Aluminum Technology Forum: Driving Sustainability
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The Garden Theater
3929 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48201
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Join us in Detroit, Michigan
The Aluminum Association’s premiere automotive technology event returns Thursday, November 2 at The Garden Theater. Join the Aluminum Transportation Group (ATG) at an in-person knowledge-sharing event in Detroit. Speakers will explore innovative approaches to designing with aluminum, highlight material advancements supporting sustainability objectives, and provide an exclusive platform for industry collaboration. Celebrate excellence in sustainable design and engineering of vehicles using aluminum, while networking with industry leaders.
Registration is closed.
Parking
Complimentary on-site garage parking will be available to all attendees. Please park in the attached garage located off of W. Alexandrine Street. Once you take the elevator down to street level, exist onto Woodward to the right. The use of metered street parking on surrounding streets should be at attendees’ discretion. The ATG is not responsible for parking fees and/or violations if attendees use metered parking.
FAQs
What is the registration rate to attend?
This event is in-person and complimentary by the Aluminum Association’s Transportation Group.
Where is the event?
The event will take place in-person at Detroit’s Garden Theatre. More information can be found on the website here: http://www.thegardendetroit.com/.
How long will the event last?
Registration and breakfast will begin promptly at 8:00 a.m. on November 2. The event programming will begin at 8:30 a.m. and continue until 4:40 p.m. The event will include lunch at 12:00 noon and a happy hour reception beginning at 4:45 p.m.
What is the dress code?
The suggested dress code is business casual. The entire program will be hosted inside the Garden Theatre.
What is the nearest airport to the venue?
The closest airport to The Garden Theatre is the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), located approximately 20 miles away. This is approximately a 30-minute drive, and if using ride-share we recommend accounting for a 15-minute buffer for ride-share availability.
What is the nearest hotel to the venue?
There are several hotels in the surrounding area to the Garden Theatre. The Shinola Hotel, Aloft Detroit at The David Whitney, The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit and The Hilton Garden Inn Detroit, Downtown are all less than one mile distance from The Garden Theater. Please note: hotel costs should be incurred by attendees, and the ATG does not have a room block at any of these hotels.
Who can I contact if I’d like to learn more?
For additional information or questions not listed here, please contact us at Contact@DriveAluminum.org.
About the ATG
The Aluminum Transportation Group (ATG) helps communicate the benefits of aluminum adoption in automotive applications through research, training programs, events and related outreach activities. And together with our member companies, we provide technical resources highlighting why automakers, suppliers, government stakeholders and consumers should choose aluminum.
Visit DriveAluminum.org to learn about the sustainability & efficiency, safety, performance and value of aluminum.
Members
ATG members supply automakers with comprehensive aluminum solutions needed to design and build today’s most efficient vehicles and tomorrow’s mobility innovations.
Producer members include:
- Commonwealth Rolled Products
- Constellium
- Hydro
- Kaiser Aluminum
- Novelis
- Rio Tinto
Advisory members include:
- Aluminum Dynamics, owned by Steel Dynamics
- Lincoln Electric
- Real Alloy
- Spectro Alloys
Forum Agenda
This agenda is subject to change
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. – Registration & Strolling Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. – Opening Remarks
Craig Lewis, ATG Chair and Vice President, Strategic Transformation, Constellium
8:40 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Keynote Session
Alan Amici, president and CEO, Center for Automotive Research (CAR)
9:05 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. – Opportunities in Aluminum Design
Mark Mikolaiczik, former Ford Chief Engineer Body Exterior
Shian Jia, Staff Materials Engineer, Rivian
Additional speakers to be announced
9:50 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. – Realizing the Promise of Aluminum featuring Hyundai
Mark White, Technical Director, Alumobility
10:35 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Coffee Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – Speakers to be confirmed
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Transition from Earth Mining Toward Urban Mining: Up-cycling Post-Consumer Scrap to Produce Automotive Grade Aluminum Extrusions
Michael Bugeaud, Materials Engineer - Body Structures & Closures, General Motors
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. – Networking Lunch
12:50 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.— Global View on Closing the Loop Panel
Chris Koffler, Technical Director Americas, Sustainability Consulting, Sphera;
Dan Cooper, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Leader, Resourceful Manufacturing & Design group (ReMaDe);
Emily Molstad, CEO & Co-Founder, VALIS; and
Travis Carr, Real Alloy (Panel MC)
1:25 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. – The Power of Hollow: An Introduction to Aluminum Extrusions Technology
Mark Butterfield, President, Manufacturing Metal Exchange Corporation, The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC)
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Forming: Extrusion/Sheet Roll Forming
Jason Balzer, NA Engineering Director, Shape Corp.
2:35 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. – Coffee Break
2:50 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. – Comparing an Aluminum to Steel Extruded Bumper: Value and Joining Methods for Assembly
Sacheen Bekah, Product Development Manager, Kirchhoff Automotive
3:25 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. – Joining: Aluminum Friction Stirred Welding to Produce Tailor-Welded Blanks
Johnathon Hunt, Project Engineer/Friction Stir Welding Specialist, TWB Company
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Joining Aluminum, Steel, and Mixed Materials Using Mechanical Fasteners
Jamie Skovron, Ph.D., Sr. Process Engineer, Atlas Copco; Alex Trinick, Sr. Applications Engineer, Atlas Copco
4:35 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. – Closing Remarks
Craig Lewis, ATG Chair and Vice President, Strategic Transformation, Constellium
4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. – Happy Hour Reception
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