By Michael R. Kramer, Bosch Rexroth Corporation. There is a growing recognition in the extrusion industry of the value of fully committing to the connected future offered by Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technology platforms. These smart, efficient, and highly connected systems provide opportunities for increased productivity and profitability, reduced downtime, lower maintenance costs, improved quality, and […]
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) signed an agreement with Gulf Extrusions and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) to send CelestiAL aluminum produced from solar power into space. The metal will be used to produce extruded components for MBRSC’s MBZ-SAT, the region’s most advanced commercial satellite in the field of high-resolution satellite imagery. “At EGA, we […]
Japanese architect Tadao Ando released the designs for his first architectural project in Australia. Incorporating aluminum and concrete into its design, MPavilion 10 is conceived as a meeting place within the Queen Victoria cultural and botanic gardens in Melbourne. Ando designed the pavilion to be a memorable structure that incorporates geometric circles to create a […]
Bonnell Aluminum, a leading manufacturer of aluminum extrusions, completed the installation of a profile measuring system at its plant in Carthage, Tennessee. The new ASCONA promex EXPERT system will help the company to improve the quality of the profiles extruded at its plant. This is the second profile measurement system of this type that the […]
By Andrea Svendsen, Managing Editor. Service Center Metals (SCM), an aluminum extrusion manufacturing company headquartered in Prince George, VA, is celebrating 20 years of continuous operation this year. As the company moves into its third decade, it is completing a $127 million investment in a new remelt and casting plant and new extrusion plant near […]
Hydrova collaborated with CTS Cement and TST Inc. to enable the production of the first low-carbon cement made with its zero-waste aluminum dross recycling technology. The development of this new technology marks an important step on the way to eliminating landfill disposal of dross and salt cake waste streams. “This is an important milestone in creating […]
By Lynn Brown, Long Point Associates. Environmental Product Declaration (EPDs) are essentially an “environmental nutrition label” for a product. But rather than telling the customer how many calories or saturated fat in a package of chips, EPDs provide data on the environmental impact resulting from the production of a specified industrial product, like aluminum extrusion. […]
Constellium SE formed an agreement with Renault Group to establish a closed-loop recycling system for the all-new Megane E-TECH electric SUV. Renault considers aluminum to be the material of choice for the electrification of its automotive fleet because it is light weight and fully recyclable. “We are very excited to continue to collaborate with Renault […]
