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Cabinets, Panels and Stands of Stamped Aluminum
Seen by Officials in Search for New Markets
August, i p j j
ever, with the production of the re
quired alloy in the laboratory. All the
properties of the new alloy are de
termined carefully, its workability is
ascertained in the mills, and its be
havior in the presence of corrosive in
fluences are investigated thoroughly.
Has Many Uses
• Since aluminum has had a wide
use in the coin machine industry the
development activities of the Alumi
num Company of America holds con
siderable of interest to manufacturers
and operators.
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Where cast aluminum cabinets for
Bells and Puritan machines, and cast
aluminum parts have been largely
used in the past we may see stamped
aluminum cabinets and panels in ma
chines and games of the future.
Discussing these new markets and
applications in the Executive Service
Bulletin, S. K. Colby, vice-president
of the Aluminum Company of Amer
ica, said:
“Having been built on research and
development, the aluminum industry
naturally has looked constantly to re
search and development for the crea
tion and expansion of markets, both
through the perfection of new alloys
and processes and through the appli
cation of the metal where its peculiar
properties make it economically use
ful. And since the seeds sown by re
search have proved unusually produc
tive during the past few lean years in
partly offsetting the reduction in the
use of aluminum in many of its es
tablished applications, it may be ap
propriate for me to discuss here briefly
the research and development activi
ties of this company.
“The research work of Aluminum
Company of America centers around
the activities of Aluminum Research
Laboratories. The main laboratory is
located at New Kensington, Pennsyl
vania. There are branch laboratories
at several of the plants. Both funda
mental and applied research problems
are studied in these laboratories which
are made up of metallurgical, physical
testing, chemical and physico-chemi
cal divisions.
“In addition to Aluminum Research
Laboratories, Aluminum Company of
America maintains a staff of develop
ment engineers to assist its customers
in the fabrication and use of the vari
ous basic aluminum commodities.
“New uses and new or modified fab
ricating processes for the metal origi
nate both in the laboratory and in the
field. For example, an industry may
require an alloy to meet certain speci
fic needs, and with this information
at hand, the scientists in the labora
tories set the necessary machinery in
operation in an effort to.develop an
alloy to meet the specifications. The
development work does not stop, how
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“As a result, Aluminum Company
of America began to make aluminum
conductors, pots, pans and chairs.
However, the aluminum chair business
is no longer confined to the activities
of one company alone. The pioneer
ing work — the development of the
chair and its market— is now com
plete. At the present time, the alumi
num chair—a product which is the re
suit of scientific research and develop
ment—is used in hotels, restaurants,
clubs, schools, libraries, airplanes,
dirigibles, railroad cars, as well as in
homes.
“Building construction continued
to be one of the most productive of
the newer markets for aluminum dur
ing 1932 and, in many of the build
ings now being erected throughout the
country, this metal is being employed
for a wide variety of architectural
purposes. Spandrels, mullions, win
dow sills, copings, roof crestings and
cornices, fascias, grilles, radiators and
covers, statues and other decorative
details commonly are cast in the light
alloys. Extruded sections are em
ployed in the fabrication of store
fronts, mullions, sky-lights, window
sills, double hung and casement win
dows, doors and door jambs; alumi
num sheet may be either hand-ham
mered or pressed into spandrels, cor
nices, marquises and roofing accessor
ies.
“The lightness of aluminum makes
possible a reduction in the weight of
the supporting structure and in the
cost of erection. These economies are
of prime importance at the time of
construction, but the building owner
who builds for tomorrow as well as for
today, has turned to aluminum be
cause, in addition to this initial econ
omy, its resistance to atmospheric cor
rosion and freedom from drip-stain
ing have eliminated many items of
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