Advanced Aluminum Armor Alloys

•    Author:  Michael Niedzinski •    Author's Company:  Constellium •    Title:  Advanced Aluminum Armor Alloys •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 6 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  3 •    Description:  Aluminum armor solutions have been in existence for the past 6…

Advanced Sorting to Create New Scrap Flows

•    Author:  Serge Roy •    Author's Company:  Alconsult •    Title:  Advanced Sorting to Create New Scrap Flows •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 4 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  3 •    Description:  This article presents an overview of the current scrap market…

AEC Keeping Up Pressure on Fair Trade Issues: Interview with Jeff Henderson, AEC

•    Title:  AEC Keeping Up Pressure on Fair Trade Issues: Interview with Jeff Henderson, AEC •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has been actively working to achieve level competition for North American extruders through tariff protection to off…

After the Crash — Repairing Aluminum-Intensive Vehicles

•    Title:  After the Crash — Repairing Aluminum-Intensive Vehicles •    Author:  Lynn Brown •    Author Company:  Consulting Collaborative •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  The repair of aluminum-intensive…

Al-Mg-Sc Alloys for Sheet, Plate, and Additive Manufacturing for Automotive and Aerospace

•    Title:  Al-Mg-Sc Alloys for Sheet, Plate, and Additive Manufacturing for Automotive and Aerospace •    Author:  V.Kh. Mann, A.Yu. Krokhin, A.N. Alabin, V.F. Frolov, I.A. Redkin, and R.O. Vahromov •    Author Company:  UC Rusal •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  3 …

Aluminum Continues Automotive Penetration: Embracing New Reality of Real World vs Measured Emissions — GALM – Birmingham, U.K., April 2016

•    Author:  Geoff Scamans •    Author's Company:  Innoval •    Title:  Aluminum Continues Automotive Penetration: Embracing New Reality of Real World vs Measured Emissions — GALM – Birmingham, U.K., April 2016 •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 3 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  4…

Aluminum Rising in Wire and Cable Applications: Aluminum Wire & Cable 2016

•    Title:  Aluminum Rising in Wire and Cable Applications: Aluminum Wire & Cable 2016 •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  3 •    Description:  The Aluminum Wire & Cable USA 2016 Exhibition & Conference—held in Detroit, MI, July 19-20, 2016—highlighted the electrifying phenomeno…

American Welding Society’s Annual Aluminum Conference Touts Technical Advances

•    Title:  American Welding Society’s Annual Aluminum Conference Touts Technical Advances •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  4 •    Description:  The 19th annual gathering of aluminum welding specialists and technologists assembled September 20-21st at the headquarters of the American Welding S…

Anodizing Complex 7000 Series Alloys

•    Title:  Anodizing Complex 7000 Series Alloys •    Author:  Jude Mary Runge •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  3 •    Description:  Interfacial failures, such as filiform corrosion, delamination, and blistering, are rare at the interface between anodic aluminum oxi…

Arabal 2015

•    Author:  Andrew Hall •    Author's Company:  Alken •    Title:  Arabal 2015 •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  6 •    Description:  The 19th Arab International Aluminium Conference (Arabal 2015) took place at the Dhahran …

Asymmetric Rolling of Aluminum and its Advantages

•    Author: Dong Nyung Lee, Insoo Kim •    Author's Company:  Seoul National University, Kumoh National Institute of Technology •    Title:  Asymmetric Rolling of Aluminum and its Advantages •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  6 •   &nb…

Award Winning Extruded Motor Housing for Electric Vehicles

•    Title:  Award Winning Extruded Motor Housing for Electric Vehicles •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 3 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  1 •    Description:  The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) announced on May 6th that William Davis ofWrightspeed Powertrains in San Jose, CA, and Rob Nelson of Almag Aluminum, Inc. inBrampton, Onta…

Bonnell Upgrades Anodizing Line in Tennessee: Capacity Increase to Meet Unprecedented Non-Residential Demand

•    Author:  Andrea Svendsen •    Author's Company:  Light Metal Age •    Title:  Bonnell Upgrades Anodizing Line in Tennessee: Capacity Increase to Meet Unprecedented Non-Residential Demand •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1-A •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    …

Book Review: Fire Resistance of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys

•    Title:  Book Review: Fire Resistance of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys •    Author:  Joseph C. Benedyk •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  1 •    Description:  This review covers Fire Resistance of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys and Measuring the Effects of Fire Exposu…

Book Review: The Guidelines for Handling Molten Aluminum

•    Author:  Curt Wells •    Author's Company:  The Aluminum Association •    Title:  Book Review: The Guidelines for Handling Molten Aluminum •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 4 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  The Guidelines for Handling Mol…

Book Review: Aluminum-Lithium Alloys: Process Metallurgy, Physical Metallurgy, and Welding

•    Author:  Joseph C. Benedyk •    Author's Company:  Illinois Institute of Technology, Light Metal Age •    Title:  Book Review: Aluminum-Lithium Alloys: Process Metallurgy, Physical Metallurgy, and Welding •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 6 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 • &n…

Book Review: Welding Handbook, Ninth Edition, Volume 5: Materials And Applications, Part 2

•    Author:  Joseph C. Benedyk •    Author's Company:  Illinois Institute of Technology, Light Metal Age •    Title:  Book Review: Welding Handbook, Ninth Edition, Volume 5: Materials And Applications, Part 2 •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 3 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 • &n…

Casthouse Management: Understanding Melting Furnace Economics and Optimizing Operations

•    Title:  Casthouse Management: Understanding Melting Furnace Economics and Optimizing Operations •    Author:  James Grayson •    Author Company:  Pyrotek Inc. •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  “Casthous…

Champagne Metals Commissions Widest Sheet Finishing Line with Complete Capabilities in N.A.

•    Title:  Champagne Metals Commissions Widest Sheet Finishing Line with Complete Capabilities in N.A. •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 3 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  3 •    Description:  Champagne Metals is a privately held, family owned metal service center headquartered in Glenpool, OK, specializing in aluminum distribution a…

Cleaning and Pretreatment of Aluminum Sheet to Remove Deformed Surface Layers

•    Author:  Geoff Scamans •    Author's Company:  Innoval Technology •    Title:  Cleaning and Pretreatment of Aluminum Sheet to Remove Deformed Surface Layers •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 6 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  5 •    Description:  Major investm…

Company Profile: Southeastern’s 45 Years of Partnering with Extruders

•    Title:  Company Profile: Southeastern’s 45 Years of Partnering with Extruders •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  Southeastern Extrusion & Tool (SET), located in Florence, AL, is celebrating 45 year anniversary in 2016. The company has been and continues to be a partn…

Constellium Expands Auto Body Sheet Capacity: New Sheet Finishing Lines On-Stream in North America and Europe

•    Author:  Andrea Svendsen •    Author's Company:  Light Metal Age •    Title:  Constellium Expands Auto Body Sheet Capacity: New Sheet Finishing Lines On-Stream in North America and Europe] •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 6 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  4 •    …

Craig Werner Receives Maurice H. Roberts Award of Excellence

•    Title:  Craig Werner Receives Maurice H. Roberts Award of Excellence •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 3 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  1 •    Description:  Craig Werner received the Maurice H. Roberts Award of Excellence on May 4th during the Eleventh International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar – ET ’16 in C…

Defects Affecting Extrusion – Streaking, Die Lines, and Micro Die Lines

•    Author:  Jerome Fourmann •    Author's Company:  Rio Tinto Aluminium •    Title:  Defects Affecting Extrusion – Streaking, Die Lines, and Micro Die Lines •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  1.5 •    Description:  The 12th…

Defects Affecting Extrusion – Corrosion

•    Author:  Jerome Fourmann •    Author's Company:  Rio Tinto Aluminum •    Title:  Defects Affecting Extrusion – Corrosion •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  The eleventh article in a series focus…

Defects Affecting Extruded Surface – Extrusion Marks

•    Author:  Jerome Fourmann •    Author's Company:  Rio Tinto Aluminum •    Title:  Defects Affecting Extruded Surface – Extrusion Marks •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1-A •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  1.5 •    Description:  The tenth article in a ser…

Defects Affecting Extrusion – Cast-In Inclusions

•    Author:  Jerome Fourmann •    Author's Company:  Rio Tinto Aluminum •    Title:  Defects Affecting Extrusion – Cast-In Inclusions •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 6 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  The 16th article in a series addre…

Defects Affecting Extrusion – Influence of Metallurgical Changes on Extrusion Defects

•    Author:  Jerome Fourmann •    Author's Company:  Rio Tinto Aluminum •    Title:  Defects Affecting Extrusion – Influence of Metallurgical Changes on Extrusion Defects •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 4 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2.5 •    Description: &…

Defects Affecting Extrusion – Streaking Visible after Anodizing

•    Author:  Jerome Fourmann •    Author's Company:  Rio Tinto Aluminum •    Title:  Defects Affecting Extrusion – Streaking Visible after Anodizing •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 3 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2.5 •    Description:  The 13th article …

Defects Affecting Extrusion – Low Mechanical Properties

•    Title:  Defects Affecting Extrusion – Low Mechanical Properties •    Author:  Jerome Fourmann •    Author Company:  Rio Tinto Aluminum •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2.5 •    Description:  The 15th article in a series fo…

Equipment Spotlight: Brush Deburring in Light Metal Manufacturing

•    Author:  Larry Johnson •    Author's Company:  Abtex Corp. •    Title:  Equipment Spotlight: Brush Deburring in Light Metal Manufacturing •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1-A •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  1 •    Description:  This spotlight looks at t…

Equipment Spotlight: Recycling Aluminum Machining Chips with Minimal Melt Loss

•    Title:  Equipment Spotlight: Recycling Aluminum Machining Chips with Minimal Melt Loss •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 4 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  This spotlight article presents information on a new recycling system developed by Hertwich Engineering, part of SMS group, for melting scalper chips, edge…

Equipment Spotlight: Upgrading Zorba and Eliminating Down-Cycling of Taint Tabor and Extrusions

•    Author: Eric Thurston •    Author's Company:  TOMRA North America •    Title:  Equipment Spotlight: Upgrading Zorba and Eliminating Down-Cycling of Taint Tabor and Extrusions •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 4 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description: &…

Equipment Spotlight: Rusal’s First Track and Belt Line

•    Title:  Equipment Spotlight: Rusal’s First Track and Belt Line •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  1 •    Description:  This spotlight article provides an overview of the new ingot casting line from Continuus-Properzi that will be installed at UC Rusal's Khakas aluminum smelter locat…

Esan – Turkey’s Unique Magnesium Production Plant

•    Title:  Esan – Turkey’s Unique Magnesium Production Plant •    Author:  Ilhan Göknel, Robert E. (Bob) Brown •    Author Company:  Esan, Magnesium Monthly Review •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  4 •    Description: &n…

ET ’16 – Innovations for Tomorrow, Insights for Today

•    Author:  Joseph C. Benedyk •    Author's Company:  Illinois Institute of Technology, Light Metal Age •    Title:  ET ’16 – Innovations for Tomorrow, Insights for Today •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 4 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  5 •    Descripti…

ET ’16 Extrusion Showcase Displays Design Competition Winners and Innovations for Tomorrow

•    Author:  Nancy E. Klein •    Title:  ET ’16 Extrusion Showcase Displays Design Competition Winners and Innovations for Tomorrow •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 3 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  4 •    Description:  The Extrusion Showcase at the ET ’16 Seminar and Exposition, held Ma…

ET ’16 Technology Tracks: Perspectives from the Seminar Track Chairs

•    Author: Joseph C. Benedyk •    Title:  ET ’16 Technology Tracks: Perspectives from the Seminar Track Chairs •    Volume:  Vol. 74 No. 1-A •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  3 •    Description:  The chairs of the six main tracks that will be presented at ET '16 were interviewed to ga…

Extrusion Industry News & Technology: Linetec Becomes Largest U.S. Anodizer Under One Roof with Third Anodizing Line

•    Title:  Extrusion Industry News & Technology: Linetec Becomes Largest U.S. Anodizer Under One Roof with Third Anodizing Line •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  Linetec, an aluminum extrusion and sheet finishing company serving the building and construction sector, achieved…

Extrusion Industry News & Technology: EXCO Capitalizing on Strategic Markets – Texas Expansion at Technology Forefront

•    Author:  J.D. Schloz •    Author's Company:  Viking Metallurgical •    Title:  Extrusion Industry News & Technology: EXCO Capitalizing on Strategic Markets – Texas Expansion at Technology Forefront •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 • …

Extrusion Industry News & Technology: New Press Line Down Under for New Zealand Extruder

•    Title:  Extrusion Industry News & Technology: New Press Line Down Under for New Zealand Extruder •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  NALCO, one of New Zealand’s leading aluminum extrusion businesses, is working to replace an old but much loved Farrell press with a new…

Extruders to Develop Environmental Product Declarations

•    Author:  Lynn Brown •    Author's Company:  Consulting Collaborative •    Title:  Extruders to Develop Environmental Product Declarations •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  Environmental Product Declaratio…

Extrusion Industry News & Technology: Bonnell Continues to Thrive After 60 Years

•    Title:  Extrusion Industry News & Technology: Bonnell Continues to Thrive After 60 Years •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  In January 2016, Bonnell Aluminum held a celebration of its 60th anniversary. This article looks at the Bonnell story, from its founding by William B…

Extrusion Industry News & Technology: Kind & Co. Acquires Lake Park Tool & Machine

•    Title:  Extrusion Industry News & Technology: Kind & Co. Acquires Lake Park Tool & Machine •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  1 •    Description:  Kind & Co., Edelstahlwerk GmbH & Co., KG of Wiehl/Bielstein, Germany acquired Lake Park Tool & Machine Inc. of Youngstown, OH. …

Gränges Acquires Noranda’s Rolling Business: Aims to Become Leader in North American Market

•    Title:  Gränges Acquires Noranda’s Rolling Business: Aims to Become Leader in North American Market •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 6 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  3 •    Description:  Gränges AB, a supplier of rolled products for brazed aluminum heat exchangers headquartered in Sweden, completed the acquisiti…

Improvements in 6xxx Alloys for Crash Management: Influence of Alloy Design and Quenching

•    Author:  Andreas Schiffl, Wolfgang Kuhlein •    Author's Company:  Hammerer Aluminium Industries Extrusion GmbH •    Title:  Improvements in 6xxx Alloys for Crash Management: Influence of Alloy Design and Quenching] •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 4 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  5 &bu…

INALCO 2016 – The 13th International Aluminum Conference

•    Title:  INALCO 2016 – The 13th International Aluminum Conference •    Author:  J. Randolph Kissell •    Author Company:  The TGB Partnership •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  The 13th International Alum…

Innovations in Aluminum Production Technology at Northeastern University, Shenyang, China

•    Author:  Dr. Gao Bingliang •    Author's Company:  School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University •    Title:  Innovations in Aluminum Production Technology at Northeastern University, Shenyang, China •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  5 • &n…

Inside/Out Light Metals: The Legacy of Spent Potliner – Cost or Opportunity?

•    Author:  Phil Black •    Author's Company:  Regain Services Pty Ltd. •    Title:  Inside/Out Light Metals: The Legacy of Spent Potliner – Cost or Opportunity? •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  …

Jordan Reborn and Revitalized: Now Investing in New Press Line

•    Title:  Jordan Reborn and Revitalized: Now Investing in New Press Line •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  Jordan Aluminum Extrusion Co. a family operated extrusion company in Memphis, TN, announced plans to install a new press. This will be the second press to be put into oper…

World Secondary Aluminum Industry Annual Review

•    Author:  Rudolph P. Pawlek •    Author's Company:  TS+C •    Title:  World Secondary Aluminum Industry Annual Review •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 4 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  8 •    Description:  This article provides an overview of the worldwide se…

Making a Positive Impact on Industry – Interview with Rick Merluzzi, Metal Exchange Corp.

•    Title:  Making a Positive Impact on Industry – Interview with Rick Merluzzi, Metal Exchange Corp. •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  Rick Merluzzi was promoted to the role of president and chief operating officer of Metal Exchange Corporation (MEC), assuming re…

Matalco Now the Largest Remelter in North America: Lordstown Casthouse to Achieve Billet Production Milestone of 1 Million Pounds Per Day

•    Author: Andrea Svendsen •    Author's Company:  Light Metal Age •    Title:  Matalco Now the Largest Remelter in North America: Lordstown Casthouse to Achieve Billet Production Milestone of 1 Million Pounds Per Day] •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 4 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  4 &bu…

Monitoring of Aluminum Rolling Lubricants

•    Author:  Chris Pargeter •    Author's Company:  Innoval Technology •    Title:  Monitoring of Aluminum Rolling Lubricants •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 6 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  3 •    Description:  Compositional changes in rolling lubricants must…

Moving the Needle on Auto Lightweighting: GALM 2016

•    Title:  Moving the Needle on Auto Lightweighting: GALM 2016 •    Author:  Lynn Brown •    Author Company:  Consulting Collaborative •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  4 •    Description:  The 5th Global Automotive Lightweight Mate…

Nanshan America Widens Distribution of Billet in U.S.

•    Title:  Nanshan America Widens Distribution of Billet in U.S. •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  Nanshan America Advanced Aluminum Technologies in Lafayette, IN, was created to provide integrated extrusion production in North America. The company put an extrusion facility into…

New Equipment Spotlight: Turkish Extruder Widens Scope into Foil Production

•    Title:  New Equipment Spotlight: Turkish Extruder Widens Scope into Foil Production •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  This spotlight article provides a look at the new aluminum foil operations installed at Achenbach Buschhütten in Turkey. The operations include an OPTIMI…

New Product Spotlight: Click2Extrude 2016 for Extrusion Simulation

•    Title:  New Product Spotlight: Click2Extrude 2016 for Extrusion Simulation •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  This spotlight article presents the capabilities of the solidThinking Click2Extrude 2016 software, which helps die designers and extruders meet the need for increased …

New Product Spotlight: Visual Representation of Coil Data Reveals Trends and Outliers

•    Title:  New Product Spotlight: Visual Representation of Coil Data Reveals Trends and Outliers •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 6 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  This spotlight article presents a look at the Coil Data Historian, a new software tool used to analyze process performance and help identify possibl…

New Product Spotlight: Vacuum Testing of Aluminum

•    Title:  New Product Spotlight: Vacuum Testing of Aluminum •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  1 •    Description:  This spotlight article presents information on the True Reduced Pressure (TRP) vacuum tester and QCD-1 Porosity Measurement System, produced by Q.C. Designs. •  &nbs…

New Product Spotlight: Improved Refractory for Billet Transition Plates

•    Title:  New Product Spotlight: Improved Refractory for Billet Transition Plates •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  1 •    Description:  This spotlight article provides an overview of ULTRATEMP-AL, a carbon fiber reinforced insulating refractory board for molten metal applications, which is ma…

New Hot Form Quenching Shapes Lighter Door

•    Title:  New Hot Form Quenching Shapes Lighter Door •    Author:  Pete Andrews, Douglas Boomer, Eoghan McAlpine, Geoff Scamans •    Author Company:  Innoval Technology •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  The Ult…

New Zealand Smelter Achieves Record Productivity While Undertaking Energy Efficiency Programs

•    Title:  New Zealand Smelter Achieves Record Productivity While Undertaking Energy Efficiency Programs •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) is taking a proactive approach to the challenges facing the primary aluminum industry by invest…

New High Efficiency SS-Hybrid Extrusion Press

•    Author:  Takeharu Yamamoto, David S. Bernardi •    Author's Company:  UBE Machinery Corporation •    Title:  New High Efficiency SS-Hybrid Extrusion Press •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1-A •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  3 •    Description:  UBE introduce…

New Product Spotlight: Graphite Replacement in Extrusion Handling Systems

•    Title:  New Product Spotlight: Graphite Replacement in Extrusion Handling Systems •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  1 •    Description:  This spotlight article addresses the problem of graphite deposits, ghosting marks, and friction scratches caused by carbon graphite blocks and wood used in extr…

New Equipment Spotlight: Innovative Furnace Design for Wagstaff’s New R&D Center

•    Title:  New Equipment Spotlight: Innovative Furnace Design for Wagstaff’s New R&D Center •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  1 •    Description:  This spotlight article provides an overview of the innovative furnace design from Thorpe Technologies that was installed at Wagstaff&rsquo…

New Product Spotlight: Environmentally Compliant Chrome Based Pretreatment for Architectural Aluminum

•    Title:  New Product Spotlight: Environmentally Compliant Chrome Based Pretreatment for Architectural Aluminum •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  This spotlight article presents TRI-CLPS® 1000, a unique trivalent chrome and polymer complex that imparts bare corrosion resist…

New R&D Initiative to Center on Aluminum in Automotive

•    Title:  New R&D Initiative to Center on Aluminum in Automotive •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  3 •    Description:  The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) formed a new alliance in late 2014, the ALTec Industrial Research R&D Group. ALTec is an industrial R&D initiative housed…

Novelis Puts CASH on the Line in Oswego Expansion: Interview with Kevin Shutt, Novelis Oswego

•    Author:  Joseph C. Benedyk •    Author's Company:  Illinois Institute of Technology, Light Metal Age •    Title:  Novelis Puts CASH on the Line in Oswego Expansion: Interview with Kevin Shutt, Novelis Oswego •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 4 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  3 • …

Optimizing Automotive Design with Extrusions: Growth in Electric Vehicles Presents Opportunities for Aluminum

•    Title:  Optimizing Automotive Design with Extrusions: Growth in Electric Vehicles Presents Opportunities for Aluminum •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1-A •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  3 •    Description:  As automotive manufacturers have been working to meet government imposed legislation, such as the CAFE standards in N…

Orrvilon Serves Nuclear Industry with Extruded Metal Matrix Composite Components

•    Author:  Andrea Svendsen •    Author's Company:  Light Metal Age •    Title:  Orrvilon Serves Nuclear Industry with Extruded Metal Matrix Composite Components •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 6 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  3 •    Description:  Orrvilon, I…

Pennex Triples Capacity in Leetonia: Proud Commitment to Customer Satisfaction

•    Title:  Pennex Triples Capacity in Leetonia: Proud Commitment to Customer Satisfaction •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  Pennex Aluminum Company, part of Metal Exchange Corporation, nearly tripled the size of its aluminum extrusion and fabrication facility in Leetonia, OH, at…

Personality Profile: Creating a One Stop Shop for Aluminum Extruders

•    Title:  Personality Profile: Creating a One Stop Shop for Aluminum Extruders •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 4 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages: 1 •    Description:  In this personality profile, Tom Nentwick's years of experience in the extrusion industry is explored, as well as his transition into his own extrusion equipment suppl…

Product Spotlight: Improved Deburring of Extrusions for Enhanced Safety and Greater Productivity

•    Title:  Product Spotlight: Improved Deburring of Extrusions for Enhanced Safety and Greater Productivity •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  1 •    Description:  This spotlight article describes the implementation of integrated machine/brush deburring systems from Abtex Corporation at the Superchut…

Product Spotlight: Aluminum Stamping Operation Turns to Flexible Hone to Deburr Piercings

•    Title:  Product Spotlight: Aluminum Stamping Operation Turns to Flexible Hone to Deburr Piercings •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 6 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  1 •    Description:  This spotlight article looks at how Precision Stamping Co. in Howell, MI, switched to Flex-Hone deburring brushes from Brush Research Manufactur…

Product Spotlight: EGA Improves Billet Quality to Reach North American Market

•    Title:  Product Spotlight: EGA Improves Billet Quality to Reach North American Market •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  This spotlight article looks at how Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), a leading producer of extrusion billet located in the UAE, has been working to improve …

Product Spotlight: Indalco Increases Furnace Capacity and Reduces Energy Costs by Changing Refractories

•    Title:  Product Spotlight: Indalco Increases Furnace Capacity and Reduces Energy Costs by Changing Refractories •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 4 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  This spotlight article presents information on how Indalco Alloys, a division of Lincoln Electric Company, improved its furnace pe…

Pull-Out Strength of Screw Chases in Extrusions

•    Author:  Tanya Dolby, J. Randolph Kissell, James LaBelle •    Author's Company:  Kawneer, TGB Partnership, Computerized Structural Design •    Title:  Pull-Out Strength of Screw Chases in Extrusions •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 4 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  4 •  &n…

Recent Press Upgrade Caps Alexandria Industries’ 50th Year

•    Title:  Recent Press Upgrade Caps Alexandria Industries’ 50th Year •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  In its 50 year history, Alexandria Industries, headquartered in Alexandria, MN, has shown a commitment to integrity and excellence in its manufacturing processes and per…

Sapa’s New R&D Lab to Focus on Auto Extrusions – Key Drivers are Innovation and Collaboration: Interview with Dave Lukasak, Sapa Extrusions N.A.

•    Title:  Sapa’s New R&D Lab to Focus on Auto Extrusions – Key Drivers are Innovation and Collaboration: Interview with Dave Lukasak, Sapa Extrusions N.A. •    Author:  Joseph C. Benedyk •    Author Company:  Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Light Metal Age •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2…

Sapa Presses on with Innovative Aluminum Solutions – Interview with Egil Hogna, President and CEO of Sapa

•    Title:  Sapa Presses on with Innovative Aluminum Solutions – Interview with Egil Hogna, President and CEO of Sapa •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  Egil Hogna joined Sapa as its new president and ceo in September 2015. In this interview, Hogna speaks with Light Met…

Shifting Landscape of Worldwide Primary Aluminum: Current Impact of Ongoing Growth in China

•    Author:  Helge Forberg •    Author's Company:  Forberg & Associates LLC •    Title:  Shifting Landscape of Worldwide Primary Aluminum: Current Impact of Ongoing Growth in China •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  3 •    Descript…

Shoals Aims to Be the Small Profile Leader

•    Title:  Shoals Aims to Be the Small Profile Leader •    Author:  Andrea Svendsen •    Author Company:  Light Metal Age •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  3 •    Description:  Shoals Extrusion officially started operation of its tw…

Surge in the Growth of the High Purity Aluminum Refining Industry

•    Title:  Surge in the Growth of the High Purity Aluminum Refining Industry •    Author:  Alton T. Tabereaux •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 5 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  4 •    Description:  High purity aluminum of 99.5% Al or higher is used in a variety of specific applications, including c…

Tables/Primary Aluminum Industry in the Year 2015

•    Author:  Rudolf P. Pawlek •    Author's Company:  TS+C •    Title:  Tables/Primary Aluminum Industry in the Year 2015 •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  12 •    Description:  This article rounds up the primary aluminum in…

The Economics of Magnesium Smelting Technology

•    Author:  John Grandfield •    Author's Company:  CM Group •    Title:  The Economics of Magnesium Smelting Technology •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  6 •    Description:  Magnesium alloy development, fabrication, and j…

The Development of High Performance Extrusion Alloys

•    Author:  Nick C. Parson, Jerome Fourmann •    Author's Company:  Rio Tinto Aluminium •    Title:  The Development of High Performance Extrusion Alloys •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  5 •    Description:  Rio Tinto does exte…

The 44th Tokyo Motor Show: Noteworthy Cars Advance New Technologies

•    Author:  Tai Nakada •    Author's Company:  Nalk Corporation •    Title:  The 44th Tokyo Motor Show: Noteworthy Cars Advance New Technologies •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1-A •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  Held at the Tokyo Big…

The Future of Aluminum-Intensive Vehicles

•    Title:  The Future of Aluminum-Intensive Vehicles •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 3 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  4 •    Description:  Article looks at the current use of aluminum as a form of lightweighting for automotive OEMs, some of whom are utilizing aluminum intensive structures and some mixed-material designs. OEMs dis…

Thixotrusion: A Novel Process for Continuously Producing Mg Alloy Extrudate

•    Author:  A. Betz, S. Gneiger, N.G. Ross, R. Gradinger •    Title:  Thixotrusion: A Novel Process for Continuously Producing Mg Alloy Extrudate •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 2 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  Semi-solid processing of magnesium alloys usually involves t…

TMS Cast Shop Technology Course – Hamburg

•    Author: John Grandfield •    Author's Company:  Grandfield Technology •    Title:  TMS Cast Shop Technology Course – Hamburg •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 4 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  2 •    Description:  The second TMS Cast Shop Technology cou…

TMS 2016 Annual Meeting and Exhibition

•    Title:  TMS 2016 Annual Meeting and Exhibition •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 3 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  [pages] •    Description:  Article briefly summarizes the TMS 2016 Annual Meeting and Exhibition, held in Nashville, Tennessee, from February 14-18, 2016, followed by a photo layout of exhibitors and attendees. &…

UC Rusal Advances New Technology in Improving Environmental Standards

•    Author:  V. Mann, V. Pingin, Yu. Bogdanov, and A. Proshkin •    Author's Company:  UC Rusal •    Title:  UC Rusal Advances New Technology in Improving Environmental Standards •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  3 •    Descripti…

Update on Inert Anodes

•    Author:  Rudolf P. Pawlek •    Author's Company:  TS+C •    Title:  Update on Inert Anodes •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 1 •    Year:  [2016 •    No. Pages:  3 •    Description:  When the industrial production of primary aluminum began, the inventors o…

World Primary Aluminum Production in Review: China’s Staggering Increase in 2015

•    Author:  Alton Tabereaux •    Title:  World Primary Aluminum Production in Review: China’s Staggering Increase in 2015 •    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 3 •    Year:  2016 •    No. Pages:  3 •    Description:  Article provides an overview of the worldwide production of primary aluminum from 2…

World Secondary Aluminum Industry Annual Review