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WHERE: The Rosen Centre Hotel Orlando, Florida WHEN: February 15–17 REGISTER: ecoatconference.com CONTACT: Anne Von Moll, anne@electrocoat.org PRODUCTS FINISHING — pfonline.com 29 TUESDAY — 8:30 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Today's Challenges and Future Trends in Automotive Lightweighting, by Tim Weingartz, Ford Motor Co., global paint engineering division. Weingartz will touch on Ford's incorporation of more lightweight alloys in vehicle production and how that afects the electrocoat market. Ratcheting legislation continues to promote innovation in automobile manufacturing. The environmental gap for the 2025 gas mileage target is a nearly 60 percent increase over the 2012 CAFE target. Additionally, there is a 40 percent required improvement in carbon dioxide emission reductions for 2020. As a result, Weingartz says all OEMs are looking at lightweighting vehicles through higher specifc strength body structures. One solution in practice is the use of lightweight alloys like aluminum and magnesium. The challenge for Ford has been that these alloys require changes in the coating materials and processing. Longer term, lightweighting will continue to evolve as newer, higher specifc strength materials are introduced and it will continue to challenge the coatings industry, with mixed substrates coating and new adhesive bonding systems at lower fxed source emissions and lower operational costs. Weingartz will discuss what changes, innovations and development the fnishing industry will need to foster to continue lightweighting. WEDNESDAY — 8 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: The Auto Industry Beyond Black, Steel and V8s, by Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production magazine Vasilash will present a keynote on the transformation of the automotive industry. Perhaps the most famous coating-related statement ever made in the auto industry is Henry Ford's, "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants, so long as it is black." From 1914—1926, that was the case. Arguably, until recent times, an analogous statement could be made: "Any customer can have a car made any way he or she wants, so long as it is made of steel and has an internal combustion engine." But that statement is now as quaint as Ford's original. There is a huge transformation going on in automotive technology, from what it is made of, to what's turning the wheels. We'll look at what's going on and why. Conference Schedule at a Glance MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 5 – 7 p.m. — Poolside Reception TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 7:30 a.m. — Registration and Information Open 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. — Continental Breakfast 8:30 – 10 a.m. — Conference Opening and Keynote Address 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. — Panel Discussion: Operating Costs 12 – 1:25 p.m. — Industry Awards Banquet 1:30 – 3:25 p.m. — Learning Stations 4 p.m. — Exhibit Night WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 7:30 a.m. — Registration and Information Open 7:30 – 8 a.m. — Continental Breakfast 8 – 9 a.m. — General Session and Keynote Address 9 – 10:15 a.m. — Panel Discussion: Troubleshooting 10:45 a.m. – 12 p.m. — Panel Discussion: Preventive Maintenance 12 – 1:15 p.m. — Lunch 1:30 – 3:25 p.m. — Learning Stations 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. — Closing Presentation and Remarks ECOAT16 Keynotes e ECOATCONFERENCE.COM