Jens Merkel is responsible for the material database and other materials-related services at TRW Automotive, a leading supplier of safety products and services to the automotive industry. At a web seminar, he highlighted how Granta’s tools are helping TRW meet challenges such as: worldwide production; working with a wide variety of materials and choosing the right material for specific applications; handling materials information in an organization growing by acquisition; the need for dual sourcing; assessing and managing restricted substance impacts; and cost optimization. “Using such a system, we can optimize our internal processes”, he explained.