While at the the ALUMINUM 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. This interview conducted by Ann Marie Fellom, publisher, presents Andrew Beevis North America product manager for Hertwich Engineering. Beevis has worked for 30 years […]
Based in Binzhou, China, Shandong Weiqiao Aluminum recently completed installation of two high-speed trimming lines from Danieli Fröhling. The two lines are now in full production with a capacity of around 460,000 tpy of primarily alloys in the 1xxx, 3xxx, 5xxx, and 8xxx series. The new line produces a main product that is 0.1-1.2 mm thickness and 980-2,150 mm in width, for a […]
Rexam has partnered with Arriaca, an internationally renowned Spanish microbrewer, to launch Spain’s first ever canned craft beer. The craft brewer will package its Rubia, IPA, and Vikingathor beers in 330 ml aluminum cans. The cans will be manufactured out of Rexam’s La Selva, Spain, plant and will be available in the Spanish domestic market through various […]
The 10th Aluminium Two Thousand World Congress and 6th International Conference on Extrusion and Benchmark (ICEB) will for the first time be held concurrently with the METEF International Exhibition in Verona, Italy on June 20-24, 2017. Aluminium Two Thousand and ICEB will bring together “aluminium and light alloys” specialists in a single venue, creating an […]
Every Lotus model benefits from the company’s approach to engineering in lightness at every stage of design and construction. Leading the field in advanced construction techniques and technology, Lotus has continuously strived to push boundaries. The company has contributed to the evolution of automotive design with many innovations, including the GRP monocoque in the Lotus Elite […]
The new F-150 is the greenest F-150 thanks to advanced materials like high-strength, military-grade aluminum alloy and EcoBoost® engine technology. Ford recycles as much as 20 million pounds of aluminum stamping scrap per month, using the closed-loop system at its Dearborn Truck Plant where the F-150 is built. That is the equivalent of more than 30,000 F-150 […]
Scientists at Brunel University London have developed the first ever grain refiner master alloy for magnesium-aluminum alloys. A team led by Dr. Hari Babu Nadendla from the Brunel Centres for Advanced Solidification Techniques found a patented niobium-based master alloy that not only filled the missing gap in grain refiners for magnesium alloys but offered significant advantages […]
Constellium N.V. inaugurated the Constellium University Technology Center (UTC) at Brunel University London, a dedicated center of excellence for the design, development, and prototyping of aluminium alloys and automotive structural components. Featuring industrial size aluminium casting and extrusion equipment in the first phase, the UTC will provide rapid prototyping capability that is expected to reduce development […]
