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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 […]
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 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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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 […]
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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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 […]
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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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 […]
