SMWC

Sheet Metal Welding Conference

SMWC XX: Advances in Automotive Welding & Joining Conference

Expanding beyond the Body Shop to cover the Electric Revolution

October 22-24, 2024

Laurel Manor | 39000 Schoolcraft Rd, Livonia, MI 48150

For More Information:

Conference Chair: Andrea Orr

Email
[email protected]

The Sheet Metal Welding Conference (SMWC) is the premier technical conference dedicated to bringing experts together to discuss state-of-the-art welding and joining technologies for the automotive, transportation, and light manufacturing industries. SMWC also provides important opportunities for engineers and researchers from manufacturers, suppliers, universities, and research institutes to network and meet experts in the field of welding. SMWC XX will emphasize recent developments in welding and joining solutions that enable new generations of vehicle design and construction.

You are invited to submit an abstract to participate as a presenter at SMWC XX.

Topics of interest relate to Body Construction, Electrification, and Virtual Validation Tools:

  • Battery Box Construction
  • Green Initiatives for Energy Consumption
  • High Gauge Ratio Stack-Ups
  • Material Consideration for Electrification
  • Mechanical Joining
  • Modeling of Weld Process and Attributes
  • Battery Welding
  • Dissimilar Materials Welding
  • Motor Welding
  • Next Generation of Materials
  • Non-Destructive Evaluation
  • Process Development
  • Utilization of AI/ML for Welding
  • Welding Equipment

Submissions for abstracts are now closed. Still seeking sponsors for Vendor’s Night.

If your abstract has been selected, authors are required to prepare a paper and in-person presentation.

Sheet Metal Welding Conference

SMWC XX: Advances in Automotive Welding & Joining Conference

Expanding beyond the Body Shop to cover the Electric Revolution

October 22-24, 2024

The Sheet Metal Welding Conference (SMWC) is the premier technical conference dedicated to bringing experts together to discuss state-of-the-art welding and joining technologies for the automotive, transportation, and light manufacturing industries. SMWC also provides important opportunities for engineers and researchers from manufacturers, suppliers, universities, and research institutes to network and meet experts in the field of welding. SMWC XIX will emphasize recent developments in welding and joining solutions that enable new generations of vehicle design and construction.

You are invited to submit an abstract to participate as a presenter at SMWC XX.

Topics of interest relate to Body Construction, Electrification, and Virtual Validation Tools.

For More Information:

Conference Chair: Andrea Orr

Email
[email protected]

Submit your title and abstract via email by March 1st, 2024

If selected, authors are required to prepare a paper and in-person presentation.

Click the link below to see SMWC XIX papers: