
reuse and recycle material
• Comparing the cost benefit of thermoset vs. thermoplastic
composite materials to evaluate which material provides the
most cost effective solution
Lee Bateup, Innovation Manager - Advanced Vehicle Technologies,
Bentley
10.10 Question & Answer Session
10.20 Morning Refreshment Break In Exhibition Showcase Area
DESIGNING FOR COMPOSITES
10.50 Showcasing How To Design For Manufacturing
Of Composites To Take Advantage Of Reduced
Assembly Costs, Enhanced Structural Strength And
Substantial Weight Reductions
• Strategy for diagnosing and repairing damage in the
field to maintain the structural performance and safety
requirements throughout the life of the vehicle
• Approaches to diagnose and assess the extent to which
damage has officered
• Identifying opportunities to repair patches on damaged
components rather than repairing the entire components
• Overcoming the lack of data when using simulations to
provide crash modelling of thermoplastics and maintain
safety characteristics of current thermoplastic materials
Jan Kuppinger, Polymer Engineering - Composites, Fraunhofer
ICT
12.00 Question & Answer Session
12.10 Networking Lunch In Exhibition Showcase Area
JOINING OF DISSIMILAR MATERIALS
IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF APPLICATIONS OF JOINING
TECHNOLOGIES USED IN MIXED-MATERIAL VEHICLES
CASE STUDY: JOINING ALUMINIUM & STEEL
1.10 Discussing OEM Strategies For Using Welding,
Adhesive And/Or Mechanical Joining Methods To Join
Aluminium And Steel Whilst Preventing Preferential
Corrosion Of The Aluminium At The Bond
• Revealing the decision process behind the current
strategy for joining steel and aluminium and evaluating
how this technique affects the processing time and
relative cost of joint
• Comparing chosen technique with new fastening
technologies of self piercing rivets, adhesive bonding,
friction stir welding, high strength fasteners
• Rivalling self piercing rivets (SPR) as an alternative
to welding to assessing how new fastening methods
can cost effectively take over from traditional joining
techniques
• Pairing joining strategies with compatible forming
techniques to harness the advantages of the materials
and maintain structural performance
• Highlighting applications for adhesive bonding and
understanding how to measure variation and guarantee
reliability and repeatability of adhesively bonded joints
CAE SIMULATION
ADVANCEMENTS IN CAE ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION
TECHNIQUES FOR ACCURATE DESIGN OF LIGHTWEIGHT
AND MULTI-MATERIAL VEHICLES
CAE SIMULATION
2.30 Exploring Advancements In CAE Simulation And
Overcoming The Lack Of Design Data To Allow For
Accurate Modelling Of Lightweight And Multi-Material
Vehicles
• Roadmap towards simulation methods that can
accurately predict failures in composite vehicles from
beginning design to final performance
• Utilising manufacturing simulations to understand
the technology and to predict how it will perform in
the plant to accurately guarantee quality and enhance
manufacturing processes
• Identifying developments in software analysis for
high performance composites and additional tools for
designers to use for all composite materials
• Overcoming barriers of lack of design data and material
charactarisation to overcome current limitations
preventing the full potential of CAE modelling
• Assessing capabilities of advanced simulation software
for high strength steel and aluminium can predict how
properties can chance throughout and after the hot
stamping process
Roland Snell, Principal Engineer - Underframe, Aston Martin
3.00 Question & Answer Session
3.10 Afternoon Refreshments In Exhibition Showcase Area
FORMING AND COATING ALUMINIUM
FOR USE IN LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TO MAXIMISE
ON WEIGHT SAVING BENEFITS WHILST PREVENTING
PREFERENTIAL CORROSION OF THE ALUMINIUM
ALUMINIUM COATING AND TREATING
3.40 Treating And Coating Aluminium Structural
Components To Maintain Structural Integrity In
Adverse Environments, Avoid Degradation Of
Performance, Resist Corrosion And Improve Optical
Performance
• Evaluating benefits of pre-coating materials and individually
1.40 Question & Answer Session
pre-treating components to alleviate material interaction
and electro galvanic corrosion by managing interfaces
• Developing dip technique and electro static coatings to be
used for composite materials to protect against corrosion
• Vehicle level testing methods and stress time exposure for
coatings to evaluate durability and corrosion life to avoid
degradation of performance or optical appearance
• Specifications for pre-treatment and paint systems for
aluminium & aluminium alloys to ensure structural
components maintain integrity in adverse environments
JOINING COMPOSITES TO STEEL
4.10 Question & Answer Session
1.50 Investigating Joining Innovations And
Alternatives For Joining Steel With Composites In
Lightweight Vehicles To Maintain Joint Integrity
ALUMINIUM CASTINGS
4.20 Exploring New Developments And Applications
For High Pressure Die-Casting As A Solution For
Forming Aluminium For Use In Multi-Material Vehicles
Craig Cowan, President, RB&W
• Highlighting applications for adhesive bonding between
composites and steel and assessing the pros and cons
compared to alternative joining techniques
• Ascertaining suitable coatings and techniques to reliably
join composites to steel to minimise risk of corrosion and
durability issues
• Strategies for overcoming challenges of increased
relative cost of joint and takt time faced in assembly of
multi-material vehicles
• Addressing the best techniques for attaching fasteners to
carbon fiber bodies
• Understanding specific challenges faced in assembly and
how were they solved
• Reviewing how joining to carbon fiber affects processing
time and relative cost of joint
• Outlining the advancements in manufacturing
technologies needed including cost of hardware,
software, and necessary infrastructure upgrades
• Identifying applications of high pressure die-casting
John Catterall, Engineering Group Manager - Body Structures,
General Motors
4.50 Question & Answer Session
Andy Smith, Principal Engineer- Composite Research, McLaren
11.20 Question & Answer Session
2.20 Question & Answer Session
5.10 End of Conference
• Unlocking the full potential of fibre reinforced composite
structures through designing multi-functioning parts,
removal of duplication and reducing part complexity
• Harnessing simulation software for complex modelling
design to assist in identifying opportunities for weight savings
and reduced need for joining in the assembly
• Evaluating the drivers for using composite materials to
establish whether benefits of weight savings, structural
stiffness and reduced assembly costs can deem additional
cost worthwhile
• Offsetting the costs of the raw material through improvement
and production and manufacturing of composites
• Roadmap towards educating design engineers to adapt
traditional techniques to learn how to design for carbon fibre
specific structures
• Utilising advanced simulation to evaluate vehicle packaging
to identify opportunities to reduce material usage to get the
best utilisation
to evaluate where in the vehicle best accommodates
aluminium castings
• Assessing the quality and guaranteeing consistency of
high pressure die castings to reduce process variables
for design purposes
• Outlining advancements in manufacturing technologies
needed, including cost of hardware, software and
necessary infrastructure upgrades to leverage current
infrastructure
• Evaluating variations of casting processes in comparison
to high pressure die casting including low pressure
casting, squeeze casting
• Modelling the mechanical properties of aluminium and
magnesium castings to give an indication of casting
quality
Michael Lough, Body-In-White Materials Manager, Jaguar Land
Rover
5.00 Chair’s Closing Remarks
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6. Sponsorship Opportunities
Global Lightweight Materials Initiative offers a unique platform for you to deliver your message, raise awareness and network
with industry leaders who are devising aggressive lightweighting strategies and looking to find cost effective routes to
integrating lightweight materials into multi-material vehicles.
Achieving Your Business And Marketing Objectives At The Summit
Who Will You Meet:
Attendee Job Titles
DEMONSTRATE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Advanced Lightweight Materials for the automotive sector is a growing area of technological
development. You may be pioneering these advances, but do your customers know what
differentiates you from your competitors? Use targeted, editorially reviewed keynotes and
case studies to demonstrate thought leadership to your target audience.
RAISE BRAND AWARENESS AND INCREASE YOUR PROFILE
Any solutions selected by Vehicle OEMs must be subjected to careful comparative
cost-benefit analysis. Of course automakers take into account, profile, credibility and
market leadership when selecting suppliers to support, their lightweighting strategies.
Your organisation must be at the forefront when these decisions are made. Cement
your leadership position with targeted branding and profiling campaigns directed at the
leading Vehicle OEMs.
MEET AND NETWORK WITH DECISION MAKERS
20% Heads of Lightweighting Strategy
16% Chief Engineers
12% Principal Engineer
24% Senior Managers of Body Structures
10% Senior Material Specialist
Thought leadership, branding and profiling are converted into contracts through
extensive face-to-face relationship building. As a dedicated event to Lightweight
Materials, this intimate forum enables you to meet specific job titles in one place at one
time, giving you the best possible chance of influencing key decision makers.
18% Engineers (BIW, Manufacturing, Composites)
Attendee Organisation Type
To secure your booth or discuss tailor-made sponsorship packages, contact:
Andy Barrett
+ 44 (0) 800 098 8489
sponsorship@london-business-conferences.co.uk
53% Vehicle OEMs
17% Material Suppliers
25% Material Manufacturer Suppliers
GALM UK Series Attendees Geography:
5% R&D Institutions
GALM UK has so far attracted attendees from 25+ countries in the world.
3% CANADA
16% U.S.A
2% MEXICO
20% UK
18% GERMANY
1% DENMARK
5% BELGIUM
1% AUSTRIA
3% NETHERLANDS
1% LUXEMBOURG
1% SWITZERLAND
1% HUNGARY
7% FRANCE
3% SPAIN
3% BRASIL 7% ITALY
“Good all around,
very open discussion with
various presenters. Broad
representation of the industry.
Will come next year”.
2% RUSSIA
2% ISRAEL
1% JAPAN
4% CHINA
2% SOUTH KOREA
1% TAIWAN
2% QATAR
2% INDIA
SENIOR MATERIAL ENGINEER, BENTLEY
MOTORS
1% THAILAND
2% AUSTRALIA
“Good combination of OEM
and Suppliers”
CHIEF: BODY IN WHITE, FERRARI
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