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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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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. […]
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, […]
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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 […]
