- Date：Aug 03, 2012
- Location： Columbus, OH
Plastics Role in Reducing Cost and Weight while Enhancing Vehicle Efficiency
Complimentary Seminar 
Plastics and composite applications have been widely used to replace metals in automotive parts for the reduction of vehicle weight, fuel consumption, and vehicle emissions. Plastics can also improve durability, performance, and passenger safety in automotive engineering.
On Friday, August 3, 2012, Ohio Manufacturing Institute (OMI), Ohio State University, and Moldex3D North America will team up to organize a 「Plastics Role in Reducing Cost and Weight while Enhancing Vehicle Efficiency」 technical seminar. Professionals from automotive OEMs, tier 1 suppliers, and several innovative technology vendors will share the latest developments in lowering cost and reducing resource consumption through lightweight design and parts consolidation. They will explain how to do this and still maintain vehicle standards and passenger safety.
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Agenda
| Time | Topic | Presenter |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration | |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Opening | Dr. Jose M. Castro Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Ohio State University |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | University-Industry Collaborations | Rich Spivey Executive Director Ohio Manufacturing Institute |
| 09:45 – 10:15 | Automotive Light Weight Parts Challenges | Patrick French Plastics Technical Category Leader Honda Engineering North America, Inc. (EGA) |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Moldex3D simulation technology for automotive light weight applications | Dr. Anthony Yang Chief Technology Officer Moldex3D North America |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | In-mold coating application design for the composites industry | Elliott J. Straus Technical Manager OMNOVA Solutions |
| 11:15 – 01:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 01:00 – 01:30 | TS Tech case studies on part quality improvement | Natalia Hilbert Sr. Tooling Engineer TS Tech North America |
| 01:30 – 02:00 | The Material Characterization tools of TA Instruments and how they can be used in a wide range of polymer processing applications. | Steve Halls Technical Representative TA Instruments |
| 02:00 – 02:30 | Melt Front Detection Based Controls for Automotive Manufacturing | Susan E. Montgomery President PRIAMUS System Technologies |
| 02:30 – 03:00 | Efficient nonlinear multi-scale material modeling of reinforced plastic parts with DIGIMAT | Prabhakar Vallury Director of Business Development e-Xstream Engineering |
| 03:00 – 03:30 | Q&A and Raffle | |
Presenter’s Profile: https://www.moldex3d.com/registration/information-about-persenters
Co-organizers
Event Contact
Alyssa Studebaker
Moldex3D North America, Inc.
Phone: 248-946-4570 ext. 102
alyssastudebaker@moldex3d.com
Venue Information
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Scott Laboratory SO Building 148 201 W. 19th Ave. Columbus, OH 43210 View building on Google map |
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Parking Garage: Tuttle Park Place Building 088 2050 Tuttle Park Pl Columbus, OH 43210 View building on Google map |
For any questions about the traffic/direction, please reach:
Kristina Kennedy, Program Manager
Ohio State Univ. / Ohio Manufacturing Institute
Phone: 614-688-4116
E-mail: kennedy.443@osu.edu