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17 04, 2012

The 8th Aluminium Two Thousand World Congress

2017-01-26T23:37:31+00:00April 17th, 2012|

via SteelGuru.com

Aluminium specialists have been invited to submit papers for presentation at the 8th edition of the Aluminium Two Thousand World Congress will be held in Milano, Italy.

The event May 14-18 2013, is organized by Interall Srl (Aluminium Publications) and promoted by important European aluminium associations, industries and universities.

The last date for submission of a title is May 31, 2012 and an abstract of 200 words should be submitted before June 30, 2012. Many experts in aluminium technologies from all over the world have already confirmed their participation as speakers at Milano congress.

The event will focus on: Innovative technologies for aluminium extrusion and finishing; extrusion workshop; special attention to new markets like Africa; and special session about casting diecasting and related applications presented by big names of the industry.

The Congress will deal with metallurgy, extrusion, surface finishing, corrosion, casting, environmental technologies and all the most important subjects related to the aluminium Industry.

Three parallel sessions for three full days will ensure, by mean of 100 papers, that all subjects will be covered in detail and, on top of that, the technical team of the organizing committee will take care of evaluating the presentations and giving priority to the selection of innovative studies and researches, new industrial applications and case histories.

Source – Trade Arabia News Service

10 04, 2012

Aluminium in Naval Design

2017-01-26T23:37:31+00:00April 10th, 2012|

According to a recent article in Maritime Journal, the US Seafighter vessel was an 80m craft designed for 52 knots with 500 tons of deadweight. Designer John Bonafoux said, “It was the first vessel designed to the new US Naval Rules. It had to take two helipads so we developed specialised aluminium extrusion for the helideck structure to minimise weight. This was double skinned, and can survive the high helo dynamic load, although the plate is only 3mm thick, a tremendous project.”

Once again, aluminium extrusions are used in design for less weight and more efficency.

Read the full article.

3 04, 2012

Aluminum Prices Maintain Climb

2015-06-18T15:33:39+00:00April 3rd, 2012|

According to AMM.com, Aluminum spot premiums strengthened last week as falling exchange prices have encouraged more opportunistic buyers to come in off the sidelines, traders said.

Traders said the slight pick-up in premiums can be traced to renewed activity due to lower aluminum prices on the London Metal Exchange.

Readthefullarticle.

27 03, 2012

An Animation of The Aluminium Extrusion Process

2017-01-26T23:37:31+00:00March 27th, 2012|


The animation illustrates a complete cycle of aluminium extrusion production, including die heating and transfer, billet heating, sawing, transfer to press, extrusion, cooling, sawing, stretching, stacking and ageing, and was developed and released by Sapa AB and Materials e-Learning Technologies under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 unported license.



Watch the video and learn more about aluminium extrusions.


20 03, 2012

Stable Demand for Aluminium Packaging

2017-01-26T23:37:31+00:00March 20th, 2012|

According to a recent article, on Packaging Europe’s website, aluminium packaging manufacturers in Europe had great financial year in 2011.

 

The article claims:

 

“At 401,300 tonnes (t) of aluminium foils, tubes, and aerosol and beverage cans, aluminium packaging manufacturers were producing almost at the high level of the previous year (2010: 405,000 t).”

 

The article also notes that there was an increase in beverage can production, and manufacturers of aluminium aerosol cans grew considerably and achieved a new record in production. Additionally, there was a strong demand for aluminium in the European markets of food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

 

According to Manfred Mertens of Hydro Aluminium,

 

“Aluminium is one of the best-performing packaging materials. It has universal applications and excellent barrier characteristics – either as mono-material or used together with other packaging materials, in cases where food requirements and optimum protection of the content are the factors to be satisfied.”

 

Read the original article and learn more about the demand for aluminium packaging.

 

13 03, 2012

TED2012: An Historical Tale of Aluminium

2017-01-26T23:37:31+00:00March 13th, 2012|

In a recent speech a TED2012, Peter Diamandis shared the story of Napoleon III in the mid-1800s asking The King of Siam to dinner. According to Diamandis,


“All of Napoleon’s troops were fed with silver utensils, Napoleon himself, with gold utensils, but The King of Siam, he was fed with aluminium utensils.


Why give The King aluminium utensils?


“Aluminium was the most valuable metal on the planet, worth more than gold and platinum.”


He goes on to note that this is the reason that,
“…the tip of The Washington Monument is made of aluminium.”


Aluminium is 8.3% of the earth by mass, but is bound by oxygen and silicons and thus is not a pure metal. As we previously mentioned, one of the advantages associated with aluminum extrusions is that the extrusion is a simple, economical and environmentally friendly process.


Watch the speech and learn more about Diamandis.

28 02, 2012

Ferrari 620 GT: Lots of Aluminum

2017-01-26T23:37:31+00:00February 28th, 2012|

Ferrari has launched the second teaser video of the 620, their 599 replacement.

In the video, there are quite a few processes between hot, molten aluminum alloy being poured into forms and an actual finished car: stamping, lamination, extrusion, etc.

Ferrari 620 GT

It is clear that Ferrari used a lot of the stuff to save weight wherever they could.

According to autoevolution’s original article, “Aluminum was used as an alternative to carbon fiber because Ferrari wanted to keep the cost of their new GT down. Besides that, carbon fiber is difficult to fix in case of an accident.”

14 02, 2012

Aluminum Extrusions and the Green Building Movement

2015-06-18T15:33:39+00:00February 14th, 2012|

When it comes to the search for environmentally friendly materials, aluminum extrusions surpass environmental guidelines.

 

Aluminum is one of the most common materials used in modern architecture, and, according to a piece on AmpedArticles.com, “As this metal alloy is capable of being extruded in hot or cold process, industry makers claim that this is much more beneficial in construction industry than any other metals used today.”

Extrusion can give utmost durability and using the metal alloy in the process of extrusion makes it highly eco-friendly. Aluminium is regarded as a great structural metal and is highly recyclable, helping to create a sustainable environment.

Click here to read the original article and learn more about how aluminum extrusions can be vital aspects in green building movement.

7 02, 2012

Made in America: The American Consumer

2015-06-18T15:33:39+00:00February 7th, 2012|

Time.com recently published an article claiming that products made in America are experiencing a comeback with American consumers.

The article sites a study released last week by J.D. Power and Associates which shows a rise in Americans who are loyal to U.S. car manufacturers, as well as a study by the Harrison Group and American Express, which indicates that 65% of high-end shoppers now prefer to buy American.

According to the article, “it’s unclear whether shoppers are showing a preference for American products because they believe they are of superior quality, or because they feel it’s important to support American manufacturing, or some mix of the two.”

Taber Extrusions is proud to be an all-American company, and encourages you to buy American products and services.

Click here to read the original article.

1 02, 2012

The Solar-Powered Recycling Robot

2015-06-18T15:33:39+00:00February 1st, 2012|

Recycling aluminum has become fun with the solar-powered recycling robot, Dr. R.E. Cycler, that crushes aluminum beverage cans to prep them for recycling.

The robot, whose full name is Dr. Robotic Environmentalist Cycler, is the latest creation of Florida Robotics, a company that makes entertainment and promotional robots to sell in the U.S. and 30 other countries.

To see the Dr. R.E. Cycler in action, people place a can in his mouth and watch through his clear chest and belly as the can gets crushed. The robot crushes a standard 12-ounce aluminum can to less than one inch in size in seconds.

Click here to read the Earth911 article and watch a video of Dr. R.E. Cycler in action.

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