The 1st in Russia International Conference & Exhibition “Aluminium – 21/ Flat Rolled Products” was successfully held on October 11-13, 2011 in Sokos Palace Bridge Hotel, Saint Petersburg , Russia.
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PARTICIPANTS COMMENTS
The organizer of the forum is Alusil MVT.
The conference was sponsored by Vsevolozhsk plant of aluminium alloys (RUSALIT Group of Companies) (Russia) and Hazelett Strip-Casting Corporation (USA).
The official partners of the conference were Alcoa (Russia) and The National Union of Grain Producers (Russia).
The event was officially supported by the European Aluminium Association, the European Coil Coating Association, the Aluminium Extruders Association, the Association "Outward Facade Systems", the Joint Council for Technical Regulation in Construction and the National Packaging Confederation.
This forum was the first event of such kind in Russia. It is expected to become the first step in a range of regular events on aluminium flat rolled products.
The Forum gathered 104 representatives of 65 companies from 14 countries.
Among the participants are representatives of leading Russian and international Research Centers: All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials, All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Railway Transport, Belgorod State University, Cherepovets State University, Czestochowa University of Technology (Poland), Illinois Institute of Technology (USA), Krylov Shipbuilding Research Institute, Moscow State Institute of Steel and Alloys, Moscow State Technical University n.a. N.E. Bauman, Prometey, Central Research Institute of Structural Materials, St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University.
The Organization Committee presented the following companies and people with crystal awards in recognition of their great contribution to the development of aluminium flat rolled products industry and for the support and contribution to the forum success: RUSALIT Group of Companies (Russia), Hazelett Strip-Casting Corporation (USA), Alcoa (Russia), the European Coil Coating Association (Belgium), CRU Analysis (UK), Innoval Technology (UK), Joseph C. Benedyk, PhD , Research Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology (USA), Nikolay Belov, Professor, Dr.-Ing., The National University of Science and Technology «MISIS» (Russia), Nikolay Kolbasnikov, Professor, Dr.-Ing., Laboratory Director, The St.Petersburg State Polytechnical University (Russia), Alexander Kolesnikov, Professor, Dr.-Ing., Head of Research and Training Center, Dean of the Faculty "Engineering Technology", Head of Dept. of Equipment and Technologies of Rolling, Moscow State Technical University n.a. Bauman (Russia)
During the plenary and regular sessions 37 papers on new technologies, equipment, materials and chemicals for the production of flat products, as well as new features of aluminum in various industries were presented by Russian and foreign experts. Papers Statistics
The following papers were considered the most interesting ones by the Conference delegates:
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Adrian Tautscher
Jaguar Land Rover (UK)
Jaguar Land Rover: Aluminium Sheet and Sustainability
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Israel Stol
Alcoa (USA)
Do and Don’ts for Welding Aluminum
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Alexander Drits
Alcoa (Russia)
New Weldable Al-Mg Alloys for Use in the Commercial Vehicles Design and in Shipbuilding
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Sola Adebiyi
CRU Analysis (UK)
Market Outlook for Aluminium Flat Rolled Products. An Analysis of Regional Market Trends
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Dietrich Wieser
Alcoa (Germany)
Sustainable Solutions with Aluminium for Vehicles in Ground Transportation
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Mikhail Lokshin
Alusil MVT (Russia)
Time-Saving Assembly of Coiled Aluminum Silos - a New Solution for Grain Storage
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The participants also noted the following papers:
- A New Class of Sheet Materials for Light Weight Vehicles: Offering Light Weight, High Strength, Good Formability, Low Cost - Joseph C. Benedyk, Illinois Institute of Technology/ Light Metal Age (USA)
- Experience Based Analysis of Ensuring Strength, Reliability and Weight Perfection for Vessel Structures made of Aluminum Panels - Gennady Kryzhevich, Krylov Shipbuilding Research Institute (Russia)
- Advanced Aluminum Alloys for Aluminium Flat Rolled Products for Use in Transport Engineering - Roman Vakhromov, All-Russian Institute of Aviation Materials (Russia)
- Simultaneous Profile Measurement of Aluminium Strip - Michael Hedderman , Thermo Fisher Scientific (UK)
- Shape Meter IP-4 for a Sheet-Rolling Production - Veniamin Agureev , Incomet (Russia)
- Hazelett Process – Smelter Metal to Sheet - David N. Hazelett, Hazelett Strip-Casting Corporation (USA)
- The Power of Colour in Metal Cladding - Dmitry Pavlov, Construction Ltd. and Euramax Coated Products (Russia)
The following poster papers were also presented at the Conference:
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Vladimir Sadkov, Tupolev (Russia) - Application of Aluminium Flat Rolled Products in Tupolev Aircraft Structures |
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Sergey Shatokhin, Lechler GmbH (Germany) - Selective Cooling of Rolls - an Efficient Way to Control the Flatness |
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Petr Vasiliev, Cheboksary Enterprise “Sespel” (Russia) - Friction Stir Welding for Aluminium Automotive Tank Semitrailers |
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Ruslan Rastopchin, Becema (Russia) - Application Experience of 1565÷Ì Alloy Sheets for Production of Welded Truck Tanks for Cement and Gasoline |
An exhibition of modern technologies, materials and equipment was held within the Conference. Foreign and Russian companies such as RUSALIT Group of Companies (Russia), ABB Ltd. (Croatia, Russia), Euramax and Construction Ltd. (The Netherlands, Russia), Foundry Chem (Italy), Incomet (Russia), MANEL (Russia), Otefal S.p.A. (Italy), Weber Comechanics (Russia) introduced their products and services to the Conference participants.
On the third day the participants visited the laboratory “Research and simulation of the metal material’s structure and properties” at St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University.
Traditionally, the Conference participants were offered an interesting social program which included a sightseeing tour of Saint Petersburg, visits to Saint Isaac's Cathedral and Peter and Paul Fortress.
The ballet lovers enjoyed the “Swan Lake” ballet at Hermitage Theatre.
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