URAL is First OEM Truck Maker to Use Brazed Copper-Brass; CuproBraze Radiator-and-CAC Package Offers Durability and Efficiency.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 International Copper Association today announced that URAL, a leading manufacturer of off-road trucks in Russia, recently became the first OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and truck maker in the world to use CuproBraze radiators. URAL expects to turn out 19,000 world-class trucks for 2004, all of which will be equipped with CuproBraze copper-brass radiators manufactured by its main supplier, SHAAZ. SHAAZ previously opened a high-volume production facility in Shadrinsk, Russia and since then it has begun brazing brazing, method of joining metal parts using nonferrous filler metals with high melting points such as copper, silver, and aluminum alloys. Brazing differs from soldering (see solder) by using a higher temperature; and unlike welding, the parts are not melted. copper-brass radiators and charge-air coolers for many Russian over-the-road and off-road truck makers. By replacing soldered copper-brass radiators with CuproBraze products made by SHAAZ, URAL is able to skip over Verb 1. skip over - bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible" pass over, skip, jump neglect, omit, leave out, pretermit, overleap, overlook, miss, drop - leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The intermediate aluminum technologies. "After our specialists attended several seminars and visited SHAAZ's new plant, it was obvious that CuproBraze was exactly what we needed," says Alexander Vedernikov, manager of technical development at URAL's plant in Miass, Russia. "We were so interested in CuproBraze that we made a financial investment in SHAAZ to help them begin production quickly." To simplify URAL's assembly process and save time, SHAAZ now supplies URAL with packages integrating the radiators and charge-air coolers. All of URAL's trucks incorporate CuproBraze radiators, and about 95% of the trucks tout CuproBraze charge-air coolers as well. The decision to adopt CuproBraze, the most advanced heat exchanger heat exchanger Any of several devices that transfer heat from a hot to a cold fluid. In many engineering applications, one fluid needs to be heated and another cooled, a requirement economically accomplished by a heat exchanger. technology available today, was a logical one for URAL. The company's 4x4, 6x6 and 8x8 truck models are essential to Russian industries such as oil, forestry and agriculture. Trucks that can drive through rough terrain and harsh climates have become crucial to Russia's economy. This means truck radiators and charge-air coolers must be durable to an extreme. CuproBraze technology joins new alloys of copper and brass with a filler metal A filler metal is a metal added in the making of a joint through welding, brazing, or soldering. Four types of filler metals exist—covered electrodes, bare electrode wire or rod, tubular electrode wire and welding fluxes. that melts at a relatively high brazing temperature. This results in joints that are much stronger than soldered joints. "Brazed copper-brass serpentine fins are more durable than their alternatives," explains Vedernikov. "The CuproBraze process produces strong, lightweight, compact and efficient heat exchangers." For technical information, contact the International Copper Association, (212) 251-7245 or write to ICA Ica (ē`kä), city (1993 pop. 108,724), capital of Ica dept., SW Peru, on the Pan-American Highway. It is a commercial center for the cotton, wool, and wine produced in the region. There are several summer resorts nearby. at 260 Madison Avenue Madison Avenue, celebrated street of Manhattan, borough of New York City. It runs from Madison Square (23d St.) to the Madison Bridge over the Harlem River (138th St.). In the 1940s and 50s, some of the major U.S. , 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016-2401. The International Copper Association, Ltd. is the leading organization for the promotion of the use of copper worldwide. The Association's twenty-nine members represent about 80 percent of the world's refined copper output, and its six associate members are among the world's largest copper and copper-alloy fabricators. ICA is responsible for guiding policy, strategy and funding of international initiatives and promotional activities. With headquarters in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , ICA operates in 28 worldwide locations through a network of regional offices and copper development associations. |
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