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  • Service Center Metals

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    Service Center Metals Expanding with New Aluminum Casting Lines

    Service Center Metals plans to invest $25 million in two new aluminum casting lines, according to the Richmond Times Dispatch. Construction is underway on a 190,000 sq ft addition to the factory in SouthPoint Business Park, which will bring the total size of the company’s manufacturing operations to 426,000 sq ft. The expansion will have […]

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    Ford Gets Tough with Aluminum Chassis Cab for F-Series Super Duty Trucks

    Ford introduced its next-generation aluminum chassis cab designed for its all-new 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty. The F-350, F-450 and F-550 chassis cab lineup is optimized to help commercial customers be more productive on the job – from clearing snow-filled streets to rescuing stranded motorists to restoring power in a storm. “Commercial truck customers need […]

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    Eliminating Defective Fasteners with High Resolution, 3D Inspection Equipment

    By Del Williams. From automotive, trucking, and heavy equipment to aerospace, agriculture, and high-volume appliance/electronics, manufacturers looking to reduce weight (or for cost savings) have turned to lightweight materials like aluminum, magnesium, plastics, and zinc. The associated joining demands require zero defects from fastener manufacturers, as production speed and quality depends on them. While fastener […]

  • Hydro Karmoy

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    Hydro to Build Karmøy Primary Aluminum Pilot Plant

    Hydro made a formal decision to build its planned full-scale technology pilot at Karmøy, Norway, aiming to verify the world’s most climate and energy efficient production of primary aluminium, as well as achieve the lowest CO2 footprint in the world. “After several successful improvement programs, the next steps in our efforts to further strengthen our […]

  • applications & design

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    Global Food and Beverage Packaging Market Growing

    The global food and beverage packaging market is expected to reach close to US$36 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of more than 3%, according to the latest market study released by Technavio titled, “‘Global Food and Beverage Metal Can Market 2016-2020.” The packaged food market is expected to generate a market value of around US$3 trillion […]

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    Study Shows Vehicle Lightweighting Is an Economical Solution for Truck Fleets

    Commercial truck fleets looking to increase fuel efficiency, haul more freight and retain more drivers can look to lightweighting as a key enabler, according to a Confidence Report on Lightweighting by Trucking Efficiency. The report found that investing in lightweighting is an attractive and economical alternative to adding expensive new equipment — potentially saving fleets nearly […]

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    High Recycled Content Aluminum Alloy for Automotive Industry

    Novelis announced that its RC5754 alloy, a new automotive product designed to contain up to 75% recycled content, has been successfully integrated into the structural components of high volume production passenger vehicles, including the Jaguar XE and all new and legacy Jaguar Land Rover models. The RC5754 aluminum alloy is designed to absorb higher levels of processed […]

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    Personality Profile: The Father of the Chinese Aluminum Industry – Professor Qiu Zhuxian

    By Dr. Gao Bingliang, School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University Editor’s Note: This article is a companion piece to “Innovations in Aluminum Production Technology at Northeastern University, Shenyang, China,” also by Gao, which appeared in the February 2016 issue of Light Metal Age. Introduction The Chinese aluminum smelting industry has gone through tremendous growth during the […]

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    Satellites Sing in Aluminum Sea Shell

    The Orbit Pavilion is a unique aluminum structure that reflects the trajectory of satellites orbiting the Earth. When NASA presented Jason Klimoski and Lesley Chang of Brooklyn, New Yortk, architecture studio StudioKCA with the challenge, the architects were inspired by the experience of placing a shell next to your ear and “listening to the ocean,” constructing an […]