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Julie Caponi, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, USA
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areas, and improves
thermal performance.
It is designed for
disassembly, enabling
efficient, cost-effective
recycling of its compo-
nents – and it can
be manufactured from
recycled materials. The
sunshade won a first-
place design award
at the 16th annual
International Energy
Association Conference
in Scotland and a
gold Design Excellence
Award from the
Industrial Designers
Society of America.
Automotive
Firsts for 2002
Automakers Nissan and
DaimlerChrysler and
truckmaker Freightliner
are featuring compo-
nents made of Alcoa’s
enhanced 6022 alloy
in their 2002 cars and
trucks. The new alloy
provides improved
strength, formability,
and corrosion resis-
tance. Nissan is using it
for hoods and decklids
in its 2002 Altima,
named Car of the Year
at the North American
International Auto
Show in January.
DaimlerChrysler
employs it for hoods
in both the 2001 and
2002 Concorde and
LHS vehicles. Freight-
liner also will use Alcoa
sheet in 2002 for the
newest member of its
heavy-duty truck line.
Ford’s redesigned
Explorer and 2002
models of the Dodge
Ram 4x2 and 4x4 pick-
up trucks will feature
an Alcoa aluminum
steering knuckle, the
component that attach-
es the wheel to the
vehicle’s steering and
suspension system.
Good Vibrations
Working with General
Motors and its Tier
One driveshaft supplier,
Spicer Driveshaft
Division of Dana Corp.,
Alcoa helped correct
a vehicle driveline noise,
vibration, and harshness
concern traced to a
conventional two-piece
steel driveshaft. In
only 90 days from initial
identification of the
problem, Alcoa’s new
one-piece, lighter-weight
aluminum driveshaft
was in production for
the GMT-800 extended
cab longbox truck –
eliminating the concern,
improving vehicle
assembly, and providing
GM with sizable cost
savings.
Disposable
Containers
Are Hot
A new line of private-
label disposable food
containers from Alcoa
Consumer Products
achieved a 75% sales
increase from December
2000 to December
2001. Currently the line
includes 25-oz. Entrée,
24-oz. Soup and Salad,
and 9.5-oz. Snack
sizes, with a 64-oz. size
due out in 2002.
To Your Health
Alcoa Flexible Packag-
ing provided distinctive
full-body shrink sleeves
for the new Fuze™
Healthy Refreshment
line of fruit-flavored
beverages with herbs,
minerals, and vitamins.
The wraparound sleeve
provides maximum
space for promotional
and nutritional infor-
mation, while the glossy
shrink film enhances the
graphics.
Tech World
Alcoa displayed prod-
ucts to more than 1,400
General Motors deci-
sion makers, illustrating
its ability to take an
idea from design
through final product.
Mexico: recovery in the park
Blanca E. Lopez (center) and friends clear a
wetland of brush and debris in Acuña, Coahuila,
Mexico. The project is part of the ongoing
cleanup and restoration of a 70-acre park near a
plant operated by Alcoa Fujikura. A $120,000
Alcoa Foundation grant helped Alcoans and
other community members establish a nonprofit
organization to manage the property.