The mission of TSPA is to expand the applications and markets for
tailored steel products, with principal focus on the automotive
industry. To accomplish this mission, TSPA develops and optimizes
the application of tailored products and communicates information to the
automotive community. By so doing, the TSPA enables the
provisioning of new structures (such as blanks and tubes) to help
automakers produce safe, affordable, lightweight and environmentally
efficient vehicles.
Typical Activities
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Cost modeling of laser welded blanks and tubes in which established
Process-Based Cost Modeling procedures are used to compare an
automaker’s cost for producing tailored products with conventional
monolithic stampings.
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Business analysis of the market use and application trends of
tailored steel products.
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Communications to automakers and suppliers alike, concerning the
benefits of tailored steel products. This includes the ongoing
development of a Design Manual for tailored steel products.
Tailored Steel Product Alliance Member Companies:
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