WorldAutoSteel is focused on advancing steel's advantages in the automotive, autonomous vehicle, and future mobility industries. To encourage careers in engineering, we are committed to engaging with future engineers at post-secondary education organizations around...
Autonomous Vehicle Engineering Challenges: A Steel E-Motive Student Engagement – Side Door Functionality and Door Hinge Assessment
As an organization focused on advancing the advantages of steel to the automotive, autonomous vehicle, and future mobility industries, WorldAutoSteel is committed to engaging with future engineers at universities and colleges around the globe. Our most recent...
Steel E-Motive Addresses Autonomous Vehicle Safety Challenges
As robotaxi companies in the USA prepare to launch their autonomous vehicles in more cities, safety is in the spotlight again. And rightly so. Autonomous vehicle safety challenges must be addressed and with the Steel E-Motive Level 5 autonomous concept, we did...
Resistance Spot Welding: 5T Dissimilar Steel Stack-ups for Automotive Applications
Urbanization and waning interest in vehicle ownership point to new transport opportunities in megacities around the world. Mobility as a Service (MaaS) – characterized by autonomous, ride-sharing-friendly EVs – can be the comfortable, economical, sustainable transport...
Stronger AHSS Knowledge Required for Metal Stampers
This month’s blog was contributed by Peter Ulintz, Precision Metalforming Association. This content originally appeared in the September 2023 issue of MetalForming Magazine under the title "Stronger AHSS Knowledge Required for Metal Stampers" and has been reproduced...
Steel E-Motive: A Future Mobility Concept Paving the Way to Net Zero Emissions
WorldAutoSteel’s global automotive steel suppliers have conducted extensive research that illuminates a path forward. The Steel E-Motive concept – borne of this research – can be a catalyst for reaching the Net Zero goal.
Steel E-Motive: Autonomous Vehicles That Only Steel Can Make Real
The Steel E-Motive program–commissioned by WorldAutoSteel in partnership with Ricardo plc–has developed the world’s first fully autonomous electric vehicle body structure concept purpose-fit for ride-sharing. This global steel industry initiative showcases the...
Die-Free Blanking of Class A Quality & Structural Parts
You’ll find this content as part of our page on Laser Blanking, but this month, we want to highlight it in our AHSS Insights blog. We thank Schuler North America for contributing this insightful case study. Production of Class A quality and structural parts...
Roll Forming
Roll FormingCase Study: How Steel Properties Influence the Roll Forming ProcessCoil Shape Imperfections Influencing Roll FormingRoll Stamping Roll Forming Roll Forming takes a flat sheet or strip and feeds it longitudinally through a mill containing several...
High Strain Rate Testing
Background and Motivation As more companies aim to reduce their product’s time to market, research and design engineers have begun integrating predictive modeling into their process. These models, whether finite element based or artificial intelligence based, all rely...









