by AMG World Staff
The automotive industry is navigating a period of rapid change. Tariffs, supply chain volatility, localization efforts, shifting production strategies, and increasing cost pressures are forcing manufacturers to rethink how they operate. At the same time, expectations around quality, efficiency, flexibility, and resilience continue to rise.
On September 10, 2026, join smart manufacturing, technology, and automation leaders at the seventh annual Smart Manufacturing for Automotive Summit held by AMG World in Detroit, MI to explore how artificial intelligence (AI), digital twins, advanced analytics, automation, and connected manufacturing technologies help automotive manufacturers build smarter, more resilient operations.
Automotive Manufacturing Leaders
Join manufacturing practitioners and decision makers from organizations including BorgWarner, Gestamp, Lear Corporation, Lucid Motors, Magna International, Rivian, and ZF Group.
Speakers include Liz Fernandes, senior electrical engineer, equipment integration (Americas), Continental; Aaron Dunlap, manufacturing execution systems architect, General Motors; Dan Drouin, VP operational excellence, iDEA by Lear, Lear Corporation; Arun Prakash Mantena, global manager, advanced manufacturing engineering – stamping, Lucid Motors; Austin Ulerick, senior engineer, stamping production engineering, Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America; and Raidan Lage, regional smart factory coordinator, ZF Group.
Key Themes
Building the digital core discusses secure, connected, and data-driven manufacturing. This explores how manufacturers can establish the digital, data, and cybersecurity foundations required to scale smart factory capabilities across their operations.
Transforming the workforce looks at leadership, skills, and culture for the modern factory. It discusses the skills, leadership mindsets, and organizational culture needed to enable a digitally empowered, future-ready manufacturing workforce.
Verified AI-powered productivity highlights intelligent automation for quality, safety, and operational excellence. The focus is on proven, practical ways AI, analytics, and automation can unlock step-change improvements in efficiency, quality, safety, and overall factory performance.
Meet the Sponsors
Connect with solution providers helping manufacturers accelerate smart manufacturing and digital transformation initiatives, including Belden, Concept Reply, Kundinger, Lenovo x Nvidia, MaintainX, and MetaLearner.
Why Attend?
Learn directly from automotive manufacturers implementing Industry 4.0 initiatives. Benchmark strategies with OEMs, suppliers, and technology leaders. Explore practical applications of AI, automation, analytics, digital twins, and connected manufacturing. Gain real-world lessons on improving efficiency, quality, flexibility, and operational performance. Build valuable connections with decision makers from across the automotive value chain.
Register Today
Find out more and register using this 15 percent discount code PARTNER15 by visiting smartmanuauto.com, emailing enquiries@amg-world.co.uk, or calling +44 (0) 113 3970 379.
Sep2026, Industrial Print Magazine
