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October 21, 2008
Alcoa sponsors 45th Rolling Seminar in Porto de Galinhas (PE)
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The event, which is being promoted by the Brazilian Metallurgy Association (ABM), will take place at the Enotel Porto de Galinhas Resort, in Porto de Galinhas, PE (PE-09 highway, Gleba 6BA, Ipojuca, Porto de Galinhas).
Alcoa is the sponsor and host of the 45th Rolling Seminar – Rolled and Coated Products and Processes, between October 21 and 24, which will show the best practices that have been created and established in the area of mechanical shaping and rolling in companies. The event, which is being promoted by the Brazilian Metallurgy Association (ABM), will take place at the Enotel Porto de Galinhas Resort, in Porto de Galinhas, PE (PE-09 highway, Gleba 6BA, Ipojuca, Porto de Galinhas).
Participants from the industry, academic circles and research centers will debate issues relating to aluminum and steel processes and products for the automobile, naval, civil construction, industrial machinery, white goods, packaging and gas and oil pipeline sectors, etc. Michael Humpert, Alcoa’s Director of Rolled Products, will give a talk on Company innovations in this area on October 21 at 7:30 p.m.
The Seminar program includes the presentation of more than a 100 pieces of work, with topics relating to cylinders, equipment, cold and hot-rolling and maintenance, in addition to a course on corrosion in metals and alloys, guest talks and a product exhibition. Camila Amaral Rizzi, a laboratory analyst from Alcoa Itapissuma (PE), will give two talks during the seminar: “Development of a technique for determining the resistance limit of 8011 aluminum alloy sheets”, on October 22 at 5 p.m., and “A study into materials that come into contact with aluminum during the cold-rolling process”, on October 23 at 10 a.m. On October 24, Alcoa will take the 80 executives who are participating in the event on a technical visit to the Company unit in Itapissuma.
“The aluminum we produce provides our customers with the opportunity to create and manufacture an enormous variety of safe, sustainable and high quality products. Furthermore, thanks to aluminum’s characteristics and versatility it contributes to social progress all over the world” explains Paulo Nakamichi, Technical-Sales Manager for Alcoa.
Alcoa produces rolled products for the most varied sectors, with aluminum being used in the form of sheet and foil in both machinery and equipment. It can be found in civil construction (coverings and wall cladding systems), packaging, electrical transformers, industrial, commercial and automotive refrigeration systems, and so on.
For the consumer goods segment Alcoa has products with strict controls over their dimensions and mechanical properties. The Company is also the only manufacture of rolled aluminum products in Brazil to have its own paint line, offering blanks (sheets in various sizes and format) and rolls that are pre-painted with polyester-based paints and are a much-used product in the market,.
In the packaging sector Alcoa uses the most advanced technology for rolling foil, supplying materials with thicknesses as little as 0.006 millimeters. This is possible thanks to constant investments in equipment and its modernization.
The aluminum foil and sheet produced by Alcoa are widely used in the most varied of applications and have superior performance. The Company’s foil rolling operations are ISO 9001 and ISO 14000 certified and production is strictly controlled.
About Alcoa
Alcoa is the world leader in the production and management of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina combined, through its active and growing participation in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to customers. In addition to aluminum products and components including flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, Alcoa also markets Alcoa® wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building systems. The Company has 97,000 employees in 34 countries and has been named one of the top most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com
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