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The event, bringing together the automotive and steel industries, is comprised of more than 35 technical presentations and 25 dis- plays. It serves as a forum for engineers on the subject of automotive steels, highlight- ing engineering, design, tech- nology, policy and academic leaders that provide insight
For submission details on abstracts as well as informa- tion on presentations and exhibitor opportunities, visit www.autosteel.org.
“I started the business
15 years ago as a die-design company and within a few years it started to transition into a software company,” says Raymond Proeber, presi- dent of the Brookfield, WI, company. “We stopped designing dies six years ago so we decided to change our
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on the latest trends and applications in new cars and trucks. The all-day, multi- track program features industry topics on advanced high-strength steels, automo- tive safety and manufactur- ing technologies while dis- cussing the lightweighting, durability and sustainability benefits of steel.
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name to reflect that we no longer do die design as a service but rather now are a software company that sells, trains and supports die- design software.”
Abstracts Sought for Great Designs in Steel 2017
New Name—Accurate Die Design Software, Inc.—and New Website
The company’s new web- site focuses on SolidWorks- based Logopress3 die-design software and related forming- simulation and flat-blank-pre- diction software. Along with software information as well as training and support serv- ices, the site includes numer- ous case studies and a searchable video page con- taining real-time, narrated videos that demonstrate the software products.
The Steel Market Develop- ment Institute is seeking technical-presentation abstracts for the 16th Annual Great Designs in Steel semi- nar, to take place Wednes- day, May 10, 2017, at Laurel Manor Conference Center, Livonia, MI.
Abstracts should be 200 to 300 words, present facts that are new and significant, and include results achieved. Abstracts, including paper title, author name(s), mailing address, telephone number and e-mail address must be submitted by Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Responding to a gradual change in business direction, Accurate Die Design, Inc. has changed its name to Accurate Die Design Software, Inc. With the name change, the company has introduced a new corporate logo and launched a new website, www.diedesignsoftware.com
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