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The NEW A/SP Technology Roadmap is Live!
The NEW A/SP Technology Roadmap reflects the collective priorities of the steel industry, shaped through input gathered from both A/SP members and non-member stakeholders across…
Advancing Liquid Metal Embrittlement (LME) Testing for 3rd Gen AHSS
Over the past six years, the A/SP Joining Team has led a focused, data-driven effort to understand and mitigate Liquid Metal Embrittlement (LME) in resistance spot welding of 3rd…
Where Classroom Meets Factory Floor: A/SP and MTU Partner to Advance Additive Manufacturing for Advanced High-Strength Steel Trim Tools
The Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) is sponsoring a Capstone Project at Michigan Technological University (MTU) to explore the use of additive manufacturing for fabricating trim…
Help Shape the Next A/SP Training
Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) is preparing its next round of live training—and we’re starting with automotive engineers. Before scheduling sessions or locking in topics, we’re…
A/SP 2025-26 Annual Report Now Available
The 2025–26 Annual Report has been released! It highlights a year of meaningful progress driven by a shared commitment to advancing automotive steel technologies. As vehicle…
Auto/Steel Partnership Honors 2025 Award of Excellence Winners
Celebrating Innovation and Leadership in Automotive Steel ANN ARBOR, Mich. October 21, 2025 – Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) is proud to present the 2025 Awards of Excellence to…
2025 Great Designs in Steel Presentations are Available
We had a great time at Great Designs in Steel in May and enjoyed many face-to-face interactions with our members, colleagues and friends. Following is a list of presentations…
A/SP Members Honored with AISI Automotive Excellence Award at Great Designs in Steel 2025
The Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) is proud to announce that our collaborative research team has been recognized with the American Iron and Steel Institute’s (AISI) 2025…
A/SP Line-Up at Great Designs in Steel 2025
See You at GDIS, May 21, 2025, Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, Mich. We’re proud to be a Silver sponsor at this year’s GDIS. We hope you’ll visit us at…
A/SP Joining Live Webinar Series begins April 16
Welding Wednesdays are back! The Auto/Steel Partnership’s Joining Webinar Training series provides essential knowledge on Resistance Spot Welding for Advanced High-Strength…
2025-26 Annual Report Now Available
The Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) is pleased to announce the release of its 2025-26 Annual Report, now available for download. This report highlights our mission, values,…
Auto/Steel Partnership Honors Outstanding Members With 2024 Awards of Excellence
Recognizing Members Shaping the Future of Automotive Steel Innovation ANN ARBOR, Mich. – October 29, 2024 – Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) is thrilled to announce the recipients…
Great Designs in Steel 2024 Presentations now available!
Did you miss this premier automotive event? Though it’s not the same as being there, you can now have a look at this year’s GDIS presentations, which AISI graciously…
NEW! A/SP Advanced High-Strength Steels Joining Courses
Enhance Your Understanding of Joining for Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS) Vehicle Manufacturing Applications with New A/SP Courses Auto/Steel Partnership now offers free…
Alternative Joining Techniques for Advanced High-Strength Steels
Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) is investigating alternative sustainable joining techniques to resistance spot welding (RSW) for automotive applications. RSW is a mature,…
Auto/Steel Partnership Releases 2023-24 Annual Report: A Comprehensive Insight into Automotive Research Excellence
The Auto/Steel Partnership is pleased to announce the release of its first Annual Report, now available for download . The A/SP 2023-24 Annual Report offers a detailed overview…
Magna and Metalsa Join Auto/Steel Partnership
Ann Arbor, Mich., January 9, 2024 – Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) today announces the addition of two prestigious Tier One automotive suppliers to its membership, Magna…
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Auto/Steel Partnership Announces Awards of Excellence Winners
Award Recipients Recognized for Contributions to Industrial Solutions ANN ARBOR, Mich., October 24, 2023 – Auto/Steel Partnership today recognizes 21 recipients of the…
Career Management Concepts for Design Engineers and Technical Leaders
Tailor-made for design engineers and technical leaders, this free webinar provides a comprehensive understanding of key career management principles specifically tailored to…
Bake Hardenability Index: A New Laboratory Test Procedure
Project Objective Most steels display hardening behavior when they undergo a pre-straining and bake treatment. The objective of A/SP Steel Testing and Harmonization Team‘s…
Liquid Metal Embrittlement Test Procedures
In the early days of the commercial introduction of 3rd Gen AHSS, concerns with liquid metal embrittlement (LME) susceptibility emerged as the primary concern inhibiting the…
Auto/Steel Partnership and Michigan Technological University Given Honorable Mention for the 2023 Altair Enlighten Award Future of Lightweighting Category
Traverse City, Mich. – August 1, 2023 – Auto/Steel Partnership and Michigan Technological University (MTU) have been given an Honorable Mention in the 11th annual Altair…
Martinrea Chief Technology Officer Ganesh Iyer Joins Auto/Steel Partnership Board of Directors
As of the start of 2023, Ganesh Iyer, Martinrea International Inc. Chief Technology Officer joins Auto/Steel Partnership’s (A/SP) prestigious Board of Directors. A/SP’s Board of…
Membership
The Auto/Steel Partnership Foundation (A/SP) is a pre-competitive research consortium of automakers, sheet steel producers and affiliate tier suppliers. For more than 35 years,…
5 Resources Engineers Should Have in Their Toolboxes
For the past several months, we’ve been asking hundreds of engineers at Auto/Steel Partnership’s AHSS Formability 101 and AHSS Metallurgy 101 webinars a question: If they could…
Winning in Times of Big Change
The past two years have taught us all how to become experts in adapting to big changes. One thing I am always intrigued with is that, out of big changes, there are always those…
Automotive Steel Industry Experts Honored By Auto/Steel Partnership
Award Recipients Recognized for Contributions to Industrial Solutions SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Twenty-one individuals, representing steel-producing companies and automakers, were…
Toyota Joins Auto/Steel Partnership
SOUTHFIELD, MI. – Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) is pleased to announce today the addition of Toyota Motor North America to the partnership. Formed in 1987, A/SP leverages the…