July / August 2003

The latest stage in Alcoa's on-going modernisation of its plant in Banbury, England, has seen the installation of a new billet casting machine and an associated water cooling system. This article describes the new facility which has a capacity of 80,000 tonnes per year.

Over the last two years, Aluminium Times has chronicled the progress of the modernisation of Alcoa Europe's Extrusion & End Products business unit in Banbury, England. This plant, said to be the largest of its type in Europe, houses six extrusion presses, the largest of which is rated at 3,150 tonnes.....

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July / August 2006

Mechatherm International, Limited has achieved an enviable reputation for the supply of a wide range of furnaces and associated plant to the world's aluminium industries. This feature provides an insight into the capabilities of this innovative and highly flexible manufacturer and describes some recent export successes.

At Matalco, Toronto, Canada, Mechatherm has recently completed the turnkey installation and commissioning of a 90,000 tonnes per year aluminium scrap recycling plant......

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July / August 2006

Mechatherm's range of tilting rotary melting furnaces remains extremely popular. As a result, the company has experienced a wave of orders and enquiries with capacities ranging between 5 tonnes and 20 tonnes.

Current orders on Mechatherm's books include a similar capacity melting and holding furnace combination to the one described above for another new plant in Thailand and a new plant being built in Dubai....

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