By Kevin Widlic, Contributing Editor. At Milan Design Week 2024, aluminum reinforced its case as a feature material among designers and aesthetes from across the world. The various designs presented at the show demonstrate that aluminum can be a powerful material for more than just furniture. Milan Design Week, or Salone del Mobile, originated in […]
By Andrew Halonen, Mayflower Consulting LLC. Every business owner would like to have a better understanding of their customer to be sure they are meeting customer needs and are remaining competitive. So, how do they get this insight and feedback? The process is referred to as the voice of the customer (VOC). While this sounds […]
By Melissa Zirps, Magrathea. The past decade has seen a significant global shift towards sustainability and decarbonization. To meet this era of decarbonization, the industrial sector, responsible for a quarter of all global emissions, has had to reevaluate processes and resource utilization.1 Within this sector, the aluminum industry is a significant contributor, responsible for 3% […]
Alumobility is a global ecosystem that was founded in 2021 to foster collaboration between leading aluminum manufacturers, downstream technology partners, and OEMs, with the aim of supporting the adoption of aluminum in the automotive industry. The three primary members are Constellium, Novelis, and Speira, which work with technology partners on various project studies to develop […]
With the automotive industry putting emphasis on lightweighting and sustainability for several decades, there has been continuous growth in the use of aluminum. This is due to the material’s light weight, excellent mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, and processing possibilities. In response to this demand from the automotive market, Hydro has been working to increase the […]
Robert “Bob” Brown, known to many as “Mr. Magnesium,” due to his unsurpassed knowledge and extensive work with the light metal, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2024, at the age of 92. Bob was born in Ann Arbor, MI, on October 9, 1931, and was the beloved son of the late Harold Brown and […]
By Andrew Smith, The Aluminum Association. The Casthouse Safety Workshop, developed by the Aluminum Association, has been the premier safety series for operators, supervisors, and maintenance and EHS professionals in aluminum casthouses since 1993. The conference walks attendees through the foundations of molten metal handling and the associated risks during melting, transfer, and casting operations […]
By Lynn Brown, Long Point Associates, and Shane Tredup, Custom Aluminum Products and the AEC Sustainability Team Over the past 6-12 months, aluminum extruders have reported substantial growth in the number and frequency of requests for environmental data from customers, including the carbon footprint of their products, the extruders GHG Protocol Scope 1, Scope 2 […]
Hydro Extrusions recently expanded its extrusion operation in Rackwitz, Germany, with the installation of a third extrusion press line, which was officially put into operation at the end of 2023. The €11 million project includes a 22 MN, 8 inch upcycled extrusion press, along with an energy efficient aging oven—representing a solid investment in the […]
