Hydro partnered with the Catholic University of America (CUA) to reconstruct the iconic geodesic dome designed by famed architect, inventor, and futurist, Buckminster Fuller, inside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The dome is constructed with extruded aluminum structural members made from Hydro CIRCAL, the company’s certified aluminum product, which contains at least 75% […]
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 […]
Exalco S.A. commissioned a state-of-the-art 23 MN, 8 inch Eco Concept extrusion press line at its plant in Larissa, Greece. The investment expands the company’s capacity, while also ensuring high efficiency and safety. Founded in 1973, Ecalco is an integrated aluminum extrusion company, producing aluminum profiles for the modern structural and architectural markets. The company’s […]
Hydro Extrusions is investing NOK 67 million (EUR 6 million) in upgrading the equipment, buildings, and infrastructure at its aluminum extrusion plant in Lucé, France. “The Lucé plant has the people and the potential to become an industrial leader in the French landscape,” said Roland Van der Aa, vice president France for Hydro’s Extrusion Europe […]
By Andrew Halonen, Mayflower Consulting LLC. Material developers and producers are feeling global pressure to optimize their respective businesses, especially as communications get easier and as once-difficult tasks are optimized and commoditized by automation technologies. Gone are the days that a midwestern forging producer would automatically have a competitive advantage with an automotive OEM over […]
ALMAG Aluminum is revitalizing its aluminum extrusion plant in Pennsauken Township, NJ — bringing new life back to the facility. The added capacity and capabilities will provide current and prospective customers throughout North America with even greater access to ALMAG’s industry-leading aluminum extrusion, fabrication, and finishing services. “The newly acquired equipment is almost a mirror […]
By Mark Butterfield, Metal Exchange Corporation. Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of six articles (available in the print magazine) in which the author will explore opportunities for the aluminum extrusion industry in the automotive market. The series will specifically address the supply chain, raw material supply, extrusion, fabrication, and assembly. With […]
By Praveen Hewage, Alumex PLC, and Craig Werner, Werner Extrusion Solutions LLC. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to reshape the modern world in profound ways, using computer-based systems to augment human intelligence with capabilities, such as perception, learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making. AI learns from data and makes decisions based on those learnings. It […]
By Michael R. Kramer, Bosch Rexroth Corporation. There is a growing recognition in the extrusion industry of the value of fully committing to the connected future offered by Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technology platforms. These smart, efficient, and highly connected systems provide opportunities for increased productivity and profitability, reduced downtime, lower maintenance costs, improved quality, and […]
