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Almex Presents Technical Paper at Tenth International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar & Exposition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Buena Park, California – May, 2012 – The International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Conference, or “ET” as it is known within the industry, is one of the most attended extrusion conferences in the world. Hosted just once every four years, the conference has developed a strong position within the aluminum extrusion

Almex Presents Technical Paper at Tenth International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar & Exposition2019-04-28T10:13:30-08:00

Almex’s CASTRIGHT II™ Confirms Its Rank Among DC Cast Slab Automation Systems

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Long Beach, California, USA – February,2012 – A highly automated and safety-conscious aluminium DC slab casting plant is a dream come true according to plant owners, managers, and casting operators. This dream has become a reality for the staff of one plant in China where Almex’s industry-leading equipment, process technology,

Almex’s CASTRIGHT II™ Confirms Its Rank Among DC Cast Slab Automation Systems2019-04-28T09:07:55-08:00

Hindalco-Almex Aerospace Limited, A New Platform for Aerospace Aluminum in India

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Buena Park, California – April, 2010 – An open house for the Hindalco-Almex Aerospace Limited (HAAL) greenfield casthouse took place at the new facility in Aurangabad, India on March 4, 2010. The state-of-the-art facility is designed to manufacture aluminum billet for aerospace, defense, and other specialized applications. The construction of such a

Hindalco-Almex Aerospace Limited, A New Platform for Aerospace Aluminum in India2019-04-28T08:51:16-08:00

United States Department of Commerce Awards Export Achievement Certificate to Almex USA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Cerritos, California, USA – June, 2008– Almex was awarded the highly coveted Excellence in Exports Award by the United States Department of Commerce (DoC) at a Chamber of Commerce event in Cerritos, California. The award acknowledges Almex’s achievements in recent years in obtaining contracts in four continents and for their successful formation

United States Department of Commerce Awards Export Achievement Certificate to Almex USA2019-04-28T08:53:56-08:00

Almex Awarded Contract for Three Casting Lines at CHALCO Division

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Buena Park, California, USA – April, 2008 – Almex has been awarded an order for two slab casting lines, one billet casting line and associated metal purification systems for a Greenfield primary casthouse at Lanzhou Liancheng Aluminium Company (a division of Chalco) in Liancheng, China. The casthouse is the largest single casthouse

Almex Awarded Contract for Three Casting Lines at CHALCO Division2019-04-28T08:57:03-08:00

Record-Breaking Greenfield Plant Installed & Commissioned in Lynwood, CA

LYNWOOD, California, USA - August 2007 -  Entire greenfield turnkey facility installed and commissioned by Almex in record breaking 14 months time at Universal Molding Company. Almex successfully commissioned a completely new DC Casthouse facility in Southern California at the UMC's Allocast plant in Lynwood, Los Angeles County. The plant is located on a 1½

Record-Breaking Greenfield Plant Installed & Commissioned in Lynwood, CA2020-10-11T11:15:01-08:00

Turnkey Facility Installed & Commissioned in Miluo, China

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LONGZHOU, China – March 2008 – Almex has successfully commissioned a MiniCast™ billet plant at the Miluo Longzhou Aluminium Company plant in Miluo, China. The plant is capable of producing 2000, 6000 and 7000 series aluminum alloy extrusion billet in 6” x 40 strand, 7” x 36 strand and 10”

Turnkey Facility Installed & Commissioned in Miluo, China2019-04-28T08:58:59-08:00

Almex Sets Record for Largest Hard Alloy Slab Casting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Buena Park, California – June, 2005 – Based in Fontana, California, Vista Metals Corporation is a specialty alloy caster committed to continuously diversifying its product line. In doing so, the company has pushed technological limits and set new records for hard alloy casting and homogenizing capabilities. Having re-invested millions back

Almex Sets Record for Largest Hard Alloy Slab Casting2019-04-28T09:02:10-08:00

Light Metal Age on LARS Improved Aluminum Refining System

LONG BEACH, California, USA - June 1999 - Improved Aluminum Refining System with In Situ Gas Preheating And SCADA capabilities The LARS Aluminum Refining System, designed by Almex, Long Beach, California, is now enhanced with a newly patented in-situ gas preheating device. It now comes with equipped with total SCADA capability. LARS is an acronym

Light Metal Age on LARS Improved Aluminum Refining System2020-10-11T10:53:50-08:00

Completion of Placement of Mega™ DC Casting Machine

BUENA PARK, California, USA - November 2006 - Mega™ Internally Guided Double-Acting Hydraulic Cylinder Installed in Southern California Almex USA Inc. completed the placement of an Almex Mega™ DC Casting Machine in a new Southern California, USA casthouse. The novel design includes a ceramic coated cylinder rod, unique internal guidance system and is available in

Completion of Placement of Mega™ DC Casting Machine2020-10-11T10:57:39-08:00

LARS RL-16 Continues Service at Jupiter Aluminum

HAMMOND, Indiana, USA - May 2007 -  Almex Restarts LARS RL-16 Liquid Aluminum Refining System to Jupiter Aluminum post refurbishment Almex today announced that the two degassing systems in production at Jupiter Aluminum have processed continuous metal supply for their production of continuously cast sheet and foil. The plant is able to enjoy long equipment

LARS RL-16 Continues Service at Jupiter Aluminum2020-10-11T11:02:33-08:00