MEMBER NEWS / TECH TIDBITS Materials Technology Market Expansion in Today's Post-COVID World Dr. Scott W. Beckwith, FSAMPE S AMPE and numerous companies, associations and professional societies traditionally monitor innovation and market forecasts where materials and process engineering require continued attention to advancements in the engineering use of such materials. Material advancements increase in many areas and represent opportunities for technical solutions across three major market segments noted in Figure 1. Any such advances in either materials or process engineering technology may contribute across any or all three of the segments identified in Figure 1, developing solutions and ideas for mutual growth. Figure 1. Traditional market technologies in key segments often listed pre-COVID period (<2020) along with classical Tooling location within " Industrial " . 46 | SAMPE JOURNAL | MARCH APRIL 2023 www. sampe.orghttp://www.sampe.org