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•    Title:  Sapa's High Speed Rail Vision: Wide Car Body Sections Fabricated from Thin-Wall Al Extrusions

•    Author:  Joseph C. Benedyk

•    Author Company:  Illinois Institute of Technology, Light Metal Age

•    Volume:  Vol. 75, No. 3

•    Year:  2017

•    No. Pages:  2.5

•    Description:  In this article, an overview of high speed rail development and the industry's use of aluminum is provided as an introduction, followed by a description of Sapa's upgraded press line in Lichtervelde, Belgium. The wide profiles produced at the facility will be used in the construction of Avelia Liberty rail car bodies being manufactured by Alstom. An additional sidebar editorial, titled "Sapa Provides Advanced Fabrication Technology for Rail," provides an overview of the company's use of friction stir welding for rail applications.

•    Companies Mentioned:  Sapa, Alstom, Amtrak

Product Code: SAP44YEX41