Alcoa Netherlands Aluminum Extrusions Featured on Popular U.S. Television Program.DRUNEN & PITTSBURGH -- Aluminum extrusions produced by Alcoa Netherlands in Drunen helped to make a home featured on the popular U.S. television program "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" livable for a paralyzed par·a·lyze tr.v. par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing, par·a·lyz·es 1. To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic. 2. To make unable to move or act: paralyzed by fear. man. Alcoa Netherlands is the sole supplier of aluminum extrusions to Handi-Move International, a leading manufacturer of lift and care systems for disabled persons based in Belgium. Handi-Move's U.S. distributor is SureHands(R) Lift & Care Systems of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . The premise of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is to challenge a team of professional designers to renovate a home in a week. Earlier this season, the designers helped a handicapped man accomplish normal activities for daily living by installing a SureHand(R) Lift & Care System - a motorized mo·tor·ize tr.v. mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es 1. To equip with a motor. 2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles. 3. To provide with automobiles. system that moves a person in a so-called body-support suspended from tracks installed on the ceiling. Alcoa extrusions are used for the ceiling tracks of the navigation system A GPS-based electronic system in a car or truck that provides a real time map of the vehicle's current location as well as step-by-step directions to a programmed destination. See GPS and vehicle tracking. . According to Serge Timmermans, Alcoa account manager for Extrusions and End Products, Handi-Move chose Alcoa aluminum extrusions for its products because of four attributes of the metal: weight, shape, machining and durability. "Handi-Move products use profile shapes that are made possible by aluminum extrusion forming, which is not possible with steel. In addition, aluminum profiles are easier to machine and bend than steel ones. And finally, aluminum is the preferred metal for a tool such as the Handi-Move ceiling track because of aluminum's durability and it's lightweight. It will stay in good physical shape even in humid surroundings," said Timmermans. About Alcoa Europe Extrusions & End Products With almost 50 presses in 6 European countries, Alcoa Europe Extrusions & End Products (EEP EEP Export Enhancement Program EEP Ecosystem Enhancement Program EEP Early Entrance Program (University of Washington) EEP Equal Error Protection EEP Einstein Equivalence Principle EEP Emergency Evacuation Plan ) is one of the largest extrusion companies in Europe. Aluminium extrusions for automotive or aerospace applications, commercial transportation profiles, building and construction systems, heat sinks for electronic components, micro extrusions, industrial products or other - Alcoa EEP is a one-stop-shop for aluminium extrusion requirements. It is ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001, ISO 14000, QS 9000 & EURAS EWAA EWAA Energy & Water Development Appropriation Act of 1988 EWAA Eastern Wilderness Areas Act Qualanod and Qualicoat certified supplier. Alcoa in The Netherlands Alcoa has been active in The Netherlands since 1967. Products produced in The Netherlands include extrusions, architectural systems, building products, packaging, ingot ingot Mass of metal cast into a size and shape such as a bar, plate, or sheet convenient to store, transport, and work into a semifinished or finished product. The term also refers to a mold in which metal is so cast. and end products like greenhouse systems, light poles and flagpoles. Alcoa Netherlands has manufacturing facilities in Raamsdonksveer, Drunen, Harderwijk and Kerkrade. About Alcoa Alcoa (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AA) is the world's leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities, and is active in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to customers. In addition to aluminum products and components, Alcoa also markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap(R) foils and plastic wraps, Alcoa(R) wheels, and Baco(R) household wraps. Among its other businesses are vinyl siding, closures, fastening systems, precision castings, and electrical distribution systems for cars and trucks. The company has 131,000 employees in 43 countries and has been a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average Dow Jones Industrial Average The best known U.S. index of stocks. A price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks, primarily industrials including stocks that trade on the New York Stock Exchange. for 45 years and the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes since 2001. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion