BREAKFAST DISCUSSION & OPEN DIALOGUE

Where the industry is right here, right now, the only way for automotive companies to stay in business and compete with global brands is to compete on cost. The industry cannot wait

2-3 years – they need to start competing starting this year.

During this breakfast briefing, discuss strategies and processes that can be implemented immediately to reduce cost in both the development and production phase, including reducing

equipment costs and shortening cycle time.

Discuss details on financials; what it costs to make a vehicle vs. what its being sold for, to identify opportunities for efficiency gains.

LEARN HOW CHINESE OEMs ARE SET UP TO PRODUCE HIGH VOLUMES OF VEHICLES QUICKLY WHILE STAYING COMPETTIVE FROM A COST AND QUALITY

POINT OF VIEW

Question & Answer Session

Rakshith Darpan

Product Owner
Bosch

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CASE STUDY FOCUSING ON IMPROVEMENT OF TOOLING COMPONENTS FOR AUTOMOTIVE BODY STRUCTURES THROUGH ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Every professional in the manufacturing space is mindful of the financial impact their processes have on their bottom line. Even processes that have existed for decades have the potential to be refined and adapted to reduce cost, waste, and carbon emissions.

This case study session presented by a leading OEM will highlight which long-existing processes they have been able to successfully modify to reduce their financial and energy expenditure.

• Identify which long-existing processes have the potential for cost-reduction
• Listen to a real-life example of an OEM successfully reducing the cost of a standardised process
• Learn how you can implement similar cost reduction strategies to your practice

Question & Answer Session

Maximillian Fischer

Predevelopment Additive Manufacturing
BMW Group

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CASE STUDY FOCUSING ON IMPROVEMENT OF TOOLING COMPONENTS FOR AUTOMOTIVE BODY STRUCTURES THROUGH ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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PRESENTATION

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There are many automation tools and technologies currently being developed, all of which are at different maturity levels. It is important for automotive manufacturers to familiarise themselves with which ones can be introduced to manufacturing lines immediately, as well as those that have potential to improve efficiency and variable cost in the near future.

• Hear an overview of emerging automation innovations such as cobots, auto load, auto unload, vision systems, double verifications
• Understand the R&D maturity level of each innovation
• Assess how each innovation can increase efficiency and reduce variable cost of automotive manufacturing

Question & Answer Session

Avnish Narula

Specialist Product Lead - Digital Twins
Volvo Trucks

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CASE STUDY

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The automotive manufacturing industry is heavily investing in automation due to its potential to improve precision and lower labour costs. It can be difficult, however, for OEMs to identify which innovations will have a substantial enough impact on efficiency to justify large investment costs. Understanding which automation innovations have actually been implemented into existing OEM manufacturing lines can provide invaluable insight into how automation can streamline processes at reasonable price.

• Learn about the overall costs associated with implementing automation into new and existing manufacturing lines
• Listen to the real-life impact new automation innovations have had on streamlining efficiency

Question & Answer Session

CASE STUDY SHOWCASING HOW AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES CAN INHERENTLY GO AGILE & REDUCE WASTE

• Summarise how the eight wastes of lean manufacturing impacts the cost of automotive manufacturing
• Understand how agile manufacturing concepts can reduce these eight classical wastes
• Gain insight into how agile manufacturing can be effectively implemented into your production processes

Question & Answer Session

Radoslaw Hnatik

Director, Manufacturing Operations Emeasa
Nexteer

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PANEL DISCUSSION: WHAT PROCESSES ARE COMPANIES PUTTING IN PLACE TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT

The EU has given the automotive manufacturing industry a deadline to achieve CO2 neutral production by 2050. Manufacturers are currently working towards this target by investing in zero-emission vehicle development, benefiting from tax incentives, and discovering new materials and processes that reduce waste and energy expenditure.Our panel of OEMs and tier-one suppliers will discuss the changes they have made to their designs and processes that have reduced their carbon footprint and dependence on fossil fuels.

• Appreciate the importance of meeting CO2 neutral automotive production by 2050
• Listen to a panel of automotive manufacturing experts share what changes they have made to reduce carbon emissions
• Learn how you can implement new processes to reduce your own carbon footprint

Question & Answer Session

Rene Wolf

Director of Manufacturing Transformation
Ford Motor Company

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PRESENTATION

• How to streamline efficiency and testing of product development
• Reducing cost and time investment: Fail fast, improve faster
• Breaking silos of traditional vehicle development: Moving away from legacy tools and document based development/person-person development and using digital tools which showcase data flow in vehicle development
• Using model based engineering and simulation across the whole product development cycle

Question & Answer Session

Rene Honcack

Head of Digital Twin | Electrified Powertrain Technology
ZF Group

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PRESENTATION SHOWCASING HOW AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES CAN INHERENTLY GO AGILE & REDUCE WASTE

• Summarise how waste impacts the cost of automotive manufacturing
• Understand how agile and lean manufacturing concepts can reduce classical wastes
• Gain insight into how agile manufacturing can be effectively implemented into your production processes

Question & Answer Session

Ali-Abbas Hussain

Lead Agile Coach
JLR

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