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Industry News 9 - 11 October 2012, Messe Düsseldorf ALUMINIUM 2012 Defining the industry. Shaping its future. www.aluminium-messe.com The International Aluminium Institute publishes new website: http://recycling.world-aluminium.org On February 22nd, IAI the International Aluminim Institute, launched a new website on aluminium recycling. “This website has been designed for the general public, public policymakers and the customers of the aluminium industry, with technical information for recyclers themselves.” says Katy Tsesmelis of IAI. “The user will find credible and accurate global data, which underpin and support the aluminium industry’s sustainability and the sustainability of its products as well as specific regional stories on successful recycling systems and information on what we can all do to help ensure that we maximise the collection and recycling of this valuable metal.” - Aluminium is infinitely recyclable – approximately 75% of all aluminium ever produced since 1888 (around 1 billion tonnes) is still in productive use, some having been through countless loops of its lifecycle. - Globally, the recycling of aluminium saves over 90 million tonnes of CO 2 annually and over 100,000 GWh of electrical energy, equivalent to the annual power consumption of the Netherlands. - Aluminium recycling requires up to 95% less energy than primary aluminium production. Aluminium’s economic scrap value and ability to be recycled continuously makes the aluminium beverage can the most recycled con– tainer in the world with an average recycling rate of 60% and over 90% in some countries. Informative, user-optimised, appealing design: That is the new website of the IAI with the topic recycling of aluminium. - Globally, aluminium achieves among the highest material recycling rates, with up to 90% for transport and construction applications. - Aluminium can be recycled over and over again without any loss of quality. IAI has already published a dedicated website on aluminium for building application aiming especially at architects as well as a website on aluminium in transport. Further websites on aluminium packaging products and aluminium processing are being prepared and will be introduced to the public soon. Find out more: http://recycling.world-aluminium.org http://greenbuilding.world-aluminium.org http://transport.world-aluminium.org The European Aluminium Association has been invited to the present their 2010 “Sustainability of the European Aluminium Industry” report at the European Parliament. Further information you find in the text in the right column. European Aluminium Association at the European Parliament The European Aluminium Association (EAA) presented on March 16 2011 its 2010 “Sustainability of the European Aluminium Industry” report during a high-profile workshop hosted by the MEP Martin Callanan at the European Parliament. The SDIs (Sustainable Development Indicators) published in 2004, 2006 and in the present report clearly show a committed industry making improvements in areas such as: - Reduction of environmentally damaging emissions and natural resource use, - Share of renewable electrical energy, - Workers safety and training, - Community dialogue penetration, - Recycling rates and more Patrick de Schrynmakers (Secretary General, EAA) and Tadeu Nardocci (Chairman, EAA) holding a conversation with Martin Callanan, MEP (left to right) The launch was attended by more than 50 persons including officials of the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Hungarian Presidency. M. Callanan who chaired the meeting said that “aluminium is an industry which has constantly expanded over the last 30 years and is a very sustainable sector providing 250 000 jobs across” Europe. M. Herbert, the head of unit for sustainable industrial policy at DG Enterprise and Industry said he fully supported “industry work to develop indicators for sustainability. Industry has the best knowledge and knows which indicators are more relevant. Europe need more evidence based policy and must recognise that sectors have different challenges”, he added. Patrick de Schrynmakers, EAA Secretary General concluded that “competitiveness is essential to the survival in Europe of the whole value chain and the European Industry should be submitted to the same rules than its competitors”. The European Aluminium Association supports the ALUMINIUM trade fair from the beginning in 1997. For 2012 it will again be partner of the exhibition and the EUROPEAN ALUMINIUM AWARD. 2
Exhibitor News 9 - 11 October 2012, Messe Düsseldorf ALUMINIUM 2012 Defining the industry. Shaping its future. www.aluminium-messe.com Siempelkamp modernizes one of the world’s largest closed-die forging presses Siempelkamp was commissioned by Alcoa Forging & Extrusions to engineer and produce the cast parts of one of the world’s largest closed-die forging presses located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The 50,000 t (450 MN) closed-die forging press produces structural parts made of aluminium for the aircraft industry. Because of its large press force and its central meaning for the American aircraft industry, the giant press has become a “National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark” in the United States of America. As the world’s only manufacturer with the knowledge to design presses of this magnitude and the ability to produce castings of this size made of cast iron with nodular graphite in its own foundry, Siempelkamp received the order to produce the structural parts. The scope of supply consists of 14 large cast parts for the upper, moving and lower beams as well as the foundation stools. Ten of these castings weigh between 200 and 250 t (220 and 275 US tons). Within the framework of the order, Siempelkamp has analyzed the design from the 1950s, carried out calculations according to the Finite-Element- Method and has optimized the construction according to the latest technology and a given The modernized 50,000 t press will become one of the world’s most advanced, productive forging press. maximum component part weight. The result is parts that are fatigue endurable. The special challenge for the designing engineers was that the new parts, which incorporate 50 years of technological development, had to be exactly in accordance with the old parts by eye because they simply replace the old parts. Siempelkamp recently shipped all 14 castings for the upper, moving and lower beams as well as the foundation stools of the press. The press is being commissioned at the time being and will be put into operation towards the end of the year. The heaviest part, the upper beam sized 10,900 x 3,950 x 2,740 mm (l x w x h), was cast of 283 t of molten iron were teemed at a temperature of about 1,350 °C from five casting ladles in 120 seconds. After cooling in the mold for about four weeks, the casting was lifted out of the casting pit and machined at the Krefeld factory on high-capacity machines, which are capable of handling parts with a clamping length of up to 22 m. Siempelkamp is currently the only manufacturer of presses in the world in a position to produce castings of nodular cast iron of this magnitude in its own foundry and machine these castings at its own facilities. About Siempelkamp For decades Siempelkamp has gained vast experience in engineering, design and manufacturing of metal forming presses and supply among others plate bending presses for manufacturing largediameter pipes and half shells, straightening presses, side-member presses, heat exchanger plate presses, hydroforming presses, rear axle housing presses as well as the complete range of closed-die and opendie forging presses. Customized presses with high pressing forces are Siempelkamp’s core competence. The Siempelkamp Group is an internationally active technology supplier with three business branches – machinery and plant manufacturing, foundry and nuclear technology. As system supplier of presses and press lines for the metal industry as well as turn-key plants for the wood-working industry Siempelkamp enjoys international standing. The Group employs worldwide almost 2,750 people. At ALUMINIUM 2012 Siempelkamp will be located in hall 9, stand 9G01. Your contact at Siempelkamp: Samiron Mondal, 0049 (0)2151 92 4277 samiron.mondal@siempelkamp.com New Extrusion Control systems from Optalex Optalex has just released its V7 software for Extrusion Control. This latest release provides a host of new features based around the worlds leading ‘closed-loop’ press control package. - Best Practice Recipe control is now available to ensure that optimised parameters are maintained for all extrusion dies and die copies. - Dynamic Pump Control optimises & maintains press calibration even though pump characteristics change over time - Automatic Pump Selection with each recipe to optimise energy usage at the press. - Expanded parameter control including billet, die, press exit & quench stages. - New reporting strategies with Embedded Excel to boost SPC methodologies. - Greatly expanded ‘Down-time’ monitoring keeps an accurate track of extrusion line reliability. Optalex installs on any PLC based / modern extrusion line and provides guaranteed quality and productivity enhancements. Write to info@optalex.com and ask for an assessment of your extrusion line. It’s the future. Since 1993 Optalex have been manufacturing ‘Closed-loop’ Production Control systems for Aluminium Extrusion Lines. Optalex– Total Control. At ALUMINIUM 2012 you will find Optalex in hall 10, stand 10D62. 3
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