Author: Joseph C. Benedyk
Company: Illinois Institute of Technology, Light Metal Age
Issue#: Vol. 69, No. 2
Year: 2011
Pages: 9
Summary: Reviews the history of the aluminum extrusion industry, mapping the progress of extrusion process development. Beginning with ingot casting and billet preparation, tooling selection, optimizing extrusion parameters and ending with age hardening, there are many interdependent variables which can provide the means of maximizing productivity, reducing scrap, and raising extrusion quality. Using the over 500 extrusion articles written in Light Metal Age as his guide, Benedyk explores past innovations in the extrusion process overtime and connects them with recent improvements in extrusion today.
Product Code: REVI2