An integrating experience
OFHSEP04_03
09/01/2004
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The importance of systems integration will be an overarching theme at a new SAE conference, COMVEC, for the commercial vehicle and off-highway industries.
One of the big challenges-and opportunities-shared by the commercial vehicle and off-highway industries is making the most of systems integration, according to Dee Kapur, President of the Truck Group at International Truck and Engine.
That is an observation of special significance given that Kapur is serving as Executive Chairman of the SAE Commercial Vehicle Congress and Exhibition (COMVEC) slated for October 26-28 in Chicago. This inaugural event combines-integrates, one might say-what previously were separate SAE conferences serving the off-highway industry and the truck and bus industry. Getting the two “sides” to work more closely together is one of the principal goals of Kapur and others organizing COMVEC. He is convinced that it will result not only in a better conference, but a better industry.