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  • Great Designs in Steel™ Technical Webinar Featured in MetalForming Magazine

    July 8, 2025

    The July 29 Great Designs in Steel™ technical webinar, “Comparing 1500-MPa UHSS for Automotive Applications” was featured in MetalForming Magazine. Read the article here.

  • AISI Announces Recipients of 2025 Market Development Industry Leadership Awards

    June 3, 2025

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today presented two awards to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing the competitive use of steel in the marketplace — specifically in the construction and automotive markets. The awards were presented by Lourenco Goncalves, AISI Chairman and the Chairman, President and Chief […]

  • Auto/Steel Partnership, General Motors and University of Waterloo Receive Award at Annual Great Designs in Steel Symposium

    May 21, 2025

    NOVI, Mich. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) awarded its Automotive Excellence Award today to the Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP), General Motors and the University of Waterloo for their groundbreaking work in advanced simulation methods to improve weld integrity in automotive structures. The award was presented at the 23rd annual Great Designs in Steel […]

  • AISI’s Great Designs in Steel Highlighted in The Fabricator Magazine

    April 17, 2025

    The Fabricator magazine highlighted AISI’s Great Designs in Steel symposium on May 21. Read the article and learn more about the event here.

  • AISI’s Great Designs in Steel Highlighted in MetalForming Magazine

    March 31, 2025

    AISI’s Great Designs in Steel Symposium was featured in a recent issue of MetalForming Magazine. Read the article here.

  • AISI’s Great Designs in Steel Mentioned in Automotive Engineering

    July 26, 2024

    Chevrolet Blazer EV customers are likely to cite the Ultium battery and dual-motor driveline as their vehicle’s most advanced technologies. But in doing so, they’d miss an equally key aspect of GM’s sporty midsize electric SUV: its steel-intensive body structure featuring a broad mix of alloys and an impact-defying battery enclosure. The words ‘steel’ and […]

  • Great Designs in Steel Featured in Automotive Engineering Article

    June 13, 2024

    The steel and aluminum industries are waging a new materials war that could determine which of the long-time competitors dominates EV structures in the next design cycle. Feeling the heat from new aluminum applications, steel companies are aggressively moving to defend their reign as the material of choice in vehicle body structures. They also aim […]

  • General Motors, Magna and Shape Corp. Receive Award at Annual Great Designs in Steel™ Symposium

    May 22, 2024

    Companies Recognized for Innovative Use of Advanced High-Strength Steel NOVI, Mich. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) awarded its Automotive Excellence Award today to General Motors, Magna and Shape Corp. for their innovative application of advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) in the GMC Hummer Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV). The award was presented at the […]

  • AISI Announces Recipients of 2024 Market Development Industry Leadership Awards

    May 14, 2024

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has presented two awards to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing the competitive use of steel in the marketplace — specifically in the construction and automotive markets. The awards were presented today by Lourenco Goncalves, AISI Chairman and the Chairman, President and […]

  • The 22nd Annual Great Designs in Steel™ Symposium Returns May 22

    April 22, 2024

    NOVI, Mich. (April 22, 2024) – The 22nd annual Great Designs in Steel™ symposium (GDIS™), hosted by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), will take place Wednesday, May 22, at Suburban Collection Showplace located at 46100 Grand River Ave. in Novi, MI. Doors open at 7 a.m. with a continental breakfast buffet. The program […]

  • AISI President and CEO Quoted in Wards Auto

    April 3, 2024

    Kevin Dempsey, AISI president and CEO, highlighted the American steel industry’s leadership in decarbonization in this new Wards Auto article.  Read the full article here.

  • Great Designs in Steel 2024 in MetalForming Magazine

    February 12, 2024

    Interested in learning about the latest steel technical developments and trends, and how they are influencing and enabling next generation automotive design and production? If so, set your calendar to attend the 22nd annual Great Designs in Steel (GDIS), on Wednesday, May 22, at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, MI.  Read the complete article here. […]

  • AISI’s Kristock Featured in MetalForming Magazine

    November 1, 2023

    The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) has announced that Chris Kristock, vice president of automotive at the American Iron and Steel Institute, will be a keynote speaker at the 2024 Metal Stamping Technology Conference, January 23-24, 2024, in Nashville, TN. Read the entire article here.  

  • American Iron and Steel Institute Announces New Website Search Tool for Past Great Designs In Steel Presentations

    June 26, 2023

    SOUTHFIELD, MI. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today announced that it has launched a new online search tool for Great Designs in Steel (GDIS) presentations from 2018-2023. GDIS is the steel industry’s hallmark event which tens of thousands of steel and auto industry experts have attended over the past 21 years. The […]

  • Nissan Receives Award At 21st Annual Great Designs In Steel Symposium For Innovative Use of Advanced High-Strength Steel

    May 24, 2023

    SOUTHFIELD, MI. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today awarded the “Automotive Excellence Award” to Nissan for their advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) innovations in the Nissan Rogue. The award was presented by Chris Kristock, vice president of AISI’s automotive program, at the 21st annual Great Designs in Steel (GDIS) symposium at Suburban Collection […]