The aluminum industry contributes an estimated $174 billion dollars to the US economy alone, with a global impact that is difficult to quantify. Almost everyone on the planet will use the material in one form [...]

Aircraft designers have always turned to new and emerging materials to resolve the inherent challenges of heavier-the-air flight. Fabricated parts have become an essential component in the design of safe private and passenger aircraft alike. [...]

Aluminum is a highly formable metal with remarkably low density. It has been used in manufacturing and engineering markets worldwide since the mid-20th Century, and it sits alongside steel as one of the most widely-consumed [...]

Aluminum production has historically been marred by a high carbon footprint and poor sustainability. Significant steps have been taken in recent years to improve the industry’s green credentials – specifically, those of primary aluminum manufacturing. [...]

High-temperature seals like silicone coated ropes and die-cut gaskets are engineered to guarantee that facilities and individual components comply with regulations regarding emissions, and to protect the component superstructure from damage by process temperatures or [...]

The space race of the 20th Century was catalyzed by the invention of the V-2 rocket which was based on a novel engine system using a liquid-propellant. It was the world’s first long-range, guided ballistic [...]