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Sapa Customer Recognized for Superior Innovation in Commercial Truck Application, Leveraging Aluminum Extrusions

2013-06-03 | Dana Holding Corporation Named One of the Winners of 2013 Automotive News PACE Awards for Spicer® Diamond Series™ Lightweight Driveshaft

New Research Highlights Advantages of Aluminum over Steel in Rigid Metal Conduit Market

2013-06-03 | Sapa Extrusions North America releases results of IBIS Associates study showing cost-savings of 17 percent

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Sapa North America, IBIS Associates, American Conduit

Competition clearance for Sapa-Hydro J/V received from the EU

2013-05-13 | Competition clearance for Sapa-Hydro J/V received from the EU – final completion expected in the third quarter 2013

Outstanding supplier award to Sapa Extrusions North America

2013-05-13 | Sapa Extrusions North America Receives Outstanding Supplier Support Award from Spartan Motors, Inc.

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Sapa North America, Spartan Motors, Supplier Award

Press release

2013-04-19 | Further steps taken in the planned Joint Venture of the aluminium extrusion business of Sapa and Norsk Hydro

Sapa Extrusions’ Scott Condreay Receives Distinguished Service Award

2013-03-06 | Scott Condreay, senior manufacturing engineer at Sapa’s North American Technical Center (left)

Sapa North America Presents Aluminum Extrusion Market Outlook During Platts Aluminum Symposium

2013-02-28 | Rosemont, IL— Jeff Henderson, director of marketing and business development for Sapa Extrusions North America, recently presented the economic outlook of the aluminum extrusion industry at the 2013 Platts Aluminum Symposium.

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Jeff Henderson, Platts Aluminum Symposium, Market outlook

Sapa Extrusions North America Adds New State of the Art Friction Stir Welding Capacity

2013-02-27 | H.F. Webster’s new Friction Stir Welding cell in the Rock Island Arsenal facility creates one of the largest commercial panel friction stir welding machines in North America

Sapa Extrusions North America Announces 2013 Educational Seminars

2013-01-10 | Sapa Extrusions North America Announces 2013 Educational Seminars

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Profile, Academy, Sapa, North America

Durable professional ladders

2012-12-05 |

Wibe Ladders, based in Nässjö, Sweden, was established in 1929 in Mora, originally under the name of Per-Erik Berg & Co.

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Wibe, Ladder, Sweden, Profile academy

Aluminium treats in Belgium

2012-12-05 |

The Alutubes plant in Belgium had left some tough times behind and the construction of a new bicycle shelter was a way to keep the good mood up, according to a survey among the staff.

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Alutubes, Belgium, welded tubes

From steel to aluminium

2012-12-05 |

Metal Craft produces furniture components, and has gradually switched from steel to aluminium.

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Metal Craft, furniture components, Slovakia

Sapa Sets Sail

2012-12-05 |

Having completed two circumnavigations of the globe and numerous other voyages, the INS Tarangini has sailed approximately 100,000 nautical miles. 

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tall ship, Sapa Profiles, Atlantic Spars, INS Tarangini

High tech for Vintage Cars

2012-12-05 |

Foreign Auto Supply Inc. (FAS) had in vain searched the entire world for automatic transmission coolers for older Volkswagens from the 70s through to the 90s.

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Foreign Auto Supply, coolers, Beetle, Technical Center, cutting-edge, Heat Sink

880 tons of aluminium

2012-12-05 |

880 tons of aluminium welded tubes were recently delivered from Belgium to Tianjin in China, for a desalination installation. The installation is part of a large electricity generation plant.

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Belgium, China, welded tubes, desalination installation, Inge Buyse, Alutubes

Cooperation in Japan

2012-12-05 |

A new agreement has been signed by Sapa AB and the Japanese company Kobe Steel LTD.

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Kobe Steel, Svein Tore Holsether, extrusions, aluminium alloys, Japan

Autorack launches Aluminium Van Roof Rack

2012-12-05 |

Using an aerodynamic cross-bar profile, Autorack Products Ltd, has created an
attractive, effective new product: their aluminium Van Roof Rack.

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Autorack Products Ltd, UK

Victory at Showman’s Show

2012-12-05 |

At a large exhibition for The Outdoor Event Services Sapa customer Specialist Structures won the Special award for Best Exhibition Stand in the show.

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Specialist Structures, Sapa Profiles, UK, Showman’s Show

Handles weather, wind and vandals

2012-12-05 |

By pushing the boundaries for forming aluminium profiles Team Tejbrant has created seamless, sustainable shelters that integrate all essential functions.

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Team Tejbrant, Sweden, Sapa Profiles, Utopia

Secured waterways

2012-12-05 |

British Waterways have been working with Sapa Profiles UK to develop an aluminium emergency stop plank for canal waterway systems.

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Lightweight, British Waterways, stop plank, Sapa Profiles, UK

From start to finish

2012-12-05 |

Cue Dee is a company with communication in its genes. Today’s successes in the telecom industry can be traced back to the company’s origin as a manufacturer of antennae for amateur radio enthusiasts.

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J-O Hemmervall, Cue Dee, masts, telecom

Meeting design challenges of wind turbines

2012-12-05 |

For many in the wind industry, aluminium profiles are either too unknown or thought to be weak or sensitive to corrosion. However, aluminium profiles can help solve some of the industry’s major product design challenges.

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profiles, wind, turbine, Arjan Bouvy, Lightweight, Corrosion resistant

Solar panels as an architectural feature

2012-12-05 |

Building integrated solar panels is a new way of designing buildings. At a baseball stadium in Seattle extruded frames from Sapa were used for the project.

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Safeco Field, Solar panels, Architecture, Sun Storage, Baseball, United States

Aluminium moves with the architectural times

2012-12-05 |

Aluminium has been used in buildings for decades, but there are constantly new challenges. Shape magazine has discussed trends and prospects for the future with in-house expert Pedro Maçarico at Sapa Building System in Portugal.

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Sapa Building System, Portugal, Pedro Maçarico, Architecture, Louvre

Striking facades from the UK

2012-12-05 |

James & Taylor has been developing cladding products to reflect the changes in British architecture since 1988.

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Sapa Profiles, UK, James & Taylor, Senses, Eyetech Expanded Mesh, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, Neil Hardacre

A shining alternative

2012-12-05 |

A large office building in central Stockholm is set to become yet another example of aluminium’s outstanding properties as a building material.

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Mikael Rhodin, Sweden, Lustgården, Sapa Building System, Skanska

Learn all about profiles in Sapa´s Profile Academy

2012-12-05 |

Wondering how to create an environmentally friendly solution, choose the most suitable materials or select the right finish for your aluminium product? Sapa’s Profile Academy can help you.

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Profile academy, Peter Richter, Flemming Larsen, Sweden, North America

Taking off in Australia

2012-12-05 |

Sapa’s role in the construction of a brand new terminal at Perth Airport marks its debut on the Australian market.

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Perth, airport, Australia, curtain wall, Sapa Building System, Graham Hurrell

ABS poised for expansion

2012-12-05 |

In North America, they’re mandatory. In China, they’re needed. When it comes to automotive production anti-lock brake systems (ABS) are a given. 

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abs blocks, Automobile, Bosch, United States

Saving lives with aluminium

2012-12-05 |

The scorpion, a traffic safety device, protects both drivers and roadway workers. “We have saved a lot of lives over the years,” says Jim Shilo at TrafFix Devices.

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traffic, The Scorpion, Aluminium tubes, TrafFix Devices

Bennington rolls with the time

2012-05-24 |

In the mid-1960s, Michael Mart, founder of Bennington Carriages, designed his first carriage for safe driving of the family’s new ponies.

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Bennington, Carriages, royal warrant, lightweight

Let there be light

2012-05-24 |

The Spira arts centre in Jönköping, a massive music and theatre complex that was opened in November 2011, has already become a local landmark.

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Spira arts centre, Sapa, Ingegerd Råman, Sweden, aluminium profiles

Putting a shine on science

2012-05-24 |

Inspiria Science Center in Sarpsborg, Norway is hard to miss, with its stunning glass and aluminium exterior.

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Sustainability, building material, Sapa, window, Norway, Inspiria Science Center

Seamless surveillance

2012-05-24 |

Geutebrück is a renowned manufacturer of high-end video security systems. Its signature is the seamless integration of existing systems with advanced digital technologies together with an outstanding man-machine interface.

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Geutebrück, Germany, aluminium profiles

A cultivating environment

2012-05-24 |

Solardome Industries is the market leader of glass and aluminium geodesic domes in the United Kingdom.

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Sapa Profiles, Solardome, geodesic domes, United Kingdom, aluminium frame

Building up Angola

2012-05-24 |

After nearly three decades of civil war, Angola is rising from the ashes. Sapa takes part in the renewal.

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Angola, Sapa Building Systems Ltd, Portugal, Sky Center, cost savings

Greener than green

2012-05-24 |

When it comes to “green” certification, there are no bad products, just bad design, say the creators of the world’s leading cradle-to-cradle certification program.

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Sapa Pole Products, C2C, sustainable, Certification

Sustainability: not an option anymore

2012-05-24 |

Policies of social and environmental responsibility are here to stay. Sapa is intertwining its sustainability practices with suppliers and customers.

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Sustainability, Sapa Heat Transfer, recycling, Volvo

Focus on safe roads

2012-05-24 |

Soft and forgiving but as strong as steel. Norwegian manufacturer Lattix developes and produces lightweight trussed aluminium masts.

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Norway, Lattix, Sapa, aluminium masts, lightweight

Maximal success

2012-05-24 |

Maximal Compact is the name of a window that has been a real sales success for Swedish window-maker Maximal Aluminiumfönster.

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Maximal, window-maker, Sweden, aluminium construction

Zero-emission street lighting

2012-05-23 |

Danish-based Scotia designs and supplies solar streetlight systems that generate renewable energy and helps cities achieve the environmental goal of zero-emission street lighting.

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Scotia, solar, streetlight

Energizing Oregon

2012-05-18 |

It feeds clean, solar energy into the electricity grid and offsets over one-third of the energy needed for highway illumination on site – America’s first solar highway project is well underway in Oregon.

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HatiCon Solar, solar highway, Oregon, Baldock, Sapa

Winds of change

2012-05-18 |

As an emerging technology, wind power offers many opportunities for product innovation.

Bright light for a green sector

2012-05-18 |

Fionia Lighting is set to achieve a technological shift in the horticulture industry.

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Fionia Lighting, LED lighting, Denmark, greenhouse, Thomas Rubaek

Easy bicycle parking

2012-05-18 |

"The challenge for me – as a designer – was to create a bike parking system that would look like a consumer product.” says Feiko Withagen, senior designer at Dutch manufacturer VelopA.

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VelopA, Feiko Withagen, bike parking

Less fuel, more load

2012-05-18 |

Aircraft manufacturers and engine designers are not the only ones who strive to shave weight at the design stage.

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Sala Kaross, truck, aluminium, Sapa

New framing solutions

2012-05-18 |

Sapa was chosen by Twinfix to assist with the development of  profiles used with the new panels in vertical glazing applications.

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Twinfix, Sapa, Thermoclic, panels, Martin Fleet

Let the sunshine in

2012-05-18 |

The new roof being built on BC Place in Vancouver looks astonishing and will bring a new record to Canada.

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BC Place, Vancouver, Olympic Winter Games, aluminium profiles

Honorary citizen

2012-05-18 |

Torbjörn Sternsjö got stuck in China. Three years became 13 and recently he was awarded.

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Torbjörn Sternsjö, Chalco, China

Chinese collaboration

2012-05-18 |

It’s full steam ahead for Sapa Chalco Aluminium Products, Sapa’s joint venture in China.

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China, Chalco, joint venture, Torbjörn Sternsjö

Investing in China – demand is growing

2012-05-18 |

With a population of 1.3 billion, China is the biggest aluminium market in the world.

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China, Sapa Heat Transfer, Torbjörn Sternsjö, Chalco, joint venture

Shining reliability

2012-05-18 |

Juwi’s solar plants around the world will have panels fitted on aluminium mountings built from Sapa profiles.

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Juwi, Germany, renewable energy, solar energy, Michael Löhr, Hans-Jörg Oestreich

Cool solution for heat sinks

2012-05-18 |

Sapa Profiles Shanghai has developed a new heat sink solution with heat pipes that will increase thermal efficiency even further.

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heat pipe, Sapa Profiles Shanghai, rxpe, Hao Wang, aluminium extrusion

A showcase for art and design

2012-05-16 |

When renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano was commissioned to design Vandalorum, an international art and design centre in southern Sweden, he took to the sky by helicopter for a bird’s eye view of the region.

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architecture, Renzo Piano, Sweden, Vandalorum

Safer ground work with aluminium shields

2012-05-16 |

Australian Lite Industries entered the uk construction market offering its lightweight modular systems for ground worker protection.

Advantage Cressona

2012-05-16 |

A fully automated ctl (cut to length) work station entered service this year in Sapa’s Cressona Plant in Pennsylvania, USA.

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