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Secat, Inc.
1505 Bull Lea Road
Lexington, KY 40511
TEL: (859) 514-4989
FAX: (859) 514-4988
Email: info@secat.net
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| Aluminum Product and Process Highlights, Volume 1 |
This 50-page publication is the first in an on-going series, created in partnership between Secat and the Aluminum Association.
Click HERE for more information about this publication and to obtain a copy.
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| Education News |
Industry Training Guide Now on Secat Website
In our continuing effort to provide resources to the Aluminum industry, we have now posted listings of available training courses on our website.
PROCESS HEATING WORKSHOP HELD: Standing Room Only!
Secat offered this 8 hour workshop to it's member companies on June 2-3, 2003. 24 representatives from Aluminum Companies throughout Kentucky attended. Dr. Arvind Thekdi, instructor, has over 30 years of experience in design and development of furnaces used by all major industries. This one-day training course, developed by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), includes an introduction to process heating and process heating equipment such as furnaces, melter, dryers, ovens, heaters, kilns, etc. used by the Aluminum industry.
Plans are underway to offer this class again in October, 2003. Please email us if you would like to be on the mailing list for the October class.
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| Partnership Activities at Secat |
Secat Invited to Join the Aluminum Association as Associate Member
In 1999, the Aluminum Association played a key role in the establishment of Secat, and joint activities have been continuing since then, including the development of technical resources and publications. Now Secat, Inc. has become an Associate Member, a move that promises to continue and enhance this supportive relationship. [MORE...]
University of Kentucky's Center for Manufacturing Teams Up with Secat
A joint agreement between the Center for Manufacturing and Secat enables the two organizations to share resources, equipment, and expertise. Their combined efforts will deliver rapid, cost effective solutions to the Manufacturing industry. [MORE...]
Secat Joins Associated Industries of Kentucky (AIK)
Secat has joined with the Associated Industries of Kentucky to provide technical services to other member companies around the state, to allow Kentucky industries to maintain their competitive positions by enabling cost-effective, innovative product developments and responsive quality improvements.[MORE...]
IMCO Recycling links up with Secat's Aluminum Answers Service
Imco Recycling, the world's third largest recycler of aluminum and zinc, and Secat, Inc. partner, has linked their website with Secat's Aluminum Answers service, providing IMCO site visitors the opportunity to access an information resource focused solely on the Aluminum industry.
Illinois Institute of Technology Partners with Secat
The Thermal Processing Center at the Illinois Institute of Technology has signed an agreement with Secat for joint collaboration in research and testing within the Aluminum Industry. This new partnership opens up additional opportunities for solving problems in the industry relating to Heat Processing. [MORE...]
Secat and University Of Missouri-Rolla Agree to Technical Collaboration in the area of Friction Processing
University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) has established the Center for Friction Stir Processing and specializes in various areas of materials science, including extractive metallurgy, refractory research, and physical metallurgy. Secat will be partnering with UMR when Aluminum industry clients need expertise in friction stir welding and other friction-related issues. [MORE...]
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| Secat Staffing News |
Secat is glad to welcome two new members to our technical team:
Dr. William Yin has joined
The Center for Aluminum Technology, working at the Secat labs,
effective July 1, 2003. Dr. Yin will provide a significant contribution
to both short term and long term research needs of the Aluminum
industry. [MORE...]
Randall Bowers, a University of Kentucky senior in Materials Engineering joined Secat on a part time basis in May, 2003. Randall will be graduating in December upon completion of his Materials Science degree with great potential to become a Secat employee permanently upon graduation.
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| Secat Student Scholars News |
Ashley Moore, a University of Kentucky student in Chemical
and Materials Engineering, has been chosen as the 2003-2004
Secat Student Scholarship recipient. This scholarship provides
$15,000 over three years towards her educational expenses. [MORE...]
Charles Bynaker, a University of Kentucky student in Chemical and Materials Engineering and recipient of the Secat 2002-2003 Student Scholarship, has a summer internship position at Wise Alloys in Mussel Shoals, Alabama, where he will have hands-on experience in quality control, design of experiments and data analysis, and customer satisfaction responses. Wise Alloys is a partner company of Secat, Inc.
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| Secat Website News |
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If you have visited www.secat.net lately, you have seen that our homepage has a new look and feel. This new design reflects Secat's new focus on providing SOLUTIONS to customers, embodied by the term "Secat Solutions". Secat Solutions consists of six areas of expertise in which Secat provides services: Aluminum Sheet Technology, Aluminum Extrusion Technology, Integrated Cast Aluminum Technology, Materials Testing and Failure Analysis, Automotive Aluminum, and Plant Energy Assessments. (VISIT NEW HOMEPAGE)
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