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| Secat Welcomes New Board Member |
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Matt Powell is the newest Board Member, joining Secat's Board
of Directors in June 2007. Matt began his aluminum manufacturing
career with Ormet Aluminum in Hannibal, Ohio. He has held
a variety of technical and operational positions. In 2003,
Matt joined Century Aluminum in Hawesville, Kentucky and was
promoted to Plant Manager in 2006.
To read more about Matt Powell, click
here.
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| New Employees |
| Secat has increased it staff with the additon
of two new Material Engineers, Kris McCrary and Dr. Guojiang
Fan.
Kris McCrary joined the Secat staff in May
2007 as a Materials Engineer. He graduated from the University
of Kentucky with a B.S. degree in Material Science Engineering.
While attending the University of Kentucky, Kris worked for
over two years as an engineer at a local glass plant on projects
ranging from cast iron metallurgy to intricate oil supply
systems design. Read
more about Kris McCrary.
Dr. Guojiang Fan joined Secat in August
2007, also as a Materials Engineer. Dr. Fan received his PhD
in Materials Science and Engineering from the Institute of
Metals Research, Chinese Academy of Science in 1997. He has
a very strong background in research and development of novel
materials processed by powder metallurgy, casting, and severe
plastic deformation; and he has strong hands on experience
in SEM, XRD, DSC, TGA, DMA, MTS mechanical testing system.
Read
more about Dr. Guojiang Fan.
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| Can-for-Cash: Bluegrass Partnership for a Green Community |
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The City of Lexington along with the University of Kentucky,
Fayette County Public Schools, Secat Inc., Sloan Industry
Center for a Sustainable Aluminum Industry and other members
of the Bluegrass Partnership for a Green Community recently
participated in the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ City
Recycling Challenge.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors announced that our community
will receive a $5,000 award for winning the Most Innovative
Ideas category! (Read
more)
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| New State Grant Supports Study of Aluminum Energy Efficiency |
The University of Kentucky Center for Aluminum Technology
(CAT) will receive a state grant to study energy efficiency
in aluminum melting, a project that could help the industry
save up to $9 million annually.
The grant, the largest of five energy research grants announced
April 20, 2007, by the state Office of Energy Policy, will support
the study titled “Aluminum Melting Furnace Design
Optimization Using Integrated Modeling,” a CAT project
designed to improve efficiency in the aluminum melting process.
The principal investigator is Subodh Das, director of CAT, which
is affiliated with the UK College of Engineering.
"The goal is to help improve the energy efficiency in aluminum
melting from the current industry average of 2,000 Btu per pound
to the practically achievable average of 1,500 Btu per pound,
and move toward the theoretically possible level of 550 Btu
per pound," Das said. "There are many aluminum companies
in Kentucky, and we are hopeful that the research findings from
this project will keep them competitive in today's global market."
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| Trends in the Global Aluminum Fabrication Industry |
| The aluminum fabrication industry
has become more vital to the global economy as international
aluminum consumption has grown steadily in the past decades.
Using innovation, value, and sustainability, the aluminum
industry is strengthening its position not only in traditional
packaging and construction applications but also in the automotive
and aerospace markets to become more competitive and to face
challenges from other industries and higher industrial standards.
The aluminum fabrication industry has experienced a significant
geographical shift caused by rapid growth in emerging markets
in countries such as Brazil, Russia, India and China. Market
growth and distribution will vary with different patterns
of geography and social development; the aluminum industry
must be part of the transformation and keep pace with market
developments to benefit.
(Read
more about the aluminum industry's substantial contribution
to the global economy.)
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