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

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

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

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

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

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

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 […]

American Iron and Steel Institute Announces New VP of Auto Program

SOUTHFIELD, MI. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today announced that Christopher Kristock has been named vice president of the automotive program for AISI effective June 20. Kristock succeeds John Catterall, who is retiring, and who has led AISI’s automotive program since 2020, and previously led the Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP), a partnership of […]

Ford Receives Award For Use Of Steel Lightweighting In EVs at 20th Annual Great Designs In Steel Symposium

SOUTHFIELD, MI. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today awarded the “Automotive Excellence Award” to Ford Motor Company for their advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) innovations in the all-electric 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E. The award was presented by John Catterall, vice president of AISI’s automotive program, at the 20th annual Great Designs in Steel […]

AISI Applauds Senate Passage of Infrastructure Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kevin Dempsey, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), issued the following statement in response to U.S. Senate passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: “We applaud the Senate for advancing this bipartisan legislation that will spur economic growth and job creation throughout the country. Passage of […]

AISI Welcomes Administration Executive Order on Electric Vehicles

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kevin Dempsey, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), issued the following statement in response to the executive order on electric vehicle (EV) targets expected to be signed by President Biden today:   “AISI welcomes today’s executive order from President Biden proposing that by 2030 half of all […]

Paper on Advanced High Strength Steels Above 1 GPa Wins 2021 SAE/AISI Sydney H. Melbourne Award

SOUTHFIELD, MI – July 15, 2021 – Four individuals representing academia received the Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE)/American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Sydney H. Melbourne Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Automotive Sheet Steel for their paper on change in properties due to bake hardening which increases the strength of advanced high strength […]

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Ford Awarded for Advanced High-Strength Steel Innovation at 19th Annual Great Designs in Steel Seminar

SOUTHFIELD, MI. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) awarded the “Automotive Excellence Award” to Ford Motor Company for their advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) innovations in the 2020 Ford Escape and Kuga. The award was presented today by John Catterall, vice president of AISI’s automotive program at the 19th annual Great Designs in Steel […]

AutoBeat: A Briefing on Hot Stamping

John Catterall, Vice President of American Iron and Steel Institute Automotive program, discusses hot stamping with AutoBeat.

New Steel Industry Engineering Program Will Demonstrate Steel Architectures for MaaS Vehicles