Business View Magazine | March 2020

92 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MARCH 2020 limitations of some of their new Gen 3 steels, producing parts for their OEM customers to trial for potential implementation future vehicle platforms” Peterson recounts. “We have a similar relationship with Tata Steel as well, we’ve been working closely with them, producing parts from their materials, at times in applications that they were previously not used in. They are highly- engineered, advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) that are becoming increasingly prevalent in the market, now. We have been producing parts from these materials to help them better understand what can be achieved with them, and to help automotive OEMs to understand where they can be utilized in their vehicles and what the benefits are compared to materials that have been on the market for a number of years.” As is the case with many manufacturers, today, Peterson admits that one of the current challenges faced by the 3-Dimensional Services Group is finding skilled tradespeople. “But we’ve been fortunate to find some younger people that are very driven and we develop them,” he HPF High-speed Hydraulic Presses MPH Mechanical Stamping Presses Proud to be the preferred supplier to 3-Dimensional Services for hydraulic and mechanical presses from 200 to 700 tons. www.KAAST-USA.com