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The Future is Forming

"The Future is Forming," presented by Engineering Quality Solutions, discusses sheet steel/aluminum and how they are used. EQS helps steel, aluminum and manufacturing companies make the most cost-effective use of the sheet metal specified and supplied for each application. EQS offers forming limit diagram (FLD) and circle grid/ thinning strain analysis, tooling buyoff assistance, steelmaking and formability training, holistic cost reduction, steel cargo damage claim analysis and problem arbitration resolution.

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Review: 2007 Great Designs in Steel Seminar

The 2007 Great Designs in Steel Seminar was held on March 7 in Livonia, MI, with over 1700 people in attendance. This seminar, sponsored by AISI and held annually since 2002, is billed as “the premier forum for the latest trends and applications in automotive steel technologies.”

AISI continues to raise the bar, as this was another excellent day of presentations, exhibits, and informal meetings. In addition to displays on steel fuel tanks, steel wheels, and laser welded blanks, there were teardowns highlighting the high strength steel parts contained on the BMW X5, Chrysler Sebring, and the IMPACT truck.

Over the next few postings, I’m going to give the highlights of some of the presentations. But the theme is clear: Advanced high-strength steels (like dual phase and TRIP steels) are being used now in selected applications, and are being increasingly specified in future vehicles to capitalize on their potential for weight savings, cost savings, and safety.

Posted by Engineering Quality Solutions on Monday, March 19, 2007 at 2:45 PM | |
 


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