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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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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. […]
Full time office manager needed for small publishing firm (4 people) in South San Francisco. Employee should be familiar with QuickBooks, Excel, Word, and FileMaker programs. This is a general office position that includes: General Accounting – A/P, A/R, Billing for magazine advertising (hard copy and digital) published six-times per year as well as for […]
Today the Aluminum Association released three updated American National Standards (ANSI) H35 on Alloy and Temper Designation Systems and Dimensional Tolerances for Aluminum Mill Products. These 2017 editions update previous versions last published in 2013. Updated documents include: ANSI H35.1/H35.1(M)-2017 – American National Standard Alloy and Temper Designation System for Aluminum: The new edition revises the […]
By Andrea Svendsen, Managing Editor Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the June 2017 issue of Light Metal Age. To read more articles from this issue, please subscribe. AACOA, Inc., a division of Bonnell Aluminum, is currently completing the installation and startup of the third press at its Niles, MI, facility (Figure 1). The $18 […]
Winners of the 2017 International Aluminum Extrusion Student Design Competition were announced by the Aluminum Extruders Council. The top three winners of the competition realized many of the advantages that aluminum extrusions have to offer with their designs for an improved bike rack, electrical fencing, and stand for transporting medical equipment. Industrial lighting figured large […]
Cover Finished hollow extrusion dies manufactured by Thumb Tool & Engineering in Bad Axe, MI. The veteran die maker is celebrating its 45th year anniversary. (See story beginning page 22.) Articles AACOA Expands to Meet Growing Demand from Automotive and Specialty Markets By Andrea Svendsen Page 6 Purchase Article Sapa’s High Speed Rail Vision: Wide […]
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Cover The new compact remelt plant (CRP) with horizontal billet casting lines is now in operation at Service Center Metals (SCM) in Prince George, VA. This is the second CRP for the extruder. Photos show the continuous process from aluminum melting furnace to solidified billet strands. With Phase 1 and now Phase 2 line completed, […]
