33 ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | OCTOBER 2023 Shape Memory & Superelastic Technologies OCTOBER 2023 | VOL. 5 | ISSUE 2 5 8 BILLION CYCLE FATIGUE OF NITINOL EDITORIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMST NEWSWIRE IN 2024 The editorial focus for the SMST NewsWire in 2024 reflects shape memory and superelasticity technologies for biomedical, actuator applications, and emerging markets. April | October To contribute an article, contact Joanne Miller at joanne.miller@asminternational.org. To advertise, contact Kelly Johanns at kelly.johanns@asminternational.org. ABOUT THE COVER This generic mini-gripper is the focus of a use case illustrating the need for a new standard for describing product shapes in design documents. EDITOR Othmane Benafan MANAGING EDITOR Joanne Miller LAYOUT AND DESIGN Anne Vidmar, Vidmar Creative PRODUCTION MANAGER Allison Freeman ADVERTISING Kelly Johanns 440.671.3851 kelly.johanns@asminternational.org SHAPE MEMORY AND SUPERELASTIC SOCIETY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Ashley Bucsek, President Srinidhi Nagaraja, Vice President, Othmane Benafan, Immediate Past President SMST NewswireTM is published twice a year by ASM International®, 9639 Kinsman Road, Materials Park, OH 44073, 440.338.5151; asminternational.org. Vol. 5, No. 2. Copyright © 2023 by ASM International®. All rights reserved. The acceptance and publication of manuscripts in SMST NewsWire does not imply that the editors or ASM International® accept, approve, or endorse the data, opinions, and conclusions of the authors. Although manuscripts published in SMST NewsWire are intended to have archival significance, author’s data and interpretations are frequently insu icient to be directly translatable to specific design, production, testing, or performance applications without independent examination and verification of their applicability and suitability by professionally qualified personnel. DEPARTMENTS | EDITORIAL 3 | ASM SHAPE MEMORY AND SUPERELASTICITY TECHNOLOGIES NEWS 11 | SMJ HIGHLIGHTS AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON SHAPE MEMORY AND SUPERELASTIC TECHNOLOGIES A NEED FOR NEW STANDARDS: COMMUNICATING SHAPE TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION OF PRODUCTS 1
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