Upon returning from our American Automotive Summit, we spoke to Steve Johnson, Manufacturing Engineering Director at Motherson SAS. Read below to learn more about his experience onsite and following the Summit.
What are your overall responsibilities in your current position?
- Ensure flawless launch of our automotive OEM programs in North and South America.
- Develop the strategy and roadmap for automation, Industry 4.0, digital tools and autonomous logistics and industrialize.
- Support and develop the corporate and production engineering teams in the Americas region with their growth and development.
- Create, implement, and govern our standards and norms for first class production in automotive including MES, safety critical traceability, JIS/JIT, predictive and preventative maintenance, quality control, digital tools, and contingency planning.
What was the main challenge you were facing before attending the Summit?
What was your main reason for attending the Summit?
What did you take away/learn from the Summit?
Attending the Summit in search of new business connections proved to be a success, as there was a wide variety of technology suppliers present from the Tier 1 sector. Many of these mainstay technology companies on-site presented solutions beyond their core product offering, which is interesting to see and learn. One of these companies is Autodesk, whom we had the chance to connect with and are exploring a partnership with post-summit.
In addition, we were exposed to a deep dive into the roadmap and values of some of our OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), which allows us to tailor our solutions to best suit their needs for assembly and logistics going forward.
This event served as a great platform for networking, as we have already started communication with multiple vendors on their technology offerings. Our goal moving forward is to continue to connect with our current customers and raise awareness to all OEMs of the Motherson SAS group capabilities.
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American Manufacturing Summit | March 28-29, 2024 | Westin Chicago Lombard
American Biomanufacturing Summit | April 10-11 2024 | Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
American Supply Chain Summit | April 30-May 1, 2024 | Hyatt Regency Dallas
American CIO & IT Summit | May 2024
American Packaging Summit | June 18-19, 2024 | Westin Chicago Lombard
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