SME and MEDC Support AMS' Global Auto Manufacturing Conference for Senior Executives

LONDON, September 27 -- AutoMan Global 2005 conference will be held 12 and 13 October in The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Birmingham, Michigan, USA. With the support of MEDC (Michigan Economic Development Corporation) and SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) and organised by Automotive Manufacturing Solutions (AMS) magazine, this networking event opens a face-to-face debate on the most exciting and challenging developments in automotive manufacturing worldwide.

Confirmed speakers include: Jim Caie, Director, CCRW, Plant Floor Systems, Common and Advanced Initiatives, General Motors; Mike Douglas, Senior Manager, CCRW, Safety, General Motors; Janice Goral, Manager, Virtual Build Centre, Ford Motor Co; Brian Harlow, Director of Powertrain Advance Manufacturing Engineering, DaimlerChrysler; Michael Jordan, Automation Technical Specialist, Ford Motor Co; Rama Koganti, Body Engineering Technical Expert, Ford Motor Co; Ken Kreafle; General Manager, Toyota North America; Mary Ellen Rosenberger, Manager Paint Engineering Strategy, Ford Motor Co; Michael Stamper, Manager, Advance Process Group, OSH, DaimlerChrysler; Ed Northern, Director of Global Manufacturing, Energy and Chassis Division, Delphi Automotive Systems; Dr Doug Hawksworth, Senior Scientist, Materials and Joining Technology, Dana Corporation; Jayson Pankin, New Venture Creation Specialist, Commercialisation and Licensing, Delphi Technologies Inc; Wolf-Dietrich Schulz, Vice President Manufacturing, Magna Steyr; Nancy Berg, Executive Director, SME; Scott Chakmak, Sales Director, Schneider Electric; Willi Nef, Head of Multispindle BU, Tornos; Dr Thomas Weber, Founder, Webertech; Ron Harbour, President, Harbour Consulting; Dwight Carlson, Chairman, CEO, Micron Manufacturing Initiative; Wim van Acker, Managing Partner of North American Operations, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants; Thomas Pilz, CEO, Pilz USA; Vallury Prabhakar, CEO/General Manager, AutoForm Engineering, USA; Sundar Balu, Director of Marketing, Woodhead Industries; Keith Cooley, Chief Executive, Focus:HOPE; Tim Cronyn, Director of Business Development: Northern Region, Hexagon Metrology; Claude Dinismore, General Manager, Product Development: North America, Fanuc Robotics; Kevin Santilli, Strategic Development Manager, Industrial Measuring Technology Division, Carl Zeiss; Sadler Love, Senior Scientist/Team Leader, Milliken Research Corporation; Martin Stuckhardt, President; IPF America.

Topics to be debated extensively include powertrain and machining, automation and safety, body-in-white, digital manufacturing, measurement, testing and quality, assembly: the man-machine interface, lean manufacturing and integration and process design.

Together with AMS magazine, this conference is a global communication platform for top executives to share their knowledge and concerns with peers. This event is the ideal opportunity for key industry players to meet and discuss the latest trends, strategies and opinions.

AutoMan Global 2005 is sponsored by AutoForm, IPF America, Pilz, Schneider Electric, SME, Sunderland City Council, Tornos, Uddeholm and Woodhead.

Last minute registrations are still being taken. More information about AutoMan Global 2005 can be found on www.automanglobal.com

Alex Campos Morales, Marketing Manager, alex.campos@ultimamedia.org, Tel: +44-(0)20-8987-0967, Ultima Media