Keynote Speakers & Sessions | SMF 2024 - SHEET METAL FORMING RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

Speaker	Topic
Mr. Avinash Khare , Consultant	Technical Challenges in scaling up the production of large size stampings
Dr. Bart Carleer, Auto Form Engineering India Pvt Ltd.	Stamping and BiW process simulation empowers Quality Inspection
Dr. Dilip Banerjee, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)USA	An overview of the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting (NCAL)’s ongoing research efforts in metal forming
Mr. Jay Narayan Singh, Tata Technologies Ltd. Jamshedpur	Innovative Strategies for Manufacturing Challenges: Cost-Effective Solutions for Developing Long Members and Reinforcements for Commercial Vehicles
Prof. N Venkata Reddy, IIT Hyderabad	Reconfigurable Tooling for Sheet Metal Forming
Mr. Peter Karch, Felss Systems GmbH. Germany	From Welded Sheet Metal to Steering Shaft: Technical Insights into Rotary Swaging and Axial Forming
Mr. Rahul K Verma, Tata Steel	Role of New Manufacturing Processes and Simulations for Future Mobility
Mr. Rajesh Patole, Godrej Enterprises Group	Enhancing Product Design & Part Process through structured Formability Analysis.
Mr. Ramandeep Singh, Auto Form Engineering India. Pvt Ltd.	Tailor-made solution for lightweight construction with hot forming
Mr. Sanjay Saha, Electropneumatics & Hydraulics (1) PVT. LTD.	Application and part driven forming developments
Mr. Satyanarayana Bhat, Tata Technologies Ltd, Pune	Challenges in sheet metal part forming process its cause and mitigation methods
Mr. Sushil Mane, Altair Engineering India Private Limited	Driving Metal Forming Efficiency: Leveraging Stamping Simulation Environment to Power Smart Manufacturing
Prof. Sushanta Kumar Panda, IIT Kharagpur	Formability assessment of Cu-0.5Cr-0.05Zr-0.05Ti alloy sheet and post-forming characterization for space application
Mr. Vasu. P, Ford India	Enhancing Productivity and Cost Efficiency in Stamping Sheet Metal Dies through Scrap Shedding Simulation
Mr. Manoj Nassa, JBM Auto Ltd., Gurugram	Case study of spring back in High Tensile part and compensation the spring back in skin panel (Side Hood)