Detroit event featured tech sessions, speakers and product showcase
focused on industry solutions
3M demonstrated its expertise and full range of solutions designed to
address industry challenges at its 2012 Transportation Summit, held for
automotive, RV, commercial vehicle, military and aerospace manufacturers and
their suppliers at the 3M Automotive Market Center on Oct. 2-3 in
Detroit. Learn More. Stay tuned for further details…
Meeting Six Challenges of Lightweighting
The design requirement for lightweighting of products is generally driven by at least one of the following mandates: 1) reduce product energy consumption; 2) decrease manufacturing costs; or 3) reduce size to improve portability, aesthetics and/or user convenience. However, when implementing lightweighting, design engineers frequently encounter several of the following six challenges.
