Webinar: Trade War 2025
Trade tariffs are coming. With uncertainty comes opportunity.
Join Dallas Hord and Bill Sarver, as they break down the challenges and opportunities facing automotive tier one parts suppliers in the rapidly evolving landscape of 2025. You will leave this event with insightful analysis and actionable strategies to help your business not just survive but thrive in 2025.
This virtual lunch and learn is designed to equip automotive quality leaders with practical tools to navigate increasing regulations and OEM expectations while improving quality scores.
REGISTRATION:
Every registered attendee receives a $25 lunch e-gift card
PRESENTERS:
Dallas Hord & Bill Sarver
DATE:
April 30, 2025 11:30am-1:30pm CDT

What we uncover:
- Regulations & Tariffs: Understand the tariff’s impact on costs & quality compliance.
- OEM Pressures: How to document quality processes efficiently.
- Technology & Solutions: PLEX’s capabilities to improve quality and control product costs.
- Interactive Learning: Expert insights, live Q&A, and free OEE worksheet.
What you get:
- Practical Tools: Navigate increasing regulations with ease.
- OEM Insights: How to meet (if not exceed) Original Equipment Manufacturer expectations.
- Quality Improvement: Enhance your quality scores to stay competitive.
Your Presenters

Dallas has extensive experience in the manufacturing sector, both in hands-on production and a service specialist for a Rockwell Automation Distributor. He now works exclusively for AutomateIT to assist manufacturing facilities to understand the challenges impacting their production and to tailor custom solutions that align with each plant’s unique objectives, for greater efficiency and success.

With a reputation for disruptive thinking that results in positive advancements, Bill has built a career spearheading S&OP initiatives to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness in automotive manufacturing. He is a skilled in Industry 4.0 practitioner having led teams to high CAGR’s with a deep technical understanding of IIoT strategies & principals, MES/MOM systems and automation and network systems designs. He is a master negotiator and excels at strategic business planning.