Ducati has unveiled the Desmo450 SM, a new production supermoto developed from its Desmo450 MX platform, featuring an aluminium twin-spar frame. This is designed to combine low weight, rigidity and strength. The motorcycle made its debut during World Ducati Week and is aimed at competition use. The Desmo450 SM uses the same aluminium frame architecture as the motocross model. Ducati says the frame has also been designed to allow a straighter intake route while maintaining the strength and rigidity needed for high-performance riding. The bike has a fuel capacity of 7.2 litres. The company has also focused on reducing weight in other areas. Its Bartubeless wheel system, for example, removes inner tubes and cuts rotating and unsprung mass by 1.2kg. The motorcycle also features a cast...
China’s aluminum door and window manufacturing sector includes a range of suppliers offering thermal-break systems, customized solutions, OEM/ODM production, and products for international building projects. A recent industry guide highlights Guangdong Dejiyoupin, Guangdong EEHE, Foshan CIVO, Sichuan Yazhixuan, and Sichuan Mingrenju, citing their production capabilities, product portfolios, project experience, customization services, and testing or certification coverage. The companies differ in their areas of focus. Dejiyoupin is highlighted for its production capacity and international certifications, while EEHE is noted for patents and a broad range of project solutions. CIVO focuses on factory-direct customization and climate-oriented systems, while Yazhixuan provides OEM/ODM...
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The Aluminum Ford F150 Sales Numbers since 2014 show that over the last three years, sales numbers have skyrocketed and the aluminium trucks outsold the previous steel truck by a huge margin. This was reported in an article in torquenews.com. Ford Motor Company introduced the 2015 F150 in 2014 with a lightweight all-aluminium body and more powerful engine and the pickup truck went on sale at the end of 2014. Since then, the sales numbers continued improving with the current generation of the F150 outselling the 2014 model year by a bigger margin each year. Ford Motor Company does separate the F150 sales from the rest of the F-Series lineup. The article breaks up the numbers with input from industry insiders and provides a rough calculation of the numbers of F150 Ford sells every year....
The Conservatory and Window Company, an architectural installer has taken advantage of REAL Aluminium’s comprehensive aluminium package and boosted aluminium installations orders and turnover by at least 20% in less than two years. Aluminium products now accounts for around 40% of the Bristol-based installer’s supply. The Conservatory and Window Company earlier offered PVCu products and decided to expand its product line by introducing aluminium in its range to cater to the growing demand. After associating with REAL Aluminium, the firm introduced a wide range of aluminium fenestration products including windows, bi-folding doors, sliding doors, French doors, residential doors, flat rooflights and lantern roofs. Kevin Bray, managing director of The Conservatory and Window Company,...
Ford Motor Co said on Monday it will boost production of Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator, their two large SUVs by 25% this year to challenge rival General Motor that is outperforming Ford financially in a highly profitable U.S. market segment. It is also expected to boost Ford’s falling profit margins. “We can sell every single vehicle we can produce here,” Ford global operations president Joe Hinrichs said during a visit to Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky where the new generation of Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs went into production. He expects these high-margin vehicles to bring about a change. Production expansion of the Expedition and Navigator at the Kentucky Truck factory comes as investors are concerned over Ford’s shrinking automotive profit margins...
Thanks to the strong economic growth and a sizeable population, beverage can has great potential in Indonesia. From being primarily a consuming country, Indonesia is now spreading its wings as a key exporter of beverage cans in the Asian market. A yearly growth of 9.05 per cent in aluminium cans export in 2017 demonstrates its potential as an exporter. Based on three-year global trade data (includes estimated data for 2018), aluminium can export and aluminium can import trends of Indonesia can be depicted as follows: In December last year, leading beverage can manufacturer Crown Asia Pacific launched their first plant in Indonesia. It caters to the growing demand of aluminium beverage cans in Indonesia and Asia-Pacific region. The single-line facility produces 330 ml two-piece aluminium...
South Korean furniture artist Wonmin Park presents his first solo show, Plain Cuts, at The Carpenter’s Workshop Gallery in Manhattan. The exhibition highlights new iterations from his 2013 Haze resin series marked by its textured and geometric designs. The collection was Park’s first exploration of aluminium that turned into a full-on art collection that expressed aluminium’s elemental qualities. Plain Cuts is his survey of aluminium, a series of arty furniture made of stoic metallic sheets. He explained his work style and material to The Architect’s Newspaper at the onset of the exhibition. The artist reiterated the superb weight to strength ratio of aluminium and its formability that helped him to create light forms and structures with the metal. Once a luxury material, he feels,...
According to the data from China Passenger Car Association, China produced 2.32 million units of passenger cars in January, up 12.7% from January 2017. The volume, however, was 10% lower from output seen in December. Passenger Car Sales in January amounted to 2.25 million units, up 6% year on year but down 19% month on month. New-energy vehicles accounted for 30,000 units. China is the world's largest auto market currently and also the fastest-growing market for New Energy Vehicles (NEV) because of government's preferential policies to boost clean energy use to curb pollution. The CPCA expected passenger vehicles sales to grow by about 4 per cent in 2018. As observes by Forbes, after 15 years of high-growth period, China’s auto industry began to transition in 2017 to a stage where growth...
At a time when India’s foundry sector stands worried at the possible outcome of electric vehicle revolution in the country, Association of Indian Forging Industry President Muralishankar Sambasivam assured that hybrid cars too will make a space in the marketplace; and that would help maintain the automotive industry demand for the forging sector. But it will then have to move to aluminium forgings from the now widely used ferrous and ferro-alloy forgings. Source: www.autocarpro.in Sambasivam said that along with EVs, hybrid cars too will make foray into Indian auto market. In fact, talking in terms of the current infrastructural state, hybrid cars have a fairer chance to click than EVs in India. Yoichiro Ueno, President and CEO of Honda Cars India said a few days back, "... we believe it...
Auto Expo 2018- the biggest automotive industry event in India, witnessed unveiling of a number of new age vehicle on the very first day. Some of the biggest launches showcased aluminium auto parts in various capacities. Here’s a sneak peek at the vehicles donning aluminium auto body accents and aluminium auto parts: 1. Mercedes-Benz Maybach S 650 Mercedes-Maybach S 650 is India's first EU6 Technology vehicle by Mercedes-Benz in a petrol variant. It comes with new V12 M 279 engine with an output of 463 kW (630 hp) and 1000 Nm torque. The car features radar-based driving assistance systems and an interior with a trim part in aluminium-carbon look. 2. YZF-R15 V3.0 Yamaha’s launch YZF-R15 V3.0 is powered by a 155cc, SOHC, four-valve, liquid-cooled, fuel-injected motor which yields a speed of...
The demand for products and services of KEMPER GmbH continues to rise. Last year, the manufacturer of extraction and filter systems once again achieved a high sales growth. While KEMPER achieved solid growth of five percent in the local German market, total revenues rose by almost 14 percent. KEMPER generated around 60 percent of its total sales abroad. Important focus foreign markets such as Poland and the Czech Republic became the growth engines. In Switzerland, the Netherlands, Great Britain and France, KEMPER also closed the past financial year with high growth rates. With an increase of 24 percent compared to the previous year, the sale of the standard extraction units boosted the sales growth. With MaxiFil alone, the extraction unit with the largest filter area available on the...
Ball Corporation has planned to construct a new beverage can manufacturing facility in Asunción, Paraguay. One-line facility is expected to start production in the fourth quarter of 2019 and its capacity is contracted under long-term agreements. Carlos Pires, president of beverage packaging South America, said: "The economy is growing and demand for aluminium beverage packaging is increasing in Paraguay and surrounding countries, as more people are consuming beer and other refreshing drinks and more customers are converting to more sustainable, infinitely recyclable beverage cans.” Ball also announced its plans to add capacity in its Buenos Aires, Argentina, facility. The investment is the third in the region in two years. He commented: "In Argentina, cans will continue to grow and...
The Global Aluminium Foil Roller Initiative (GLAFRI), concluded its recent General Assembly by announcing the election of Göksal Güngör as its new President with immediate effect. This follows Oliver Hommel stepping down from his role as he left the aluminium foil industry. Mr Güngör, General Manager of Assan Alüminyum, previously served as one of the three Vice-Presidents. Upon his appointment, Mr Güngör thanked his predecessor for his excellent past service and said, “I am very honoured to take over the role as the next President of GLAFRI and look forward to supporting and contributing to its important initiatives to support foil market growth worldwide. We will continue to focus on promotion of aluminium foil and demonstrating the capabilities in the areas of sustainability and...
Leading US food and beverage companies and trade associations have urged President Trump and his administration not to impose tariffs or import restrictions on primary aluminium, cansheet and scrap. The representatives have submitted a letter to the President’s office urging the same after submission of the investigation report on the national security impacts of aluminium imports by the Department of Commerce. They observed that a 10% tariff on aluminium would cost beer and beverage producers US$256.3 million, a 20% tariff would cost US$512.5 million, and a 30% tariff would cost US$768.8 million. This, they think would increase manufacturing costs and harm the beverage industry. “Imposing an artificial price hike on American companies that employ millions of people will weaken the...
Vivocom Intl Holdings Berhad’s subsidiary Neata Aluminium (M) Sdn Bhd has secured a contract worth RM27.57 million for aluminium and glazing works in Pulau Melaka. Neata Aluminium had accepted the Letter of Award (LOA) from China Construction Third Engineering Group (M) Sdn Bhd. The project will commence upon signing of the LOA and is expected to complete by September 2019. “The Project is expected to contribute positively to the earnings and net assets of Vivocom for the duration of the Project,” said Vivocom in a filing with the stock exchange. Neata Aluminium designs and fabricates aluminium windows and doors, and façade system. The company offers a wide range of aluminium window and door products, from designers of large architectural properties to residential home-owners.
Netherlands imports substantial amount of aluminium household articles every year. China and Germany are the top exporters of this product. Imports of aluminium household articles have been declining in the last two years. Three-year trend analysis suggests that aluminium household articles import will drop this year. As shown by the data, Netherlands imported about 16630 tonnes of aluminium household articles in 2016. The amount decreased to 15988 tonnes in 2017. Considering the data for the last two year, the country is estimated to import 14142 tonnes of aluminium household articles in 2018. The cost of aluminium household articles import stood at US$ 87 million and US$712 million in 2016 and 2017 respectively. The estimated value of import will reach US$622 million in 2018. China and...
The iconic Swedish furniture and home accessories brand IKEA has collaborated with designer lighting solutions brand Tom Dixon to create Delaktig- an aluminium single bed with multi-functional features. The piece of novel aluminium furniture can support many customizable add-ons including tables and lamps. Tom Dixon has designed aluminium plate lamps, racks and coffee tables that would accentuate the bed in a seamless fashion lending a futuristic look to the entire setup. The Delaktig aluminium sofa-cum-bed was first unveiled by Tom Dixon during Milan Design Week in 2017. The designer introduced the modular sofa in different colours with varied add-ons. Since then, the idea has been developed further to incorporate many more accents in the form of designer lamps, pillows, and sideboards....
Leading soft drinks company Britvic has announced £100milllion investment in new production lines at its manufacturing site in Rugby. The company has already installed three new can lines at the site. The new production lines will manufacture cans from aluminium and stainless steel. “The new can lines are amongst the fastest in the Europe, collectively producing 6,000 cans per minute. The state-of-the-art design has led to a reduction in waste, significantly increased production, and gives greater flexibility meaning cans can now be made from aluminium or steel on the same line,” ,” according to company press release. “By April, our steel can formats will move to aluminium cans removing 8,000 tonnes of metal annually.” The investment, part of a broader £240m three-year investment...
Belgium exported EUR 31647 million of goods in November, from EUR 32726 EUR in October 2017. The country’s exports of aluminium tubes and pipes have been declining in the last three years. Three-year trend analysis suggests that aluminium tubes and pipes export by Belgium will decline this year. Most of Belgium’s aluminium tubes and pipes export goes to Germany, France, Poland, and Netherlands. International trade data shows that Belgium exported 14043 tonnes of aluminium tubes and pipes in 2017, down from 18790 tonnes in 2016. The country’s export of aluminium tubes and pipes is projected to drop to 10630 tonnes in 2018. The total aluminium tubes and pipes exports were valued at US$76 million in 2016, which increased to reach US$125 million in 2017. Aluminium tubes and pipes are to be...
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. revealed yesterday that the firm will be supplying aluminium for use in the manufacture of the 2018 Jeep Wrangler (JL). The company said in a press release that FCA US LLC has contracted with the firm to provide aluminium for the production of a variety of parts, including parts of the doors, fenders, swing gate, and windshield surround, which will be sourced from Novelis’ facilities in Oswego, New York and Kingston, Ontario. As a result of extensive use of aluminium throughout the current model year’s units, Novelis says this year’s model is lighter by 200 pounds. FCA US indicates that the weight savings is expected to translate into an improvement in fuel efficiency of 3 miles per gallon. Marco Palmieri, SVP and President,...
