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Great Designs in Steel™ Technical Webinar Featured in MetalForming Magazine
July 8, 2025The July 29 Great Designs in Steel™ technical webinar, “Comparing 1500-MPa UHSS for Automotive Applications” was featured in MetalForming Magazine. Read the article here.
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AISI Announces Recipients of 2025 Market Development Industry Leadership Awards
June 3, 2025WASHINGTON, 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 […]
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Auto/Steel Partnership, General Motors and University of Waterloo Receive Award at Annual Great Designs in Steel Symposium
May 21, 2025NOVI, 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 […]
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AISI’s Great Designs in Steel Highlighted in The Fabricator Magazine
April 17, 2025The Fabricator magazine highlighted AISI’s Great Designs in Steel symposium on May 21. Read the article and learn more about the event here.
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AISI’s Great Designs in Steel Highlighted in MetalForming Magazine
March 31, 2025AISI’s Great Designs in Steel Symposium was featured in a recent issue of MetalForming Magazine. Read the article here.
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AISI’s Great Designs in Steel Mentioned in Automotive Engineering
July 26, 2024Chevrolet 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 […]
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Great Designs in Steel Featured in Automotive Engineering Article
June 13, 2024The 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 […]
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General Motors, Magna and Shape Corp. Receive Award at Annual Great Designs in Steel™ Symposium
May 22, 2024Companies 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 […]
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AISI Announces Recipients of 2024 Market Development Industry Leadership Awards
May 14, 2024WASHINGTON, 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 […]
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The 22nd Annual Great Designs in Steel™ Symposium Returns May 22
April 22, 2024NOVI, 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 […]
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AISI President and CEO Quoted in Wards Auto
April 3, 2024Kevin 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.
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Great Designs in Steel 2024 in MetalForming Magazine
February 12, 2024Interested 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. […]
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AISI’s Kristock Featured in MetalForming Magazine
November 1, 2023The 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.
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American Iron and Steel Institute Announces New Website Search Tool for Past Great Designs In Steel Presentations
June 26, 2023SOUTHFIELD, 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 […]
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Nissan Receives Award At 21st Annual Great Designs In Steel Symposium For Innovative Use of Advanced High-Strength Steel
May 24, 2023SOUTHFIELD, 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 […]