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AEC Partners with Heroes MAKE America

January 10, 2024

AEC Partners with Heroes MAKE America to Access Separating Military Personnel and Veterans for Jobs in the Aluminum Extrusion Industry

Wauconda, Illinois - The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has become an Association Sponsor Partner of the Manufacturing Institute's Heroes MAKE America program, which builds connections between the military...

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ET Foundation Issues Call for Nominations for the Maurice Roberts Award

December 5, 2023

Wauconda, Illinois - The ET Foundation has opened the Call for Nominations for the Maurice H. Roberts Award of Excellence to be presented at ET '24 - the Thirteenth International Aluminum Extrusion Technical Seminar & Exposition. The Maurice H. Roberts Award is the highest honor bestowed by the ET Seminar Committee to recognize an outstanding...

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U.S. Aluminum Extruders File Historic Trade Case

October 4, 2023

In a fight for their very existence, the Aluminum Extruders Coalition, a group of U.S. aluminum extruders concerned about the rising threat of aluminum extrusion low-cost imports, has filed a historic trade case against 15 countries.  The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has been working with members since 2019 about the rising tide of imports of...

2024 Design Competition

Call for Entries Open for 2024 Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition

September 15, 2023

$29,000 in Professional Cash Awards and Student Scholarships Available
Winning Entries to be Displayed at ET '24 in Orlando, FL

Wauconda, Illinois—September 12, 2023 -- The ET Foundation, the educational and scientific organization devoted to promoting and advancing aluminum extrusion processes and technologies, and the Aluminum Extruders Council ...