Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products New Retro Wheel Stands the Test of Time.CLEVELAND -- Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products, a Cleveland, Ohio-based business unit of Alcoa Inc. has introduced a new wheel with a "retro" look to celebrate 60 years of innovation and technology. The new Retro Wheel incorporates styling from the past with innovation from today's technology. Alcoa will offer two new styles for the commercial vehicle aftermarket Aftermarket See: Secondary market. aftermarket See secondary market. in a limited edition. Sizes include a 22.5 x 8.25 weighing 53 pounds and a 24.5 x 8.25 weighing 66 pounds. Both wheel styles have hub piloted mounting systems with a load rating of 7400 pounds. The wheels offer all the advantages of Alcoa innovation including classic styling, one-piece forged strength, true running with better heat dissipation Noun 1. heat dissipation - dissipation of heat chilling, cooling, temperature reduction - the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature for extended tire and brake life, and a five-year limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. . They resist corrosion, so the good looks last and never need painting, thereby reducing maintenance costs. About Alcoa Wheels and Transportation Products Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. , serves the commercial vehicle, automotive, and defense markets with products used in a range of applications including cast and forged aluminum wheels, aluminum space frames, specialized vacuum die cast products, niche products such as Dura-Bright[R] and Dura-Flange[R] wheels and M-Series[TM] medium truck wheels, as well as a variety of other aluminum components for these markets. AWTP AWTP Automated Weapon Target Planning AWTP Ash Water Treatment Plant is composed of three divisions: Transportation Products, Commercial Vehicle Wheels, and Automotive Wheels. It employs 2,800 people at 30 locations worldwide. About Alcoa Alcoa (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AA) is the world leader in the production and management of primary aluminum, fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: aluminum and alumina alumina (əl  `mĭnə) or aluminum oxide, Al2O3, chemical compound with m.p. about 2,000°C; and sp. gr. about 4.0. combined
through its active and growing participation 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 including flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions,
and forgings, Alcoa also markets Alcoa[R] wheels, fastening systems,
precision and investment castings, structures and building systems. The
Company has 97,000 employees in 34 countries and has been named one of
the top most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic
Forum in Davos, Switzerland. More information can be found at
www.alcoa.com.
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