by Lori Jo Vest | Feb 19, 2020 | General News
In this edition of AHSS Insights, George Coates and Menachem Kimchi get back to basics with important fundamentals in forming and joining AHSS. As the global steel industry continues its development of Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS), including 3rd Gen products...
by Lori Jo Vest | Jan 22, 2020 | General News
Forty years ago, the metal forming community needed to figure out how to stamp a new exotic family of steels making inroads into automotive body construction. These grades, called High Strength Low Alloy steels, were much stronger than the commonplace mild...
by Lori Jo Vest | Dec 11, 2019 | General News
Several recent studies are forecasting that; “Within the next 10 to 15 years, urban transportation will be dominated by Electric and Automated vehicles”. Meaning most of us will be driving Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) in the not-distant future. In 2011, just eight...
by Lori Jo Vest | Nov 20, 2019 | General News
We once again welcome Max Biegler, Research Associate, Fraunhofer IPK, in this follow up article on Modelling Resistance Spot Welding. Modern car bodies today are made of increasing volumes of Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS), the superb performance of which...
by Lori Jo Vest | Oct 23, 2019 | General News
Nearly 17 years ago, WorldAutoSteel began the first compilation of the Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS) Application Guidelines, a volume of global best practices for forming and joining what was then a relatively new family of steels. We’ve continued to update the...
by Lori Jo Vest | Oct 1, 2019 | General News
As with any new technology, there are the complications of making it safe, usable and relevant to the marketplace. And we’re seeing those early growing pains with connected, autonomous, ride sharing and electric vehicles. It’s a difficult process to pioneer...
