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Forward Engineering establishes FENA

06 Mar '20

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Forward Engineering (FE), a global engineering and consulting firm specialising in enabling cost effective inclusion of fibre reinforced polymer composites in serial mass-produced automotive structures, has set up Forward Engineering North America (FENA) and named Adam Halsband as managing director of North American operations headquartered in Royal Oak, MI.

conveniently located within minutes of leading and emergent global Automotive OEMs, Tier Manufacturer and Material Supplier Technology Centres.

The Forward Engineering team has been supporting North American clients and collaborating with regional technology partners on the accelerated adoption of composite intensive mixed material solutions since several years. Electrification, automation and demand for cost effective innovation has fuelled a steadily increasing demand for FE’s production-based design and engineering services in the North American market.

FENA has been set up to provide local responsive design and engineering services, leveraging and growing the innovative portfolio of composite intensive mixed material solutions know-how that FE has developed through its award-winning automotive design and development programmes.

“We are excited to have achieved our long-time goal of establishing Forward Engineering North America,” said Georg Kaesmeier, managing director, Forward Engineering. “With Adam (Halsband) leading the FENA team we are confident that we can continue meeting and exceeding our customers’ and partners’ expectations.”

“I am honoured to have earned the confidence of my colleagues and to be appointed as managing director of FENA,” shared Halsband. “In the coming weeks we will be able to provide more information about our new office in Metro Detroit which will mark another key milestone for Forward Engineering globally.”

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (SV)