For decades, aluminium windows and doors were largely viewed as functional elements of construction. Today, advances in extrusion technology, precision engineering and architectural design have transformed their possibilities. What once required bulky frames and conventional openings can now be achieved through remarkably slender profiles, expansive glass surfaces and sophisticated systems that bring together structural strength, durability and understated luxury. As Indian architecture becomes increasingly ambitious, aluminium is no longer simply framing spaces; it is helping redefine how they are designed, experienced and connected. Market data According to ALUMEX India 2025: Extruding the Future, India is the world’s second-largest primary aluminium producer and third-largest consumer,...
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...
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Award-winning aluminium manufacturing and installation company AB Glass has received a contract from Willmott Dixon for the design, manufacture and installation works on a new primary school project in Taunton. The aluminium systems being used for the project include AA100 curtain walling, AA720 windows and doors, and AA190 doors. Nerrols Primary School is due to open in September 2019 following a £7m development. The Swansea-based company is anticipated to start work on the project on 17 December 2018. Chris Haines, design director at AB Glass, said: “This is a very exciting project to be a part of, particularly as this new primary school will be a positive addition to Taunton’s growing population. We are thrilled to be appointed once again by Willmott Dixon, who we are proud to have a...
Reynaers Aluminium, a leading European specialist in the development and marketing of innovative and sustainable aluminium solutions for windows, doors and curtain walls, is undertaking renovation and extension of its Enniscorthy premises and production facility in order to increase storage capacity by 50 per cent and sympathetically bringing this historic building up to ‘the highest modern standards of safety and comfort’. After a successful period of growth in the Irish market, the company has made the decision to expand its Enniscorthy base further.The plant manufactures high-end aluminium doors and windows for the construction industry. Pat Bevan, Managing Director of Reynaers Ireland commented: 'This significant investment in Enniscorthy is a real vote of confidence from the Reynaers...
Atlas Copco has developed a fully hollow self-pierce rivet called the Henrob T-rivet in order to join up to four layers of high-strength, low-deformability 6,000 series aluminium alloys. According to Atlas Copco IAS, the T-rivets are suitable for the automotive industry in mechanical joining processes for new lightweight constructions and multi-material design. Aluminium alloys put up a challenge for the joining process due to its low ductility (formability). As more and more aluminium is being used in body-in-white applications, new joining techniques have become a must for better performance of aluminium alloys. The new joining element has a completely tubular structure and is better suitable for joining several layers of high-strength aluminium. This in turn avoids cracks in the lowest...
The Luxembourg-based glass and metal products producer Ardagh group has reportedly provided new 235ml triangular shaped aluminium can to Spain’s cured ham brand Coren. The can features an advanced shape with wider at the top or otherwise called as shoulder, and a special easy release lacquer that makes the content simpler and quicker to serve in one piece. The product also includes easy open lid, enabling consumers to apply less force to open it. Ardagh, producing the can at own facility in Schweighouse of France, has designed it with a slightly conical angle for facilitating easy stacking, while the striking red colour ensures better shelf appeal. In October this year, Ardagh unveiled new Willian Grant whiskey bottle, which had been redesigned for the worldwide relaunch of its whiskey...
A twisting tower clad Luma Arles in reflective aluminium tiles is reportedly taking form in the south of France and will expectedly open in spring 2020. Luma Arles is an arts centre designed by Pritzker Prize winner Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry and established by Swiss collector Maja Hoffmann. Gehry has had a reputation as the go-to architect for rejuvenation projects since his Guggenheim Museum Bilbao opened in Spain in 1997. Set on the site of an abandoned SNCF rail yard, Luma Arles will be 56 metres high when complete. It is formed of a concrete core with a steel frame, along with glass boxes and shining aluminium panels stacked around the frame in an irregular formation above a circular glass atrium. Inside the vast circular atrium will recall the Roman amphitheatre in...
Sapa has expanded its existing Crown Window range with the launch of new Crown Flush Window Suite. With a variety of frame, vent, mullion and transom options, Sapa’s new aluminium flush window now offers excellent design flexibility. Crispin Jedrzejewski, Technical Manager at Sapa Building System said: “The inclusion of this suite not only broadens our offering, but it is also an industry first – successfully replicating the look of traditional cottage window frames with aluminium. "The aesthetic is key – with this suite the homeowner can combine a historical external profile with a contemporary internal one, or vice versa, allowing for numerous applications and combinations.” Source: specificationonline.co.uk Aluminium flush window will suit a wide range of residential applications -...
Tesla Inc. has started booking orders for its Model 3 sedan in China for a deposit of RMB 8,000 ($1,153), as confirmed by the electric carmaker's China website. Tesla’s less expensive electric car Model 3 is built with a mix of steel and aluminium in the body structure to keep the weight as well as the cost low. "Probably some deliveries in March, but April is more certain," CEO Elon Musk said in a Twitter post. The company has been banking strong on its Model 3 sedan as its market performance will drive the carmaker's future. Currently, China is the largest market for electric vehicles the sales of EV is expected to pick up further because of the government’s regulation drives towards shifting to 100-percent electric vehicles on road by 2030. Tesla had signed a deal with Shanghai...
Austal’s USA has reportedly delivered the tenth Expeditionary Fast Transport ship USNS Burlington (EPF 10) to the US Navy (USN), as part of a US$ 1.9 billion contract for 12 vessels. It is also Austal’s fourth ship delivered to the USN in 2018. On this note, the company’s CEO David Singleton said, “Austal takes great pride in sending another EPF to join the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet. The success of this milestone achievement is a result of the dedication and hard work of the Austal team." The USNS Burlington (EPF 10) is a 103-metre long Spearhead-class aluminium catamaran capable of transporting 600 tonnes over 1,200 nautical miles at an average speed of 35 knots. It is designed in a way enabling to operate in austere ports and waterways that are too shallow and narrow for the...
Unique Window Systems (UWS), a reputed and award-winning designer, fabricator, supplier and installer of uPVC and aluminium fenestration building products, has reportedly secured two major design, supply, and installation contracts for the redevelopments of the University of Leicester. The Brookfield Campus and the Percy Gee Building will both undergo a dramatic renovation as part of the University’s new estate master plan, and UWS, teaming up with a trusted supplier Senior Architectural Systems, will design, supply and install windows, doors, and curtain walling across the projects. While the Brookfield Campus redevelopment will include a full suite of aluminium fenestration products from UWS, including doors, windows, and curtain walling, the Percy Gee Building will include the...
According to a report, the UK-based company CMS Window Systems has received the latest prestigious Green World Award under the Building & Construction category at an award ceremony in Ankara, the Turkish capital city. This special recognition is given to the company for being the world’s best for its environmental achievements. Earlier this year, CMS Window Systems had won Gold in the Scottish Green Apple Award representing the UK, following a success in becoming a Green World Ambassador. The Green World Awards are organised by The Green Organisation – an international, independent, non-political, non-profit environment group dedicated to acknowledging, rewarding, and promoting environmental best practice around the world. They aim to improve environmental performance, encourage the...
Akshay Singhal, the 25-year-old co-founder and CEO of nanotechnology start-up Log 9 Materials is conducting trials on his electric car Mahindra e2o Plus to run on water and aluminium. This, according to him can be made possible by using an innovative metal-air battery, developed by Log 9 in the EV. Log 9 is an IIT Roorkee spin-off and the company is using the wonder material ‘graphene’ to make the metal-air batteries commercially viable and affordable for EVs and other stationary applications like power backup products. In an interview, Mr. Singhal said that the issue with traditional lithium-ion batteries is that they stored energy rather than generating it. For instance, an e-vehicle has a mileage range of 100 km to 150 km, after which it has to be charged, which will again take about...
Deco, the producer of decorative powder-coated aluminium finish DecoWood, has reportedly unveiled six woodgrain colours for its timber-finish colour range. This brings the DecoWood colour series to a total of 30 different woodgrains, replicating natural timber species from Australia and across the world. These woodgrains can be used across a variety of aluminium building products and profiles. Ranging from light to dark, the finishes of the newly-introduced woodgrain colours are developed in such a manner that they can cater the need of both the architects, specifiers, as well as design professionals, amidst an increasing inspiration and choice in the ever-changing design landscape. Two colours – Maple and African Blackwood have been added to the Exotic Timber Species collection. Maple,...
Rio Tinto has announced today it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nespresso’s capsule manufacturers towards a commitment to use 100% sustainable aluminium by 2020. Nespresso will become the first company to use Rio Tinto’s responsibly-sourced aluminium to produce its coffee capsules. Rio Tinto Aluminium chief executive Alf Barrios said “This as an important step towards the use of responsibly sourced aluminium across manufacturing industries, which Rio Tinto is the first to supply. We expect the demand from consumers for sustainable products to continue growing and Nespresso drinkers can have confidence the aluminium we supply for their capsules meets the highest international standards.” The use of Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Certified Aluminium is an important...
Researchers in Victoria University of Wellington under the guidance of Professor Thomas Nann created a new electrolyte for making safer and more environmentally friendly aluminium batteries. They created this the electrolyte as part of its work on aluminium batteries and researchers from Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand in France joined the team. The electrolyte is a battery part acting as a conductor for electricity. "This electrolyte will make aluminium batteries cheaper and easier to produce," says Professor Nann, from the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences and the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology at Victoria University of Wellington. "It is more affordable than the ionic liquids currently used in aluminium batteries, and it...
Leveraging on the potential growth of electric vehicles, Mahindra Electric, part of Mahindra & Mahindra group has announced an investment of INR 1000 crore for the development of new products, technology and capacity expansion, a senior company executive said while inaugurating its new technology and manufacturing hub in Bangalore. Mahindra Electric Mobility Limited, formerly known as the Reva Electric Car Company, is an automobile company based in Bangalore, involved in designing and manufacturing of compact electric vehicles. The new facility will manufacture battery systems, power train, control units and power electronics for electric vehicles. The company plans to expand its total production capacity to 70,000 units by 2020 from current 24,000 units. A senior company official said...
U.S. automakers and parts suppliers urged the Trump administration to end steel and aluminium tariffs on Mexico and Canada and warned against the potential U.S. national security tariffs on automotive imports on Thursday November 15. They said such tariffs would lead to widespread job losses. They expressed disappointment at not lifting the tariffs before the signing of new USMCA, which would replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. Speaking at a public comment hearing , Jennifer Thomas, vice president of federal government affairs for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers said that the success of both the new USMCA and US auto sector continue to be undermined by these tariffs. She highlighted the rising production cost for all U.S. automakers that is threatening the industry’s...
On Wednesday, November 14, the European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said that EU is ready with its list of potential retaliation targets in case the US President Donald Trump levies auto tariffs on the bloc’s member states. However, as per the report, Malmstrom did not specify the US products on which the EU would impose retaliatory tariffs but said the list could include “all kinds” of products. “It could be cars, it could be agriculture, it could be industrial products - it could be everything. And we will do that, but hope we don’t have to get to that situation,” she said. Malmstrom also said to reporters after attending a meeting with the US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer that the EU was willing to negotiate with a limited trade deal on industrial goods...
Italy’s aluminium structures imports increased 20% year-on-year to 38497 tonnes in 2017. The country has been following an upward pattern for aluminium structures import for the last three years. Aluminium structures export from Italy is slated to witness a significant increase in 2018, after a decline last year. Global export-import data shows, Italy imported an estimated 28740 tonnes of aluminium structures in 2016. The total cost of import was USD 124 million. The country imported an estimated 34425 tonnes of this product in 2017. The cost of import remained unchanged at USD124 million. The country’s import of aluminium structures is expected to increase 12% to 38497 tonnes by the end of this year. The value of import is estimated to stand at USD 120 million. Italy exported 65888...
