The Rick Merluzzi Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition strives to challenge and empower the next generation of designers to think about how aluminum extrusions can shape a better, more sustainable world. The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) and its educational and research organization, the ET Foundation, are inviting designers and engineers from around the world to share […]
By Duncan Crowdis, Alexandria Industries and the Aluminum Extruders Council’s Workforce Development Apprenticeship Initiative. The shortage of talent and skills in the North American manufacturing sector is not new. The challenge has been growing and is well documented. According to research by both The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte, out of a forecasted need for 3.8 […]
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Cover Maintaining aluminum scrap flows is vital to the U.S. secondary industry. SACA is a new coalition aiming to support scrap recovery. See article on page 20. (Photo: TOMRA Recycling.) Articles Secondary Aluminum Smelting and Recycling Annual Review By Rudolf P. Pawlek Page 6 Sortera Launches New Aluminum Scrap Sorting Facility in Tennessee: Pivotal Milestone […]
Constellium signed a new long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with the community of Gottmadingen, Germany. This agreement will provide locally produced solar electricity for its extrusion and automotive structures plants in Gottmadingen and Singen. “This initiative is an important step in our efforts to reduce our environmental footprint, strengthen the energy resilience of our operations, […]
Zahit Aluminium commissioned and achieved successful operation of a new 12‑inch, 47‑MN extrusion press at its plant in Andana, Turkey. After several months of production, the installation is demonstrating stable performance and reliability in the manufacture of aluminum profiles for structural, architectural, framing, and photovoltaic applications. Supplied by Danieli Breda in Italy, the press features […]
The Secondary Aluminum Coalition for America (SACA) was recently formed to represent a unified voice for the U.S. secondary aluminum industry. Formed by Metal Exchange Corporation, Smelter Service Corporation, Schupan, Shapiro, Tower Extrusions, Western Extrusions Corporation, Tri-Arrows Aluminum, Inc., and Pennex, the new organization will advocate for the secondary aluminum industry as a driver of […]
Cover Thermal image of the dross skimming process in an aluminum tilting melting furnace (captured using a FLIR camera, with an emissivity of 0.85 and a 55° field of view). Removing dross from the furnace prior to transferring the molten aluminum to a holding furnace is critical for maintaining metal quality, reducing oxidation losses, and […]
Alfiniti, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-quality drawn and extruded aluminum tubing, serving diverse industries worldwide, started production of aluminum driveshaft tubing with larger outer diameters (OD) for Tier-1 automotive and aftermarket customers. The development is backed by the company’s expanded straightening capacity and multi-plant supply in the U.S. and Canada. Aluminum driveshafts reduce weight, […]
By Lynn Brown, Long Point Associates. While climate change — and the associated focus on the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of various materials — has recently taken a back seat in Washington, numerous aluminum extrusion users remain focused on reducing their environmental footprint. To support their efforts, the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has recently introduced […]
