Sika Automotive recently announced that it will serve as the headline sponsor, as well as a presenter and an exhibitor at the Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Detroit 2019 Conference, which will be held August 20-22 in Detroit, Mich. The event will feature Leslie Wolschleger, Ph.D., Sika’s vice president of Research & Development, as a speaker on Tuesday, August 20, at 12:20 p.m. The presentation, “Evolution of Adhesive Joining in Automotive Body-in-White,” will cover the following topics:

• Effects of surface coating on adhesive joining of metals
• Importance of proper adhesive selection in mixed material bonding, especially in applications with composite materials
• Why differences in thermal expansion of materials is a critical issue in specific bonding applications
• Latest innovations in semi-structural, structural, and mixed-material bonding adhesive technologies

As an exhibitor, Sika Automotive will feature its vehicle lightweighting technologies. Products to be showcased include SikaPower^® and Sikaflex^® for lightweight material and mixed-material bonding; SikaReinforcer^® structural inserts for body structural reinforcements; and SikaBaffle^® and SikaDamp^® for noise and vibration control.

For more information, visit www.sikaautomotive.com. Details regarding the conference are available at www.global-automotive-lightweight-materials-detroit.com.