US10052710 — RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING STEEL AND ALUMINUM WORKPIECES USING ELECTRODE WELD FACE COVER — GM Global Technology Operations LLC (USA) — A method of resistance spot welding a steel workpiece and an aluminum or aluminum alloy (“aluminum”) workpiece together includes several steps. One step involves providing a workpiece stack-up with a steel workpiece and […]
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October 2018
Cover The future of automotive will be driven by electric vehicles, such as the aluminum-bodied NIO ES8. See articles on pages 6 and 14. Articles Electric Vehicles Spike Demand for High Strength Extrusions (read online) By Geoff Scamans Page 6 Purchase Article Electric Vehicle Landscape for Aluminum Page 14 Purchase Article JW Aluminum’s State-of-the-Art Expansion: Most […]
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USA US9956609 — METAL SORTING, MELTING AND FABRICATION APPARATUS AND METHODS — Melt Cognition, LLC (USA) — According to some aspects, a system for producing a target molten metal composition is provided. The system includes a sorting device that sorts input pieces of metal based on a control signal. Sorted pieces of metal are melted […]
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Novelis to Acquire Aleris
Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aleris Corporation, a global supplier of rolled aluminum products, for approximately $2.6 billion including the assumption of debt. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals and is expected to close in 9-15 […]
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August 2018
Cover View inside the Air Products Combustion Lab test furnace during the firing of a Transient Heating Burner. Articles World Secondary Aluminum Industry Annual Review By Rudolf P. Pawlek Page 6 Purchase Article New Voice for a Unified Aluminum Recycling Industry: Interview with Luke Palen, Aluminum Recyclers Council Page 16 Purchase Article Defects Affecting Extrusion […]
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Cover Five axis milling of a 700 mm (27.6 inch) diameter mandrel at the Almax Mori premises in Italy. The mandrel is used on a die to extrude a 450 mm (17.7 inch) wide industrial profile on an 11 inch billet container press operated by Gulf Extrusions Co. in Dubai. New engineering capabilities in die […]
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April 2018
Cover A complex, three-piece interlocking extrusion designed by Almag Aluminum for a floating staircase at its headquarters in Brampton, ON, Canada. The company recently expanded its capacity for the production of complex extruded components with the installation of a new 25 MN, 8 inch extrusion press line in Brampton. Learn more about the new press […]
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Compiled and edited by Joseph C. Benedyk. U.S. Patents US9822457 — METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LINING THE CATHODE OF THE ELECTROLYTIC CELL — United Company RUSAL Engineering and Technology Centre LLC (Russia) — The invention relates to method and apparatus for lining the cathode of the electrolytic cell for primary aluminum production. The method comprises […]