As well as presentations from experts in the field, Jaguar Land Rover has offered to start the day off with a tour of its facilities at Castle Bromwich. Delegates will see all of the production processes (apart from the pain shop) of either the IK, IJ or IF models incorporating all the latest technologies and robotics.
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Wednesday 23 April 2008
Jaguar Cars
Gate 1
Chester Road
The following topics would be addressed by invited speakers:
• The march towards aluminium alloys
• Steel fights back- variable thickness, high strength steels
• Composite materials- why the delay?
• Joining technologies for automotive materials
• Energy absorption and crash safety
• The challenge of the EOLV Directive
• Recycling of polymers and composites
• Recycling of metals
• Recycling- the economic case
All engineers, engineering managers and those responsible for, accountable for, or involved in ensuring that vehicles are manufactured to be less polluting.