News Conference Schedule Set For 1998 SAE International Congress & Exposition, February 23-26, 1998
16 February 1998
News Conference Schedule Set For 1998 SAE International Congress & Exposition, February 23-26, 1998
WARRENDALE, Penn., Feb. 16 -- The following news conferences
will be held during the SAE 1998 International Congress & Exposition. All
news conferences are held either in the SAE/ITT Automotive News Conference
Room (W1-55) or on the show floor in the booth of the presenting company.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23
8-8:30 a.m. News Conference Room: American Plastics Council
Topic: American Plastics Council (APC) will announce two major
initiatives that will accelerate the plastics industry's growing presence in
Detroit.
Speakers: Dr. Yocum, New President & CEO; Bill Windscheif, Chairman of
APC's Automotive Work Group and Senior Marketing Manager, Montell Automotive
Business Group; Al Maten, Director of Automotive for APC.
8:45-9:15 a.m. News Conference Room: Sverdrup
Topic: Sverdrup has been contracted to design and build one of the
world's most technically sophisticated automotive wind tunnels at Chrysler's
technical center in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Also, Sverdrup will discuss their
presence in the automotive community and why this company is the "auto
industry's best kept secret."
Speakers: Robert Norfleet, VP of Sverdrup Technology in Novi, Michigan.
9:30-10 a.m. Booth # 2571 Visteon Automotive Systems
Topic: To be announced
Speakers: Charlie Szuluk, President, Visteon Automotive Systems
10:15-10:45 a.m. News Conference Room: Breed Technologies
Topic: Details to the Breed-Siemens J.V.
Speakers: Johnnie Cordell, Co-Chairman & C.E.O., BREED; Dr. - Ing Franz
Wressnigg, Group President, Siemens A.G. Automotive Systems
11-11:30 a.m. News Conference Room: Amcast Automotive
Topic: New technologies in Aluminum Casting for Automotive Applications
Speakers: John H. Shuey - President, Amcast Industrial Corp.; Thomas K.
Walker, President, Amcast Automotive; Jagan Nath - V.P. Advanced Engineering &
Development, Amcast Automotive
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. News Conference Room: LucasVarity
Topic: Electric Steering
Speakers: Brendan Connor, General Manager, LucasVarity EPAS
12:30-1 p.m. Booth # 1829 Delphi Automotive Systems
Topic: A debut of new technologies such as Drive-by-Wire, Mobile Media
Electronics, Advanced Safety Systems and other electronically enhanced
systems.
Speakers: J.T. Battenberg III, President; Andrew Brown, Jr., Director of
Engineering; Delphi Automotive Systems; Michael J. Burns, General Manager,
Delco Electronics
1:15-1:45 p.m. News Conference Room: Denso International
Topic: Environmental Solutions for Automotive Climate Control:
(Denso Global Environmental Activities, Products & Technologies in
Development; Future)
Speakers: Tony Takeuchi, President & CEO; Denso International America
Inc.; Rick Smith, Executive Engineer, Denso International America, Inc.
2-2:30 p.m. News Conference Room: British Group
Topic: Why Toyota Invested in Britain; Quality Measurement Systems for
suspensions, steering and transmissions; Gas assist applications for the
automotive industry; Think Global, Act Local; New for 1998 form InterEurope
Regulations; Kelvin International's new partners; Powerful vehicle development
programmes with CAE at MIRA; Intranet information exchange in automotive
engineering.
Speakers: Tony Best; John Heasman; Sheryl Curcio; Rebecca Rubio; Prof.
Tom Campbell; Graham Townsend; Dr. Stephen Montgomery.
2:45-3:15 p.m. Booth # 2129 ITT Automotive
Topic: Safety Technology Road Show
Speakers: Frank Macher, Bill Kozyra, ITT Automotive
3:30-4 p.m. News Conference Room: EXA Corporation
Topic: EXA PowerFLOW, known for its world-class automotive aerodynamic
and aeroacoustic results, will introduce a new suite of application
functionality for internal flow analysis. New customers can apply PowerFLOW's
novel method for solving large complex problems in a whole new arena.
Speakers: Wallace Smith, President & CEO; Stephen Remonzi, VP Application
Developments; Stephen Weinberger, Sr. VP Business Development & Marketing; Ken
Traub, VP Software Development.
4:15-4:45 p.m. News Conference Room: International Cooper Association
Topic: Production of new brazed copper brass radiator at Universal Auto
Radiator or Manufacturing. Specific information on production times, weights,
temperatures and preliminary cost information.
Speakers: Peter Rossin, President-Universal Auto Radiator Manufacturing;
Johan Scheel, Vice President- International Copper Association
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24
8-8:30 a.m. Booth # 1711, 1811 Robert Bosch Corporation
Topic: Common Rail, Bosch's latest generation fuel injection systems for
diesel engines, which significantly improves fuel economy, reduces noise and
assists automotive manufacturing in attaining strict mandates on engine
emissions.
Speakers: Robert Oswald, President, Chairman and CEO, Helmut -Schwarz,
President, Automotive Group; Hans Weckerle, Executive Vice President, Braking
Systems Americas
8:45-9:15 a.m. Booth # 1801 DuPont Automotive
Topic: Results of the 1998 DuPont Automotive/SAE survey of top challenges
facing the automotive, engineering and design communities; along with new
product innovations that address these challenges.
Speakers: J. Erik Fyrwald, Director, Sales, Marketing and Development-
Engineering Materials and Engineering Polymers
9:30-10 a.m. News Conference Room Dearborn Group
Topic: A new product release: Ethernet to vehicle network and our role
as supplier of the Ford NAT tools.
Speakers: Mark Zachos, President; Cyrilla Dalstra, Marketing Manager
10:15-10:45 a.m. Booth # 3413 aXcess Australia
Topic: Key features of the aXcess concept car pertaining to: Body
Panels; Passive Entry/Exit; Exposed Vehicle Frame; Electronic, Power Doors;
Solar Roof Panels; Automatic Lamps and Wipers; Lighting; Eye Ball Tilt
Steering Column; Voice Control System; Instrument Cluster; Seating; Centre
Console; Air Quality Sensor; Windshield and Roof Panels
11-11:30 a.m. News Conference Room American Electronic Components (AEC)
Topic: Innovation in Rotary & Linear Sensing; - "Smart" Sensor; Multiple
Applications: Throttle, Pedal, Ride Height, Transmission, EGR
Speakers: Rick Van Es, President and CEO of American Electronic
Components (AEC), Ron Wolf, VP and Scientific Officer (AEC); Bruce Finke-VP
Marketing and Sales (AEC)
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. OPEN
12:30-1 p.m. News Conference Room QualMark
Topic: Introduction to QualMark; Announcement of major partnership
agreements
Speakers: Harry Walls, VP Corporate Marketing & Sales
1:15-1:45 p.m. News Conference Room AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc.
Topic: AVL Cruise- A new software package for simulation of vehicle
driving performance, Fuel consumption and emissions; opening of new facilities
at AVL Powertrain Engineering Inc.
Speakers: Dr. Albert Tuertscher & Dipl. Ing. Paul Herster, Product
Manager; Professor Dr. Helmut List, CEO; Paul Fricker, Managing Director
2-2:30 p.m. Booth # 2501 Hewlett Packard
Topic: Find out Hewlett Packard's commitment to providing the automotive
industry with innovative solutions is helping to speed design and development,
improve product quality and transform the service. Also Hewlett Packard will
provide their insight and information on: Automotive Design Technology;
Automotive Electronics Technology; and Automotive Lighting Technology.
Speakers: Dave Miller, Marketing Manager Integrated Systems Division
2:45-3:15 p.m. News Conference Room Lord Corporation (SMC Automotive)
Topic: State of the industry overview; New for '98 SMC components; the
growth in the use of SMC for structures and drivetrain components.
Speaker: Don Kossak, SMCAA Chairman
3:30-4 p.m. News Conference Room Performance Review Institute (PRI)
Topic: Full Service Consensus Requirements - Second Party, Third Party
Registration
Speaker: Jim Borczyk, Business Development Manager, PRI
4:15-4:45 p.m. News Conference Room Gates Corporation
Topic: Demonstration of new products including revolutionary powergrip on
clamps that shrink at room temperature for a maintenance free coolant hose
seal.
Speakers: Leonard Damico, VP of Sales/Marketing; Jim Arbuckle, Hose/
Connector Market Manager
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24
8-8:30 a.m. Booth #1201 DSP Technology
Topic: A new generation of a combustion analysis system will be
announced. The product has a Windows NT based graphical user interface and
works with either a VXI or VME hardware environment allowing for integration
of combustion analysis with dynamometer data acquisition and control systems.
Speakers: Phil Kingham, Product Line Manager, Redline Products; Randy
Palmer, Product Marketing Engineer; DSP Technology Inc.
8:45-9:15 a.m. News Conference Room Mannesmann VDO North America
Topic: Announcement of the new president and CEO, Herbert Everss;
Discussion of acquisition of Philips Automotive Electronics and Philips Car
Systems.
Speakers: Herbert Everss, President and CEO; Ron Marsiglio, President VDO
Controls Systems, North America
9:30-9:45 a.m. News Conference Room TEMIC
Topic: Dramatic increase in turnover and orders in the automotive
business of TEMIC; Bus systems in automobiles-made by TEMIC; Anti-Pitch
systems for power windows; ABS Control Units (new figures); Sensor Systems,
Automotive Electric Motors & Intelligent Airbag concepts.
Speakers: Dieter Shculze, Head of Automotive Electronics Business Unit and
Member of TEMIC board; Eckenhart Rotter, Director Public Relations, TEMIC.
10:15-10:45 a.m. Booth # 2513 Lear Corporation
Topic: Global Systems Integration Demonstration
Speakers: Dan Jannette, President, Technology Division, Jim Masters, VP,
Technology Division, Ken Way, Chairman, CEO
11-11:15 a.m. News Conference Room Alternative Fuel Systems/MATROS
Technologies
Topic: A newly patented Reverse Flow Catalytic Converter.
Speakers: Ed Mirosh, V.P. Marketing Alternative Fuel Systems; Vadim
Stots, VP Engineering; MATROS Technologies; Robyn Braley, Communications,
Alternative Fuel Systems
11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Booth # 1679 Continental General Tire Inc.
Topic: Attached submission plus details of a technology innovation award
in Europe for our Integrated Starter and Alternator Damper (ISAD) announced
within the last few weeks.
Speakers: Martin Swoboda, VP Marketing & Business Development; Joachim
General, Marketing & Customer Services Manager; Chris Sanders, National Sales
Manager.
12:30-1 p.m. Booth # 5801 Multimatic Inc.
Topic: Presentation of dynamic Suspensions Hydraulic Damper dynamometer
for workshop and track side damper testing and vehicle development.
Speakers: Larry Holt, General Manager; Had Wang, Assistant General
Manager, Multimatic Technical Centre; Fabio Venier, Design Engineer, Dynamic
Suspensions North America.
1:15-1:45 p.m. News Conference Room 3M
Topic: Manufacturing and Office Environments; Automotive Interior
Environments; Automotive Exterior Environments; also, the company will
announce test results and European evaluation of its new diesel particulate
filter. This new filter, which 3M is field testing in Romania, is anticipated
to reduce harmful diesel particulate matter emissions by 70 to 90 percent.
Speakers: Tom Beddow, Director, 3M Automotive Industry Center; Rich
Daykin, Product Manager, Filtration Products; Michael Niles, Marketing
Development Manager New Products.
2-2:30 p.m. Booth # 5917 DVT Corporation
Topic: DVT's smart image sensors for inspection and motion control, many
new tools have been added to this break through technology. An automotive
customer will share its success story w/DVT.
Speakers: Michael Valverde, DVT Director of Communications; Kurt Haveman,
Assemblex Engineering Manager
2:45-3:15 p.m. News Conference Room Applied Dynamics International
Topic: Applied Dynamics International (ADI) will announce the purchase by
Cummins Engine Company of ADI's Real-Time Station computers to do target based
rapid prototyping of diesel engine control system software. Cummins will use
ADI's state-of-the-art tools to automate software code development and
testing, shorten development cycle times, and lower software development costs
in an effort to respond to the needs of the dynamic heavy-duty engine market.
Speaker: Richard C. Swortzel, P.E., Embedded Software Development
Marketing Manager
3:30-4 p.m. News Conference Room TEKSCAN, INC.
Topic: Release of an innovative new, thin, & flexible force sensor system
from TEKSCAN, INC.
Speakers: Ken Saiz, Industrial Sales Engineer; Laura Kalantzis, Marketing
Manager; Mark Lowe, Applications Engineer, TEKSCAN INC.
4:15-4:45 p.m. News Conference Room Motorola/ETAS
Topic: Motorola and ETAS Partner to Provide Industry-Leading Solutions
for Automotive Market's High Performance, Low System Cost Demands. This
partnership marks the first time a semiconductor supplier for the automotive
market will partner with a fully integrated automotive tool chain provider.
Speakers: Rudan Bettelheim, Manager, Systems Engineering Transportation
Systems Group, Motorola; Dick Spilo, Manager of Strategic Marketing,
Powertrain Systems Division, Motorola; Thomas Beck, Ph.D., President, ETAS
Group; Roland Jeutter, VP, Sales & Marketing, ETAS Group; Manfred Schon,
President, North American Operations, ETAS Inc.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25
9:30-10 a.m. Booth # 2113 Meritor Automotive
Topic: New "Anti-Squeeze" window technology; Cladded Wheels; One piece
roof module; "All Belts No Seat" seat adjuster; New Sunroof Design
Speaker: Larry Yost, Chairman of Meritor Automotive
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