Flex-N-Gate Innovation Chief on New Osram Plant Bought in Italy

Further to last week’s report on Flex-N-Gate’s purchase of Osram’s vehicle lighting facility in Treviso, Italy: Flex-N-Gate Europe’s Research and Innovation manager Yohan Garnier (photo) tells us “This new acquisition is an important step for FNG, as it will support our competitiveness thanks to vertical integration for lighting components, and significantly reinforce our electronics know-how.…

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Hector Fratty, DrivingVisionNews President and Founder has been for his entire career in automotive lighting. From 1995 to 2006, he was Valeo Lighting Systems’ chief of R&D, managing a staff of 650 engineers and technicians and a budget of over €70m. He holds 20 patents worldwide. In 2008, after 2 years’ consultancy, he initiated the launch of Driving Vision News, a news pipeline dedicated to keeping the lighting and driver assistance community informed of the latest progress and development in the industry. Hector Fratty presides over the highly‐regarded biennial VISION Congress international automotive lighting and driver assistance symposium. Hector Fratty is also a member of the ISAL steering committees.