For Texas Ford dealer Sam Pack, the F-150 and Super Duty trucks aren’t just important vehicles—he says they are the “foundation” of his business. That is why Pack, who owns four stores in the ...

Aluminum is a ubiquitous metal that’s favored by manufacturers for its abundance and low cost. But the industry is built on a complex and sometimes fragile supply chain. The Iran war is exposing some ...

In this video, I replace a plastic handle with aluminum cast ones using a two-part design created in Fusion360 and printed in PLA at a 0.3mm layer height, featuring alignment pins. I discuss the ...

Iran’s weekend strikes on Persian Gulf aluminum plants are threatening to send a fragile market into crisis, raising the prospect of record prices for the metal used in everything from airplanes to ...

Aluminum hit its highest price in 4 years last week as the war in Iran upended global supply. Further disruption in the Middle East could push prices towards $4,000 per ton, one analyst said. Despite ...

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a new aluminum alloy called RidgeAlloy that can turn contaminated car-body scrap into strong structural vehicle parts. Normally, impurities ...

An effective halt on shipments through the Strait of Hormuz has already prompted two top producers in the region, Qatar and Bahrain, to suspend deliveries to customers. The U.S. relies heavily on ...

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A fire at a supplier's plant is wreaking havoc in the automotive industry. On September 16, a fire broke out at an aluminum sheet plant owned by Novelis in Oswego, New York, which supplies 10 ...