Alcoa wins Automotive News PACE Award for vacuum die casting process.Alcoa Transportation Products, Cleveland, was awarded a 2009 Automotive News PACE Award, for which it became a finalist in November 2008. The annual awards, which were presented on April 20 in Detroit, are designed to recognize automotive suppliers for superior innovation, technological advancement and business performance. Alcoa was recognized for a lightweight door assembly application of its Alcoa Vacuum Die Casting die casting Forming metal objects by injecting molten metal under pressure into dies or molds. An early and important use of the technique was in the Linotype machine (1884), but the mass-production automobile assembly line gave die casting its real impetus. process (AVDC AVDC Aylesbury Vale District Council (UK) AVDC American Veterinary Dental College AVDC Alternate Voice Data CODEC AVDC Anti-Valentines Day Coalition ). The company developed the door assemblies as an integrated casting alloy alloy (ăl`oi, əloi`) [O. Fr.,=combine], substance with metallic properties that consists of a metal fused with one or more metals or nonmetals. , process and equipment "systems solution." "We are honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. to be recognized as a winner for this prestigious award," said Kevin Kramer Kevin A. Kramer (born August 24th, 1976) is a television writer and producer. He has worked on the reality shows, The Biggest Loser, Beauty and The Geek, and Unan1mous. Kevin is currently writing for the Cartoon Network show, Chowder , president, Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products, during his acceptance speech. "AVDC is our second win in the last three years, and this is a big deal. The Automotive News PACE Award reinforces Alcoa's Commitment that innovation is our past and our future." The 15th annual PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contribution to Excellence) Award was presented by Automotive News, Ernst & Young LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol and the Transportation Research Center Inc. The competition was open to suppliers who contribute products, processes, materials or services directly to the manufacture of cars or trucks. Alcoa Transportation Products was given the award in the Manufacturing Process and Capital Equipment category following a review by an independent panel of judges, including a comprehensive written application and a site visit. |
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