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69 84 22 TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT FIVE TRENDS IN MATERIALS TESTING EQUIPMENT Automation, ease of use, safety, and data integrity are driving changes in the mechanical testing industry. 3D PRINTSHOP Learn what’s new in additive manufacturing from MIT, the University of Twente, and Relativity Space. ASM NEWS The latest news about ASM members, chapters, events, awards, conferences, affiliates, and other Society activities. IMPROVED BUSINESS DECISIONS THROUGH PATENT INTELLIGENCE Jeffrey M. Davidson Patent analytics enable analysis of hundreds or even thousands of patents, leading to insightful conclusions related to technologies and markets. 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 9 2 Titled “Dawn to Dusk,” this image received first place in Class 4 Artistic Microscopy (Color) of the 2019 International Metallographic Contest. The background is a 10,000x-magnification image of the fracture surface of ductility-tip cracking in a nickel-based filler metal 52M multipass weld. Courtesy of Sam Luther/ The Ohio State University. On the Cover: