Two recent Tesla stories sit at opposite ends of the range. Tesla Model 3 is set to benefit from cost-focused Cybercab inverter technology, announced on November 1 2026. The flying car, Tesla Roadster, uses aluminum in its battery cells and underbody protection, reinforcing power delivery, thermal management and lightweight construction. The two models reveal how aluminum can serve very different engineering priorities, from making electric vehicles (EVs) more affordable to helping them deliver extraordinary performance. Tesla Model 3: the everyday car gets Cybercab hardware Nick Verzini, Tesla’s Head of Drive Unit Engineering, mentioned on a Munro Live factory tour that a new printed circuit board assembly and power stage from the Cybercab’s inverter will enter Model 3 production in...
Aluminum foil is getting a seasonal makeover as Reynolds Wrap introduces its limited-edition Snowflakes Fun Foil, bringing decorative appeal to everyday kitchen tasks ahead of the holiday season. Featuring an embossed snowflake pattern, the product combines the familiar functionality of aluminum foil with a festive appearance suited to food wrapping, holiday entertaining and homemade gifts. The new design allows consumers to use Reynolds Wrap foil for more than routine food storage, adding a decorative touch to meal preparation and presentation. Its winter-inspired pattern makes it suitable for covering dishes, preserving leftovers, packaging baked treats and creating festive crafts. Despite its seasonal appearance, Snowflakes Fun Foil retains the practical functionality of conventional...
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MAHLE, working together with sports car manufacturer Porsche and mechanical engineering company Trumpf, has manufactured high-performance aluminium pistons using 3D printing techniques for the first time. The pistons were successfully tested on the engine test bench for Porsche’s 911 GT2 RS sports car. The standard forged pistons have reached the limits of their performance potential; it is feasible that the power of the 700hp Porsche engine could be boosted by 30hp with an associated increase inefficiency. MAHLE said: “It is specifically developing its expertise in 3D printing, so that, in the future, it will also be able to support its customers in the field of alternative drives, including electric drives, by supplying suitable components for drives, thermal management, and...
CGA and EIGA have issued a joint statement affirming their belief that SPP-supplied brazed aluminium heat exchangers are reliable and safe for use after their members conducted an inventory and collected the operational histories of these heat exchangers in response to concerns earlier this year. Earlier this year, the Compressed Gas Association (CGA) and the European Industrial Gases Association (EIGA) became aware that header assemblies for some Sumitomo Precision Products Co. Ltd. (SPP) supplied brazed aluminium heat exchangers had been fabricated using welders, weld procedures or inspectors that were not certified to relevant regional standards or directives. SPP has supplied brazed aluminium heat exchangers to cryogenic plant designers, builders, and operators for use in industrial...
Land Rover has reportedly added new engines for its Range Rover and Range Rover Sports models, based around Jaguar Land Rover’s modular aluminium engine architecture. According to the report, a new family of 3.0-litre straight-six Ingenium diesel engines and a range of desirable special editions including the Westminster, Westminster Black Edition, and an exclusive SVAutobiography Dynamic Black have been added to the recently announced Range Rover Fifty celebratory model. The new generation of 3.0-litre straight-six Ingenium diesel engines have been developed in-house for reduced fuel consumption and heightened refinement. They are smoother and more refined, featuring advanced 48V mild hybrid technology to meet any strictest global emissions regulations. The engines also include the Real...
Natia Turnava, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, officially opened a Koc Kablo’s new enterprise of aluminium and copper wires in Tbilisi. Over 100 people have been employed and 15 million GEL has been invested in the enterprise established by the Turkish company Koç Kablo with the support of the Enterprise Georgia supporting program. Natia Turnava said: “New enterprise is high-tech and competitive, and which is most important, it exports its products. The enterprise was established with the support of the state within the framework of the program Enterprise Georgia, and although it is newly opened, at this stage, it already employs 100 people while in the future, this figure will practically double. This is a foreign direct investment made by one of the strongest...
The CANPACK Group, a global packaging manufacturer with its headquarters in Krakow, Poland, and GIORGI GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC., based in Blandon, Pennsylvania, and owner of the CANPACK Group, jointly announced that CANPACK will build aluminium beverage can body and ends manufacturing plant, its first in the United States. The company will also construct a North American Center of Excellence demonstrating CANPACK’s R&D and lithographic capabilities. CANPACK also announced the acquisition of an industrial property in Olyphant, Pennsylvania. This facility is likely to be built and functional by the fourth quarter of 2021 and will employ over 400 people. “Since we first invested in CANPACK over 30 years ago, it has grown from a single steel food can manufacturing site in Poland to a true...
The Australian Government will invest $87 million towards improvising facilities at the joint US-Australian Space Surveillance Telescope, Naval Communications Station Harold E. Holt in Exmouth, on the tip of the North West Cape in WA. Linda Reynolds, Minister for Defence, during a visit to the facility in Exmouth said: “The significant investment will be used to build a new mirror recoating facility.” Minister Reynolds said: “As recently announced in the Defence Strategic Update and Force Structure Plan, the Government is significantly increasing investment in Defence’s space capabilities with $7 billion being invested over the next decade.” “This world-leading, 360-degree telescope enables the defence to track better and identify objects and threats in space including space debris, as...
The economy of Italy is the 3rd-largest national economy in the European Union, the 8th-largest by nominal GDP in the world, and the 12th-largest by GDP (PPP). Italy has a major advanced economy and is a founding member of the European Union. Italy has a diversified industrial economy, which is divided into a developed industrial north, dominated by private companies. The European nation’s export of aluminium stranded wires during 2017-19 exhibited volatility, as the volume of the export, was recorded at 6608 tonnes and revenue earnings stood at $28.06 million. The projected export for 2020 has remained at 1937 tonnes and the earning expected to reach $8.46 million. Furthermore, when the analysed export volume and earning of 2020 get merged with the previous three years it displays 8545...
As part of the largest ever order for hydrogen-powered buses in Europe, the German city of Wuppertal will soon put the final instalment of vehicles on the road. In 2018, Wuppertal joined forces with the nearby city of Cologne to order 40 modern buses powered by hydrogen fuel cells from Belgian manufacturer Van Hool NV. According to Andreas Meyer, Head of Technik Bus for WSW mobil GmbH: “Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) is already running 30 of the hydrogen buses, and Wuppertal Stadtwerke (WSW) will soon put the remaining 10 on the road.” “The launch of our hydrogen bus fleet is a major milestone. We see it as the beginning of large-scale adoption of hydrogen technology – not just for WSW, but in Germany, across Europe and around the world,” said Meyer. “Commercial vehicles like buses will...
The world’s largest aluminium three-masted schooner Sea Eagle II has been successfully delivered by Royal Huisman and is now on the way to Mediterranean. Designed by Dykstra Naval Architects and Mark Whiteley, Sea Eagle II comes with an impressive plumb bomb and modern Panamax rig by Rondal, which have made her powerful and recognisable all over the world. The yacht, with the length of 81 metre/ 266 feet, is the largest yacht built at Royal Huisman’s shipyard. It joins another Huisman-built schooner called Athena in the top 10 ranking of the world’s largest sailing yachts. Sea Eagle II has been designed and built to operate in a testing ocean environment. It is the culmination of performance, luxury, and reliability, backed by the expert shipyard team with their commendable advice,...
Xiaomi formally unfolds the Mi Portable Electric Compressor in India after rolling out the teaser over the weekend. The instrument is floated under crowdfunding and tagged with a price of INR 2299 or $30 approx. The portable electric compressor is the same as it is sold in the Chinese market. The black coloured gadget is expected to commence shipping from 10 th August’20. The cylindrical-shaped Mi Portable Electric Air Compressor is manufactured from aluminium alloy using high-precision technology. The portable electric compressor is designed in a way to get used with a vast range of nozzles. It is encased in a compact body so that it can be mobilised anywhere. Once fully charged, methodically, the Mi Portable Air Compressor can easily inflate 215/60/R17 car tyres for five, it can refill...
There was a time when racing bikes sounded a lot more like enhanced lawnmowers. In the 80s, two-strokes like Yamaha’s fabled RD250 dominated the domestic racing scene in many countries, and now, a British start-up is attempting a sort of two-stroke renaissance. Langen Motorcycles from Manchester in the UK is hoping to complete a limited production run of modern 250cc two-stroke performance bikes. The bike, referred to as simply ‘The Two-Stroke’, draws power from a 250cc V-twin motor made by Italian company Vins. The engine is capable to meet modern emission standards while still producing eye-watering power figures. At a claimed 76PS, the Langen bike will be a whole 50% more powerful than the recently launched Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R. It will also weigh just 112kg compared to the 25R’s...
China’s automobile production and sales continued robust growth in June, marking the highest on record, according to the data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) on Friday, July 10. Data showed the production of automobiles was 2.33 million units, bringing the total manufacture to 10.11 million in the first half of 2020 (January to June), down by 16.8 per cent year-on-year. On a monthly basis, the production in June rose 6.3 per cent, while year-on-year by 22.5 per cent compared to the Y-o-Y hike of 18.2 per cent in the previous month. Sales increased by 4.8 per cent month-on-month to come in at 2.3 million units in June. On a year-on-year basis, they stood 11.6 per cent higher compared to 14.5 per cent surge in May. In the first six months, China’s...
Bristol-headquartered high regarded adhesive-coated products manufacturer, Drytac has designed 100% recyclable aluminium Polar Street FX for safe, durable outdoor floor graphics applications without lamination. This latest addition to Drytac’s already extensive portfolio is in response to high demand for floor graphics that are quick to produce, easy to apply, and safe for every environment for use as a tool to mark social distancing in public places "There is a huge market for floor graphics, and we expect that to continue for some months," said Shaun Holdom, Global Product Manager, Drytac. "It's essential for any print businesses offering this application to provide graphics that are safe and durable, however urgent the timeframe." Drytac Polar Street FX is produced in a way that it can...
A new variant of Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 will now be available in India from July 11, as the South Korean tech giant has reportedly unveiled the aluminium edition of the smartwatch in the South Asian country. At the launch, Samsung said this is the company’s first smartwatch to be made in India. With this new range of product, Samsung boasts for having the largest and the most diverse 4G watch portfolio in India. The aluminium edition of the Galaxy Watch Active 2 is available in 9 distinct colour finishes, 3 sizes (42mm, 44mm, and 46mm), and two unique design templates - elegant classic of the Watch 4G and modern minimalistic of the Watch Active2. Among the wide range of Samsung’s 4G watch portfolio, Galaxy Watch Active2 Aluminium edition is meant to complement the needs of ‘on the...
British Car manufacturer Lotus is to bring its steel fabrication and lightweight structures facilities together under one roof in Norfolk in a drive that will create 125 jobs. Headquartered in Hethel, the company will invest in its Hurricane Way factory in Norwich to create a new high-tech sub-assembly facility. It will make the aluminium extruded and bonded aluminium chassis for the Evora, Exige and Elise Lotus sports cars, along with manufacturing of aluminium components for other global car companies. The automaker has planned for 50 jobs initially, with a further 75 is also included in the plan. David Hewitt, Executive Director of Operations at Lotus Cars, said: "By bringing the aluminium chassis and steel sub-assembly manufacturing businesses together into one facility, we can...
Hydro, along with a team of renowned structural engineers, business experts, and researchers, is evaluating the feasibility and cost-efficiency of replacing conventional steel with aluminium for the construction of long-suspension bridge girders. According to Hydro Extruded Solutions Market Manager Thomas B. Svendsen, the use of aluminium can be a game-changer for bridge-building. For the proposed Langenuen bridge project in Norway, Hydro is focusing on exploring where the use of aluminium for all the relevant design criteria for bridge girders would be feasible or not. The company’s dream is to make the longest aluminium bridge in the world. Thomas B. Svendsen said, “The study is very encouraging and could potentially be a game-changer for bridge building and the use of aluminium in new...
The China Passenger Car Association data released on Thursday, July 9, that country’s new energy passenger car sales surged 25 per cent month-on-month to come in at 83,000 units in June, in the wake of domestic passenger vehicle market’s improvement over the past four months. However, on a year-on-year basis, new energy passenger car sales shrank 38.8 per cent in June. Accumulative sales in the first six months of the year totalled 313,000 units, down 44 per cent from the same period last year. Separately, CPCA data shows that China’s retail sales of passenger cars, including sedans, multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) and sport utility vehicles (SUVs), amounted to 1.66 million units in June, up approximately 3.3 per cent from 1.64 million units in May. Year-on-year, the sales in June stood...
Manufacturer Hunter Douglas stops making aluminium itself in Rotterdam and among other things, sun protection in Rotterdam. Production is no longer beneficial. The shutdown of the production line will cause a layoff of 100 employees. Leen Reijtenbagh, CFO of Hunter Douglas said: “It doesn't pay. We will buy that aluminium later." Closing the production line at Piekstraat in Rotterdam South will cost a hundred employees their jobs. The works council is now considering advice. Union FNV is preparing talks about a social plan. "It is a huge blow to the staff, especially in these uncertain times," says Jan Meeder of FNV Metaal. The union still hopes that Hunter Douglas will come up with a new production line. Reijtenbagh advocates: “We are engaged in the production of aluminium ceiling...
