GDIS 2026 Agenda

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GDIS 2026 Topics and Presentation Highlights

• General Motors – Microstructure Differences Driving Formability Behavior in AHSS
• Honda Development & Manufacturing of America – Virtual Welding Quality Assessment and AI-driven welding parameter optimization
• Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center Inc. – Steel Side Sill Tubular Design for Battery Protection of BEV / HPEV
• Rivian – Design and Development of a Bolted-On Front Crush Structure for Enhanced Platform Modularity
• Full digitalization approach to strengthen Stamping & Body-in-White Engineering
• Enhancing Accuracy in Stamping Analysis
• Comparative Study on Fracture Resistance of Ultra-High-Strength PHSs
• Supply Chain Resiliency: Replacing aluminum with steel to avoid manufacturing disruptions
• Digital Twin Material Characterization of Dual-Phase Steels
• Next-Generation Body Architecture
• Simplifying Roll Forming of UHSS/AHSS materials
• Efficient AHSS and UHSS Steels Front End designs as Giga casting alternatives
• Effect of Metallic Coatings on the Forming Characteristics of Automotive Sheet Steel
• Advancing understanding in forming and fracture in 3rd GEN steels