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- "Melt Furnace With Convection Recuperator - Operation and Performance Evaluation,"
presented at Aluminum Industry Energy Conservation Workshop VI, November 1981, Washington DC, sponsored by The Aluminum Association.
- US
Patent 4,394,166: Scrap Metal Recovery Process (for reclaim of thermal barrier-containing aluminum scrap materials);
granted May 28, 1982.
- "Cast House Modernization," presented at Extrusion Technology Seminar
(ET 84), Atlanta, April 1984, sponsored by The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Extruders Council.
- US
Patent 4,508,564: Scrap Metal Reclaiming Process (for reclaim of thermal barrier-containing aluminum scrap
materials in fluidized bed); granted May 17, 1984. (Featured in Patent Spotlight, Light Metal Age magazine,
October 1985.)
- "Potential Aluminum Processing Applications for a High-Temperature, Gas-Fired Heating
Mantle," consulting study for Gas Research Institute and Procedyne Corporation, November 30, 1987. (Related
article in Natural Gas Applications in Industry, Fall 1993, published by American Gas Association, Arlington VA.)
- "Rotary
Dross Coolers: Designing for Improved Safety," presented at Aluminum Industry Loss Prevention Workshop, December
1987, Tampa FL, sponsored by The Aluminum Association.
- "Fluidized Bed Furnaces Enhance Nitriding,"
article in Modern Metals magazine, August 1990. (Rewritten as an interview by the editors)
- "Modernizing
the Extrusion Press and Handling System," presented at Press Maintenance Workshop, Chicago, November 20, 1991,
sponsored by the Aluminum Extruders Council.
- "Modifications to the Extrusion Press and Handling System
for Increased Reliability and Productivity," presented at Extrusion Technology Seminar (ET 92), Chicago, May
1992, sponsored by The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Extruders Council.
- "Extrusion Press With
Moveable Ram Stem," paper of Ing. D. Bertoli and Ing. A. Mensi of OMAV, translated, illustrated, and presented
at Extrusion Technology Seminar (ET 92), Chicago, May 1992, sponsored by The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Extruders
Council.
- "Improvements in Extrusion Properties and Practice Through the Use of SNIF In-Line Refining,"
paper of Ing. M. Bertoli and Ing. G. Bosetti of Metra Group, translated, illustrated, and presented at Extrusion Technology
Seminar (ET 92), Chicago, May 1992, sponsored by The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Extruders Council.
- "User
Experience with Fluidized-Bed Nitriding and Nitrocarburizing of Extrusion Dies," co-written with Ing. Carlos
Ross (PROA Consultores) and presented by Ing. Abelardo Salazar (Cuprum S.A., Monterrey, Mexico) at Extrusion Technology Seminar
(ET 92), Chicago, May 1992, sponsored by The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Extruders Council.
- "A
Review of the Technology for Painting Aluminum," paper prepared for presentation by Ing. Abelardo Salazar, Cuprum
S.A., to the Mexican Aluminum Association, Mexico City, October 1992. Updated and revised for presentation at Cancun
conference of the Mexican Aluminum Association, 1994. Updated for presentation to Cancun conference of the Mexican Aluminum
Association, 1995.
- "Status of the North American Aluminum Extrusion Industry," presented
at Aluminium 2000, Congresso Mondiale sull' Alluminio, Florence, Italy, March, 1993, sponsored by Interall Publications.
Also Published in Aluminium Finishing magazine (an Interall publication), February/March 1994.
- "World's
Largest Compact Press Installed at Nedal," article in Light Metal Age magazine, April 1993. Edited
and rewritten with Dominique Flick and Guy Bessey of Clecim.
- "Aluminium 2000 Showcases Technological
Advances," article in Light Metal Age magazine, June 1993.
- "Cardinal Aluminum
Goes High-Tech," article in Light Metal Age magazine, August 1993.
- "Extrusion:
Two presses target dead cycle time," article in Modern Metals magazine, September 1993. Written
from JAK paper, and cites "interview" with JAK.
- "Automated Extrusion Line Is Unique In North
America," article in Modern Metals magazine, November 1993. Supplied data and interview material,
and edited final copy.
- " ‘Profiles' of a World-Class Die Maker," article in Light
Metal Age magazine, June 1994.
- "AEC 1994 Annual Meeting," article in Light Metal
Age magazine, June 1994.
- "Enliven Extrusion Profits: Cut Dead Cycle Time," "interview"
with J. Neiland Pennington, Editor, published in Modern Metals magazine, March, 1995.
- "Modernizing
the Older Press and Related Equipment," presented at Press Maintenance Workshop, Chicago, April, 1995, sponsored
by the Aluminum Extruders Council.
- "Aluminum Shapes Groundbreaking," article in Light
Metal Age magazine, June 1995.
- "AEC Extrusion Press Maintenance Workshop," article
in Light Metal Age magazine, August 1995.
- "Comments on the Status of the North American Aluminum
Extrusion Industry," revised and updated version of publication no. 14, for publication in inaugural issue of
new Aluminium Extrusion magazine, by Interall Publications, Oct-Dec, 1995, issue.
- The
Extrusion Press Maintenance Manual, published together with Fellom Publishing, April, 1996. Also offered by
the Aluminum Extruders Council.
- "Modernizing the Extrusion Press and Handling System: Adapting
New Technologies to Older Plants," presented at Extrusion Technology Seminar (ET 96), Chicago, May
1996, sponsored by The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Extruders Council.
- "A ‘No-Man'
Extrusion Handling System," paper of Ing. F. Gramaticopolo of OMAV, translated, illustrated, and presented at
Extrusion Technology Seminar (ET 96), Chicago, May 1996, sponsored by The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Extruders
Council.
- "Extrusion Line for Big Profiles," paper of Ing. A. Mensi and D. Bertoli of OMAV,
translated, illustrated, and presented at Extrusion Technology Seminar (ET 96), Chicago, May 1996, sponsored by The Aluminum
Association and the Aluminum Extruders Council.
- "Myths and Realities Related to Coatings for Aluminum
Profiles," paper prepared for presentation by Ing. Ricardo Gonzalez, Cuprum S.A., to the Mexican Aluminum Association,
Mexico City, October 1996.
- "A Comprehensive Maintenance Program for Extrusion Plants,"
presented at Aluminium 2000, Congresso Mondiale sull' Alluminio No. 3, Limassol, Cyprus, March, 1997, sponsored by Interall
Publications. "A Comprehensive Maintenance Program for Extrusion Plants," same paper presented
at Alumitech, Atlanta GA, May, 1997, sponsored by The Aluminum Association.
- "Trends in the Extrusion
Business Related to Process, Products, and Equipment," presentation to VI Aluminum Industry Technology Seminar,
ABAL (Brazil Aluminum Association), Sao Paulo, Brazil, September 3-5, 1997.
- Extrusion Press Maintenance,
course taught at VI Aluminum Industry Technology Seminar, ABAL (Brazil Aluminum Association), Sao Paulo, Brazil, September
3-5, 1997.
- "Steps the Foundry Can Take to Improve the Extrudability of Aluminum Billets,"
paper prepared for presentation by Sr. Artemio Garcia, Cuprum S.A., to the Mexican Aluminum Association, Mexico City, October
1997.
- "No-man Extrusion System Runs Smoothly," interview with Andrea Nylund, Contributing
Editor, published in Modern Metals magazine, September, 1997.
- "The Impact of Press Maintenance
on Die Performance," presentation to AEC Die Performance Clinic, Chicago, October 20-21, 1997.
- "Aluminum
Technology and Recycling Seminars in Brazil," article in Light Metal Age
magazine, December, 1997.
- "Basic Design of Melting Furnaces for Aluminum Extrusion Plants,"
paper prepared for presentation by Sr. Artemio Garcia, Cuprum S.A., to the Mexican Aluminum Association, Acapulco, June 1997.
- "Saving
the Aluminum Window Market in North America," Aluminium Extrusion magazine, Interall Publications,
1997, issue 3.
- "High-Tech Painting Plant for Aluminum Extrusions Installed in Mexico,"
article in Light Metal Age magazine, October, 1998.
- Extrusion Press Maintenance Seminars,
presented to AEC members (moderated, with additional speakers); Chicago, April 21-23, 1999; Atlanta, May 5-7, 1999; and Toronto,
June 9-11, 1999.
- "The Effect of Press Maintenance on Die Performance," Presentation
to AEC Die Seminar, Chicago, May 17, 1999.
- The Extrusion Press Maintenance Manual, 2nd Edition
2000, published together with Fellom Publishing, April, 2000. Also offered by the Aluminum Extruders Council.
- "Managing
Extrusion Plant Maintenance," presented at Extrusion Technology Seminar (ET 2000), Chicago, May 2000, sponsored
by The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Extruders Council.
- "Improved Lay-Out and Handling Downstream
of the Extrusion Line," paper of Ing. F. Gramaticopolo of OMAV, translated, illustrated, and presented at Extrusion
Technology Seminar (ET 2000), Chicago, May 2000, sponsored by The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Extruders Council.
- "Semi-Continuous
Aging Oven," paper of Ing. Massimo Marinelli of OMAV, translated, illustrated, and presented at Extrusion Technology
Seminar (ET 2000), Chicago, May 2000, sponsored by The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Extruders Council.
- "Modernizing
Older Extrusion Plants," presented at the IMEDAL Conference, in Cancun, Mexico, July, 2000. Sponsored
by El Instituto Mexicano del Aluminio, A.L.
- "Modernizing Old Plants - Part 1: Upgrading Older Presses,"
revised and updated version of publication no. 16, for publication in issue 1/01 of Aluminium Extrusion magazine,
by Edimet Publications, March, 2001.
- "Managing Extrusion Plant Maintenance," presented
at Extruding Aluminium Conference and Exhibition, Warwick University, Coventry, England, April 17-18, 2002, sponsored by the
British Metallurgical Plant Constructors' Association.
- Extrusion Press Maintenance Seminar,
presented to AEC members (moderated, with additional speakers); Chicago, April 30 to May 2, 2002.
- "Cutting
Line for Long Profiles," paper of Ing. Massimo Marinelli of OMAV, edited and presented at European Extruders
Association Congress, Montichiari (BS), Italy, May 10, 2002.
- "Modernizing Old Plants - Part 2: Specifying
a New Press," revised and updated version of publication no. 16, for publication in issue 3/02 of Aluminium
Extrusion magazine, by Edimet Publications, September, 2002.
- Hydro Aluminum North America
Press Maintenance Seminar, Anderson SC, November, 2002 (organized by Hans Bohde). Presentations on Prestressing Columns,
Press Alignment, Spare Parts, and Hydraulics.
- "Ten High-Tech Tools for Extrusion Plant Maintenance,"
presented at Aluminium 2000 Conference, Rome, March 18-20, 2003. Sponsored by Interall Publications.
- The
Extrusion Press Maintenance Manual, 3rd Edition with CD-ROM, published by Kennedy Eurotech, Inc., April,
2004. Also offered by Fellom Publishing and the Aluminum Extruders Council.
- "The Extrusion
Press Line for 2024: A Forecast," presented at Extrusion Technology Seminar (ET 2004), Orlando, May 2004, sponsored
by the ET Foundation (The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Extruders Council).
- "Meeting Today's
Market Challenges Through Strategic Equipment Investments," paper of Ing. Nicola Defendi of OMAV, translated,
illustrated, and presented at Extrusion Technology Seminar (ET 2004), Orlando, May 2004, sponsored by the ET Foundation (The
Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Extruders Council).
- "Flying Cut Puller without Hand-off,"
paper of Ing. Franco Gramaticopolo of OMAV, translated, illustrated, and presented at Extrusion Technology Seminar (ET 2004),
Orlando, May 2004, sponsored by the ET Foundation (The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Extruders Council).
- "Building
a ‘Green Field' Extrusion Plant in the 21st Century," paper for Ing. Franco Libera of Presezzi
Extrusion, written for Extrusion Technology Seminar (ET 2004), Orlando, May 2004, sponsored by the ET Foundation (The Aluminum
Association and the Aluminum Extruders Council).
- "Press Maintenance - What Managers Need to Know,"
presented to AEC Fall Management Conference, Chicago, September
2004. Presented to Instituto Mexicana de Aluminio (IMEDAL), Puerto Vallarta, June 2005. Presented to AEC
Press Maintenance Seminar, November 2, 2005.
- "Modernizing Older Extrusion Plants," presented
to IMEDAL, Puerto Vallarta, June 2005.
- "Life in the "Flat" World: Competing With Low Cost Producers
from Developing Countries," presented at IMEDAL, Cancun, June 2006. Revised version presented at AL2006
in Florence, Italy, March 2007. Translated and presented by J. Zhou at Lw2007, International Aluminum Profile Technology
Seminar & Exposition, Guangzhou, China, August 2007.
- "Press Maintenance: Key to Process Optimization,"
PowerPoint presentation to AEC Process Optimization Workshop, Chicago, June 2007.
- "Ideas for Optimizing
Extrusion Press Production," presented at IMEDAL, Guadalajara, Mexico, July 2007.
- "Seven
Steps for Selecting an Extrusion Press," presented at Extrusion Technology Seminar (ET 2008), Orlando, May 2008,
sponsored by the ET Foundation (The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Extruders Council).
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