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•    Title:  Arvida Casthouse Upgrades with Revolutionary Billet Casting Technology

•    Author:  Andrea Svendsen

•    Author Company:  Light Metal Age

•    Volume:  Vol. 76, No. 2

•    Year:  2018

•    No. Pages:  3.5

•    Description:  In response to aluminum growth in the construction, automotive, and consumer durables industries, Rio Tinto  invested in an upgrade of its Arvida casthouse operations in Quebec, Canada. The article provides a look at the advanced low pressure casting (LPC) technology — the first of its kind to be implemented in the North American aluminum industry — which was installed in the casthouse, providing improved billet quality and increased capacity.

•    Companies Mentioned:  Rio Tinto, Quantis, U.S. Green Building Council, Hycast, Advanced Dynamics, STAS, ABB

Product Code: 2T3LV57