Foreword

GLOBAL ISSUES

• An Affordable Technology Strategy: The Technology Cycle
  P. V. Evans and R. A. Ricks, Technology Strategy Consultants

AFRICA FEATURE

• Vidson Aluminium is a Major Player in the African Aluminium Industry
  Lamide Akinsanya

MIDDLE EAST FEATURE

• Alba Puts Bahrain at the Centre of the World Industrial Map
  Aluminium Bahrain
• Fast Track Power for Dubal
  Alstom
• DUBAL and ALUNORTE Trust ABB Technology for Expansion and Upgrade Projects
  ABB Switzerland

CHINA FOCUS

• Serving the Non-ferrous Metals Industries
  Zhongshan Huayu Non-ferrous Metallurgy Material Co. Ltd

MENARDI SPECIAL FEATURE

• Dry Filtration Are you Ready for a Pleat Conversion?
  Menardi
• Menardi – Filtration Products for every Stage of the Alumina Refining Process
  Menardi

NKM NOELL FEATURE

• NKM-NOELL Optimizes Design of the Lemniscate Crane
  NKM Noell

SEA PORTS

• The Short Sea Specialist
  Wijnne & Barends

CRANE FEATURE

• Worldwide Crane Care
  Konecranes Corporation
• The Four Pillars of Complete Crane Care
  Demag Cranes & Components

LIFT TRUCK FEATURE

• HUBTEX – First in Aluminium Handling
  HUBTEX Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG

MATERIALS HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION

• A Cost-Effective Approach to Investment in Ship-Unloaders and Energy Efficiency
  Vigan
• Bulk Handling for the Alumina Industry
  Moeller Materials Handling GmbH
• Bulk Handling Solution Engineering
  NEUERO
• VSU for the Alcoa Aluminium Smelter in Iceland
  Hartman
• Dust-free Unloading of Bulk Material
  Cimbria Modulex
• The Link Between Ship and Shore
  Orts GmbH
• A New and Better Way of Unloading Alumina
  MacGREGOR Bulk AB
• Aumund Cooling Conveyor for Hot Bath Material
  Marco Coopmann, Sales Manager, Metallurgy, AUMUND Foerdertechnik GmbH

POT ROOM

• Alcoa and STAS: Partners in R&D
  STAS
• Crucible and Tube/Siphon Cleaning and Maintenance
  Dominique Privé, Eng., STAS Inc.
• Powerful Anode Positioning
  Power Jacks Limited
• Models for the Delivery of Aluminium Smelter Projects
  Robert Minto PhD Eng. and Adrian O. Owens Eng. SNC-Lavalin Aluminium Division

SAFETY CLOTHING

• Protection Against Molten Metal. Which Fabrics are the Best?
  A.Gstettner, Lenzing AG
• Silex^®: Non-wetting, Shot-fee Fibre Products for the Aluminium Industry
  Robin Richter, belChem Fiber Materials GmbH Rien Hagendijk, Ceranex B.V.
• Protective Garments for Aluminium Foundry Workers
  Marina Textil

FURNACE FEATURE

• The Quest for Quality and Cost-Efficient Processing in the Secondary Aluminium Industry
  ALCUTEC Engineering GmbH
• AL-EMS Helps Sapa Heat Transfer Save Energy while Increasing Productivity
  ABB Metallurgy

ROLLING MILL TECHNOLOGY

• New High Performance Foil Mills Start Production Successfully
  Paul Osborne, Product Manager, Siemens-VAI UK
• Comparison of Different Electromagnetic Measuring Technologies from the Perspective of Pulsed Eddy Current Technology
  ABB Automation Technologies - Force Measurement
• Shape Technology – The Leading Edge in Coolant Removal Technology
  Paul Bowcher, Shape Technology Ltd

ALUMINIUM PROFILES

• Enhanced Inline Diameter and Fault Control by Three-axis Laser Scanning
  Zumbach

SURFACE INSPECTION

• Quality Inspection at a Glance
  Erhardt+Leimer ELSIS

CAST HOUSE

• Efficient Ladle Management In Aluminum Making
  Kailash Samdani, Domain Competency Group of Infosys Technologies Limited
• Co-Line Welding Achieves ±1°F(±0,65°C) Uniformity in Solution Heat Treatment with Jet Impingement Technology
  SECO/WARWICK Ltd
• Automatic Furnace Control – The Key to Successful Casting
  Precimeter Control AB

PRIMARY SMELTING AND PROCESSES

• Explosion Welded, Bi-Metallic Solutions to Dissimilar Metal Joining
  George A. Young, P.E. Dynamic Materials Corporation

PACKAGING

• A Truly Global Approach to Aluminium Packaging
  Signode Systems GmbH

EXTRUSION

• Cool Times TWO
  Granco Clark

HEAT TREATMENT

• Electric Heating Element Technology can Offer Savings on Furnace and Casting Line Refurbishment
  Kanthal AB
• Improved Metal Production Through Product Development and Innovation
  Allan Davies, Market Manager – Metals, Unifrax
• Gas-Fired Heat Treatment Plant for Aluminium Structural Parts
  Dipl.-Ing. Adolf Hanus, LOI Thermprocess GmbH

ANODE PASTE MIXING

• EIRICH in the Carbon Industry
  EIRICH

DIE POLISHING SYSTEMS

• Microns Decide Quality
  Dipl. Ing. Ozren R. Kuzmanovic, Managing Director of Micro Technica® Technologies GmbH

RODDING PLANT EQUIPMENT

• Future Challenges for the Rodding Shop
  Impec AS
• Improvements to Anode Baking Furnace Maintenance
  Peter Mnikoleiski and Detlef Maiwald Innovatherm GmbH+Co. KG
• Reducing Emissions and Heat Losses in Anode Baking Furnaces
  Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Leisenberg and Dipl.-Ing. Detlef Maiwald Innovatherm GmbH+Co. KG

BURNER SYSTEMS

• The MultiMelter©. A Multi-Chamber Furnace for Melting of Contaminated Aluminium Scrap
  Jasper GmbH

• Foreword
  By Richard Gaunt
• Review of the Latest Achievements of Officine Meccaniche Bruno Presezzi

ALUMINIUM PROCESSING

• Application of Knowledge Mapping to the Aluminium Industry
  Paul Evans and Ricky Ricks Technology Strategy Consultants
• Process Control: Accurate Temperature Measurement in Aluminium Processes
  Northern Instruments (Leeds)

PRIMARY SMELTING AND PROCESSES

• Specialised Equipment for Heat Treating Aluminium Alloys
  Mark Pickering, Carbolite Ltd.

• Heat Treatment

• Delivering Accurately Taper Heated Billets and Logs - A Solution for Emerging and Established Extruders
  C. Holding, Banyard Division of Inductoheat Europe Ltd.
• Gas-Fired Heat Treatment Plants for the Aluminium Industry
  Dipl.-Ing. Peter Olbers, Dipl.-Ing. Adolf Hanus, LOI Thermoprocess GmbH

ENVIRONMENT

• Supplier of Reduction, Carbon and Casthouse Equipment to Major Projects Around the World
  Solios
• Environmental, Social and Governance Performance in the Aluminum Industry
  Doug Morrow MA, Analyst, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors

BAHRAIN FEATURE

• A Review of Current Developments in Primary Aluminium Production in the Middle East
  Michael O'Grady and Jonathan Prebble, Pyrotec Inc.
• Alba Inaugurates Line 5 and Increases Production to more than 830,000 mtpa
• Alstom Powers the New Potline at Alba, Minimising Input, Maximising Output
  Bob Slater, ALSTOM Power
• Round-The-Clock Role for Atlas Copco In Record-Breaking Bahrain Smelter
  Six New Oil-free Compressors from Atlas Copco are at the Heart of a Major Expansion of the Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) Smelter in Bahrain
• Outstanding Performance at Nordural's New Potline
  ABB substation energised in January 2006
• New UK Crane for ALBA
  Keith Rainford, Street Crane Company

CAST CONFERENCE

• The 9th Aluminium Casthouse Conference - Melbourne, Australia
  Foreword by John Grandfield, Conference Chair
• Energy Efficient Operation of Aluminium Furnaces
  Paul E. King, Brian M. Golchert, Tianxiang Li, Mohamed Hassan & Qingyou Han

• Furnaces

• AL-EMS Helps Alustockach Improve Furnace Operation
  ABB Automation Technologies AB
• The MultiMelter© A Multi-Chamber Furnace for Melting of Contaminated Aluminium Scrap
  Jasper GmbH

• Refractory Technology

• New Energy - Efficient Refractory Lining Design for Carbon Bake Furnaces
  Lance Caspersen, Manager, Market Development, Thermal Ceramics Inc.
• Latest Developments in Melting of Aluminium Dross and Scrap Using Tilting Rotary Furnaces
  John Simpson
• Behaviour of Al-Sr Master Alloys in Al-7Si-0.5Mg Alloy Melts
  J.A. Taylor, M.J. Couper, C.L. Smith & D.P.K. Singh

• Chill Casting

• Wagstaff Innovation Defines Future of DC Casting
  Wagstaff

• Molten Metal Processes

• The Level Pilot in Your Modern Aluminium Foundry
  PreciMeter Control AB
• Separation of Molten Sodium Aluminium Fluoride Bath from Molten Aluminium Using a Selective Adsorption Bed Filter
  Leonard S. Aubrey, Christine A. Boyle, Eddie M. Williams, David H. DeYoung, Dawid D. Smith & Feng Chi
• Russia's Primary Casthouses; Modernising and Value Adding
  Duncan Hedditch & Alan Clark
• New Developments on the Properzi Method for Producing Primary or Secondary Aluminium Ingots
  Dr. Eng. Carmelo Maria Brocato

• Process Control

• Simulation, Higher-Level Automation and Optimisation of Continuous Aluminium Billet Homogenising Furnaces
  Johan Zietsman, Ph.D., Ex Mente (Pty) Ltd.
• Molten Metal Splash Testing of Cast House Personal Protective Clothing
  Michael J. Lee, Amber Jones, Peter Forakis

• Safety Clothing

• Protection Against Molten Metal Which Fabrics are the Best?
  A.Gstettner, Lenzing AG

POWER MANAGEMENT

• When Energy Price Risk Goes Mad!
  Dan Moat, Encore International Ltd
• Analysing Energy Expenditure in a Volatile Utilities Market
  Callum F Stuart - International Business Manager, McKinnon & Clarke

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

• Interesting Times in the Primary Aluminium Smelter Industry
  K Home International Limited

EXTRUSION

• Innovative Solutions for Extruders from OMS IMPIANTI
• Rising Fuel Costs Keep the Heat on Furnace Innovation
  John Bugai, Vice President of Granco Clark

DIE POLISHING SYSTEM

• Extrusion Die Shops Past, Present and Future
  Ozren R. Kuzmanovic MD/CEO, Micro Technica^® Technologies GmbH

MATERIALS HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION

• Kovako Pneumatic Ship-Unloading and Discharging
  Kovako Materials Handling
• Out of Ideas Grow Concrete Results
  H & H Herman & Hieber GmbH
• An Innovative Low Investment, Low Operating-Cost Technology for Unloading Alumina from Ships
  Vigan Engineering
• Innovation and Service Based on 100 Years’ Experience
  Hartmann Förderanlagen GmbH
• Bulk Handling for the Alumina Industry
  Moeller Materials Handling GmbH
• Efficient and Environment-Friendly Handling of Alumina and Pet Coke in Port Facilities
  Jonas Fack, BMH Marine

PACKAGING

• Award Winning Packs Signal the Growing Influence of Alufoil
  Alufoil Trophy 2006 Winners
• FROMM Worldwide Supplier of Transport Securing Systems for the Aluminium Industry
  FROMM Packaging Systems
• A Decade of Change in Aluminium Packaging
  Gerard Laks, Signode Systems GmbH

CRANES

• Cranes and Handling Technology
  Demag Cranes & Components GmbH
• A Global Mission that Delivers Total Efficiency
  Noell Special Cranes
• Automatic Unloading of Coils at Novelis Deutschland
  Visual Crane Guidance with Laser Measurement System, LASE GmbH

POWDER COATINGS

• The Colourful World of Powder Coatings
  Russell Deane, Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings Ltd, UK

ROLLING TECHNOLOGY

• Evertz Patented Valve System Sets New Standards for Rolling Mill Cooling
  Thomas Rosenbauer & Matthias Krieger, Evertz Hydrotechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Herdorf, Germany
• Thermal Aspects to be Considered when Designing Spray Actuators for Flatness and Profile Control on Aluminium Rolling Mills
  Lechler (UK)
• Improving Product Quality
  Malcolm Jenkins, Managing Director
  Shape Technology

ALUMINIUM PROFILES

• Enhanced Inline Diameter and Fault Control by Three-axis Laser Scanning
  Zumbach Electronics AG

ANODISING

• How to Combine New Mechanical and Chemical Finishes with New Anodizing Colours and Get New Markets
  Fabio Vincenzi, ITALTECNO s.r.l - Modena (Italy)
• The Continuous Monitoring of the Condition of Flues in Open and Closed Pit Anode Baking Furnaces
  Dipl.-Ing. Detlef Maiwald and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Leisenberg
  Innovatherm GmbH + Co. KG Butzbach, Germany

COMBUSTION

• Aluminium Recycling. Reduce Fuel, Increase Production and Improve Yield
  Peter van Kampen, ACI division of ALATUS LLC
  Nicolas Docquier, Air Liquide Claude-Delorme Research Center

RECYCLING

• Modern Furnace Installation - Design Criteria
  Rolf Weiand, IST GmbH, Oberhausen, Germany

ALUMINIUM PEOPLE

• Aluminium on Reflection
  Dr David A. Harris

THE WORLD OF ALUMINIUM

• Russia to Build World's Largest Smelter and Hydro Power Complex
  RUSAL
• Aluminium World, News Round-Up

• Foreword
  By Richard Gaunt
• A New Concept in Roll Assembly for Twin Roll Casters Used for the Production of Aluminium Strip Officine Meccaniche
  Bruno Presezzi
• Evertz Patented Valve System Sets New Standards for Rolling Mill Cooling
  Thomas Rosenbauer & Matthias Krieger Evertz Hydrotechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Herdorf, Germany

Primary Smelting and Processes

• Stimir Reveals Process Improvements in the Smelting Process
  Barry C Woodrow, Stimir, Iceland
• Downstream Opportunities for Foundry Businesses
  ABB Robotics Says Flexible Automation Allows Foundries to go Down Stream in Automobile Component Manufacture and Add More Value
• New Icelandic Smelters Making Use of ABB Latest Innovation
  Max Wiestner, Industry Manager Primary Aluminium, ABB Switzerland
• 48 Years as a Co-partner and Supplier for the Processing Industry
  HMR Group
• Solios: Service and Sustainability
  Solios Services Contributes to the Long-term Policy of Solios in Terms of Sustainable Development, as Nicolas Dockes, Solios Services Director, Explains
• Dubal’s New Liquid Pitch Unloading, Storage and Handling Facility Becomes Operational
  Outokumpu Technology GmbH
• Granular Refractory Materials as Barrier Cathode Linings
  Clayburn Industries Limited

Aluminium and Health

• Aluminium and Health:
  Camelford Report Vindicates the UK Aluminium Industry's Stance on Health Risks after 17 Years
• Emissions Monitoring for Fun and Profit
  Philip H. Raley, Technical Director, Menardi / Beacon Filtration
• Environmental Control and Recovery Solutions
  ALSTOM Norway AS Competence Centre for the Aluminium Industry

Aluminium Foil

• Foil Manufacturing at Hydro’s Grevenboich Plant
  Dr. Albert Cremer and Dr. Hendrik Brenig of Hydro Aluminium’s Foil Rolling Plant in Grevenboich, Germany
• Alufoil Awards Continue to Encourage Innovation and Creativity in Aluminium Packaging Concepts
  The 2005 Alufoil Awards

Alumex 2005 Conference Report

• Innovative Technologies in Anodising, Sealing and Coating: Better Quality, Cost Efficiency and Ecology
  Alumex Dubai - Conference Papers, Walter Dalla Barba, Fabio Vincenzi, ITALTECNO S.r.l. - Modena, Italy
• Aluminium Experts from the International World Meet in Dubai
  ALUMEX 2005 Conference

Anodising Processes

• Aluminium Anodisers Gain In Efficiency and Save On Energy - With Process Gas Heating Systems
  Adrian Langford, Lanemark International Ltd.
• The Next Generation Firing and Control Systems for Anode Baking Furnaces
  Prof. Dr.Leisenberg and Detlef Maiwald, Innovatherm Gmbh+Co.KG Butzbach, Germany
• Alpsan Aluminium and Plastic Profile Industry and Trade Inc
• Zumbach Electronics - On-line Monitoring and Control Equipment
  Zumbach Electronics AG
• New Buss Kneader for Anode Paste Production
  Davy Process Technology (Switzerland) AG

Cast House

• The Behavior of Selenium Impurities During the Alloying of Aluminum with Manganese Additions
  M. Reza Aboutalebi*, M. Isac** and R.I.L. Guthrie**
  * Dept. of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
  ** McGill Metals Processing Centre (MMPC), 3610 University St, McGill University, Montreal, PQ, Canada, H3A 2B2
• Assan Aluminium Leading the Technology
• ESI Group Offers a Fast and Efficient Engineering Simulation Solution for Continuous Casting Processes with CALCOSOFT
• High Convection Vortex Flow - Improved Performance in Coil Annealing
  Piotr Skarbiäski, Product Manager, Aluminium Process and CAB Furnaces, SECO/WARWICK
• The Highest Capacity Molten Metal Pump in the Aluminum Industry
  Metaullics Systems
• Multiple Chamber Furnaces for the Annealing of Aluminium Coils and Foils Packages
  Maerz-Gautschi GmbH
• New Unique Bath Removal Mill - The Heggset BRM
  Erik Aspen, Bjarne Anders Heggset and Per Gunnar Strand
• The Level Pilot in Your Modern Aluminium Foundry
  PreciMeter Control AB.
• Process Control: Accurate Temperature Measurement in Aluminium Processes
  Northern Instruments (Leeds)
• Flow Science Simulation Software Helps Prevent Hidden
  Metal Flow Casting Flaws
• High-Performance Advanced Ceramics Generate Higher Quality Aluminium
  GE Advanced Materials
• ABB's Electromagnetic Stirring System Improves Work Environment and Saves Energy
  Olof Sjödén, ABB Automation Technologies
• Modern Furnace Installation - Design Criteria
  Rolf Weiand, IST GmbH, Oberhausen, Germany
• Aluminium Recycling Furnaces
  ASM Anlagentechnik GmbH
• Latest Developments in Aluminium Furnace Technology and Future Outlook
  Anders Jerregård, Sarlin Furnaces AB
• Compacted Product Additives for Use in Cast Aluminium
  Fu Li, Director of Chongqing Runji Alloy Co Ltd, China

Extrusion

• SCSExtrude Software from Granco Clark
  A Powerful Software System that Co-ordinates and Controls the Extrusion Process for Increased Productivity and Higher Profile Quality. John Bugai, Vice President, Granco Clark
• Presezzi Extrusion Comes of Age
  Presezzi Extrusion S.p.A

Rolling Technology

• Latest Developments Ensure High Quality Rolled Products
  Shape Technology
• New Developments in Rolling Mill Technology
  Trevor Gregory, VAI Industries (UK) Ltd
• Bright Rolling Future with the Seamless Flatness Roll
  Lars Jonsson, MSc, specialist, Flatness Systems. Cecil Dahlberg, MSc, Project Manager, Development and Design of Measuring Rolls
• Meeting the Market Demand for Wider Strip
  Detlef Neumann, Danieli Fröhling, Germany

Materials Handling and Transportation

• Conveying Systems for the Alumina Industry
  Carsten Duwe and Timo Letz, Moeller Materials Handling GmbH
• A New Alternative to Steel Strapping
  Signode System GMBH

Research and Development

• Porous Plugs
  A New Generation of Fluxing and Purging Technology for Aluminium Foundry Ladles. Dipl. Ing. Reinhard Schwaiger, Dipl. Ing. Gerald Praseta, Marketing Department Non Ferrous Metals, RHI Non Ferrous Metals
• An Integrated Approach to the Design and Construction Management of an Aluminium Smelter Expansion
  Ken Home OBE - K Home International Ltd, David Baker – Consultant

Safety Clothing

• Natural Fibre is Still the Cornerstone of Hot Metal Protective Fabric
  Alliance Textiles (NZ) Ltd
• ALu-SAFE^®..........."If You REALLY Need to be Safe"
  A.J. Charnaud & Co. (Pty) Ltd.
• Management, Molten Metal and Protective Clothing
  Silver Needle Inc
• Protection Against Molten Metals. Which Fabrics are the Best?
  This Question is Frequently Posed by Safety Managers, Purchasing Officers and Union Officials. There are so Many Fabrics on the Market, it is Not Easy to Decide which will Meet the Purchaser’s Requirements. A Gstettner of Lenzing Offers Expert Advice

Power Management

• The Power to Manage Risk!
  Dan Moat, Encore International Limited
• Dubai Aluminium Orders EA Technology Partial Discharge Monitoring Kit

Recycling

• Separator Capitalises on Recovered Metals Value
  Peak Separation Equipment
• Modern Anode Rodding Plants - the Key to Improved Cell Efficiency in Primary Aluminium Smelters
  Jon H Magnusson - ALTECH SMV Ltd.
• Second-Hand Equipment for Aluminium Scrap Processing
  Ron & Harry Phipps, H.E. Phipps Co. Inc. and Metals Recycling Corp.
• Advanced Oxygen Combustion Systems for Melting Aluminium
  P. VanKampen, Air Liquide ACI LLC and S. Jepson, Air Liquide Industrial US LP

Metal Markets

• Metal Markets LME: A Four- Letter Word?
  Jay SirDeshpande, Jay Commodities Ltd

Aluminium People

• Obituary: Nathanael Vining Davis, Former President and CEO of Alcan

Legislation

• UK Metals Industry Reacts to REACHH
  Dr Ivor Kirman, Nickel Institute, and others

News Round-Up

• Investment by the Majors; Plasma Technology Packaging and Automotive Diversificationn
  Aluminium World News Round Up

• Foreword
  By Richard Gaunt
• Insulfrax^® and Isofrax^® Soluble Fibres – From Smelter to Caster
  Alasdair Stevenson, Market Development Manager Non-Ferrous Metals & Keith Cheeseman, Product Manager Soluble Fibres Unifrax Corporation.

Primary Smelting and Processes

• Reducing Anode Stub Volt Drop by Improved Stub Repair
  By Barry C. Woodrow, Stímir hf.
• APS – Aluminium cell Preheating System, Per-Olof Fridh, Michael Johansson
  Industri-Teknik Bengt Fridh AB
• Modern Anode Rodding Plants – the Key to Improved Cell Efficiency in Primary Aluminium Smelters
  By Jon H Magnusson – ALTECH SMV Ltd.
• Hencon’s New Range Of Special Vehicles For Potroom And Cast House
  Gerrit Hiddink, Sales Director for the complete fleet of special mobile equipment
• Global Partner In Primary Technology
  By Solios Group
• Engineering A Successful Smelter Project
  K Home Engineering
• Dry Vibratable Barrier Layer Refractories in Aluminium Electrolytic Cells: Will this Technology Replace Brick?
  J. D. Harris, P. Eng. Clayburn Industries Ltd
• Developments In The Electrical Transition Joint – An Evaluation
  By George A. Young, DMC Nobelclad Division Dynamic Materials Corporation (DMC)
• Outokumpu Technology-Engineering, Plants and Equipment, For The Aluminium Industry
  Outokumpu Technology, Espoo, Finland

Rolling Technology

• Corus Research Multi Mill: A Tool For Effective And Efficient Research And Its Use In Practice
  Claudia Reimer, André Dekker, Harry van Steden, Menno van der Winden, Corus Research Development & Technology
• VAIfoil^® Design Solutions
• Innovations in Surface Quality Software for Aluminum: From Inspection to Productivity Solutions
  Dr. Martin Karlowitsch, Parsytec AG
• Recent Developments in Edge Defect Detection
  Claire Weir, Shape Technology
• Pit-Chamber Furnaces versus Pusher-Type Furnaces
  Maerz-Gautschi

Joining Technology

• Heatless
  RIFTEC GmbH

Process Control

• Process Control: Accurate Temperature Measurement in aluminium processes
  Northern Instruments (Leeds)

Casting

• Pechiney Commissions Three New Jumbo 3CM^® Continuous Casters In Europe
  Pechiney Aluminium Engineering
• Innovative Engineering
  Heggset Engineering AS
• Casting Down The Traditional, Rolling Up The Innovational
  Assan Alüminyum
• Oxy-fuel Melting Solutions for the Aluminium Industry
  Linde Gas
• High-quality molten metal provides a better basis for construction and machining
  Torbjörn Larsson, Aluminium Scandinavia
• The Level Pilot in Your Modern Aluminium Foundry
  PreciMeter Control AB.
• Improved Furnace Design
  Smit Ovens
• Secondary aluminium
  MultiMelter© – The new Generation of Aluminium Melting Furnaces
  Jasper GmbH
• New Pump for the Aluminium Industry
  Chris T. Vild, David V. Neff, and Richard S. Henderson Metaullics Systems Co.
• Die Casting Simulation Saves Company Thousands of Dollars
  Jerry Fireman, Structured Information Lexington, Massachusetts Flow Science, Inc.

Extrusion

• Increasing Productivity of Extrusion Presses
  Hydratech
• Preheating Of Dies Using Quick Heaters
  Leif T Larsson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Jönköping International Business School and Magnetteknik International AB, Värnamo, Sweden
• Give Your Extrusion Press Life a Booster
  Inductoheat Banyard
• MicroStream^® for Aluminium – Solutions for Extrusion Industries – Automated Die Polishing System
  Micro Technica Technologies

Finishing

• Emmegigroup, Cutting Edge Know-How in Aluminium Profile Processing
  By Cesare Carbonieri
• Sawing is a Strategic Process!
  By Jean Christophe Garcin, Deputy Managing Director of SERMAS INDUSTRIE

Materials Analysis

• 3-D Atom Probe Provides A New Insight Into Alloy Development
  Carl Hatton, Oxford nanoScience Ltd

Safety Clothing Special Feature

• Coyne Bans Use of Potentially Dangerous Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Flame Resistant Apparel
• High Performance Flame Resistant Workwear To Meet Aluminium Industry Safety Standards
  A J Charnaud & Co (Pty) Ltd.
• Lenzing FR^® molten metal-resistant fabrics provide protection against liquid metals!
  Lenzing FR^®

Environmental Technology

• Emissions Monitoring For Fun And Profit
  By Philip H. Raley, Technical Director, Menardi / Beacon Filtration Environment
• Alcoa hailed an an "Industry Genius" in Environmental Book

Research

• The Ceramics Research Centre – Your Partner in Inorganic Research
  Corus RD&T, Ceramics Research Centre

Sourcing Strategies

• Second-Hand Equipment Advantages
  Ron and Harry Phipps, Owners of H.E. Phipps Co. Inc. and Metals Recycling Corp.

Materials Handling and Transportation

• Automated Materials Flow at Hydro Aluminium Uphusen – From Presses to Packaging
  Herrmann & Hieber
• Focus On Transport To And From Pot Rooms, In Aluminium Smelters, Appropriate Machinery
  By Lars Hovda, SMV as.
• Activities in the Alumina Industry for 70 years
  Moeller Materials Handling GmbH
• Defined Cooling of Cryolite
  By Matthias Moritz, Sales Manager Aumund Foerdertechnik

World Markets

• ALCAN invests in China – the world’s fastest growing region

Powder Coating

• Hyper Durable Architectural Powder Coatings
  Matthew F. Osmond, Global Manager – Architectural, Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings

Aluminium in Sport

• Aluminium Wins The Olympics!

Transportation Markets

• Light, Strong, Stiff – The Alcan Aluminium Vehicle Technology
  Alcan Aluminium Ltd
• Style, Luxury – and Aluminium
  By Mark White, Jaguar Cars Ltd

Packaging Markets

• Why the rise and rise of aluminium foil?
  Stefan Glimm (Executive Director), and Guido Winsel (Manager Foil), EAFA – European Aluminium Foil Association
• Foil Packaging awards demonstrate Aluminium’s versatility and environmental effectiveness.
• FROMM Worldwide Supplier of Transport Securing Systems for the Aluminium Industry
  FROMM Packaging Systems

Corporate Strategies

• Alcan spins off Rolling to create two major global aluminium businesses

Work and Life

• Au Revoir Dilbert, Bonjour Paresse!
  Aluminium World Editor Richard Gaunt reviews a book which is creating waves in France’s boardrooms.

Introduction

• Foreword
  Nnamdi Anyadike, Editor
• The Voice Of, And The Gateway To, The South African Aluminium Industry
  Aluminium Federation Of Southern Africa (AFSA)
• US Aluminium Industry Awaits Congress On Comprehensive Energy Strategy
  Robin King, Aluminum Association
• New Thickness Gauging Technology For Strip Production
  Sten Linder, ABB
• Environmental Benefits Of Aluminium For European Articulated Trucks
  Bernard Gilmont, EAA Mass Transportation Market Manager
• Primary Smelting and Processes Developments In The Electrical Transition Joint – An Evaluation
  George A. Young, DMC Nobelclad Division Dynamic Materials Corporation (DMC)
• New Perspectives
  ELSID
• CECOF – The European Committee Of Industrial Furnace And Heating Equipment Association
  Mike Debier, President CECOF
• Flame Resistance With Protection And Comfort
  Lenzing FR^®

Molten Metal Processes

• Improving Development Procedures In The Foundry Through Simulation
  Stefan Gustafsson Ledell, The Swedish Foundry Association
• Liquid Metal Pumps – Applications For Making Money
  Metaullics Systems
• A Long Experience In The Aluminium Industry
  Solios Group
• Elemental Analysis For Every Application
  SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH & Co. KG
• Simulation – A Safe And Quick Way To Good Components
  Jörg Frei, Buhler Die Casting Ltd

Furnace Technology

• Providing Solutions For Changing Customer Requirements
  Thorpe Technologies Inc
• Anode Paste Mixing and Production
• Intensive Anode Paste Preparation Is On The Advance
  Berthold Hohl, Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich GmbH & Co KG
• Wear Protection Measures For Continuous Anode Paste Mixers
  Otto Waelty, Davy Process Technology (Switzerland) AG
• Green Anode Paste Capacities Rise With Kneader’s Use
  B&P Process Equipment, L.L.C.

Semi-fabricated Processes

• CFD-Modelling In The Aluminium Industry – Mathematical Methods
  Klaus Gamweger, RHI Refractories Technology Centre and Andreas Filzwieser, RHI Non Ferrous Metals Engineering GmbH
• Making Alumina Refineries More Energy Efficient
  KF Engineering Services
• Selected Applications Of Induction Technology For Melting And Heating Of Aluminium
  Dr. Dietmar Trauzeddel, Otto Junker GmbH
• Integration Of Low NOx Burners Into Aluminum Melting Processes Using Laboratory Testing And CFD Analysis
  David Schalles, Bloom Engineering Company and Greg Kitko, GTK Consulting
• Aluminium Smelters Gain Productivity And Quality With Rockwell Automation
  Ben Peters, Rockwell Automation

Casting Equipment and Technology

• Automatic Crucible Skimming For Improved Cast House Metal Quality
  Jon H. Magnusson, Altech
• Computer Simulation Helps Reduce Die Casting Scrap Rate From 50% to 2%
  Jerry Fireman, Structured Information, Birmingham, Michigan
• Application Of Ceramic Foam Filters In Aluminium Casting
  Dr. Luiz C. B. Martins, SELEE Corporation

Handling Equipment

• Focus On Transport To And From Pot Rooms, In Aluminium Smelters, Appropriate Machinery
  Lars Hovda, SMV as.

Billets & Extrusions

• Hydratech Increases The Productivity Of Extrusion Presses
  Hydratech
• Solutions For Extrusion Industries
  Micro Technica Technologies GmbH
• New Horizons For Aluminium Casting And Forming Materials
  Salzburger Aluminium AG, Lend
• Inductoheat Banyard – Company Product Focus
  M. Whisken, Inductoheat Banyard (a Division of Inductoheat Europe Limited)

Packaging

• FOILRAP™ – A Revolutionary New Package For Aluminium Foil
  Gerard Laks, Signode System GmbH

Environment

• The Canadian Aluminium Industry – Major Strides In Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  Christian Van Houtte, Aluminium Association of Canada
• Membrane Separation Processes For Fluid Treatment In The Aluminium Industry
  Grégoire Arnold, Membratec SA
• Vacuum Evaporation – Zero Discharge In Aluminium Poly-chloride Production
  Emilio Turchi, Led Italia Srl

Introduction

• Foreword
  Nnamdi Anyadike, Editor
• Global Aluminium - concentrating Corporate Structures
  Magnus Ericsson, Raw Materials Group, Stockholm, Sweden
• The Indian Aluminium Industry – A Perspective
  A.K. Agarwala,
  Hindalco Industries Ltd
• Aluminium and Sustainable Development
  Dr Anthony Paterson, AFSA

Primary processes

• Bi-Metallic, Clads For Reduction Cells
  DMC Nobelclad
• Process Knowledge Drives Business Results
  Mike Sinclair, Business Consultant Honeywell Industry Solutions
• Alstom Fast Tracks 20MW Power Project
  Paul Marcroft and William B. McDaniel, ALSTOM Power Rentals
• Automatic Crucible Skimming for Improved Cast House Metal
  Pre-Treatment
   Barry C. Woodrow, Altech
• Success In China Enlightens The World
  B&P Process Equipment
• HMR Progresses in Potroom Equipment
  Jock Canavan, HMR Group AS
• Foilrap^® – A Unique Development for the Packaging of Sensitive Aluminium Foil Coils
   Gerard Laks,
  Signode System GmbH
• Flame Resistance With Protection And Comfort
  Lenzing FR^®

Molten metal processes

• Reusable Molten Aluminum Distributor (ReMAD^®) for Sheet Ingot Casting
  S.P. Tremblay, Pyrotek High-Temperature Industrial Products Inc., Chicoutimi (Québec), Canada
  A. Buchholz, Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH, R & D. Germany
  M. Lapointe, Alumiform Inc., Chicoutimi (Québec), Canada
• Simulation Software For Serious Metal Casting Engineers
  FLOW-3D^®
• Optimizing Combustion Systems For Aluminum Melting Furnaces For Lower Cost Operation
  Frank Beichner, Bloom Engineering Company
• Liquid Metal Pumps – Applications For Making Money
  Metaullics Systems
• SECO/Warwick Acquisition Creates Major Al Systems Producer
  SECO/WARWICK Ltd.

Semi-fabricated product processes

• Jet Heating – Popular Choice For Aluminium Billets
  Schwartz GmbH
• Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio and Pechiney Aluminium Engineering 20 years of Fruitful Collaboration
  Frederic Basson, Marc Bosch, Philippe Charlier, Pierre-Yves Menet,
  Pechiney Aluminium Engineering
• Reduced Tooling Costs Through Longer Die-life
  Micro Technica Technologies GmbH
• SAG and HPI Provide Superior Quality Horizontally Cast Products
  Andreas Kraly, SAG, Erich Hartlieb, SAG, Oliver Jansen, Sales and marketing HPI, Rainer Edtmeier, HPI
• Controlled Burners For Al Melting And Holding Furnaces
  Kromschröder AG
• High Performance Profile Sawing
  Rainer Edtmeier, Oliver Jansen, High Performance Industrietechnik GmbH
• Induction Heating Of Aluminium
  M. Whisken (Inductoheat Banyard – a Division of Inductoheat Europe Limited)
• I.A.S. Presents a New Concept of Power-Supply and Control for Multilayer Coil Billet TEM-Pro-Heater^®
  Induktions Anlagen Service GmbH & Co. KG
• Modern Vacuum Technology for the Pressure Die-casting Industry
  Eligio Camiña, Stéphane Roux,
  FONDAREX SA, St-Légier, Switzerland
• Answers Are Our Business!
  Climax Research Services
• New Technique for Measuring Normal Surface Stress Distribution
  Gerard E. Mayers, Technical Information Specialist
• New Selcom XLine‘ 3D Laser Sensors For Aluminium Applications
  Walt Pastorius, LMI Technologies (USA), Inc., Detroit, Michigan USA, Johan Ahlgren, LMI Technologies AB, Goteborg, Sweden
• Elemental Analysis For Every Application
  Spectro Analytical Instruments GmbH & Co. KG
• Vacuum Evaporators Of The RW SERIES
  Maurizio Fratta, LED ITALIA
• New Range of Special Hencon Vehicles for Modern Smelters
  Hencon B.V.

Introduction

• Foreword
  Nnamdi Anyadike, Editor
• Stable Electricity - The US Aluminium Industry's Quest
  Robin King, The Aluminum Association
• Integrating a power plant to an aluminium smelter: why the growing interest, how to plan for it.
  André R. Teissier-duCros, Gean Overseas, Inc.

Primary processes

• Fluid-dynamic Aspects of Multistage Flash Systems
  Karel C. Fort, KF Engineering Services and Karl F. Hilfiker, Applied University of Lucerne, Switzerland
• 3-D Mathematical Models To Design Aluminium Reduction Cells
  S.A. Nikiforov, A. P. Skvortsov, A. V. Pavlov, JSC Vami, A. G. Kalimov, Saint Petersburg State Technical University (SpbTU), E. N. Panov, National Technical University of Ukraine (KPI) and I. D. Borisov, Kharkov State University (KhGU)
• Improved Reduction Cell Efficiency through Rod & Stub Maintenance
  Barry C. Woodrow, Altech JHM Ltd.

Molten metal processes

• Direct Electric Heat Melting Furnaces For Aluminium and Non-Ferrous Metals
  Oleg S. Fishman, Inductotherm Furnace Group

Semi-fabricated product processes

• The synthesis of aluminium rolling technology
  Detlef Ehlert, Joachim Schaumann and Ursula Rüttinger, SMS Demag
• An Overview Of The Lubrication Of Aluminium Cold Rolling Mills
  Dave Fenwick, ExxonMobil Lubricants and Specialties
• Production Management In The Aluminium Rolling Industry
  Jean Bonhomme, Keops Technologies Inc.
• New Optiflow® System for Continuous Sheet Casting
  Dennis M. Smith, FATA Hunter Inc. and Franco Gramaglia, FATA Hunter, Division of FATA Group S.p.A.
• New Polyester Strap for Packaging Aluminium Products
  Gerard Laks, Signode System GmbH
• Shape Measurement & Coolant Spray Solutions for Rolling Mills
  Colin Scottow, Shape Technology Ltd
• Keeping Electricity Costs in the Foundry Under Control with a Modular Management System
  Gerald Beykirch and Frank Simon, ABB and Norbert Leeners, GIGA Energy GmbH
• Production Of High-Quality Aluminium Castings - Green Sand Moulding Process
  Jørgen Lange, DISA Industries A/S
• Increasing Process Efficiency in Aluminium Foundries by Simulation
  Gerald Beykirch, ABB Foundry Automation
• Numerical Simulation Of Inverse Aluminium Extrusion At High Extrusion Ratio Using A Bridge Die
  Stefano Sibilla, University of Pavia and Christian Colombo, Aro Tubi Trafilerie S.p.A.
• 3D-Extrusion With The Markram-Method
  Mark Jansson, Markram Development AB
• Failure Mechanisms Of Thin Coatings For Extrusion Dies
  Pietro Luigi Cavallotti, Luca Nobili and Dario Bigarella, Politecnico di Milano and Christian Colombo, Aro Tubi Trafilerie S.p.A.

End product manufacturing processes

• Measuring Aluminium Profiles with an Optical System
  Alexander Daniker, Ascona GmbH
• The High Speed Production of Aluminium Products from Coiled Strip
  Robert J. Doran, Thermatool Corporation
• Quality Aluminium Welding for the Automotive Industry
  Tony Anderson, AlcoTec Wire Corporation

Product design & applications and environmental technologies

• Twin-Chamber Furnace For Salt-Free Aluminium Scrap Melting
  Hermann J. Meyer and Thomas Bleh, Schmitz+Apelt LOI
• Advantages Of Oxy-Fuel Burner Systems For Aluminium Recycling
  Ludger Gluns and Siegfried Schemberg, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
• The Composites Option for Repairs with Aluminium Structures
  Jim Cuthill, Devonport Royal Dockyard

Introduction

• Foreword
   Nnamdi Anyadike, Editor
• Chalco - restructuring creates a world leader in aluminium
   Henglong Li, CHALCO (Aluminum Corporation of China Limited), Michael Komesaroff, Urandaline Investments Pty. Ltd, and Nnamdi Anyadike, Aluminium World
• A Profile Of The Indian Aluminium Industry
   A.K. Agarwala, Hindalco Industries Limited

Primary processes

• Multistage Flash Systems in Bayer Process - energy recovery
   Karel C. Fort, KF Engineering Services, and K.F. Hilfiker, Applied University of Lucerne, Switzerland
• The Successful Implementation of an Expert System For Alumina
   Horace Lawrence, and Donwell Lawrence, West Indies Alumina Company, Ross Taylor, ABB Industrie AG and Glen Saevil, ABB Inc.
• The MOLTECH Metallic Anode and Wettable Cathode Coating
   Thinh Nguyen and Curtis McMinn, MOLTECH Systems Limited
• Mozal Smelter - ECL Equips First and Second Potline
   Benoît Vanhersecke, ECL
• Innovations in the Design and Construction of Ring Pit Furnaces
  Andreas Hajduk and Frank Goede, Riedhammer GmbH
• Integrated Anode and Rod Quality Control - the ALTRACK System
  Barry C. Woodrow and Jon H. Magnusson, ALTECH JHM Ltd
• CMMS Plant Implementation - Avoiding the Cost Pitfalls
  Gudmundur Jon Bjarnason and Bjarni Kristjansson, DMM Ltd

Molten metal processes

• The Advantages of using Aluminium-Based Master Alloys over High
  Concentrate Tablets
  David Evans, Avon Metals Ltd
• Production of High Quality Aluminum Alloys Using SELEE Staged Filtration
  Leonard S. Aubrey, and Luiz C. B. Martins, SELEE Corporation
• Pechiney Jetcleaner - New Equipment Technology for In-line Treatment of Molten Aluminum Alloys
  John V. Griffin, Pechiney Aluminum Engineering, Inc.
• AMAG Enhances Operator Safety with New Casting Technology
  Anna Henry, Headline Inc.
• Hi-Tech Aerospace Insulation For Aluminum Applications
  Lance Caspersen, Thermal Ceramics
• New Pump For The Aluminium Industry
  Chris T. Vild, David V. Neff, and Richard S. Henderson, Metaullics Systems Co. L.P.

Semi-fabricated product processes

• AIRGLIDE® - VAW's Most Advanced AIRSOL VEIL® Casting System
  Gerd W. Bulian, VAW
• New Refractory Technology For Continuous Strip Casting of Aluminium
  Dennis Weis, Pyrotek, Inc. Neco Division and Sylvain Tremblay, Pyrotek High Temperature Industrial Products, Ltd
• h System 2000 - Meeting the Challenges of 21st Century Rolling Mill Automation
  Peter Hornblower and Piermichele Cattelino, Fata Hunter
• ABB Promotes New Software Architecture for Flatness Control
  George Fodor, Lars Jonsson, ABB Automation Technology Products AB
• 55MN press - biggest new extrusion machine in Italy
  Corrado Licata and Dario Buggio, Danieli Breda
• Conklad™ extrusion process for aluminium clad steel wire
  D.J. Hawkes, BWE Ltd
• CVD coating increases aluminium extrusion die lifetime
  Bruno Maier and Joachim Maier, WEFA
• Alternative Process Technology for A1 High Performance Pistons
  Klaus Hummert and Rolf Schattevov, Powder Light Metals GmbH Gladbeck, Fred Dom, and Roger Senden, RSP Technology BV
• Metal Forming Simulation in Aluminium Processing Industries
  Matthias Gäumann, Marco Aloé and Adrian Paine, Calcom SA

End product manufacturing processes

• Granco Clark - 'Ultimate Quench' For Aluminium Profiles
  David Jenista, Granco Clark
• Latest developments in aluminium slitting and cut-to-length lines
  Franz-Friedrich E. Schulz, Danieli Fröhling
• Micro-Arc Anodising of Aluminium
  A.T. Kuhn, Metal Finishing Information Services Ltd and Anne Wilde, Keronite Ltd
• New Developments In The Surface Inspection Of Aluminium
  Martin Arnoldy, Parsytec AG

Product design & applications and environmental technologies

• Lightweight aluminium bridges the gap at Wimbledon
  Bill Lallyett, Hydro Aluminium Profiler UK
• Colobra aluminium platform ensures easier container loading
  Peter Put, UPL Systems

Overview

• The aluminium industry's response towards sustainable development
  Robert Chase, International Aluminium Institute
• Trends in aluminium consumption in the packaging sector
  Angus MacMillan, Brook Hunt

Primary processing

• ABB installs high capacity conveyor system at Worsley
  ABB Industrie AG
• Open systems and aluminium reduction line automation
  Leonel Vicente Mota Ivo, Atan Automation Systems
• ALTRACK anode and rod tracking and quality control system
  Jon Hjaltalin Magnusson, ALTECH JHM Ltd

Molten metal processing

• Compacted product additives for the aluminium casthouse
  Paul S. Cooper, London & Scandinavian Metallurgical Co Limited (LSM), Gregorio Borge, Bostlan S.A., Robert D. Convery, Metallurg Aluminium
• Recent improvements in ceramic foam filters improve metal quality
  Steve Ray, Pyrotek SA
• Next generation insulating products cut energy consumption
  Lance Caspersen, Thermal Ceramics
• Secondary aluminium saltless flux furnace gains new momentum
  Clive Hall, TTC Ltd
• New high performance metal delivery systems
  Brent L. Bridgham and James W. Lee, Rex Roto Corporation

Semi-fabricated product processes

• Strip casting technology - a key to product quality
  Pierre-Yves Menet, Marc Bosch, Frederic Basson, Klaus Maiwald, Pechiney Aluminium Engineering
• VAW Hannover commissions new Billet Plant
  Hertwich Engineering GmbH
• HCC Continuous Casting Machine for aluminium
  Andreas Wolf, Maerz-Gautschi
• Simulation in aluminium processing industries
  Matthias Gaumann, Rene Graf, Adrian Paine, Calcom SA
• High-strength polyester strap for aluminium packaging
  Gerard Laks, Signode System GmbH
• Automation in aluminium foundries - robotic pouring
  Corrado Paitoni and Ratomir Tica, Copras International Spa
• ConformTM: the use of alternative feedstock materials
  Philip M. Thomas, Holton Machinery Ltd
• Extrusion tool re-engineering pays dividends
  Gary W. Dion, G.W. Dion Company LLC
• Profile quenching - the challenge to design and construct quenching systems
  Hans Christian Ly, ALMEQ Norway AS
• Superplastic forming/diffusion bonding (SPF/DB) presses
  Peter Anderton, Motherwell Bridge Material Handling Systems Ltd

End product manufacturing processes

• Key drivers for aluminium in aerospace
  Guy Michel Raynaud, Pechiney Rolled Products, Philippe Lassince, Pechiney
  Rhenalu and R. Mace, Pechiney Research Center
• Tribosil - the new solution for aluminium engine blocks
  A Fischer, J. Kahn, F.J. Feikus, VAW Aluminium AG, Bonn
• ALTIM TD: surface treatment process heralds new aluminium applications
  Robert Moos, Jacques Beauvir, Michel Gersin, Mofratech
• Widening the range of electrolytic colours - ALU-SPECTRAL
  F Munk, Munk AG
• Optically enhanced aluminium looks to the future
  Matthias Weigert, Alanod
• Double Cut Saw - an innovation to aid the aluminium extrusion industry
  Fred. D. Runeckles, Plantrusion

Product design and applications and environmental technologies

• Aluminium scrap - the new silk purse
  Anthony E. Paterson, Aluminium Federation of Southern Africa
• Red mud: waste or valuable raw material?
  Vadim Akchurin, Russian Aluminium Company
• New technologies in the aluminium Audi A2
  Wolfgang Ruch, Ulrich Eritt, Roland Wanka, AUDI AG Neckarsulm
• Aluminium TV remote control wins design plaudits
  Henrik Bladt, Bang & Olufsen

• Foreword
  Nnamdi Anyadike, Editor

Overview

• Life cycle inventory data boosts Automotive Aluminium
  Kenneth J. Martcheck, Alcoa Inc.; Steve Pomper, Alcan Aluminium Ltd.; and John Green, The Aluminum Association
• Aluminium extrusions in Europe
  Mario Conserva, EAA Extruders Division

Primary processing

• New efficiencies in alumina production using diasporic bauxites
  Perikles D. Nicolaou and Dimitris J. Papanastassiou, Silver and Baryte Ores Mining Co. S.A.
• New production processing
  Egon Knall, ABB Industrie AG
• ALBRAS revamps with high-tech improvements
  Nelcindo Donizeti Gonzales, Eduardo Macedo, Guilherme Epifanio da Mota, Albras, and Luiz Fernando R. Neves, Atan Automation Systems
• ALTRACK - aluminium billet coding and identification system
  Jon H. Magnusson, Altech JHM Ltd

Molten metal processing

• Aluminium melting - from Pyretron™ to SPAL™
  J. Hugens, American Combustion and E. Streicher, J. Barney and K. Till, Air Liquide America Co.
• Best practice and cost reduction in alloying
  Paul Cooper and Robert Convery, London & Scandinavian Metallurgical Co Limited and Metallurg Aluminium
• New melt technology for aluminium recycling
  Jan H.L. van Linden, Recycling Technology Services Inc. and Chris T. Vild, Metaullics System Co. L.P.
• NetCast™ shape casting - a new technology
  Bob Wagstaff and Mark Anderson, Wagstaff Inc. Research & Development Center, Richard Bruski, Alcan Engineered Cast Products, and Daniel Groszkiewicz, Alcoa Automotive Castings
• Superwool - a new high temperature insulation material
  Lance Caspersen, Thermal Ceramics
• Aluminium furnace repair - Ceramic Welding
  George Johnson and Kevin Pendleton, Fosbel Inc.
• Refractories: minimising costs - maximising output
  Reinhard Schwaiger and Peter Gissing, RHI Refractories

Semi-fabricated product processes

• Recent trends in billet casthouse furnace and casting equipment
  Christopher Emes - Mechatherm International Limited
• DISAMATIC process for high-integrity aluminium
  Niels Winter Rasmussen, Georg Fischer Disa A/S
• Twin roll casting - challenge for the new millennium
  Anthony Tropeano and Chris Romanowski, FATA Hunter
• Mill upgrades - the cost effective alternative
  Neil D. Hickman, VAI UK Ltd
• Future concepts in light gauge & foil rolling - mill technology
  Axel E. Barten and Gabriele Barten, Achenbach Buschhütten GmbH
• Forged aluminum wheel production by the ACDR process
  Manfred Lindenblatt, SMS Eumuco GmbH, Wagner Banning Ring Rolling Division
• Danieli 6-high 3C™ - a new technology
  E. Donini, F. Stella, A. Schneider and A. Timmer, Danieli Wean United
• Neural networks in aluminium rolling mills
  Michael Jansen, Siemens AG
• Extrusion defects - helping the customer to solve them
  T. Ram Ramanan, O. Allen Huff and William L. Phillipson, Alcan Ingot
• Development of Conform™ extrusion gap sensing and control technology
  Kafeel Khawaja, Holton Machinery
• The Markram-method - a revolution in extrusion technology
  Mark Jansson, Markram Development AB
• Electro-magnetic pumping in the cast house
  Alan M. Peel, EMP Technologies Ltd

End product manufacturing processes

• Equipment for aluminium welding
  Klas Weman, ESAB Welding Equipment
• Advanced measurement of oil film thickness on metal surfaces
  Markku Koskela, Spectra-Physics Vision Tech
• Superplastic forming: trends and prospects
  Anthony J. Barnes, Superform USA

Product design and applications

• All aluminium welded skips help to achieve 20-30% payload increase
  Anthony E. Paterson, Aluminium Federation of Southern Africa
• The development of rapid casting and recovery of aluminium from dross
  Sally Johnson, McIntyre Group
• TALAT - the easy access to aluminium technologies
  C. Leroy, Educational Officer, European Association of Aluminium

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