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Acquisitions / Auto Suppliers / Lightweighting

Aludyne buys CastLight business from Shiloh Industries

SOUTHFIELD—Aludyne, the Southfield-based auto supplier, announced that it had purchased the CastLight divison of Valley City, Ohio-based Shiloh Industries. Terms were not disclosed. Officials at Aludyne said the acquisition will …

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Aluminum group to host automotive body course

PLYMOUTH—Automotive Aluminum Advisors announced its first aluminum body sheet course designed to help automakers and their suppliers learn more about aluminum technology. The inaugural course will be held Feb. 11 …

Advanced Materials / Manufacturing

Detroit conference to look at impact of ‘lightweighting’ on small manufacturers

DETROIT — The challenges and opportunities for smaller manufacturers of lightweighting – the effort to develop and use advanced lightweight materials in manufacturing – will be addressed in a Detroit …

Continuing Education / Engineering Education / ESD Educational Classes

ESD Offers Continuing Education Courses

SOUTHFIELD — Engineers and other technical professionals seeking continuing education credits — or simply to broaden their expertise — are invited to attend two-hour educational courses this month at The …

Workforce Development

Vehicle Lightweighting Job Demand Surges

DETROIT — A new report from a vehicle “lightweighting” industry group and a local workforce group showed that demand for lightweighting-related occupations jumped more than 50 percent from the end …

3D Printing / Supercomputing

Altair Software Conference Coming Next Week In Dearborn

TROY — Hundreds of engineers and researchers will examine new techniques for simulating vehicle design with composites and optimizing designs for additive manufacturing, lightweight vehicles and aircraft as they participate …

Jobs / Manufacturing

Lightweighting — A Heavyweight Job Creator

DETROIT — The invented word is “lightweighting,” and when it comes to job creation it’s fighting far above its weight class. Two industry groups say that employment in lightweighting-related occupations …

Manufacturing

New Lightweight Manufacturing Center To Open Thursday

DETROIT — The American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute will cut the ribbon to officially open its new innovation acceleration center in Detroit on Thursday, Jan. 15. The 100,000-square-foot facility …

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