{"665126":{"#nid":"665126","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Pivoting JTEKT\u2019s Product \u0026 Manufacturing in Light of Electrification in Transportation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EJTEKT is a top 20 global Automotive supplier and a maker of steering \u0026amp; driveline systems, bearings, and machine tools.\u0026nbsp; As the transportation sector transitions to electrification, JTEKT must adapt its products, and its manufacturing, to meet customers needs.\u0026nbsp; Demand may decline for some products, while new products will be developed and launched that require new capabilities.\u0026nbsp; JTEKT\u0026rsquo;s Technical Center in Greenville, SC is currently working to identify new product opportunities that fit our design \u0026amp; manufacturing capabilities and to identify gaps that we need to close.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EBio:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EThe first 20+ years of my career involved broad experience improving manufacturing competitiveness and developing technology from advanced development as a technical specialist to strategic decision-making as a member of global Operations leadership. For the past few years, I\u0026rsquo;ve been involved in developing and expanding our approach to innovation in new product development.\u0026nbsp; I am currently the Director of Engineering and Innovation at JTEKT\u0026rsquo;s Greenville, SC Technical Center.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Pivoting JTEKT\u2019s Product \u0026 Manufacturing in Light of Electrification in Transportation"}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2023-01-25 19:39:44","changed_gmt":"2023-01-25 19:39:44","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2023-02-13T12:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2023-02-13T13:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2023-02-13T13:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2023-02-13 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2023-02-13 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2023-02-13 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"155831","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"186857","name":"go-gtmi"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:walter.rcih@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EWalter Rich\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}