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Automotive Industry Trends and Their Affect on the Tooling Industry

Name: Automotive Industry Trends and Their Affect on the Tooling Industry
Start: 2017-11-14T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2017-11-14T11:00:00-05:00
Location: FANUC AMERICA

November 14, 2017 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am

SAA Networking Breakfast

Automotive Industry Trends and Their Affect on the Tooling Industry

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Hirotec America, Auburn Hills, MI

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Registration/Networking Breakfast

8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Presentations followed by Q&A

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Hirotec Facility Tour

Registration/Presentation location:

FANUC AMERICA, 3900 W. Hamlin Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48309

Tour location (10 a.m.):

HIROTEC AMERICA, 3000 High Meadow Circle, Auburn Hills, MI 48326

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Tooling is a critical but often overlooked part of the automotive industry as a whole. The design and development of tools is an important process in the production of automobiles today.

Join the SAA on November 14 as it examines the state of the tooling industry. Key discussions will include:

Review key 2017 automotive industry trends and their impact on the tooling industry
How a shift in the automotive marketplace is driving the development of primary and secondary tooling shops
The role China, Canada and Mexico will play in the future of tooling
A look at where the tooling market is going in the next 24-36 months

After the tooling discussion, attendees will receive a tour of the Hirotec facility. Don’t miss this opportunity to get up to speed on the tooling industry and get a rare look at a tooling facility.

Featured speakers:

James Murphy