Eric Westlund

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    Office Manager/Circulation Manager (South San Francisco)

    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 […]

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    New Editions of American National Standards for Aluminum

      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 […]

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    ARTICLE: AACOA Expands to Meet Growing Demand from Automotive and Specialty Markets

    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 […]

  • 3D printed profile sample of Alexander Hoppe’s Smart Signal Light, which was awarded an Honorable Mention in the AEC 2017 International Aluminum Extrusion Student Design Competition.

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    Student Design Competition Award Winners Announced by AEC

    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 […]

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    June 2017

    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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    April 2017

    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, […]

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    February 2017

    Cover Environmental safety measurements being carried out on the new RA-550 electrolytic cells installed at UC Rusal’s Sayanogorsk smelter in Eastern Siberia. Find out more about the new pilot pot cell technology beginning on page 22. Articles Table/Primary Aluminum Industry in the Year 2016 By Rudolf P. Pawlek Page 6 RA-550: The New Generation of […]

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    December 2016

    Cover The new CALP (continuous annealing line with pretreatment) line installed in Neuf-Brisach, France, is one of two new investments Constellium has made this year to meet the growing demand for finished aluminum sheet for the automotive industry. A greenfield facility was also constructed in Bowling Green, KY, as part of a joint venture project […]