By Rose Eaton, Light Metal Age. The aluminum canoe has its place in the hearts of many Americans, who enjoyed childhood summers on rivers or lakes, paddles clanging against the warm metal boat, soaking up the rays of the sun. If they ever wondered why the canoes were made of aluminum, it was partially due […]
By Michael Niedzinski, Constellium. During the past 60 years the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) charted the western world’s course for the exploration of outer space. NASA managed and funded programs such as Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and the International Space Station, which is supported by Space Shuttle missions and more recently by the Space […]
By Joseph C. Benedyk, Editor. With the startup of its new greenfield casthouse in South Korea, which began operations in 2017, AK Corporation is able to cast aerospace grade aluminum alloys at an annual capacity of 50,000 tons. This new casthouse (plant 3) enables the company to open its doors to global markets for the […]
