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Alcoa Expands Capabilities as OEM Needs Change
Alcoa is investing in new hot isostatic pressing equipment.

Lightweight metals specialist Alcoa is expanding its capabilities for producing larger components with a $22 million investment in its Whitehall, Michigan facility announced earlier this month. The company is spending $22 million to install hot isostatic pressing equipment, which strengthens the metallic structure of titanium, nickel and 3D-printed aero engine parts.

Here at the Paris Air Show, Alcoa (Chalet 49, Hall 5 Stand F210) is highlighting what it says is its cutting-edge innovation based on its ability to work in multiple materials and to produce a wide variety of products for the aerospace sector. “All structures are hybrids now since they are made of multiple materials,” Alcoa COO Eric Roegner told AIN. “We are uniquely positioned to discuss with manufacturers when it makes sense to use any particular material and how to use it.”

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