由于底特律靠近行业领先的汽车制造商，拥有丰富的人才资源，以及地方和州政府的支持，安赛乐米塔尔激光拼焊板公司（ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks，AMTB）-- 安赛乐米塔尔（总部位于卢森堡）的子公司，选择底特律作为该公司在该州的第一家全资生产厂。这项耗资8300万美元的工程位于底特律I-94工业园区的Mount Elliot街8650号。
ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks (Detroit, MI), a subsidiary of steel and mining company ArcelorMittal (headquartered in Luxembourg), selected the city of Detroit as the company's first wholly owned manufacturing operation in the state because of its proximity to leading automakers, access to talent, and support from local and state governments. The $83 million operation is located at 8650 Mount Elliot St. in Detroit's I-94 Industrial Park.
AMTB底特律工厂利用激光焊接来加工钢板，经过冲压，组装成各种零部件和解决方案供应给汽车市场，包括结构梁、门环、门柱，门内件，前围。底特律工厂的建成，对安赛乐米塔尔来说是一项战略性的决策，是其发展中不可或缺的一步。
ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks Detroit uses laser welding to produce steel blanks that are stamped and assembled into a variety of parts and solutions for the automotive market, including structural rails, door rings, door pillars, door inners, and cowl sides. The creation of the manufacturing facility in Detroit was a strategic business decision for ArcelorMittal and integral to its growth.
底特律市批准了一系列税收激励政策来支持此项目。密歇根州也批准了200万美金的绩效拨款，取决于新增就业的相关目标的达成情况。
The city of Detroit approved a tax incentive package to support the operation. The state of Michigan also approved a $2 million performance-based grant, which is based on achieving milestones related to job creation.
新工厂印证了汽车制造商们对于钢材激光拼焊产品的需求水平。热冲压激光拼焊板的最终目标是在减轻重量，降低燃料消耗和污染的同时，提供能提高车辆撞击性能的更轻、更高强度的解决方案。
The new operation speaks to the level of demand for steel laser-welded products from automakers. The ultimate result of a hot-stamped laser-welded blank is a lighter, stronger solution that improves vehicle crash performance while reducing weight, fuel consumption, and emissions.
在第一年的运营中，AMTB底特律工厂会有大量的工作机会，提供可适应未来五年市场预期增长的可持续岗位。工厂现在雇佣了80名员工，到2023年会预期增加到120名。
During its first year of operation, ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks Detroit will have substantial open floor space, providing a sustainable location that can accommodate the anticipated market growth expected over the next five years. The facility employs more than 80 currently and will expand to approximately 120 by 2023.
2014年通过和本田北美研发的合作，安赛乐米塔尔实现了转型，开发了其激光拼焊板产品。这两家公司对2014款本田讴歌MDX上的热冲压激光拼焊门环进行了联合工程。这款门环作为增加汽车强度和硬度的重要车身结构部件，取代了传统的多片式，点焊拼接的设计。
A transformational moment for ArcelorMittal and the growth of its laser-welded blank offerings took place in 2014, through a partnership with Honda R&D Americas. The two companies co-engineered the hot-stamped, laser-welded door ring found in the 2014 Acura MDX. The door ring—a key part of the body structure that gives the vehicle its strength and stiffness—replaced conventional multi-piece, spot-weld designs.
这项技术正在被更多的本田和讴歌汽车所采用。本田和安赛乐米塔尔会采用安赛乐米塔尔钢材和AMTB的激光拼焊技术，对2019款讴歌RDX的内部和外部门环系统进行联合工程。
The technology is being implemented in additional Honda and Acura vehicles. Honda and ArcelorMittal will co-engineer the inner and outer door ring system found on the 2019 Acura RDX, made with ArcelorMittal steel using ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks' laser-welding technology.
该合作先从Usibor和Ductibor压力硬化钢开始---热冲压中使用的铝涂层高强钢。将Usibor和Ductibor结合成为激光拼焊板可以为汽车制造商提供多项重要的优势，包括减重，改善抗碰撞性能，以及通过材料和生产优化以实现成本节约。
The process begins with the company's Usibor and Ductibor press hardenable steels, which are aluminum-coated high-strength steels used in hot stamping. Combining Usibor and Ductibor into laser-welded blanks offers several significant advantages to automakers, including weight savings, improved crash behavior, and cost savings through material and manufacturing optimization.
Usibor和Ductibor钢材在几家当地的企业进行剪切落料，然后运送到AMTB底特律工厂，在那里进行激光去镀层。激光去镀层以后，则对钢材进行焊接，并通过多重质量控制来保证其精度。接着，拼焊板会被送到热冲压厂进行冲压制成汽车厂商所需要的成品零件。
The Usibor and Ductibor steel is blanked at one of several local blanking companies, then shipped to ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks Detroit where the enabling technology, called laser ablation, takes place. Once ablated, the steels are welded together, with multiple quality control processes being to ensure precision. The blanks are then sent to a hot-stamper to be stamped into the final part required by the automaker.
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