Alcoa, the world's largest producer of aluminum, expanded into the cast aluminum rod market in renovating this production facility in early 2001. The facility has the capability to produce cast rod in sizes tailored to forged and impact-extruded applications in the automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. Dolphin Systems applications for this facility include a standard installation for air compressor cooling and an innovative application for cooling aluminum. Alcoa Engineered Products is a component of Alcoa's North American Extrusions, one of Alcoa's business units.