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  • Opening of the global Aluminum Competence Center (L-R): Lorenzo Bottinelli, managing director and VP Country Cluster, BASF Italy; Marco Citterio, major of Giussano; Daniela Polzot, managing director, Chemetall Italy; Guido Guidesi, councillor for Economic Development – Regione Lombardia; and Frank Naber, senior vice president, Chemetall.

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    Chemetall Opens New Global Aluminum Competence Center

    Chemetall officially opened its new Aluminum Competence Center in Giussano, Italy. The state-of-the-art facility will support the development of new technologies — thus strengthening the company’s position as a global supplier of solutions for the surface treatment of aluminum substrates. “The new global Aluminum Competence Center will allow us to bring new surface treatment solutions […]

  • Figure 3. The Copenhagen Opera House in Denmark. (Photo: Nathan Siemers.)

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    Color Anodizing: A Less Daunting Challenge Than Perceived

    By Dr. Anne Deacon Juhl, AluConsult and AnodizingSchool. In many industries, companies often resort to paint instead of color anodized products due to the prevalent issue of color variation and lower costs. This practice poses two significant problems. First, painted surfaces are prone to chipping and peeling, rendering them less durable compared to anodized finishes. […]

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    Capral Installs New Vertical Powder Coating Line and Acquires Allyman

    Capral Aluminium, the largest extruder and distributor of aluminum products in Australia, installed a new vertical powder coating line at its distribution facility in Huntingwood, New South Wales. The new CUBE Plus vertical powder coating line, supplied by SAT, is a compact line that optimizes space and ensures low operating costs. The line features advanced […]

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    Colorful Kinetic Aluminum Wall in California

    A massive, colorful, moving mural adorns a newly opened, four-level, 520,000 sq ft parking garage for a global technology company in Mountain View, California. The wind-activated KINETICWALL façade system was manufactured by Extech/Exterior Technologies, Inc. and the 111,692 extruded aluminum flappers in 35 different colors were finished by Linetec. The parking structure itself was designed […]

  • The vertical powder coating line at Tower Extrusions (L-R): James Lucas, project manager, Tower Extrusions; Tim Horist, North America service manager, SAT; and Lee Jones, finishing manager, Tower Extrusions.

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    Tower Extrusions Upgrades Its Vertical Powder Coating Line with Automation

    Tower Extrusions installed a new automated unloader for the vertical powder coating line at its facility in Olney, TX. The system enables the automated unloading of painted profiles from the coating line to ensure higher productivity, quality, and safety. Since being founded in March 1977, Tower Extrusions has continued to expand its operations — growing […]

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    AZZ to Build a New Aluminum Coil Coating Facility in Missouri

    AZZ Inc. plans to construct a new aluminum coil coating facility at the new Oldenburg Industrial Park located in Washington, MO. The new facility will support the company in more effectively serving the growing aluminum market. “Aluminum coil coating is an important strategic initiative for AZZ, benefitting from secular sustainability tailwinds,” said Tom Ferguson, chief […]

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    Polarization: Key to Network Order in Anodizing and Nature

    By Jude Mary Runge, CompCote International. Abstract Investigation of the long-range order induced by polarization in non-equilibrium systems, such as anodizing, reveals interesting parallels in equilibrium systems with naturally occurring order. Important to network order is the inward transfer entropy of each individual member of the network. This energy establishes the distance between each network […]

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    Enhanced Internal Spray Coating for Al Beverage Cans

    PPG has developed an enhanced internal spray coating for the infinitely recyclable aluminum beverage can. The spray coating uses no bisphenol-A (BPA) or bisphenol starting substances and provides more robust application properties. The Innoval® Pro spray coating is a next-generation, high-performance acrylic coating that draws on PPG Innovel’s nearly ten years as the market’s most widely used […]