Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar (2008)
The Ninth International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar – ET’08
May 13-16, 2008
Orlando, Florida, USA
VOLUME I – Brief Contents
EXTRUSION EQUIPMENT
- Non-Destructive Examination Components
Measurement & Diagnostics
- Unique Tool Matching System
- Diagnostics and Experiences on Extrusion Press Tooling
- New Measurement System for Quality Control
Press
- Seven Steps for Selecting An Extrusion Press
- Comprehensive Extrusion Automation for Iso-thermal Iso-speed Extrusion with Guaranteed Cooling Rate
- Innovative Tube Extrusion Plant for Aluminum Alloys
- Clean Oil: The Lifeblood of the Modern Extrusion Press System
- Second-Generation Combination Quenches: Improving the Theory and Practice
- Profile Aging Systems: Traditional, Semi-Continuous, Continuous—Differences, Advantages, Costs
Control
- Automatic Closed-Loop Control Comes of Age for Aluminum Extrusion
- Process Controlled Containers – Smart Containers
- Water Hydraulic Press Control
Container & Tooling
- Extrusion Container Technology from Yesterday until Tommorrow
- Performance Enhancement of Tool Lube Systems
- Automated Die-Polishing Update
- Abrasive Flow Machining
Billet/Log Heating/Handling
- New Conveying System in Rapid Gas-Fired Heaters in Combination with Hot Log Shear or Log Welder and Hot Log Saw
- Operational Experience of a Highly Efficient Induction Billet Heater: Improving Energy Efficiency with Superconductivity
- Building a 200 kW Rotating Billet Superconducting Induction Heater
Sawing
- Hot Billet Saw: a Real Innovation in Handling Equipment
- Sawing Hot Billets at the Extrusion Press
EXTRUSION/DIE, PRACTICAL
- Scrap Allocation
- Extrusion Surface Effects Resulting From Billet Surface Inflow
Recovery Improvement
- Extrusion Defects – Streaking
- Effects of Process Conditions on “Die Pick-Up” Formed During Extrusion of Aluminium Alloy AA6060
Extrusion Process
- Implications and Influence of Complex Extrusions and Non-Standard Shapes on the Extrusion Press Productivity
- Process of Achieving Extrusion Excellence
- Boron Nitride – Solutions for Aluminum Extrusion
- Simulation-Aided Extrusion: An Efficient Optimization Strategy
Tooling Performance
- The Use of Gaseous Nitrogen to Improve the Surface Finish of Dilute 6xxx Extrusions
- Butterfly Dies – Increase Extrusion Speed through Innovative Porthole Die Design
- Metal Flow in Extrusion with Different Orifices
- Gas Nitriding Versus Ferritic Nitrocarburizing in Surface Hardening of Extrusion Dies
- The Die Does Not Make the Extrusion
- Die Performance Optimization through Understanding of the Surface Features of Fatigue Fractures
- The Case-Based System for Aluminum Extrusion Die Design in a Context of Integrated Design
- Extended Die Life and Consistent Weight Per Foot Using BC-115 Inserted Tooling
- Extrusion Die Specification: How to Obtain Repeatable Performance
Quench and Temper
- Progressive Quenching: A New Approach to Distortion Control
- The Development of a High Performance Product Created Through the Combination of Metallurgical Technology, Process Control and Lean Manufacturing
- Quench Sensitivity Test Method for Aluminum Extrusion Alloys
- Two-Step Aging Behaviors of Al-Mg-Si Alloy Extrusions
Hollow Profiles and Heat Exchanger Profiles
- Static and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Longitudinal Weld Seams in Industrial AA6060, AA6082 and AA7020 Aluminium Extrusions
- Quality Issues of Hollow Extrusions for Aerospace Applications
- Seam Welds Modeling and Mechanical Properties Prediction in the Extrusion of AA6082 Alloy
- Experimental Study of Longitudinal Weld-Seam Properties in Tubular AA6060 and AA6082 Extrusions
- Seam Welds Quality in AA6060 Alloy
- Development of Latest Heat Exchanger Tube Technology
- Optimizing AA3003 for Extrudability and Grain Size Control
MANAGEMENT ISSUES
- Continuous Extrusion Optimization System
Operations Management
- A Two-Decade Case Study – How Modeling Drove Exceptional Results
- Implementation of Six Sigma Methodology in the Extrusion Die Shop
Quality Management
- Customer Focus on Quality Control of Extruded Products
- Can Quality Production be Achieved Consistently on All Shifts?
- Recovering Recovery
- Scrap… The Most Expensive Thing We Do
Market
- Increasing the Use of Extrusions for Electrical Applications Technical and Economic Considerations
- The Evolving Heat Exchanger Market for 3xxx Series Extrusions
- Upcoming Structural Design Rule Changes Impacting Aluminum Extrusions
Globalization
- Development of Recycling-Friendly Aluminum Alloys for Extruded Products
- The Globalization Trap of the Aluminum Extrusion Industry
- Indian Aluminum Extrusion Industry – Challenges and Opportunities
- The Role and Use of Aluminum in “Green” Architecture
VOLUME II – Brief Contents
BILLET PROCESS and EQUIPMENT
- Al-Mg-Si Alloys with Improved Crush Properties
Alloy Development
- The Future of 6xxx Medium Strength Structural Applications
- New Generation of Matte Alloys from Alcan
Metal Quality
- Metallurgical Quality of Aluar Billets, Ten Years of Increasing Quality
- Cl2-Free Aluminium Processing Technologies
- Degassing Technology: a Review of Design and Operational Considerations for Effective Removal of Hydrogen In Molten Aluminum
- Improved Hydrogen Measurement In Molten Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys
Metallurgy
- Effect of Alloy Chemistry and Process Parameters on the Extrudability and Recrystallization Resistance of 6082 Aluminum Alloy
- The Effect of Scandium and Zirconium Additions on Aluminum Extrusion and Post-Braze Grain Structure
- Standardization in Metal Analysis – No Longer an Option
Furnaces
- Electromagnetic Stirring for Aluminum Furnaces
- O2 Enhanced Combustion for Aluminum Melting Furnaces
- The Art of Dross Management- Maximizing Dross Values and Minimizing Dross Generation
- Dross Reduction In the Aluminum Casthouse: General Considerations and Practices
Casting Homogenization
- Understanding Key Factors to Improve Billet Surface Quality and Casting Mold Life
- Advanced 6xxx Alloys – Challenges in Casting and Extrusion Process
- Measurements and Modeling of Precipitation and Dissolution during Cooling and Preheating of Extrusion Billets
EXTRUSION/DIE, THEORETICAL
- Control of Asymetric Recrystallization in Single and Multi-Hole Die Extrusion
Microstructure
- Influence of Geometric Dynamic Recrystallization in the Dead Metal Zone on Peripheral Coarse Grain Defect Formation in Indirect Extrusion
- Prediction and Control of Subgrain Size in the Hot Extrusion of Aluminum Alloys with Feeder Plates
- Innovative Methodologies to Increase Productivity by Simulating Development of Structure During Extrusion and Solution Soaking
- Grain Size Prediction in AA6060 Profile Extrusion
- A Review of Recrystallization Mechanisms as Related to Complex Forgings Produced from Extruded 6061 Forging Stock
Modeling and Simulation
- Simulation and Experimental Investigations on Composite Extruded Processes
- Thermomechanical Simulation of Continuous Extrusion
- Application of Qform Program for Improvement of the Die Design and Profile Extrusion Technology
- 3-D Numerical Simulation of Direct Aluminum Extrusion and Die Deformation
- Flow Front Tracking Simulations in Aluminum Extrusion Dies Using an Eulerian Description and a Comparison with Experiments
- Advanced Numerical Techniques to Simulate Extrusion
- Process Engineering Modeling a Ticket to Higher Efficiency In Aluminum Extrusion
Neural Networks
- Analysis of Mechanical Properties of 2xxx T3 and T8 Aluminum Extruded Rods by Means of Neural Networks
- Use of Adaptive Neural Networks (ANN) In the Aluminum Extrusion Process Control
Dies and Modeling
- Extrusion Simulation as the Way to “Close the Loop” In Die-Design
- Indirect Extrusion of Rapidly Solidified AI-Base Alloy Powder/ Flakes and Deformation Behavior of the Extrudate
- Die Design and Manufacturability Formalization Using the Medial Axis Transform
- Biomechanics In Extrusion Dies! Finding a Proper Web Cross-Section in Porthole Dies Regarding a Fish Body
- Lifetime Comparison of Different Hot Work Tool Steels for Extrusion Tools in Aluminium Extrusion
Metal Flow, Weld Seam, Modeling
- Solid–State Bonding in Longitudinal Weld Seam Formation
- Extrusion Benchmark 2007 – Benchmark Experiments: Study on Material Flow Extrusion of a Flat Die
VALUE-ADDED PROCESSES
- Mechanisms of Streaking on Anodized 6xxx Series Extrusions
Customers
- Hybrid Nanostructure of the Anodic Oxide as an Alternative Finish for Extrusions:A Case Study
- Friction Stir Welding of Aluminium Alloy Extrusion Panels for NZ Navy Inshore Patrol Vessels Building
- Decoral System: for the Decoration of Extruded Aluminum Profiles
- Thermal-Efficient Products Through Computer Simulation Software
- Filiform Corrosion and Results of 10 Years Natural Weathering
Metal Forming
- Retrogression Heat Treatment as a Means of Improving Formability of Aluminum Extrusions
- Flexible Extrusion of 3D-Curved Profiles for Structural Components
- A New Advanced Profile-Shaping Technique for Design and Manufacturing of Automotive Components
Anodizing
- Innovative Anodizing and Coating Technologies for Processes and Plants of the Future
- Chemical Depth Profiling of Anodized Extrusion Surfaces Using rf-GD-OES
Paint
- A Safer Alternative to Chromate Passivation for Aluminum Pretreatment
- Choosing the Best Coating Solution for Aluminum Extrusions
- Comparative Study of Electrostatic Applicators for Vertical Powder Paint System. Traditional Multi-Gun Applicators Versus the Single Over Flow Bed (O.F.B.) Disk System
- Automatic & Self-Cleaning Booth for Vertical Powder Coating Lines
- In-Line Paint Stripping of Hooks
- A Non-HAP (Hazardous Air Pollutant) Coating for Extruded Aluminum
Fabrications
- Aluminum Extrusion Fabrication Solutions for the Automotive & Transportation Markets
- Codes and Standards for Aluminum Welding
Packaging
- Process Control and Data Acquisition and Its Direct Impact on Plant Wide Operational Excellence
- Managing Your Product from Your Dock to the Customer’s Dock
- New Solutions for Packaging Extrusions
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