{"id":18,"date":"2019-10-16T19:49:51","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T19:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awssection.allcovered.io\/detroit\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2024-04-08T21:47:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T21:47:09","slug":"smwc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/detroit\/smwc\/","title":{"rendered":"SMWC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18\" class=\"elementor elementor-18\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66b519d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66b519d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-addbcf8\" data-id=\"addbcf8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffe3884 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffe3884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/awssection.com\/detroit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2023\/09\/SMWC-XX-Header.png\" alt=\"Sheet Metal Welding Conference\" width=\"1140\" height=\"325\" \/><\/p><h1 style=\"margin-bottom: 1px;padding-bottom: 1px;text-align: center\"><strong>SMWC XX: Advances in Automotive Welding &amp; Joining Conference<\/strong><\/h1><h1 style=\"font-size: 20px;text-align: center\">Expanding beyond the Body Shop to cover the Electric Revolution<\/h1><h1 style=\"font-size: 30px;text-align: center\">October 22-24, 2024<\/h1><h1 style=\"font-size: 20px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 20.0pt;line-height: 100%\">Laurel Manor | 39000 Schoolcraft Rd, Livonia, MI 48150<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2756 size-full aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/awssection.com\/detroit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2023\/09\/SMWC-XX-Thin-Bar.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"13\" \/><\/span><\/h1><div><div style=\"width: 250px;float: left;margin-right: 10px\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2748\" src=\"https:\/\/awssection.com\/detroit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2023\/09\/SMWC-XX-Icons.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"346\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>For More Information:<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 14px;margin-top: 1px;text-align: center\">Conference Chair: Andrea Orr<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 14px;margin-top: 1px;text-align: center\"><strong>Email<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"mailto:DetroitSMWC@awssections.org\">DetroitSMWC@awssections.org<\/a><\/p><\/div><p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 13.0pt;line-height: 100%\">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.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>You are invited to submit an abstract to participate as a presenter at SMWC XX.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Topics of interest relate to Body Construction, Electrification, and Virtual Validation Tools:<\/strong><\/p><div style=\"width: 70%;margin-left: 350px;margin-bottom: 20px;margin-right: auto;column-count: 2;column-gap: 50px\"><ul><li style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #222222;text-align: left\">Battery Box Construction<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #222222\">Green Initiatives for Energy Consumption<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #222222\">High Gauge Ratio Stack-Ups<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #222222\">Material Consideration for Electrification<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #222222\">Mechanical Joining<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #222222\">Modeling of Weld Process and Attributes<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #222222\">Battery Welding<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #222222\">Dissimilar Materials Welding<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #222222\">Motor Welding<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #222222\">Next Generation of Materials<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #222222\">Non-Destructive Evaluation<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #222222\">Process Development<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #222222\">Utilization of AI\/ML for Welding<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #222222\">Welding Equipment<\/li><\/ul><\/div><h1 style=\"font-size: 20px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2756 size-full aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/awssection.com\/detroit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2023\/09\/SMWC-XX-Thin-Bar.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"13\" \/><\/span><\/h1><p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 15.0pt;line-height: 100%\">Submissions for abstracts are now closed. Still seeking sponsors for Vendor&#8217;s Night.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">If your abstract has been selected, authors are required to prepare a paper and in-person presentation.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/awssection.com\/detroit\/smwc-papers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2757 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/awssection.com\/detroit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2023\/09\/SMWC-XX-Thick-Bar-1-e1694721068261.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa1532 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fa1532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/awssection.com\/detroit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2023\/09\/SMWC-XX-Header.png\" alt=\"Sheet Metal Welding Conference\" width=\"1140\" height=\"325\" \/><\/p><h1 style=\"margin-bottom: 1px;padding-bottom: 1px;text-align: center\"><strong>SMWC XX: Advances in Automotive Welding &amp; Joining Conference<\/strong><\/h1><h1 style=\"font-size: 20px;text-align: center\">Expanding beyond the Body Shop to cover the Electric Revolution<\/h1><h1 style=\"font-size: 20px;text-align: center\">October 22-24, 2024<span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2756 size-full aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/awssection.com\/detroit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2023\/09\/SMWC-XX-Thin-Bar.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"13\" \/><\/span><\/h1><div><p><span style=\"color: #000000\">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.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>You are invited to submit an abstract to participate as a presenter at SMWC XX.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Topics of interest relate to Body Construction, Electrification, and Virtual Validation Tools.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>For More Information:<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 14px;margin-top: 1px;text-align: center\">Conference Chair: Andrea Orr<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 14px;margin-top: 1px;text-align: center\"><strong>Email<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"mailto:DetroitSMWC@awssections.org\">DetroitSMWC@awssections.org<\/a><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2748\" src=\"https:\/\/awssection.com\/detroit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2023\/09\/SMWC-XX-Icons.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"346\" \/><\/p><h1 style=\"font-size: 20px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2756 size-full aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/awssection.com\/detroit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2023\/09\/SMWC-XX-Thin-Bar.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"13\" \/><\/span><\/h1><p style=\"text-align: center\">Submit your title and abstract via <a href=\"mailto:DetroitSMWC@awssections.org\">email<\/a> by <strong>March 1st, 2024<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">If selected, authors are required to prepare a paper and in-person presentation.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Click the link below to see SMWC XIX papers:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/awssection.com\/detroit\/smwc-papers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2757 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/awssection.com\/detroit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2023\/09\/SMWC-XX-Thick-Bar-1-e1694721068261.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SMWC XX: Advances in Automotive Welding &amp; 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 EmailDetroitSMWC@awssections.org The Sheet Metal Welding Conference (SMWC) is the premier technical conference dedicated to bringing experts together&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/detroit\/smwc\/\"><span>Read More<\/span><i>&#43;<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"jsalgado","author_link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/detroit\/author\/jsalgado\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":null,"rttpg_excerpt":"SMWC XX: Advances in Automotive Welding &amp; 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 EmailDetroitSMWC@awssections.org The Sheet Metal Welding Conference (SMWC) is the premier technical conference dedicated to bringing experts together&#8230;Read&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/detroit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/detroit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/detroit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/detroit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/detroit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":372,"href":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/detroit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3064,"href":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/detroit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/3064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/detroit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}