AK Steel Receives Award from Auto/Steel Partnership For Contribution to Research on Stamping Technology
November 26 2019 - 10:30AM
AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) said today that the company’s Research and
Innovation Advanced Engineering team has been recognized by the
Auto/Steel Partnership as part of the 2019 Excellence Awards.
Award recipients were recognized for collaboration and technical
expertise to help find industrial solutions, including the use of
stamping technology for potential applications of Next Generation
Advanced High Strength Steels in future automotive body structures.
Yu-Wei Wang, Manager, Advanced Engineering, AK
Steel Research and Innovation, was recognized in the Individual
Category for exceptional leadership to the Partnership. He
also represented AK Steel’s Advanced Engineering group as a member
of the Stamping Team, recognized for excellence in the Project Team
category. The Stamping Team included representatives from
nine steelmaking companies, suppliers and automakers.
“It is my honor to congratulate Yu-Wei and members
of AK Steel’s Advanced Engineering team for their contribution to
this innovative work,” said AK Steel Chief Executive Officer Roger
Newport. “We are proud to be part of the Auto/Steel
Partnership’s work to drive innovative steel solutions to meet our
customers’ needs.”
“The Excellence Awards acknowledge those from our
consortium who have demonstrated innovation through collaboration,”
said John K. Catterall, Executive Director, Auto/Steel Partnership.
“The award winners are leaders in their fields, and their
contributions to the automotive and steel industry partnership have
been outstanding.”
Auto/Steel Partnership is an automotive material
consortium comprised of North American automotive Original
Manufacturing Equipment (OEM) companies and steel producers from
the American Iron and Steel Institute’s Automotive Applications
Council. Members of the Partnership leverage shared research
in a pre-competitive environment as they work together to identify
industrial solutions. Project teams within the Partnership
conduct real-time studies in vehicle design applications using
steel.
AK SteelAK Steel is a leading producer of
flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steel products,
primarily for the automotive, infrastructure and manufacturing,
including electrical power, and distributors and converters
markets. Through its subsidiaries, the company also provides
customer solutions with carbon and stainless steel tubing products,
hot- and cold-stamped components, and die design and tooling.
Headquartered in West Chester, Ohio (Greater Cincinnati), the
company has approximately 9,500 employees at manufacturing
operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and facilities
in Western Europe. Additional information about AK Steel is
available at www.aksteel.com.
Contacts: Media – Lisa H. Jester, Corporate
Manager, Communications and Public Relations (513) 425-2510
Investors – Douglas O. Mitterholzer, General Manager, Investor
Relations (513) 425-5215
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