ASM Intl history

By 1919, the combined membership of the two groups grew to 2,750 with 27 chapters, but some chapters began to compete with one another.

He was successful and the resulting reunification was celebrated at the society's first official meeting in Philadelphia in September 1920.

In 1923, the society began to publish data sheets on recommended practices for heat treating.

By 1924, members had received 116 data sheets, beginning the society's best-known reference, the ASM Handbook.

In 1933 it became the American Society for Metals (ASM). Gradually the society expanded its geographic scope beyond the United States and its technical scope beyond metals to include other materials.

By 1948, the Seventh Edition of the Metals Handbook had grown to 1,444 pages.

In 1951, 510 delegates from 39 countries attended the congress, which established ASM as a world-class organization.

In 1952, the society established the ASM Materials Education Foundation to encourage education and scholarship.

ASM's Metals Engineering Institute (now ASM Education) was established in 1954 to develop technical training for industry.

Seminars were offered for the first time in 1957.

New headquarters and handbook milestones In 1959, ASM moved into Metals Park (now Materials Park), a dramatic headquarters building in Russell Township, Ohio, 25 miles east of Cleveland.

The Eighth Edition of the Metals Handbook began publication in 1961.

In 1968, at the very outset of the global semiconductor industry, entrepreneur Arthur del Prado established ASM in the Netherlands.

In 1970, the first class of 200 ASM Fellows was installed in ceremonies at Metals Park.

ASM established its ASM Heat Treating Conference/Workshop in 1974.

The first multi-volume edition reached completion in 1976 with the publication of Volume 11.

A new annual event, Metals Week, was held for the first time in 1981.

In 1985, Edward L. Langer succeeded Ray Putnam as Managing Director.

In 1988, the 75th anniversary of the society was celebrated in Chicago at the World Materials Congress - the largest event in ASM history, with nearly 12,000 registrants from 50 countries and more than 330 technical sessions.

By 1989, the Ninth Edition of the Metals Handbook grew to a 17-volume set comprised of 15,000 pages, 25,000 illustrations, and 7,500 tables.

By 1999, the content of entire 20-volume ASM Handbook series was captured on four CD-ROMs, and new electronic products and services were developed to meet members' evolving needs.

Stanley C. Theobald became the fifth Managing Director in ASM history in August 2002.

In 2007, at the 45nm node, our Pulsar ALD tool became the first system used in high-volume manufacturing of devices using a new hafnium-based high-k dielectric material.

Mr Del Prado served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of ASM International until his retirement, in 2008.

Thomas S. Passek became the sixth Managing Director in ASM History in October 2012.