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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Window Supply Company (WSC), a manufacturer of aluminium windows, doors, PVCu and conservatories, has received a £2 million equity investment from BGF. The company aims to use this investment to expand its manufacturing capacity three-fold over the next five years. Window Supply Company manufactures products from its Livingston facility and supplies to builders, joiners and window installation companies across Scotland. Chief Executive Duncan Murray said: “Our trade counter model and the high standards we demand when it comes to quality and service have combined to help us gain strong market traction in a short space of time. There has been an increasing market shift towards trade as the primary route to market for windows, doors and conservatories and the response we have received from...
China’s new-vehicle market contracted in 2019 for the second consecutive year as weak economy and prolonged trade war with the United States continued to supress demand. According to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new-vehicle sales declined 8.2 per cent to just below 25.8 million units. Sales of new car and light truck as well as of commercial vehicles, including buses and trucks, also fell by 9.6 per cent and 11 per cent respectively to below 21.5 million units and 4.3 million tonnes in the whole year of 2019, CAAM showed. Shi Jianhua, a senior official at CAAM, commented, "We have moved away from the high-speed development stage. We have to accept the reality of low-speed development." He added, "We had high-speed growth for a consecutive 28 years, which was...
Global Dynamics United (GDU) is a camera Accessories Company based in Los Angeles. In a way, it is connected to the RED digital cinema. The majority of their products are photographed with RED cameras including the new RED Komodo. GDU Mini V-Lock batteries are new 98Wh batteries with machined 6061 aluminium back. They offer one D-Tap port and one USB 5V/2A port. Power output is 14.8V / 10A (120W), a maximum of 15A. They are available now in the black or red anodized finish. They majorly offer aluminium accessories like handles, quick release plates, lens caps, but even some prime lenses. The design of their products is very indistinguishable to the design of RED cameras. GDU recently presented its V-Lock (V-Mount) batteries with Aluminium back. The new GDU Mini V-Lock batteries offer 98Wh...
Constellium SE is the provider of Aluminium Auto Body Sheet for the hood of Groupe PSA’s New PEUGEOT Partner and the New PEUGEOT Rifter. Constellium provides Surfalex® for the outer hood panels, a material developed to meet extreme requirements for high surface quality with specific edging and roping properties. For the inner hood, it delivers a material solution with superior formability and mechanical resistance that enables efficient processing of complex geometries on the customer’s equipment. <iframe width="550" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lA3W1YGfvzM" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> It also delivers the front Crash Management System (CMS) for this range of vehicles....
The Piriou group has acquired the order for an offshore delivery vessel from Jana Marine Services, a Saudi Arabian company. The vessel is premeditated for the transportation of personnel and freight, will be the 250th aluminium vessel built by the Piriou Company in Concarneau. The Piriou Group has published that it had just secured the order for a 55m Fast Passenger & Supply Vessels (FPSV) by Jana Marine Services, a Saudi provider of maritime services for the oil and gas industry offshore. Certain revamping will be made to this vessel to meet the specific demands of the owner, in particular, an increased speed thanks to a new propulsion unit. This FPSV will provide multiple missions for the offshore industry, including the transport of personnel and freight. It thus has a lounge furnished...
China in 2019 saw a sharp fall in the growth of new energy vehicle sales, revealed the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). The reason for this has been attributed to Beijing’s subsidy cut to wean the sector off government support. On Thursday, January 9, CPCA data showed new energy passenger vehicle sales totalled at 1.06 million in China in 2019 in terms of wholesale volume, up 5.1 per cent from 2018. In contrast to this, new energy passenger vehicle sales in 2018 had recorded a year-on-year increase of 88.5 per cent to 1.01 million units. In December 2019, wholesale sales of new energy passenger vehicles in China soared 73.5 per cent month-on-month to 135,700 units, revealed CPCA. But year-on-year, the sales declined by 15.1 per cent. China’s retail sales of passenger vehicles also...
Shiloh Industries, known for an environmentally focused global supplier of lightweight, noise and vibration solutions and proud supplier for the redesigned Corvette Stingray congratulates General Motors on the car being named the 2020 Free Press Car of the Year. The vehicle’s new design attributes Shiloh’s exclusive ThinTech® aluminum casting technology. This pioneering technology empowered the strengthening of select structural components by nearly 70% and a weight reduction of roughly 35% compared to the previous model. Also, Shiloh’s advanced solutions are delivering manufacturing advancements by reducing vehicle joining operations, assembly cycle time, and tooling investment. Scott Borovich, Vice President, Business Development and Technology "Shiloh is thrilled to see the Free Press...
Royal Huisman’s 266-foot schooner is ready to set sail. The Dutch builder has rolled out the world’s largest aluminum sailing yacht to the gratification of worldwide marine enthusiasts. The 266-foot schooner, known as Sea Eagle II, spread her wings and left the nest on 7 th January’20 with her new owner insight. Built for eminent Taiwanese businessman, philanthropist, and owner of the first Sea Eagle, Dr. Samuel Yin, this enormous vessel is Royal Huisman’s largest vessel yet. The serial yacht collector took the yard’s mantra “If you can dream it, we can build it” quite literally. The epic three braced schooner eclipses the original Sea Eagle by more than 120 feet. It also brags a further 800 GT in volume than its predecessor. The sporting exterior lines by Dykstra Naval Architects, Sea...
Log9 Materials, a Bengaluru-based start-up, believes that the fundamental is to focus on the generation of energy, in place of energy storage. It says that a car powered by aluminium fuel cells can have a drive of 1000 km, post which the aluminium plates can be replaced within minutes. The contest is always about top speed or luxury when it came to premium cars with big price tags and it was about better mileage when it came to mass-market cars and there is still abundant focus on these subject matters, but clean mobility employs the centre stage of every car manufacturer's agenda today. Being from Hyundai to Porsche, they all have plug-in electric car models in their launch line up - even Ferrari developed hybrid cars of which the SF90 Stradale is a PHEV that can run on battery only as...
Today everybody enjoys having a laptop which is oblique, decent display, good-pace processor to be placed on their work table. Asus Zenbook Pro Duo (UX581), the full aluminium encased laptop delivering the superior look and feel, with its logo surrounded by concentric circles on top of the computer. This PC is going to put every laptop in the market to nail-biting. It is a dream come true for every creator: architects, interior designers, graphic designs and artists of every nature. The features: CPU: 2.4GHz Intel Core i9-9980HK (octa-core, 16MB cache, up to 5GHz) Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 RAM: 32GB DDR4 Screen: 15.6-inch, OLED Ultra HD (3,840 x 2,160), 14-inch Ultra HD (3,840 x 1,110) touch display Storage: 1TB SSD Ports: 1 x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), 2 x USB-C 3.1, HDMI 2.0,...
The usage of aluminium in antiperspirants, lipsticks and toothpastes in the form of concentrations which has been in consent with the limits as defined by European Regulations, is safe for human health, according to the primary standpoint adopted by the Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety (CSSC) during its comprehensive assembly on October 30 th and 31 st , 2019. The text is open for remarks until 17 th February’20. Aluminium is considered as a systemic toxicant at high doses. This has caused numerous controversies and alarming media reports in the safety of use in cosmetics, mainly in antiperspirants. As expected, a few studies have suggested that cosmetics may be a more important source of exposure than food. A committee assembling seventeen independent experts in chemistry and...
A car which is designed solely for the European market is surprisingly put on sale in its country of origin due to public demand and that says a lot about its appeal. The KIA Stonic 1.0 T-GDI in its first instance was designed for buyers in the west but when it went on show in South Korea where the demand for it went so high that the carmaker expresses to change its plan. Designed in Frankfurt with a fair help from Korea the KIA Stonic is a cool, trendy little car which has instant visual appeal. A sporty face and distinctive brushed aluminium roof rails have added an instant appeal. The model comes with two-tone paintwork as standard with the roof, rear spoiler and door mirror in a contrasting colour to the body which immediately lifts the appearance of the car. In the generously...
The transport sector faced some unprecedented challenges in 2019. The year started with the announcement of a delay in the imposition of additional Section 232 tariffs on automobiles and automotive parts imported by the United States, which created concerns among automakers and the automotive suppliers over higher prices of their products. China, the biggest market for electric vehicles, saw its electric vehicle (EV) sales plunge for a second consecutive year. NEV subsidies cancellation is leading electric vehicle makers to struggle in meeting sales amid increasingly strict emission standards. Nevertheless, 2019 witnessed new cars, bikes, yachts launch with aluminium in construction, an extension of the supply agreement and many more. By 2040, Bloomberg New Energy Finance expects 54% of...
Acer has announced its Spin 5 convertibles with slimmer forms and rapid charging active stylus pen by using Wacom technology as a part of its Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 casting. The Acer Spin 5 comes with magnesium aluminium chassis, which assures it weighs only 1.2kg. The Acer Spin 5 two-in-ones come with the latest 10th Gen Intel Core processors inside, plus Windows 10 Home preinstalled. They also sport Wi-Fi 6 for fast, reliable wireless connectivity, and a series of ports including USB Type-C for Thunderbolt 3. The Acer Spin 5 is amazing; with a 3:2 aspect ratio 13.5-inch display and it has a 2K resolution. The integrated fingerprint sensor which supports Windows Hello security is also available. The device comes with an included fast-charging Acer Active Stylus. The Acer...
A superior designed to deliver lightweight foldable self-balancing e-scooter made from aluminium alloy and carbon fibre by Mantour X is being marketed as the lightest e-scooter to hit the market as on date. There are e-scooters and now there is Mantour X with just 16lbs in weight has set a new prototype in light and portable e-scooter segment. Mantour X is extremely light, but it is also highly durable and unbeatably strong due to its aluminium alloyed structure.
The 60-year-old German aluminium closure manufacturer Closurelogic GmbH has been acquired by Guala Closures for a deal which values approximately $13.5 million, out of which $4.5 million is for inventory. Closurelogic is based at the oldest German city Worms which primarily produces closures and also manufactures combination closures for edible oil that include an HDPE pourer and anti-refill device. The deal forecasted the continuation of production at the current Germany factory. This agreement will enable the Guala Closures Group to remarkably lift its current minimal existence in the German market and open up production volume to serve new clients. The deal is presumed to close at the start of February’20 The company published sales of $58m and an EBITDA of around $1.8m in the year...
The ZENS Aluminium Apple Watch USB-stick is a flawless add-on for the ZENS Liberty or any other device with a USB-A relevance such as a laptop or power bank. The Apple Watch stick can be attached to any USB-A-port to charge an Apple Watch anytime, anywhere. The small and compact design powered simply by USB makes it the ideal Apple Watch charger for the busy traveller. Built with high-grade aluminium is one of its biggest features. The USB-stick is officially MFi certified and works with all Apple Watches from series 1 to 5.
Glass has been the king in the beer market, but Bruce Turner, Director, Urbanaut Brewing Co. and innumerable others have discarded it for aluminium cans. It is not limited to beer only which made the switch but also included kombucha, cider, wine and iced coffee moving to cans at a high rate. Bruce Turner spent time working in the United Kingdom before heading back to New Zealand to start his business with fellow Rangitīkei College alumni Simon Watson and Thomas Rowe. He communicated the tide was shifting towards cans there, so doing the same makes sense for Urbanaut. Bruce Turner also said “While the company did have bottle filler for people who hire the brewery to make products, and some Urbanaut beers were bottled in the past, the priority was on canning everything. Glass lets light...
