Strip Tinning Automotive
Rob Smith FIMechE is an accomplished Chief Technology Officer at Strip Tinning Automotive since December 2023, focusing on operations, innovation, and new product introduction. Previously, Rob held leadership roles at Tata Technologies Limited as General Manager in China and Chief Program Engineer, as well as Engineering Director at VINFAST LLC, overseeing significant vehicle projects. Rob's extensive experience includes serving as Technical Director at Tata Technologies for E R&D in East and South Asia and various engineering roles from Arctic Circle Ltd to Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd, where projects spanned from body structures to advanced composites. Rob holds a Chartered Mechanical Engineer designation and a B.Eng. with 1st Class Honours in Mechanical Engineering from Edinburgh Napier University. Rob also holds coaching qualifications in Rugby Union.
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Strip Tinning Automotive
With more than 60 years of experience, Strip Tinning Automotive is a leading manufacturer of flexible printed circuit connectors, flat foil & cable connectors, and electrical busbar & wire elements, for automotive heating and lighting applications. We are proud suppliers to the world’s leading glazing manufacturers, these include, AGC, Carlex, Fuyao, NSG, PGW, Saint Gobain Sekurit, and Sisecam. A large portfolio of components supplied by Strip Tinning Automotive are assembled by the glazing manufacturers and subsequently supplied to the world’s leading OEM’s, including, Audi, BMW, Dacia, Ford, General Motors, Jaguar, Mercedes Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Opel, Peugeot, Porsche, Skoda, Volvo and VW.