Aluminum Processing News
Automotive Radiator Manufacturer Bolsters Aluminum Brazing Capacity
A car radiator manufacturer has expanded its heat treatment capacity with an EV/CAB line adapted for the production of oversized battery ...
News From Abroad: Looking Forward to Production Efficiency, Sustainability
Today’s News from Abroad installment examines strategies global manufacturers are investigating and enacting to move the industry toward the next generation ...
Aluminum Parts Manufacturer Increases Capacity with Melting Furnace
A melting and holding furnace with a preheat hearth and a maximum temperature rating of 1,450°F (788°C) has been shipped to ...
EBNER Group Extends Heat Treatment Reach with Stake in Furnace Manufacturer
EBNER Group, a global provider of heat treatment solutions, melting, and casting for the aluminum industry has increased its stake in ...
Aerospace Heat Treating Upgrades Capacity with Drop Bottom Furnace
An electrically heated drop bottom furnace with a traveling quench tank and a maintenance platform has been shipped to an aerospace ...
Heat Exchanger Manufacturer Anticipates New EV/CAB Line
An international manufacturer of heat exchangers is expecting a new EV/CAB line to support their production of components, subsystems, and system ...
Tool & Die Capabilities Increase with Heat Treat Box Furnace
An electric box furnace, currently headed to a Midwest equipment provider, will ultimately be installed at a Snap-on production facility that ...
3 Heat Treat Furnaces for Annealing Aluminum
Jupiter Aluminum Industries (JUPALCO), a newly established aluminum factory which will be part of the Jupiter Group in India, has ordered ...
Heat Treater Expands To Provide Nitriding Regional Services
Sudosilo S.A., a commercial heat treatment service provider in South America, is bringing premier nitriding to the Argentine industrial sector with ...
Aluminum Extrusion Operations Bring Nitriding In-House
Extral SP. Z o.o., a Polish company specializing in aluminum extrusions, has bolstered its manufacturing capabilities to better serve the construction, ...
Green Aluminum Aging Furnace for Aluminum Producer
ALRO, one of the largest vertically integrated aluminum producers in Europe measured by production capacity, has purchased an aluminum aging furnace with electric ...
2 VPA Furnaces Elevate Jet Manufacturer’s Heat Treat
In a move aimed at elevating its manufacturing capabilities, a leading jet engine manufacturer is gearing up to integrate two vapor ...
News From Abroad: A Glimpse Into the International Market
Heat Treat Today is partnering with two international publications: heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and ...
Jet Engine Manufacturer Modernizes with Updated Casting Furnace
Sławomir Tomaszewski Vacuum Melting Team Director SECO/WARWICK Source: LinkedIn One of the world's largest producers of jet engines has modernized their ...
3 Aluminum Heat Treat Systems Delivered for USAF
Richard B. Conway Founder/Director/ CTO DELTA H® Technologies, LLC Source: DELTA H Three heat treat systems have recently been delivered and ...
Aluminum Rolling Company Expands Operations with Heat Treat Software
The aluminum rolling division of ElvalHalcor S.A., Elval, has placed an order for a sustainability suite with a heat treat supplier with North ...
Exothermic Atmosphere Generator Supplied to Skana Aluminum
Skana Aluminum Company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, has recently been supplied with an Exogas™ exothermic atmosphere generator. The atmosphere generator from SECO/WARWICK ...
Fringe Friday: Airbus Expands Capabilities with AM and 3D Printing
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
C/A Design Adds Horizontal Spray Quench Furnace
A horizontal spray quench furnace has been completed for C/A Design's heat treat facility in Exeter, NH. The system will help treat components ...
Aluminum Industry Sees Expansion in Canada
Aluminerie Alouette, based in Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada, announced several investments in its aluminum smelting operations. These include upgrades to anode baking ...
Al Reverb Furnace Fabrication Begins at Al Extrusion Plant
A multinational aluminum producer ordered a new 100,000 lb. capacity tilt melting aluminum furnace for one of their regional aluminum extrusion ...
Metal Profiles Manufacturer Increases Nitriding Heat Treat
PMS Alüminyum, an aluminum extrusion company, has added a nitriding system from a North American based company that also has international ...
Heat Treatment Lines for Automotive and Aerospace Industries
A producer of aluminum and aluminum alloy sheets for the automotive and aerospace industries has ordered two continuous heat treatment lines ...
Firearms Manufacturer To Receive Furnace To Heat Treat Aluminum
A leading firearms manufacturer ordered a continuous conveyor furnace from a Wisconsin furnace supplier. The oven will be used for heat ...
Nitriding System To Bring Heat Treat In-House
The Lenox Group, an aluminum extrusion profiles company, decided to add a turnkey nitriding system from a supplier with North American ...
Manufacturer To Expand Heat Treat Capabilities with Box Furnace
Bill St. Thomas Business Development Manager Lindberg/MPHSource: Lindberg/MPH.com A manufacturer is expanding their heat treat capacities with a new box furnace, ...
Aerospace Conversion Provider Joins “Three Second Club”
Cruz Hernández Back-Shop Supervisor Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services Source: LinkedIn PEMCO Conversions - Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services operators will join ...
Horizontal Nitriding System Delivered at Hydro Heat Treat Location
Marcin Stokłosa Project Manager Nitrex Poland LinkedIn.com A global aluminum and energy company, Hydro Extrusion Norway, recently received a horizontal nitriding ...
Aluminum Producer Readies Lab and Heat Treat Furnaces
Andrew Bassett President Aerospace Testing and Pyrometry Source: Aerospace Testing and Pyrometry A large aluminum producer in the U.S. Midwest received ...
Aluminum Extruder Expands Nitriding Capabilities
Marcin Stokłosa Project Manager Nitrex Poland LinkedIn.com Qatar Aluminium Extrusion Co. (Qalex) recently received a nitriding system. The aluminum profiles manufacturer ...
VIVA ALUMINIUM SYSTEMS Acquires Turnkey System for Nitriding
VIVA ALUMINIUM SYSTEMS - a Vias Group member - has recently acquired a turnkey system for nitriding extrusion dies after experiencing ...
ELLWOOD Aluminum Acquires 200,000-Lb. Batch Homogenizing Furnace
ELLWOOD Aluminum, an Ohio-based manufacturer of aluminum products, recently acquired a 200,000-lb. batch homogenizing furnace to complete the Phase 2 expansion ...
ELVIAL Increases Heat Treat Capabilities for Aluminum Products
Marcin Stokłosa Project Manager Nitrex Poland LinkedIn.com ELVIAL S.A.,a large aluminum extrusion company in Greece, has purchased an aluminum extruder furnace ...
Automotive Heat Treater To Receive Vacuum Aluminum Brazing Furnace
A manufacturer in the automotive industry has placed an order for a large-capacity, high vacuum furnace, equipped with a cooling station ...
Where is Aluminum Headed?
Source: heatprocessing Today's shared content is provided by the global information partnership between leading European heat treat news provider heatprocessing and the ...
Alugen Aluminum Brings Manufacturing Operations In-House
Alugen Aluminium, a Turkish aluminum extrusion company, recently expanded their production capabilities with a high-performance compact nitriding/nitrocarburizing system. This system will ...
Youngstown Tool & Die Purchases Vacuum Heat Treat Furnace
Youngstown Tool & Die (YTD), an Ohio manufacturer of aluminum extrusion dies, upgrades its in-house atmosphere heat treatment capabilities with the ...
Leading Automotive Tier 1 Supplier Orders Eight Custom Furnaces
A leading tier 1 automotive supplier recently placed a large order for eight (8) custom designed walk-in ovens for aluminum aging ...
Auto Industry Receives Rapid Furnace from North American Manufacturer
A research organization recently awarded a contract to a North American furnace manufacturer for the supply of a rapid-heating furnace to ...
Who’s Winning the Steel v. Aluminum Battle? Both, in the Form of Mixed Materials, per Auto Industry Watchers
Source: SME Media It wasn't long ago that auto industry watchers were casting votes for either steel or aluminum ...
Aluminum Provider Completes Expansion of Extrusion Operation
Source: Light Metal Age A Pennsylvania company that provides aluminum fabrication, extrusion, and casting products across a variety of ...
Aluminum Producer Awarded Department of Defense Grant to Optimize Armor Plate Production
A global aluminum manufacturer of products for multiple applications, including aerospace, automotive and packaging, recently announced that its Ravenwood, West Virginia, ...
New Heat Treat System Ordered by Oregon Products
A new heat treat system that will help produce products for the logging industry has been ordered by Oregon Products. Oregon ...
Aluminum Giants Progress Toward Merger with EC Approval
An industrial aluminum company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, recently received approval of its proposed acquisition of an Ohio-based aluminum rolled products ...
Aluminum Producer Announces $200M Investment in Rolling Plant
A large aluminum producer recently announced a large investment in a new rolling plant in Ashland, Kentucky. Braidy Industries, Inc. (Braidy) ...
Nitrocarburizing System Installed for Aluminum Extrusion Manufacturer
A manufacturer of aluminum profiles and complex extrusion press products recently purchased a nitrocarburizing system for its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in ...
Aluminum Extrusion Expansion in Pennsylvania Supports Auto Markets
A supplier of infinite aluminum recently announced it plans to invest in two new aluminum extrusion presses to support the growing ...
Major Aluminum Acquisition to Broaden Aero, Auto Products
An Atlanta-based provider of aluminum rolling and recycling recently announced the company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aleris Corp., ...
Aluminum Producer to Double Capacity in China
Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the board of directors of Novelis Inc. and chairman of the board of directors of Hindalco ...
Aluminum Caster Expands Facility, Technology Capabilities, Including Heat Treatment
An aluminum casting producer in New Hampton, Iowa, announced ongoing plans to expand its plant and technical capabilities, including space to ...
World’s First Carbon-free Aluminum Smelting Process Developed in Joint Venture
An Australian-British metals and mining corporation based in London in conjunction with a Pittsburgh-based aluminum producer recently announced an innovative process to ...
Aluminum Extrusion Producer Increases No. American Coverage with Acquisition, New Facilities
A North American extrusion and forging grade billet producer recently announced plans to proceed with new aluminum remelt facilities for billet ...
Orders for North American Steel, Aluminum on Rise
Source: ThomasNet.com Orders for North American steel and aluminum have been on the rise since speculative talk about restrictions ...
Heat-Treatable Alloy Arrives for N. American Automakers
A world leader in aluminum rolled products recently announced the North American availability of a heat-treatable alloy, its latest addition to ...
Rolled Aluminum for Auto Body Production Included in Logan Expansion
A flat-rolled aluminum sheet manufacturer recently broke ground on Phase II of its expansion project in Logan County, Kentucky, where the ...
Swedish Aluminum Supplier Gränges Increasing Tennessee Presence
A Swedish supplier of rolled aluminum products that has operations in Sweden, China, and the U.S. recently announced an expansion project ...
U.S.-Produced Aluminum Cladding Adorns Façade of South African Mall
Source: AlCircle To achieve a distinctive look that can be seen from a distance, a shopping mall in the ...
Novelis-Kobe South Korean Joint Venture Includes Pusher & Annealing Furnaces
Arial mage of the mill in Ulsan, South Korea A new aluminum rolling entity located in the industrial hub of Ulsan, ...
Aluminum Aging Oven Shipped to Aerospace Parts Manufacturer
An aerospace parts manufacturer recently acquired an electrically heated aluminum aging oven as part of an upgrade of its line. The ...
Austal Delivers Aluminum EPF Catamaran to U.S. Navy
Source: Light Metal Age Austal USA recently delivered the USNS Yuma, the eighth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, an aluminum catamaran, ...
Hydro Acquires Sapa to Become a Global, Integrated Aluminum Company
Source: Light Metal Age Norsk Hydro signed an agreement with Orkla to acquire its 50% interest in Sapa for a ...
R&D Aids Aluminum Use for Auto Industry
Source: Advanced Manufacturing Media - SME Automakers such as General Motors Co. are introducing new assembly materials and challenging their ...
Weldaloy’s Aluminum Heat-treating Capacity Increased
On the heels of a recent expansion of their seamless rolled ring capabilities, Weldaloy continues to grow with the addition of ...
Drive Aluminum: Safety
Drive Aluminum is a four-segment video series published by the Aluminum Association (www.aluminum.org). Featuring former NASA astronaut, Dan Tani, these videos ...
Drive Aluminum: Strength
Drive Aluminum is a four-segment video series published by the Aluminum Association (www.aluminum.org). Featuring former NASA astronaut, Dan Tani, these videos ...
Age-hardening an Aluminum Underwater Buoy Frame
Source: Metlabheattreat.com Metlab recently assisted TrimMaster in fabricating an aluminum frame for an underwater buoy that would meet customer specifications. ...
Reduced Heat Treatment Requirements for Components Made with Aluminum-Cerium Alloys
Source: Engineering 360 "The key to the alloys' high-temperature performance is a specific aluminum-cerium compound, or intermetallic, that forms inside ...
Magna Announces New Aluminum Casting Facility in the UK
Magna International Inc. today announced it will build a new world-class aluminum casting facility in Telford, United Kingdom, to support Jaguar ...
Automotive Aluminum Extrusion Market Grows
Source: Today's Motor Vehicles - May/June 2016 Making Aluminum Extrusions Dave Lukasak, director of metallurgy at Sapa Group, explains the ...
How Stuff Works: Aluminum TV Documentary
How Stuff Works: Aluminum TV Documentary (42 mins., Uploaded: 30 December 2014). This is a December 2014 TV documentary on aluminum. It’s ...
Bonnell Aluminum to Invest $18 Million, Expand Automotive and Specialty Markets
Bonnell Aluminum, a subsidiary of Tredegar Corporation (NYSE:TG), announced it will be investing approximately $18 million over the next 12 months ...
Aluminum Immersion Holding Furnace to Large Automotive Die Caster
Aluminum Immersion Holding Furnace to Large Automotive Die Caster Lindberg/MPH announced the shipment of an electric immersion aluminum holding furnace to ...
The Strength of Aluminum: From Automakers to the U.S. Military, Those in the Know Trust Aluminum
[Best of the Web] Source: The Aluminum Association This "quick read" article is an excellent primer for those looking for some ...
