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23 61 72 ASM NEWS The monthly publication about ASM members, chapters, events, awards, conferences, affiliates, and other Society activities. 3D PRINTSHOP Learn what’s new in additive manufacturing from HRL Laboratories, Arconic, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT TRUST BUT VERIFY In this exclusive AM&P interview, testing expert Gordon Styles explains what goes into materials verification processes. USING INDUCTION MELTING TO MAKE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY MATERIAL Wojciech Kasprzak, Delin Li, Gregory S. Patience, Pierre Sauriol, Hernando Villazón Amarís, Mickaël Dollé, Michel Gauthier, Steeve Rousselot, Majid Tale- bi-Esfandarani, Thomas Bibienne, Xueliang Sun, Yulong Liu, and Guoxian Liang Using low-cost precursors, a novel induction melting and casting process is being developed to produce LiFePO 4 —a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries intended for automotive applications. 16 A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 7 2 Battery packs are a critical component of electric vehicle (EV) drive systems, and developing optimized battery chemistry is key to widespread production. On the Cover: