B2B information provider Reed Business Information (RBI), US, has announced that its publication Design News, along with sister publications, Control Engineering, EDN and Test & Measurement World, have announced Mechatronics 2.0: Driving Innovation in the Auto Industry, an expo and conference.
Scheduled for September 9, 2008, in Dearborn, Michigan, this free event will address the fundamentals of mechatronics in automotive systems. Speakers will tackle some of the major integration challenges facing automakers, suppliers and engineers today. Keynote speakers will include David Cole, chairman of the Center for Automotive Research, and Tom Watson, vice president of Engineering and Technical Planning Light Vehicle Systems at ArvinMeritor. Engineers will also have the opportunity to learn solutions to the challenges implementation of mechatronics presents in real life.
Design News is a leading technical resource for design engineers who create everything from planes, trains and automobiles to cellular phones, medical devices and more. The magazine provides useful and practical editorial content, both in print and online, to over 170,000 subscribers.