The new 2017 R8 Spyder feature a mixed material construction designed to improve performance and fuel economy. Designed with close cooperation between racing engineers, motorsport specialists, and developers, the street version of the R8 has a significant boost in performance. The R8 Spyder features a new multi-material Audi Space Frame (ASF) that combines aluminum components with components made of […]
By Michael Niedzinski, Constellium. Aluminum armor solutions have been in existence for the past 60 years, almost since the start of the Aluminum Association circa 1954. These plate products were developed for armored personnel carriers, either wheeled or tracked. Armored vehicles serve an important function as reconnaissance, ambulance, scout, or infantry delivery vehicles. One of […]
The MAADI Group, Inc. designed and fabricated an aluminum staircase to to descend a steep hillside in the Parc de la Rivière Beauport in Quebec City, Canada. From street level, the staircase’s welded aluminum structure with timber deck descends 15 m (50 ft.) in a gradual zig-zag through the trees. The city specified aluminum for its durability and […]
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Gateway Extrusions in Union, Missouri, continues its multi-phase expansion program with the acquisition of a new 9 inch aluminum extrusion press, which is currently in final stages of testing and calibration before being brought into full operation. The new press complements a new 7 inch aluminum press installed by Mei Ruey Industrial a year ago. […]
The Aluminum Association released its 2016 Molten Metal Incident Report, covering calendar year 2015 information on industry safety and plant incidents. The 2016 report indicates: 174 incidents were reported, including a record number (163) of Force 1 incidents 10 Force 2 incidents one Force 3 incident. The Molten Metal Incident Reporting Program is worldwide and incorporates […]
Sapa and Getzner Werkstoffe have developed a lightweight “floating floor” concept designed to help make passenger train travelers more comfortable on their journeys — which the companies are now making available to the rail market. The joint development has resulted in thin-walled floating floors with maximum noise level reduction and vibration mitigation for passenger trains. Sapa’s […]
The Aluminum Association released the latest edition of the Aluminum Statistical Review for 2015. The latest review features a new design, statistics through 2015 in the North American market, and information on every cycle of the aluminum production process from primary aluminum to markets for finished goods to the recovery of aluminum scrap. The 2015 review […]
While at the ALUMINIUM USA trade show in Detroit, Michigan, in November 2015, Light Metal Age had the opportunity to interview a number of notable members of the aluminum industry. The seventh interview in the series — conducted by Ann Marie Fellom, publisher — presents Russell Hewertson, Americas commercial technology manager for Air Products & […]
