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Current news
26.07.10 GDA Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie e.V., Düsseldorf, will again be holding its now traditional seminars “Surface Treatment of Aluminium” and “Technology of Extruded Aluminium Profiles” in the autumn. Both seminars will be held in German and are aimed at users from the automotive, mechanical engineering and building and construction fields.
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26.07.10 The British luxury carmaker Jaguar has traditionally used aluminium during its 75 year history. The marque’s flagship is the new Jaguar XJ, which has been in the showrooms since the middle of June and is being marketed by the manufacturer as the ultimate sporting luxury car.
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19.07.10 Carmakers are increasingly turning their attention to lightweight construction. A new working group comprising representatives from the car industry, extrusion plants and research institutes now wants to develop a specification for the manufacture of extruded aluminium profiles for structural car components.
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19.07.10 The internationally recognised and copyrighted Aluminium Logo is now available for use in eight different colours for a nominal charge. In addition, a short line of text in English or German for each of the eight coloured logos emphasises the light metal’s positive properties with respect to the environment, the economy, ecology or conservation of resources.
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Latest news about aluminium
15.02.10 Aluminium industry pleads for a sustainable loop economy +++ The epithet “100% recycled metal content” is not a yardstick for ecological common sense +++
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26.09.08 Aluminium is enjoying growing popularity in the field of mould and die making. It is being increasingly used for higher stressed tooling for series production thanks to newly developed alloys and coatings. Mould makers and material suppliers report here about their experiences – and offer some useful practical tips.
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21.09.07 Machining processes are used to produce final-shape components that are ready to install; the starting material can be a cast or forged blank or a semi-finished product, for example a length of bar or a shape cut out of plate. One differentiates between five technologies to machine components: turning, milling, sawing, drilling and grinding.
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08.02.07 It only seems like yesterday that the last chocolate Santas and Christmas tree decorations disappeared from the supermarket shelves, now their place has been taken by the first Easter bunnies hopping along with small chicks at their sides. Chocolate is always in season and colourfully wrapped hollow shapes are now available almost all the year round.
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