Material Sciences Corp. named a 2019 PACE Award finalist

MSC Smart Steel® from Material Sciences Corp., Canton, Mich., is one of 35 finalists for the 2019 Automotive News PACE Awards. The award honors automotive suppliers for advanced levels of technical achievement, superior innovation, and business excellence.

MSC Smart Steel is a multilayer steel laminate designed as an alternative to low-carbon stamped vehicle body parts. Produced as a coil, it can be stamped in conventional dies, spot welded, and painted and electrocoated. According to the manufacturer, the material offers up to a 35 percent mass save compared with same-thickness standard steel.

The steel laminate is advancing to the final stage of the 2019 PACE Awards judging process. Winners will be announced at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit on April 9, 2019.