By Andrea Svendsen, Managing Editor. Aluminum Insights is currently in the process of performing the final installation and start up of its new extrusion facility in Syracuse, IN. Founded by Steve Brenneman, Jeff Miller, and Niles Graber-Alvarez (Figure 1), the startup company aims to serve customers in the Upper Midwest with a high level of […]
Exlabesa ordered a new 71 MN shortstroke, front-loading extrusion press for its plant in Padron, Spain. The press will be used to serve the growing electromobility market, as well as produce profiles up to 620 mm wide for truck superstructures and railway carriage manufacturing. In addition, the new press will allow Exlabesa Building Systems division […]
The Aluminium Federation of South Africa (AFSA) is hosting its 2nd AFSA International Aluminium Conference and Exhibition (IACE) on October 25-27, 2022 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in South Africa. The South African aluminum industry seeks to be competitive and continuously optimize its resources. Its current strategy is to grow capacity in […]
Hindalco Industries Limited, part of Aditya Birla Group, signed an MOU with Phinergy, a leading Israeli pioneer in aluminum-air battery technology, and IOC Phinergy Private Limited, a joint venture between Phinergy and PSU Indian Oil Corporation. Under the MOU, the companies will partner on research and development and pilot the production of aluminum plates for […]
LOTTE Aluminium Materials USA LLC plans to invest $238.7 million to build an aluminum foil manufacturing operation on 40 acres in the T.J. Patterson Industrial Park in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The new facility is a joint venture between LOTTE Aluminium and LOTTE Chemical, subsidiaries of LOTTE Group. The new manufacturing operation will focus on the production […]
By Andrew Halonen, Mayflower Consulting, LLC. Vehicle construction has always been a multi-material story. Instrument panels are comprised of plastic, foam, and metal, while seats are made from leather or fabric covering foam on a steel structure. Looking under the hood, the engine block is often made of cast iron with cylinder heads made of […]
The Aluminum Association is holding their next Casthouse Safety Workshop on October 18-19, 2022 at the Embassy Suites Nashville SE in Murfreesboro, TN. The event provides essential information for anyone who has accountability in any area of molten aluminum management. This workshop series is the global benchmark in safety training for the molten aluminum environment. […]
The 12th Aluminium Two Thousand World Congress will be held on September 19-23, 2023, in Bologna, Italy — an event where aluminum companies, universities, and associations come from all over the world to present innovative technologies and applications in the aluminum field to a specialized international audience. The congress aims are to analyze all aspects […]
