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Moderator:
Charles Murray (Senior Technical Editor, Design News (UBM))
Panelists:
Brett Smith (Assistant Director of the Manufacturing, Engineering, and Technology Group and Co-Director of the CAR Management Briefing Seminars, Center for Automotive Research)
Lyle Otremba (Vice President, Cooper-Standard Automotive)
F. Joseph Walker (Global Technology Director, Materials and Laboratory Services, Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies)
Location: Room 3
Date: Thursday, March 8
Time: 11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Pass Type: Expo (Free) - Get your pass now!
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Vault Recording: TBD
By April 1, 2018, automakers and government regulators need to reach an agreement on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s plan for automakers to achieve 54.5-mpg across their fleets by 2025. How will manufacturing strategies be shifted in order to meet this new standard? What are automakers now doing differently in preparation?