AAEC 2025 Program - aaec.com.au

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Workshop
Monday 14th July

8.30 aM – 5.00 pM

Workshop Program Details

7.00 – 8.30 am

Register & grab a coffee

8.30 am

Welcome
Barbara Rinderer

8.40 am

High Performance Dies
Paul Robbins & Richard Dickson, Castool

9.40 am

Die Correction – Tips & Traps
Xinqan Zhang, Rio Tinto Aluminium

10.30 – 10.55 am

morning tea

10.55 am

Extrusion Metallurgy
Marcos Varayud, Rio Tinto Aluminium

11.45 am

Understanding the physics: Pressure & Temperature
Paul Robbins & Richard Dickson, Castool

12.35 – 1.35 pm

Lunch

1.35 pm

At the press
Glenn Titmuss, GT Ex-Press

1.55 pm

How to make the dies work at the press
Paul Robbins & Richard Dickson, Castool

2.45 – 3.10 PM

Afternoon tea

3.10 pm

Extrusion Conditions
Jerome Fourmann, Rio Tinto Aluminium

4.00 pm

Putting it all together
Paul Robbins & Richard Dickson, Castool

4.40 – 5.00 pm

Questions and Wrap Up
Barbara Rinderer

Conference Day 1
Tuesday 15th July

7.30 – 8.45 am

Register, grab a coffee & Visit the exhibitors

8.45 am

Welcome
Warren Davison, Chairman

Session 1: Focus on Sustainability

9.05 am

Image of Marghanita Johnson, CEO of the Australian Aluminium Council.

Australia’s Aluminium Industry in a Global Context
Marghanita Johnson, AAC

9.30 am

The Aluminium Industry as the World Moves Towards a Low CO2 Emission Society
Stig Tjøtta, Hydro

9.55 am

Extruding Aluminium with Recycled Content- Opportunities and Considerations
Angela Schaffer, Capral

10.20 – 10.50 am

morning tea & exhibition

Focus on Sustainability Continued

10.50 am

Innovative Heating Solutions – Turning Aluminium Extrusion Green
Torsten Schäfer, SMS Group & Marco Schreiber, OMAV S.p.a.

11.15 am

The Solution for CO2-free Production of Extrusions: Electrically Heated High Speed Convection Oven Combined with an Inline Induction Heater
Dennis Nordmeyer, Extrutec

11.40 am

Energy Efficiency and Savings for a Sustainable Future
Presezzi: Speaker TBA

12.05 am

Low carbon aluminium is a great start- – next, aluminium’s journey to further optimise sustainability
Bill Wyllie, AAF

12.30 – 1.30 pm

Lunch and exhibition

1.30 pm

International practices for recycling and remelting of pre and post consumer scrap
TBA

1.50 pm

Sustainability Panel
Panel TBA

Session 2: High Performance Dies

2.20 pm

Hybrid laser powder bed fusion additive manufacture of H13 tooling for aluminium extrusion tools
Mark Easton, RMIT

2.45 pm

Aluminium Extrusion Behaviour in Porthole Dies Under Parametric Variations of Welding Chamber Geometry
Sammy Diasinos, School of Engineering, Macquarie University

3.10 – 3.40 pm

Afternoon tea and exhibition

Session 3: Billet Alloy Development

3.40 pm

High Speed Alloys – What, Why and How
Jostein Røyset, Hydro

4.05 pm

Potential for Using Scandium in Extrusion Alloys
Paul Schaffer, Rio Tinto Aluminium

4.30 pm

Tailored Alloy Solutions for Enhanced Performance and Application-Specific Needs
Anirban Giri, Vedanta

5.00 – 8.30 pm

visit the exhibitors

5.30 – 8.00 pm

welcome reception

Conference Day 2
WEDNESDAY 16th July

8.00 – 8.30 am

grab a coffee & Visit the exhibitors

Session 4: Automation Innovations

8.30 am

Case studies of manufacturing automation and critical success factors
Paul Wong, Applied Robotics & Warren Davison, Argyle Advisory

8.55 am

Billet Measurement in the Casthouse
Cameron Keast, Tomago Aluminium

9.20 am

Advanced Logistics Solutions for Flexible Applications in the Extrusion Aluminium Industry
Raffaele D’Andrea, Emmebi

9.45 am

Case Studies of Robotic Hot Billet Loading into Extruder
Paul Wong, Applied Robotics

10.10 – 10.45 am

morning tea & exhibition

Automation Innovations Continued

10.45 am

Jim Dyla President of Amcol Corporation.

Extrusion Lubrication – Next Generation
Jim Dyla, Amcol

11.10 am

Automated Profile Recognition in Vertical Powder Coating Lines
Andrea Trevisan, SAT

11.35 am

Robotic Automation in Profile Extrusion Handling
Raffaele D’Andrea, Emmebi

12.00 pm

Automation Panel
Panel TBA

12.30 – 1.30 pm

Lunch and exhibition

Session 5: Productivity Optimisation

1.30 pm

Connecting the Dots to Approach Optimisation, not just Efficiency: An Excellent Resource to Gain Impressive Productivity and Capability Improvements
Paul Robbins & Richard Dickson, Castool

2.00 pm

Effects of Extrusion Process Parameter Variations on Mechanical Properties of AA6063 and AA6061
Marcos Varayud, Rio Tinto Aluminium

2.25 pm

Extrusion Productivity: Billet Geometry/Container/Dummy Block
Paul Robbins & Richard Dickson, Castool

2.50 pm

Next Generation Extrusion Presses: Innovations and their Impact
Marco Schreiber, OMAV S.p.a. and Mohit Aggarwal, SMS Group

3.10 – 3.40 pm

Afternoon tea and exhibition

Productivity Optimisation Continued

3.40 pm

Impact of Process Parameters on Exit Profile Temperature and Ram Force in Extrusion: A Sensitivity Analysis
Paul Robbins & Richard Dickson, Castool

4.05 pm

Quench Sensitivity of Automotive Extrusion Alloys
Jerome Fourmann, Rio Tinto Aluminium

4.30 pm

Increasing the Range of Achievable Heat Transfer Coefficients Inside a High-Pressure Profile Spray Quench
Jan Günter, Extrutec

4.55 pm

Wrap-Up

7.00 – 11.00 pm

Gala Dinner
Semi Formal Attire – Sponsored by Capral

Site Tours

17th July 2025 (times TBA)

Site Tours are an extra option available to conference delegates.

Capral Aluminium & G James

WorkshopMonday 14th July