Great Designs in Steel Seminar to Feature Presentations on Cutting-Edge Automotive Steel Technologies
Third Annual Program Scheduled for February 18, 2004
DETROIT, Dec. 10 -- Great Designs in Steel is the premier forum for presentation and discussion of new and emerging automotive STEEL technologies, and the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has scheduled its third Great Designs in Steel Seminar for Wednesday, February 18, 2004, at the Laurel Manor Conference and Banquet Center in Livonia, Michigan.
The seminar is FREE, and the program begins at 7:00 a.m. with registration and continental breakfast. The presentations, most of which will be made by automotive engineers, will be divided among three concurrent tracks. Presentations will conclude at 3:30 p.m. Exhibits supporting many of the presentations will be available throughout the day.
Several presentations will focus on working with Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS), the next generation of steel technologies. Advanced High- Strength Steels are more durable than their predecessors, but have less mass, increasingly making them the material of choice for automotive design engineers. Twenty-four presentations have already been scheduled.
The program is outlined as follows:
Track One
8:30 a.m. Dual-Phase Steels Applications in Tailor Welded Blank
Technology
9:15 a.m. Ford F-150 Exposed Body Side Outer
10:00 a.m. Advanced High-Strength Steel Outer Body Panels in the Ford
Mustang
10:45 a.m. Gas Metal Arc Welding of Advanced High-Strength Steels
1:00 p.m. Advanced High-Strength Steel Technology in the 2004 Porsche
Cayenne
1:45 p.m. Formability Characterization of A New Generation of High-
Strength Steels
2:30 p.m. Roll Forming of Advanced High-Strength Steels
3:15 p.m. IMPACT - Fabricate
4:00 p.m. Dual-Phase Technology in the DaimlerChrysler LX
Track Two
8:30 a.m. Advanced Hydroforming Technology of Ultra High-Strength Steels
9:15 a.m. Impact Modeling of Spot Welds in High-Strength Steels
10:00 a.m. Robust Schedules for Spot Welding Zinc Coated High-
Strength Automotive Steels
10:45 a.m. The Future Revolution in Automotive High-Strength Steel Usage
1:00 p.m. Steel Bumper Systems - Tomorrow's Innovation...Today!!
1:45 p.m. Hydroformed Perimeter Frame in the Cadillac XLR
2:30 p.m. Forged Steel, Cast Aluminum and Cast Iron in Safety Critical
Automotive Components
3:15 p.m. Comparison of Steel and Aluminum Hoods with Same Design in View
of Pedestrian Head Impact
4:00 p.m. Vehicle Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection Methods
Track Three
8:30 a.m. Safety Cage Design in the Volvo XC-90
9:15 a.m. Automated Quality and Pore Detection for Joint Laser Brazed
Seam in the Audi A3
10:00 a.m. Durability and Optimization of Connecting Rods
10:45 a.m. Steel Fuel Tanks - Performance with Environmental
Responsibility
1:00 p.m. Web-Based Material Database - Use Of Material Data In Design
1:45 p.m. Advanced High-Strength Steel Wheel Technology
2:30 p.m. Advanced High-Strength Steel Front Rail System
3:15 p.m. Modeling of Hot Stamped Steel
4:00 p.m. Machinability Of Automotive Steel With Carbide Tools
Ron Krupitzer, AISI's senior director of automotive applications, said: "The member companies of AISI's Automotive Applications Committee are committed to working with our automotive customers to help them meet the challenges they face in design and manufacturing. The Great Designs in Steel Seminar provides a practical, efficient way to conduct technology transfer with those who can benefit from these technologies on a daily basis of the value of this event."
Mr. Krupitzer said that AHSS technologies are already being implemented in 2004-model vehicles. "To keep competitive, design engineers are recognizing the benefits of working with Advanced High-Strength Steels. The first Great Designs in Steel Seminar in 2002 drew over 500 participants, and 2003's program reached more than 750 attendees. We expect even more participants at the 2004 seminar in February. Clearly, design engineers are recognizing the value of this day-long technology transfer event."
Mr. Krupitzer said that the 2004 seminar would include a track on value- added steel bar and rod components per request from last year's participants.
To register for the 2004 Great Designs in Steel Seminar, log on to www.autosteel.org and click on the promotional banner. Follow the path to "Register Online."
The American Iron and Steel Institute is a non-profit association of North American companies engaged in the iron and steel industry. The Institute comprises 30 member companies, including integrated and electric furnace steelmakers, and 118 associate and affiliate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry. For more news about steel and its applications, view the American Iron and Steel Institute's website at www.steel.org .
The Automotive Applications Committee (AAC) is a subcommittee of the Market Development Committee of AISI and focuses on advancing the use of steel in the highly competitive automotive market. With offices and staff located in Detroit, cooperation between the automobile and steel industries has been key to its success. This industry cooperation resulted in the formation of the Auto/Steel Partnership, a consortium of DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors and the member companies of the AAC. For more news or information, view the American Iron and Steel Institute/Automotive Applications Committee's website at www.autosteel.org .
American Iron and Steel Institute/Automotive Applications Committee: - Dofasco Inc. - Ispat Inland Inc. - Nucor Corporation - Rouge Steel Company - Stelco Inc. - United States Steel Corporation