Aluminum extruders from around the world have formed an alliance designed to promote and defend fair trade practices. The International Fair Trade Alliance (IFTA) is a non-profit organization created to bring together aluminum extrusion manufacturers and suppliers from across the globe for the purpose of promoting free and fair trade. The Alliance, which began forming […]
While at the ALUMINIUM USA trade show in Detroit, Michigan, in November 2015, Light Metal Age had the opportunity to interview a number of notable members of the aluminum industry. The eighth interview in the series—conducted by Ann Marie Fellom, publisher—presents Nigel Blackmore, sales manager for Hatch IAS (Industrial Automation Services) in Aliquippa, PA office. […]
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Cover Novelis China is supplying aluminum sheet for the all-new, aluminum-intensive Jaguar XFL, which was developed exclusively for the Chinese market. The vehicle will be assembled by Chery Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Co. at its Changshu Plant, China’s first purpose-built aluminum body shop (pictured). See news item on page 84. Articles New Aluminum R&D Initiative […]
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Cover Matalco Inc. started up its third aluminum remelt and billet production facility located in Lordstown, OH. The plant features state-of-the-art technology, including a casting system that can produce 7, 8, 10, and 12 inch billet in lengths up to 300 inches. When it reaches full capacity, the Lordstown facility will be able to produce […]
Cover Champagne Metals recently commissioned a 111 inch leveling and cut-to-length line in their newly enlarged Middlebury, IN, coil processing facility. With one of the widest such lines in North America, the company further sets itself apart by providing trim and finish capabilities that can make their customers’ metal more marketable. Like all of Champagne’s […]
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Cover This 6.5 inch diameter, 22 hollow complex aluminum extrusion for an electric vehicle motor housing for Wrightspeed Powertrains was supplied by Almag Aluminum of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Each of the 20 hollows surrounding the outside of the housing incorporate 48 serrated inner fins for an additional 12% surface area. The 6360 alloy was an […]
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Cover UC Rusal’s Khakas aluminum smelter (KhAZ) is currently considered to be the most modern aluminum smelter in Russia. The facility underwent improvements to its casthouse with the installation of a new continuous horizontal caster and the upgrade of its billet line. More information on developments in the worldwide primary aluminum industry can be found […]
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Cover A test sample for an extruded aluminum crashbox used in the front or rear crush zone of an automobile bumper system. The extruded part shown underwent a crush test, showing a folding pattern for optimum energy absorption, so that the part absorbs the energy of a crash rather then the driver—an important safety feature […]
