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Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
"Best 3 days spent to learn and capture lightweight market trends and technologies".
ViewGeneral Motors
"Great organization, presenters well prepared, exhibits are a good complimentary elements on the congress".
ViewToyota
"Great opportunity for OEMs, Tiers and others to meet learn and network in a professional environment".
ViewAdvanced Materials Research, Honda R&D Americas
"Concept directly in line with challenges I face everyday. Great to hear other OEMs/Tiers speaking about these issues"
ViewEngineer, Toyota
"GALM has grown to be a valuable conference for sharing information regarding lightweight materials for the automotive industry"
ViewBFO - Underbody, General Motors
"GALM is a great opportunity to learn and network with colleagues on the latest materials and technologies"
ViewPrincipal Engineer: Body Structures, Aston Martin
"Good conference, well organized, interesting topics"
ViewProject General Manager, Toyota
"Lightweighting being the hot topic of the time, the panel discussion by the OEMs was the best of all I have attended, with good and frank lively dialogue"
ViewEngineer - Roof Systems, Bentley Motors
"I was attracted by increasing my knowledge of material choice as well as discussing in depth issues such as cost and recyclability. Good scope of presenters."
ViewEngineering Group Manager, General Motors
"Overall a very knowledge filled and well produced conference. Presenters were well selected and well prepared"
ViewTechnical Fellow, General Motors
"Good mix of talks and speakers and there was more technical content than I expected. This was a pleasant surprise. Food, resources and media were excellent"
ViewOptimal Inc
"If you want to attend one event that will give you a comprehensive understanding of what the auto industry is doing to lightweight materials, you must attend GALM!"
ViewUS Steel
"Excellent range of topics, great speakers, very good view on current trends and the future of materials in automotive"
ViewChief Designer, Plasan
"Once again an excellent conference. Well organized with quality participation from OEMs and suppliers"
ViewSenior Design Engineer, Alcoa Fastening Systems & Rings
"The GALM conference is a resource for the advancement of the automotive industry"
ViewTechnical Manager, Alloa Inc
"It's exciting to see the adoption of so many materials in the automotive industry, especially aluminium"
ViewEngineering Manager, Rifast Systems, LLC
"Great conference that highlights strengths and weaknesses of all strategies being used for vehicle lightweighting"
ViewProduct Development Manager, TrelleborgVibracoustic
"The information provided by the OEM representation was very important for me to make design decisions with my design engineers, specifically the cost vs weight discussion"
ViewTechnical Lead - Materials for Advanced Technology & Research (AT&R), Volvo Group Trucks Technology
"TIER1 partners must attend this event to understand what their customers are striving for as well as gain valuable network connections."
ViewSenior Business Manager, SABIC
"Good relevant content, good access to presentations. Excellent level of speaker credentials"
ViewAltair Engineering
"The London Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Conference brought together senior level delegates and highlighted the importance of CAE in addressing the challenges of developing lightweight vehicles. When the Detroit event was announced we decided our involvement was key to continuing the discussion of optimization technology and best practices with the US attendees."
ViewAccount Manager, SSDE Group
"The conference provided an overview of where we are today and where we need to go in the future with lightweight materials for the automotive market."
ViewManager: Material Concepts For Body-In-White Construction, BMW
"I liked the speakers and organization"
ViewTechnical Programs Manager, DuPont
"Great to see the power of collaboration. Competitors working together to a common goal"
ViewTechnical Programs Manager, SARL
"Great to see the power of collaboration, competitors working together on a common goal."
ViewPrincipal Analysis Engineer, Prodrive
"Great overview of the current challenges and trends. Exactly what I needed"
ViewSales Manager - Europe, Grafil Inc.
"Very useful and informative, well organized. Very good overall"
ViewAutoneum
"The theme of the conference is extremely interesting and will become more and more relevant in the next years. A 360° approach on lightweight is the way forward."
ViewBusiness Development Director, MW Group
"Excellent speakers from across the automotive market, a range of interesting topic areas and extremely well hosted"
ViewVP Engineering, Magna Cosma Automotive Services GmBH
"Very good location, excellent speakers, good mixture of OEMs, R&D and Universities"
ViewLab Group Manager for Polymer Composites, General Motors
"The content is very interesting and the networking is also important"
ViewManaging Director, International Magnesium Group
"Interesting, stimulating and effective agenda. Good networking and interactions"
ViewBusiness Manager, Huntsman Polyurethanes
"An excellent forum and presentations from very knowledgeable speakers."
ViewProduct Engineer, John Deere
"Day 2 agenda was very interesting - relevant real world case studies and examples."
ViewBusiness Development Analyst, Qatar Automotive Gateway
"I liked the content and variety of speakers from the OEMs"
ViewManager, Cutec Industrial Materials
"A great all round conference providing insight from OEMs and competitive supply chain solutions."
ViewMechanical Engineer, ThyssenKrupp Tailored Blanks Sweden
"Very professional by the organisers which allowed the conference to run very well."
ViewDesign Engineer, Duru Automotive
"The level of technical information that shared was very high and informative"
ViewTooling Engineer, KTH Parts Industries
"Very intriguing with a great deal of information for other OEMs, Tier 1s and prototyping companies."
ViewSenior R&D Manager, Dow Automotive
"I liked the topics, presence of OEMs and competitive materials"
ViewPresident and CEO, Whitehall Industries
"Excellent forum for OEM/supplier communication and information exchange."
ViewEngineering Director, Stadco
"Good cross-section of presentations, OEMs, Tier 1s, Material Suppliers and R&D"
ViewAutomotive Sector Manager, FORMAX
"Overall a good industry conference, understanding how the automotive industry are tackling the increasing pressures to lightweight."
ViewOperations Director, SERTEC
"I found the conference very informative on OEM strategic plans for material usage."
ViewWHY THIS EVENT IS UNIQUE
The Largest Automotive OEM-Led Lightweight Materials, Structures And Manufacturing Summit Is Returning To COBO Center Detroit
Following global growth and expansion, GALM USA Detroit is returning with a brand new program on how to 'Implement Lightweighting Innovations & Optimize Multi-Material Architectures For EVs, Autonomous Vehicles & Next Gen ICEVs.
Summit participants will benefit from:
- New agenda topics and themes researched with industry peers that fully reflect the evolution to a new generation of vehicles, including how the design and technical challenges posed by EVs in terms of costs and margins are being overcome.
- A highly informative mix of practical in-depth technical sessions, case study-led presentations and forward looking panels featuring leading OEMs, supplier innovations, technical experts and engineering professionals
- Technology innovation showcase comprising world leading providers of advanced materials, technologies, manufacturing solutions, BIWs and live demonstrations in the adjoining exhibition hall to ensure participants are fully up-to-speed on key industry developments and directions.
- Unrivaled networking opportunities including lunches, coffee breaks and drinks reception that ensure an interactive, dynamic gathering for engineers from OEMs, leading suppliers and technology innovators on automotive structures and materials.
- A unique holistic perspective offering practical insights and thought leadership on lightweighting covering advanced materials, body structures and related integration and optimisation issues, CAE and simulation tools and techniques, joining and testing technologies, coupled with best practices and business cases for implementing those advancements into existing production lines.