AIAG Demo Shows How Auto Industry Can Save Millions of Dollars and Slash OEM Product Development Times

A live demo will showcase the capabilities of the Automotive Industry Action Group's (AIAG) new, global metrology quality measurement data standard for the seamless exchange of data between gages and reporting tools. The standard will reduce the industry's dependency on thousands of proprietary data formats, potentially saving companies millions of dollars and slashing OEM product development times by up to three weeks.

WHO: AIAG and representatives from DaimlerChrysler AG, ASI Datamyte, Mitutoyo America Corp., Q-DAS, Renishaw and UGS. Interview opportunities are available with Akram Yunas, collaborative engineering and product development manager, AIAG; John Coski, senior manager quality systems, DaimlerChrysler AG; and Robert Brown, program manager, Mitutoyo America.

WHEN: June 7-8, 2006

WHERE: Booth #1138, 2006 Quality Expo Detroit, Rock Financial Showplace, Novi, Mich.

About AIAG

Founded in 1982, AIAG is a globally recognized organization where OEMs and suppliers unite to address and resolve issues affecting the worldwide automotive supply chain. AIAG's goals are to reduce cost and complexity through collaboration; improve product quality, health, safety and the environment; and optimize speed to market throughout the supply chain. Headquartered in the metro Detroit area, its more than 1,500 member companies include North American, European and Asia-Pacific OEMs and suppliers to the automotive industry. Additional information is available on the Internet at http://www.aiag.org/ .