Jerry Gould, Technology Leader, Resistance & Solid-State Welding, Edison Welding Institute, has been confirmed as a speaker in the Vehicle Lightweighting stream at Automotive Megatrends USA 2015, which takes place on 17 March 2015.
Jerry Gould is the Technology Leader for resistance and solid-state welding activities conducted at Edison Welding Institute (EWI). With a focus on resistance spot welding, particularly of coated and advanced high-strength steels, Gould has led studies detailing process investigations, weldability of various materials, and weldability of various stack-up and geometry configurations.
He has also added resistance welding of aluminium as a recent focus. Further research includes seam welding, projection welding, flash welding, resistance butt welding, and friction welding. Of note has been Gould’s work on honeycomb panel construction, which includes the specific resistance welding processes involved, as well as work with a range of high temperature materials.
He is also responsible for developing the capabilities for the statistical design of experiments conducted in production facilities on manufacturing equipment. He now uses many of these approaches to investigate various forge welding processes. Gould has published over 140 technical papers and articles on various aspects of resistance welding, solid-state welding, and welding metallurgy. He holds six patents, and has authored, or co-authored, 20 EWI Cooperative Research Reports.
With tougher CAFE standards just around the corner, automotive lightweighting has never been so important – or so innovative. The Vehicle Lightweighting stream at Automotive Megatrends USA 2015 will seek to identify the best and most efficient ways to reduce vehicle weight in mainstream light vehicles.
Automotive Megatrends USA 2015 Conference is a one-day, three stream conference (17 March 2015). To register for this event, please go to http://automotivemegatrendsusa.com/register/
For further details on this event, please contact the event manager, Emma Georgiades: emma.georgiades@automotiveworld.com / +44(0) 2921 286 515
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