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Aluminum Ford F-150 crew cab being assembled at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, MI. Switching to aluminum for the body of its best selling pickup truck saved weight, improved performance, and was able to hold up to the rugged workload of truck users. As Ford moves into the electric vehicle market with its new Lightning F-150 model, the company maintains its tough image with the continued use of aluminum. See article on page 18. (Photo: Rose Eaton.)
Articles
New England Extruder Expands: Company Reinvents Itself with New Brand Identity
By Andrea Svendsen
Page 6
The Need for Integrated Joining Solutions for Automotive Extrusions
By Andrew Halonen
Page 12
Aluminum Still Makes Ford Trucks Tough
By Rose Eaton
Page 18
Automotive Lightweighting for Forgers By Dean M. Peters
Page 22
Recycling End-of-Life Scrap into High-Quality Extrusion Ingot
By Stig Tjøtta, et al.
Page 28
The Effect of the Billet Geometry, Container, and Die on Extrusion Productivity
By Yahya Mahmoodkhani and Paul Robbins
Page 34
Managing Critical Extrusion Processes to Reduce Latent Defects
By Bill Rogers
Page 40
Extrusions Make for Winning Designs
Page 42
ET ’22 Grand Success at 50 Year Anniversary Mark
Page 46
Preventing Hand Injuries in Aluminum Manufacturing Operations
By Alex Lowery
Page 52