1st North American User Conference, 18 & 19 September 2007, Detroit

The first North American User Conference, held in Detroit, was a great success, attracting many automotive OEM and Tier 1 suppliers that were interested in finding out more about Romax, networking with Romax experts, fellow users and peers, and learning how others use the software to solve their problems.

The conference opened with an insightful talk by Dr Peter Poon, CEO, Romax Technology on how to intelligently harness the increasing power of computers for engineering design. This was followed by the keynote presentation by Dr Takeshi Abe, Henry Ford Technical Fellow, NVH which explained how RomaxNVH software has enabled a fundamental change in process for design and analysis of automatic transmissions for minimal gear whine. Other user presentations on the first day came from Ford, GM Powertrain and General Bearings Corporation. Further strategic presentations from Romax, including “The impact of globalisation on the bearing supply chain” encouraged lively debate among the attendees which continued well into the evening.

The second day focused on Romax presentations with topics such as NVH, durability and reliability and software interfaces. The presentations were followed by roundtable discussions where OEMs such as Ford Motor Company and Caterpillar joined with Tier 1 suppliers such as ArvinMeritor and GM Powertrain to discuss NVH, bearings, interfaces and durability.

Many attendees have already expressed their interest in attending again next year, and have requested a variety of topics which they would like to learn about in the 2008 User Conference. Quotes about the conference include:

“Very useful and helpful”

“Good forum for technical discussion”

“Learn from both Romax and other attendees”

“Very informative”

“Excellent, keep going on”

“Keep up the good job”

“Dr Poon; what a guy!”

The summaries from the roundtable discussions will be posted on our website shortly, and the conference proceedings CD can be requested by emailing marketing@romaxtech.com