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Sign up now for the 2018 WardsAuto Interiors Conference to save $100 off your registration. Reserve your seat to see keynotes from top OEM designers, meet winners of the Wards 10 Best Interiors Awards, network with your peers and make new connections.
CHOOSE YOUR BREAKOUT SESSIONS When you register you'll save your spot in your choice of several break-out discussions focused on the hottest topics in interiors. Which will you choose?
Materials InnovationsMaterials can make or break a consumer’s first impression of a vehicle interior, but their importance goes far beyond aesthetics. Panelists will discuss the latest concepts for giving designers more creative freedom, reducing weight, reducing cost and optimizing eco-friendliness.
Creating the Ultimate User ExperienceThe “user experience,” a term that has migrated from consumer electronics to the world of automotive interior design, presents a new challenge: How do designers and engineers take the flood of information flowing in and out of vehicles and personal devices and turn it into positive encounters that delight, inform, entertain and protect drivers and passengers?
Autonomous Interiors 2.0We’ve all seen the first-generation of living-room-on-wheels designs for autonomous vehicles. This session looks at the next generation of concepts being developed based on the latest research.
Interior Crash Safety Systems for Autonomous CarsSeats that swivel and recline to near vertical positions are part of every new autonomous and semi-autonomous design. Even more dramatic reconfigurable seating scenarios are on the way. Airbag, seating and interior suppliers will discuss the near-term and advanced designs they have for solving the unique crash-safety challenges posed by autonomous vehicles.
Creating a Quiet Interior EnvironmentReducing noise, vibration and harshness in vehicle cabins always has been a goal but electric, autonomous and shared vehicles present new issues and challenges. In these new interior environments, a whole new menu of noises and frequencies can pop up to annoy occupants or interfere with the sound quality of premium infotainment systems. This session will look at how suppliers are developing cost-effective solutions to these new challenges.
Manufacturing World-Class InteriorsPanelists will discuss manufacturing processes and technologies that enable automakers and suppliers to produce interiors that are benchmarks in quality and cost.
Designing the Cockpit of the FutureBefore the totally autonomous vehicle arrives in the future, a range of technologies will begin transforming how we interact with cars. Realistically speaking, what will the near-term cockpit, instrument panel and HMI look like for the next product cycles?
Lightweighting InteriorsAutomakers have spent decades removing mass from vehicles, but there still is work to do, especially in the cabin. Numerous technologies and strategies for removing weight while enhancing comfort and aesthetics will be discussed.
New Concepts and Tech for Enhancing InteriorsWhether consumers plan to inhabit a vehicle for five years or five minutes, it will be important to impress drivers and passengers with beautiful design, smart surfaces, biofeedback and gorgeous OLED displays and lighting. Panelists will discuss a variety of the latest developments.
Who Will You Meet?
The Wards Auto Interiors Conference attracts a who's who from the world of vehicle interiors. Nearly 700 attended in 2017, creating the perfect environment to meet up with your colleagues from OEMs and suppliers and make new connections.
More than 200 companies represented in 2017: 3M
ABC Group.
ABI Tape
Able Industrial Products
Accuride International
Action Fabricators
ADAC Automotive
Adchem Corporation
Adhezion
Adient
Advanced Innovative Solutions
AIF / HISCO
Albis Plastics Corporation
Alcantara Spa
AluMag Automotive
American Autocoat
American Renolit Corporation
American Stitichco
Americhem
Apex Engineered Systems
Arconic
Atotech USA
Auld Technologies
AW Technical Center U.S.A.
BASF Colors & Effects
Bechem Lubrication Technology
Bentley Motors
BMW of North America
Bosch
Bostik
Boyd Corporation
Braskem America
Calty Design Research
Cascade Engineering
CGT
Changan US R&D
Commercial Vehicle Group
Components marketing Group
Consolidated Metco
Continental Automotive Systems
ContiTech NA
Covestro
Creative Foam Corporation
Delphi
Denso
Digital Data Solutions
DNP America
Dometic Corporation
Dovercourt Finishing Group
Dow Chemical
Dow Corning Corp
DSM Engineering Plastics
DuPont
EAC
Eastman
EDAG
Eissmann Automotive Detroit Development
Evonik Corporation
ExxonMobil Chemical
Faurecia
FCA
Federal Mogul
Ford Motor Company
Freudenberg Performance Materials
Furturis Automotive Gemini Group | General Motors
GHSP
Gleicher Manufacturing Corp
Graham Muir Sales
Grand Rapids Controls
Grupo Antolin
GTI Graphic Technology
Gyrotron Technology
Haartz Corporation
HB Fuller
HELLA
Henkel
HFI
Hirosawa-USA
Hisco
HLH Mold Technology Co Ltd
Honda
Hope Global
Hyundai Motor America
IAC Group
INOAC
Intertek
Inteva Products
Intuit Group
ITW
Jacobs & Thompson
Janesville Acoustics
JobsOhio
John Deere
JR Manufacturing.
Katzkin Automotive Leather
Kenmar
Kent Manufacturing
Kipp GmbH & Co KG
Kleiberit Adhesives
Knauf Insulation
Kraton Performance Polymers
Kurz Transfer Products
Lacks Enterprises
Lear Corporation
Lectra
Leggett & Platt Automotive Group
Leon Interiors
LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & KG
LINCOLN MOTOR COMPANY, FORD
M&C Stokvis
MacDermid Enthone
Magna Seating
Magnum Tapes & Films
Marquardt Switches
Marubeni Specialty Chemicals
Maserati North America
Mayco International
Mazda North American Operations
McCarthy Group
Mercury Products Company
Methode Electronics
Midori Auto Leather
MINI USA
Mitsubishi International
Mobis Moriroku Technology North America
Morris Associates
Multek Flexible Circuits
| Nanogate
National Manufacturing.
Nexteer Automotive
Nifco America Corp.
Nisann Technical Center North America
Northcoast Research
Nova Steel
Nye Lubricants
Omron Automotive Technologies
OPTIS North America
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors
Pak Lite.
PCS Company
Phillips Tube Group
Phillips-Medisize Corporation
Plastic Plate
PPG
Premier International
Prespoint Capital
Production Spring
Quarton Media
Recaro automotive
Red Spot Paint
Robert Bosch
Root & Associates
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
Schmidt-Bowman
Schock Metal America
Sika Corporation
SMI
Spectrum Industries
SRG GLOBAL
Staehle + Hess USA
Stahl Corporation
Standex Engraving
STRATTEC
Strouse Corporation
Subaru Research and Development
SUHNER Mfg.
Sundberg-Ferar Design Studio
Sunstar Engineering Americas
SynTouch
Tachi-S Engineering USA
Taica Corporation
Taica North America Corporation
TEAGUE
TECHNO POLYMER AMERICA
Techno Polymer America
The Lincoln Motor Company
The Woodbridge Group
ThermoAnalytics.
Toray
Toyota
Toyota Boshoku
Trinseo
TS Tech Americas
TSG
VALEO
VentureSource
Vulcan Spring & Mfg.
WEGU Manufacturing
Welformed
Woodbridge Group
Yanfeng Automotive Interiors
Yazaki North America |
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