Automotive Industry Advancements with NDTAn ASNT Topical Conference

11-12 May 2009

Hyatt Regency Greenville

Greenville, SC, USA

photo © DaimlerChrysler

Don’t miss this dynamic industry focused event.This conference is designed to bring together the automotive manufacturersand their suppliers to discuss advancements with NDT technology in the auto-motive industry. Owners, managers, researchers, engineers, quality and manu-facturing personnel will provide insight into the latest developments for implementation, inspection, training and quality control of NDT processes in production.

Program Chair:Dr. Mohammed A. Omar Clemson University -International Center for Automotive Research CU-ICARProgram Committee:Dr. Andreas Obieglo BMW Group, Research and Technology

Dr. Kah Wah Long Chrysler LLC, Durability Analysis & Development

Tomokazu Okuno Toyota Motor & Engineering of N. America TEMA, Advanced Engineering Division

Junichi Nakagaw Nippon Steel Corp. Technical Development Bureau

Anton Thomas Michelin Americas Research & Development - MARC

Program Co-sponsored by: CU-ICAR

Plan to attend. Register now.Online at www.asnt.org By Fax 614.274.6899By Phone 800.222.2768 or 614.274.6003

EXHIBITORS

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Imperium, Inc.1738 Elton Road, Suite 218Silver Spring, MD 20903850/377-7780301/431-0200 faxwww.imperiuminc.com

Olympus NDT48 Woerd AvenueWaltham, MA 02453781/419-3900781/419-3980 faxwww.olympusndt.com

Rohmann LP111 Corporate Drive, Suite DSpartanburg, SC 29303864/208-0480864/208-0484 faxwww.rohmann.com

Bruker AXS Handheld415 N. Quay Street, Bldg. A, Suite 1Kennewick, WA 99336509/783-9850509/735-9696 faxwww.brukerhandheld.com

Envision Product Design7800 King StreetAnchorage, AK 99518907/563-1141907/563-1142 faxwww.cmosxray.com

Foerster Instruments, Inc.140 Industry Drive, RIDC Park WestPittsburgh, PA 15275412/788-8976 412/788-8984 faxwww.foerstergroup.com

ibg NDT Systems Corp.20793 Farmington Road, Suite 8Farmington Hills, MI 48336

9:00 am

KEYNOTE ADDRESSProduction Challenges in anInternational EnvironmentJosef Kerscher, President of BMW Manufac-turing, Spartanburg

10:00 amWeld Inspection and Process Feed-back Using Ultrasonic Phased ArraysD. Hopkins, Bercli, Inc.

10:30 amRecent Developments in AdvancedAcoustic Imaging Inspection Tech-nology and Methods for ResistanceSpot Welds inAutomobile Manufacturing R. Maev, A. Denisov, L. Barsnati, Tessonics, Inc.

11:00 amUltrasonic In-Line Spot Weld Moni-toring SystemA. Chertov, R. Maev, P. Kustron, W. Regalado, A. Karloff, University of Windsor

11:30 amPenetrant Testing of Standard Parts, Practical Examples of Process OptimizationK. Alward, K. Lessmann, PFINDER KG

12:00–1:30 pmLunch Break

1:30 pmAcoustography: A Potential Solutionto Fast Ultrasonic Inspection of Auto-motive Composite StructuresC. Pergantis, US Army Research Laboratory; J. Sandhu, Santec Systems Inc.

2:00 pmEddy-current Analysis of Cast Defectsand Silicon Distribution in Hyper-eutectic Aluminum Liners ofAutomobile CrankcasesW. Wagener, BMW AG; D. Griem, Rohmann LP; L. Lindecke, Rohmann GmbH

2:30 pmPaint Color Effect on the Perform-ance of Infrared Seed Inspection Sys-tem for Automotive Applications B. Gharaibeh, N. Akafuah, K. Saito, Institute ofResearch for Technology / University of Ken-tucky; R. Maddux, R. Alloo, Toyota Motor Engi-

neering and Manufacturing

3:00 pmNondestructive Ultrasonic Inspectionof Cylindrical Butt Laser Welds UsingAcoustic Microscopy Methods F. Severin, R. Maev, University of Windsor

3:30 pmRobotically Applied “Best Fit”Method for Assembling Closure PanelsS. Rhoads, BMW Manufacturing Co.

4:00 pmUse of Eddy Current Method in HeatTreated Component Production Linesfor 100% Testing of Material Proper-ties and to Detect Surface Flaws W. Buschur, ibg NDT Systems Corporation; H. Baumgartner, ibg Prufcomputer GmbH

4:30 pmAdvancements in Production X-rayScanning of Automotive Castings J. Pursley, Envision Product Design LLC

5:00–7:00 pmWelcome Reception

Program schedule is subject to change without notice.

Monday 11 May

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9:00 am

KEYNOTE ADDRESSThe Role of Technology in Ad-vancing the AutomotiveParts ManufacturingDavid Stafford, COO Michelin Americas Research Company

10:00 amChallenges of Spot-weld Inspectionin Coated Steel: Conclusions of aMulti-year StudyD. Hopkins, Bercli Inc.; C. Dasch, General MotorsCorp.; G. Harmon, Chrysler; B. Ghaffari, A. Wexler, Ford Motor Co.

10:30 amIntegration of the Ultrasonic In-LineSpot Weld Monitoring SystemL. Barsanti, A. Chertov, R. Maev, Tessonics, Inc.; J. Geer, Magna Drive Automotive

11:00 amResearch and Development of an Ad-vanced Sensing Technology based onNon-stationary Inverse Heat Conduc-tion Problem for Reducing Base LoadEnergy & 12288J. Nakagawa, T. Ito, Nippon Steel Corporation; M. Yamamoto, The University of Tokyo

11:30 am–1:00 pmLunch in Exhibit Hall

1:30 pmNondestructive Evaluation of Adhe-sive Bonds in Various Combinationand Properties Sheet-Metal Automotive Assembliesby a Portable 20 MHz Ultrasonic Pulse-echo Adhesive Bond Inspection System (ABIS)S. Titov, R. Maev, University of Windsor

2:00 pmLaser Ultrasonic Inspection of Adhe-sives Used in Auto Body Manufacture M. Klein, H. Ansari; Intelligent Optical Systems

2:30 pmMagnetic Induction and Eddy CurrentTechniques for Heat Treatment Verifi-cation and Surface Flaw Detection ofComponentsH. Muthuswami, Foerster Instruments, Inc.

3:00 pmInline Automotive Stamping ProcessControl Using Vision Based SystemsM. Omar, Clemson University – InternationalCenter for Automotive Research CU-ICAR

3:30 pmOperator Qualification and Certifica-tion in Today's Quality ProgramsP. Sansieri, Odyssey Technology Corp.

4:00 pmPresent & Future Challenges of Per-sonnel CertificationNeural NetworkB. Potter, Metal Finishing Co.; Incoming ASNTCertification Management Council Chair

4:30 pmDimension Estimation of RectangularCracks Using Impedance Changes of Eddy Current Probe with Neural NetworkA. Babaei, A. Salemi, A. Suratgar, Iran Arak Azad University

Tuesday 12 May

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Exhibit HoursMonday 11 May 5:00–7:00 pm: Welcome Reception

Tuesday 12 May 11:00 am–2:00 pm: Exhibits Open 11:30 am–1:00 pm: Lunch in Hall

AccommodationsHYATT REGENCY GREENVILLE220 NORTH MAIN STREETGREENVILLE, SC 29601- USA

Please make your room reservations bycalling the hotel's reservation depart-ment at (864) 235-1234 or (800) 233-1234. To receive the grouprate of $129 single/$129 double, youmust identify yourself as a member ofthe ASNT Automotive Conference. The deadline to receive this rate is4/20/2009.

Greenville, South CarolinaSet among the foothills of the BlueRidge Mountains in the northwest cor-ner of South Carolina, Greenville is con-veniently located between Atlanta andCharlotte along Interstate 85. With 117automotive companies located inGreenville and its surrounding region, itis a hub for innovative automotive re-search and education.

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