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Aluminium Extrusion Conference

Fourth Aluminium Extrusion Conference to be held in Melbourne
Friday, 02 Oct 2009
Metalworker reported that Materials Australia is holding the 4th Aluminium Extrusion Conference in Melbourne from October 27th to 29th 2009.

The 4th Aluminium Extrusion Conference is themed “Increasing Efficiency.”

The conference comes as the global extrusion industry becomes increasingly competitive. This competitiveness means extrusion companies need to differentiate themselves with value added products and markets. The conference will focus on different ways of value adding in the extrusion industry.

The Aluminium Extrusion Conference will provide an opportunity for end users and industries involved in the extrusion and fabrication sectors to meet and participate in 2 days of informative presentations and discussion. The Aluminium Extrusion Conference will incorporate a workshop on October 27th 2009 aimed at beginners and intermediate personnel.

The workshop will cover 6XXX alloy extrusion metallurgy, billet upset and metal flow, dies and tooling, process optimization and productivity, temperature control, recovery planning, control of extrusion dimensions, defects and benchmarking.

On October 29th 2009, there will be a site visit to Independent Extrusions where delegates will see a 24MN press and handling system. There will also be a visit to Extrusion Profiles Australia for an opportunity to view a 24MN press and handling system and a powder coat and anodizing line.