Eric Westlund

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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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    June 2018

    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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    Primary Aluminum Production

    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 […]

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    February 2018

    Cover Hydro launched production at its high energy efficiency Karmøy Technology Pilot in Norway. The facility utilizes proprietary HAL4e and HAL4e Ultra cell technology, which the company will verify there on an industrial scale. Articles Table/Primary Aluminum Industry in the Year 2017 By Rudolf P. Pawlek Page 6 Purchase Article Karmøy Technology Pilot – World […]

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    December 2017

    Cover A gleaming coil of finish-rolled aluminum strip after heat treatment. AMAG in Austria recently installed a new cold rolling mill and heat treatment with passivation line as part of its AMAG 2020 project. (Photo: SMS group.) Articles AMAG Completes Massive Growth Plan Page 6 Purchase Article Advanced Aluminium Automotive Engineering Conference 2017 By Geoff […]

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    October 2017

    Cover The Corvette line of vehicles, such as the Grand Sport pictured, utilize an aluminum spaceframe design that incorporates a proprietary spot welding technology. The Corvette is manufactured at the Bowling Green plant in Kentucky, where General Motors is upgrading the assembly process. Learn more about this and the many investments being made in automotive […]

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    August 2017

    Cover COVER: The jumbo 20 ton, 42 inch diameter billet shown is being removed from the casting pit of AK Corporation’s new greenfield casthouse in South Korea. The casthouse, was built as the result of a U.S. technology transfer. See story beginning on page 18. Articles World Secondary Aluminum Industry Annual Review By Rudolf P. […]