AIDA-America, metal stamping press manufacturer in Dayton, OH, USA, is pleased to announce that AIDA ENGINEERING, LTD., AIDA-America’s parent company in Japan, received the 2024-2025 Metalforming Technology Grand Prize for revolutionizing the production of a motorized power steering joint. The Japan Forming Machinery Association awarded the Grand Prize to AIDA for switching from a sintering and machining process to a cold-forming process, utilizing an AIDA precision press. This cutting-edge achievement was developed in collaboration with YUASA SEISAKUSHO, LTD. Benefits of the new production method include:
• Improved part strength
• 300% productivity increase
• Secondary processes eliminated
• Increased energy efficiency
• 75% CO2 emission reduction
The Metalforming Technology Grand Prize honors joint manufacturing capabilities that enhance metalforming technology abilities via forming machines while combining essential metalforming aspects. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration between forming machinery and processing manufacturers, the value of technologies that span the entire manufacturing spectrum, and the benefits of comprehensive eco-friendly product manufacturing. This award highlights AIDA ENGINEERING LTD.’s ongoing innovation in metalforming technology.
