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Creative Designs Highlight the 2016 Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition Awards

Creative Designs Highlight the 2016 Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition Awards

May 18, 2016

Wauconda, Illinois -- The winners of the 2016 Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition were announced at the Eleventh International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar & Exposition – ET ’16. Award-winning entries included an electric motor housing used in a new type of heavy-duty truck powertrains, an industrial illuminator and viewing hood, an arm...

Aluminum Extruders to Develop Industry-wide EPD

April 13, 2016

Wauconda, Illinois -- The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) announced that it has launched a program to develop a set of industry-sanctioned Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) that will document the environmental performance of aluminum extrusions produced in the U.S. and Canada.

An EPD is an independently verified document that communicates...

AEC Recognizes Volunteers for Outstanding Contributions

April 12, 2016

Wauconda, Illinois – The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) presented awards to four individuals recognizing their contributions to the Council during the Volunteer Recognition Banquet at the AEC Annual Meeting held in San Antonio, Texas on March 19, 2016.

Each year, the Aluminum Extruders Council recognizes one or more individuals for their...

AEC Announces New Board Members in Annual Election

April 1, 2016

Wauconda, Illinois – The results of the annual election of officers and directors of the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) were announced at the 67th Annual Meeting & Leadership Conference last month in San Antonio, Texas.

Matt McMahon, President of Pries Enterprises in Independence, Iowa, was elected to serve a one-year term as Chairman of the...