Manufacturing and Technology Continues Committee Integration and Seeks Collaborative R&D

AISI Manufacturing Committees Continue Integration into AIST

The spring meetings of the AISI Manufacturing Committees on Sheet Mill Practice and Tin Mill Practice were held in Pittsburgh, immediately following the Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) conference. The members of AIST committees were invited to these meeting as a part of the committee integration process, which is scheduled to be completed by July 1.

In addition, the AISI committee members attended the AIST committee meetings held during the conference. These joint meetings have helped with the process of integration, with members of both AISI and AIST committees being able to understand each other's requirements.

Research and Development Strategy Workshop Explores Priority Areas

A workshop on research and development strategy was held in Pittsburgh on May 14-15, 2008 to determine the priority areas, in addition to CO₂ Breakthrough Research, for collaborative R & D. A number of presentations were made by experts on sequestration, welding, energy recovery, waste re-use, material properties and energy diversity to representatives of the steel industry and Department of Energy (DOE). The workshop report will be published in June and will identify the priority areas supported by steel companies and DOE. For more information, contact BV Lakshminarayana.