Manufacturers are at the Crossroads of the EV Evolution and the ICE Age
Meet us at the crossroads of the ICE age and the EV era! Register for the Manufacturing in an EV World Conference on June 13 in Novi, Michigan.
Presented by FMA, this one-day conference near the heart of Detroit will guide manufacturers, metal fabricators, and automaker OEMs through the shift from ICE vehicles to EVs. Business leaders and top automakers will share their insights on the challenges and opportunities presented by this exciting new era. Build valuable relationships, exchange ideas, and explore potential with like-minded colleagues from around the world.
Drive your business into the future – register today!
Event Details
Manufacturing in an EV World Conference
June 13, 2023
8 a.m.-5 p.m. ET
Registration
Registration for this event is not currently open.
Featured Speakers
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Kate Bachman
Editor
STAMPING Journal -
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Paul Belanger
R&D Director North America
Gestamp North America R&D Inc -
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Raymond Davis
Account Manager
Motor City Stampings Inc -
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Dr Najah George
Sr Director of Research and Development
Photon Automation Inc Technology Center -
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Daron Gifford
Strategy and Automotive Consulting Leader
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Dr Sergey Golovashchenko
Professor and Director
Oakland University -
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Donna Kuhr
President & CEO
PTM Corporation -
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Saeid Nasheralahkami
Application Engineer
U S Steel Automotive Center -
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Eric Nelson
Sr. Manufacturing Engineer
Lucid Motors -
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Thomas Schmider
Sales Director
Schuler North America -
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Fred Simonson
General Manager
Victory Tool -
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Aaron Thompson
VP of Sales
Big Rapids Products Inc
Sessions
Electric Vehicle Outlook: The Road Ahead
Foxconn EV System’s Stamping Strategy for Contracted Manufacturing of Evs
Taiwanese megacompany Foxconn, which contract manufactures iPhones for Apple, has emerged as a contract manufacturer of electric vehicles, their assemblies, and components. Foxconn’s automotive annual revenue in 2021 was $12 billion. Michael Fabian, who directs the stamping operations at Foxconn EV Systems North American Operation, outlines the company’s stamping strategy.
Lithium-Ion Battery Cell Format
One factor often cited as an obstacle to mainstream adoption of EVs has been range anxiety, brought on by a combination of limited battery range and an under-developed charging infrastructure. Michigan energy storage company Our Next Energy Inc – ONE puts the brakes to those fears with its development of long-range battery technology designed to propel a vehicle more than 600 miles per charge. ONE’s Dr. Najah George will share insights into the future of lithium-ion battery technology, as well as opportunities that the batteries present for stampers.
Global Tier Supplier Gestamp’s Advanced Stamping of EV Components
How to Be Press-Ready for EV Stamping and Forming
Schuler Sales Director Thomas Schmider unveils the press OEM’s capabilities to enable stampers to accelerate innovation and expand performance in EV production. Schmider will explain how impact extrusion presses, specific to the mass manufacturing of prismatic battery cell case and lid parts, can reach speeds 5 times faster than other press technologies and can save on material costs with material optimization. He also will explain how stampers can achieve production speeds up to 2,000 parts per minute, high overall equipment effectiveness, and material savings with deep drawing technology, specific to the mass manufacturing of cylindrical battery cell case and lid parts.
Big Tier 1 Automotive Supplier Takes on Big Transitional Challenge
Big Rapids Products has grown by stamping automotive exhaust system components and other ICE vehicles assemblies for years. Then COVID made impact, lowering demand, curtailing human resources, and disrupting the supply chain to boot. But that was not the only disruptor. The electrification of vehicles began to become apparent, and with it, the realization that the EV shift would likely bring changes to the company’s business model over time. VP of Sales Aaron Thompson will relay how the company evaluated its ICE vehicle stampings business, made changes to its business development strategy, and courted EV business from automakers and other Tier 1 suppliers. He'll relay how he and the company have encountered the changes that the EV market brought related to part size and complexity, and design changes.
Mitigating the Effects of Edge Splitting on Crush Performance in EV Components
Brutally Frank and Disarmingly Lively Panel Discussion
An honest discussion of challenges facing suppliers and OEMs, the manufacturing industry, and the automotive industry, related to the shift to EVs. Questions to be discussed include: How can manufacturers straddle both ICE vehicles and EV manufacturing? What is a supplier’s value proposition to automakers? How can manufacturers fend off competitors to stamping technology? What are optimal strategies in maintaining a robust workforce in a skilled worker shortage era? What are some lessons learned in manufacturing EV components and vehicles? What will the future of mobility look like? A panel of Manufacturers will bring their perspectives as suppliers, OEMs, and toolmakers. Panel includes: Eric Nelson, Lucid Motors; Steve Peplin, Talan Products; Donna Kuhr, PTM; Paul Belanger, Gestamp; Ray Davis, Motor City Stamping; and Fred Simonson, Victory Tool.
Happy Hour Reception
*Sessions, dates, and times are subject to change.
Hotel Info
Four Points by Sheraton Detroit Novi
27000 South Karevich Dr
Novi, MI 48377
PH: 248-348-5000
Join Attendees from These Companies
- 4abetterbusiness Inc — Evanston, IL
- Arcelormittal Tailored Blanks — Detroit, MI
- Autoform Engineering USA Inc — Troy, MI
- Autokiniton — New Boston, MI
- Big Rapids Products Inc — Big Rapids, MI
- BTD — Lakeville, MN
- CNA — Chicago, IL
- CNA — Indianapolis, IN
- CNA — Westerville, OH
- Comerica Bank — Detroit, MI
- Die Matic Corp — Cleveland, OH
- Digital Tool & Die Inc — Grandville, MI
- Diversified Tooling Group — Madison Heights, MI
- Fibro Inc — Rockford, IL
- FORMTEK Maine — Clinton, ME
- Foxconn EV Systems — Lordstown, OH
- FoxxconnEV Systems — Warren, OH
- GARMCO — Sitra
- GARMCO USA — Sitra
- Gestamp — Auburn Hills, MI
- Gulf Aluminum Rolling Mills — Sitra
- HEL Inc — Grand Rapids, MI
- ITW Drawform — Zeeland, MI
- Komatsu America Industries LLC — Chicago, IL
- Komatsu North America Region — Chicago, IL
- Laser Processing Solutions — Harrison Township, MI
- LH Carbide Corp — Fort Wayne, IN
- Lindberg/MPH — Riverside, MI
- Linear Automation Inc. — Barrie, ON
- Lucid Motors — Casa Grande, AZ
- Marimba Auto LLC — Canton, MI
- Martinrea International Inc — Auburn Hills, MI
- Metal Flow Corp — Holland, MI
- Motor City Stampings Inc — Chesterfield, MI
- NN Power Solutions — Algonquin, IL
- Oakland University — Rochester Hills, MI
- Our Next Energy Inc - ONE — Novi, MI
- Outlast Inc — Tucson, AZ
- Penn United Technologies — Saxonburg, PA
- Plante Moran — Auburn Hills, MI
- PTM Corporation — Fair Haven, MI
- R K Media — Chicago, IL
- Roupe Consulting — Northville, MI
- Schuler North America — Canton, MI
- SEYI America Inc — Tullahoma, TN
- SIMPAC America — Troy, MI
- Soundwich Inc — Cleveland, OH
- Stamtec Inc — Manchester, TN
- Staub Manufacturing Solutions — Dayton, OH
- Tasco Thompson & Sons Co — Crestline, OH
- Toyota Tsusho America — Farmington Hills, MI
- U S Steel Automotive Center — Troy, MI
- Victory Tool — Anoka, MN
- Visionary Manufacturing Solutions — Rochester, MI
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