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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Patrick Industries, a major manufacturer of component products and distributor of building and construction products serving multiple industrial sectors has announced the complete acquisition of Leisure Product Enterprises, LLC at an approximate price of $73.5 million. LPE is a holding company with three manufacturing subsidiaries: Marine Concepts/Design Concepts (Marine Concepts), Florida Marine Tanks (FMT), and Marine Electrical Products (MEP). LPE primarily serves the marine and industrial markets with combined revenues of approximately $75 million. Marine Concepts has two locations in Sarasota, Florida and Cape Coral, Florida and designs, engineers, and manufactures CNC plugs, composite moulds (open and closed), and CNC moulds for fiberglass boat manufacturers. FMT, located in...
PNY Technologies (PNY), a leader in memory manufacturing, has launched pocket-sized ELITE Portable Solid State Drive (SSD) in 240GB and 480GB capacities. The PNY Elite Portable Solid State Drive comes with ultra-compact and durable aluminium housing. The latest SSD can quickly transfer and store large files with read speeds up to 430MB/s and write speeds up to 400MB/s. “In a pocket-sized design, the PNY Elite Portable SSD delivers powerful performance with fast speeds to quickly access large video files or photo libraries,” the company said. With this new line of Portable SSD, PNG focuses on providing innovative and unique products to meet the growing needs of the portable storage market. The company claims this pocket-sized SSD is one of the smallest SSD drive available in the market....
EFCO, a leading U.S. manufacturer of architectural aluminium window, curtainwall, storefront and entrance systems, will be acquired by Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (APOG). APOG announced that the company has reached an agreement to purchase 100 per cent of the stock of privately-held EFCO Corporation for $195 Million. Cameron McGinley, EFCO president commented: “A leader in commercial construction products, Apogee is an ideal parent company for EFCO. We are pleased to be joining the Apogee family and look forward to working with Apogee to capitalize on product, market and operational opportunities for EFCO.” EFCO has been owned by Pella Corporation since 2007. It has annual revenues of more than $250 million. The company’s management team will continue to lead the business following the...
With Trump administration initiating trade remedies against steel and aluminium imports, automakers are developing concern about the increase in material cost. Toyota Motor Corp., which is considering the use of aluminium in their car bodies, says that they would face only a minor risk of increased material costs because of import regulations. As said by Jim Lentz, CEO of Toyota Motor North America, the Japanese automaker is considering substitution of steel bodies with aluminium to comply with stricter fuel-economy standards. According to him, the use of more aluminium in Powertrain modifications alone cannot help in lightweighting and fuel economy. “We have to look at many, different ways to improve fuel economy,” Lentz said. “So, obviously, we will be looking at more and more ways to...
Inta Bina Group Bhd, a building contractor in Malaysia, has planned to use an aluminium formwork system for its housing projects. This is the company’s strategy in efficiently constructing affordable housing projects. The group thinks the usage of an aluminium formwork system is ideal for this kind of projects. Inta Bina Group is ready to list on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia and expects to raise RM26.76 million from the initial public offering (IPO). The group would invest RM5 million out of the total IPO proceeds in the Industrialised Building System (IBS). The group said the listing would help in expanding company’s business. Managing director Paul Lim Ooi Joo said at the launch of the company's prospectus, "Our strategy in efficiently constructing affordable housing projects is...
Dudley's Aluminium, Cardiff-based manufacturer of aluminium curtain-walling, windows, shop-fronts, automatic and revolving doors, fire-resistant glazing, louvres and brise soleil, has secured the latest phase of the Central Square development contract in Cardiff. Aluminium fabricator has won a contract with ISG Construction to install the aluminium glazing and exterior fixtures for the facade at Two Central Square. Managing director Colin Shorney said: "We have been heavily involved at the site over the last year and a half and look forward to getting started on the latest development.” "It's incredible looking back to think how much the landscape of Cardiff's city centre has changed and we are proud to be so heavily involved in a project that will provide a real economic boost for the...
The Spanish manufacturer Seat has unveiled Ateca FR car, the latest addition to the Ateca range. The company will be showcasing the model at the Barcelona International Motor Show, Automobile Barcelona, from the 11th to the 21st of May 2017. “It’s a sportiness that adds to all the technology the Ateca has onboard,” commented Dr. Matthias Rabe, Vice-President of R&D at SEAT. The FR comes with 19-inch alloy wheels. The wheel arches in body colour and side skirts come in aluminium moulding. The model gets aluminium door thresholds with the FR logo. Alacantara sports seats and aluminium pedals also help to enhance car’s sporty design. “The Ateca FR adds yet another level of excitement to our first SUV. The agile and precise handling that the Ateca offers is reinforced with a touch of dynamism...
Hornet Hyperloop, a Sacramento State Student club, is competing in the Hyperloop Competition Summer 2017, scheduled for August 25-27. Hornet Hyperloop is one out of the 24 international teams qualified to compete in the official event of SpaceX , the American aerospace manufacturing and space transport services company founded by E lon Musk . The team's entry for the competition is a scaled-downed pod that has parts made of different types of aluminium. Stainless steel has been used on the joints only. But why aluminium? - For the answer, we need to first know what 'Hyperloop' is all about. The concept of Hyperloop, founded by Tesla and SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk in 2013, is to have a pod capable of carrying people or cargo levitating through an almost airless tube faster than the...
Constellium N.V. announced today that it supplies aluminium Automotive Body Sheets and Crash Management Systems for the new BMW 5 Series, including its hybrid and touring models. The latest edition of the iconic BMW 5 Series saves 137 pounds (62 kg) compared to the previous model thanks to the use of lightweight materials like aluminium. Constellium is the primary supplier of aluminium Automotive Body Sheet for the BMW 5 Series, providing the coils used for the inner and outer applications such as doors, roofs, fenders, deck lids and structural parts. In addition, Constellium designed and produces the rear Crash Management System, including an integrated holder for the exhaust system. For the hood outer panel and fenders, Constellium provides Surfalex® with high surface quality and...
Spanish- based company Slimbook unveiled its newest Linux laptop named Slimbook Excalibur with 15.6 inches display. The exterior material crafted completely from aluminium. The aluminium finishing gives the laptop a fresh finish and a soft touch. Slimbook Excalibur is the company’s largest display laptop. The 15.6 inches display makes the laptop a bit bigger and heavier than its predecessors .The company claims the model is the only 15-inch aluminium laptop available in the market loaded with GNU/Linux. Slimbook opted Synaptics to improve the touchpad as it counts with better drivers and a wider functionality. The company has added a numerical keyboard that allows user to work even faster with numbers. The aluminium casing laptop is available in two variants, namely Intel i5 model and...
ALPOPIC’s product ALPOLIC/PE aluminium composite material has been used on a newly completed house in Los Angeles, a unique hanging facade fabricated of ALPOLIC materials. The Tivoli house, designed and built by Electroland LLC, is the newest addition to the company’s extensive portfolio of projects that bring engaging architectural artworks to highly public spaces. McNall, founder and principal of Electroland, the designer and builder of this project, explored different material that would suit the applications. He chose aluminium composite material by ALPOLIC who agreed to manufacture the ACM panels to his requirements. The company’s aluminium composite panels are much lighter and more stable than aluminium sheets and can be easily fabricated into limitless shapes using CNC. “ALPOLIC...
Bombardier Transportation’s Chinese joint venture Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation Ltd. (BST) has been given another contract from China Railway Corp. (CRC) for the supply of CRH1A-A new generation high speed train cars to the Nanning Railway Bureau. The new contract is valued at a US$79 million for delivering 40 high speed train cars. The new generation CRH1A-A train features an aluminium car body that are designed to reduce weight, track wear and aerodynamic drag while improving performance. Jianwei Zhang, President of Bombardier China, said, “Our cutting edge rail technology is one of the driving forces behind the rapid development of China’s advanced high speed train network.” “We have already provided over 3,000 high speed train cars to the Chinese market and this latest...
At its Technology Day on April 7th, the fast expanding German FIT Group, a special provider for Additive Manufacturing (“AM”), has inaugurated its new German headquarters and new manufacturing facility – the first such facility worldwide, which was totally conceived for AM. In 2014, FIT had announced its plans to establish a facility solely for additive manufacturing, announcing an investment of 20 M Euro. The result of more than 2 years’ endeavors has now been presented to the public. The whole ground floor of the factory is dedicated to the additive manufacturing of metal parts. FIT is proud to possess the highest capacity for the additive manufacturing of metal parts in the world. One of the most interesting applications here is the volume manufacturing of identical but also customized...
A Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation Acer has unveiled its newest Predator gaming laptop, the Triton 700 during the Next@Acer global press event in New York. The Predator Triton 700 features an aluminium chassis and a mechanical keyboard. The device comes with a 15.6-inch Full HD IPS LCD display, 7th Gen Intel Core processing power, an Nvidia GeForce GTX 10 GPU, 32GB of DDR4 2400MHz RAM and dual storage drives. The Triton 700 has port connectivity including Thunderbolt 3, two USB 3.0, one USB 2.0, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort and Gigabit Ethernet. According to the company, “To complete the package, the Triton 700 includes a mechanical keyboard, PredatorSense software, and Nvidia G-Sync monitor support.” “…industry-leading AeroBlade 3D Fan with metal blades provides...
Bering Yachts, a yacht builder with shipbuilding facilities in Turkey and China, has unveiled its new Coastal Series comprised of four vessels. The four yachts of Coastal Series are B70, B70 Tempest, B85 and B105. One of the three yachts is made out of all-aluminium and the remaining three yachts feature steel hull. The model named B70 Tempest comes with an all-aluminium construction. All the vessels have sea-keeping abilities of the Bering brand which provide a contemporary appearance in the interior and exterior. The other three yachts are B70, B85 and B105 that feature a steel semi-displacement hull and an aluminium superstructure. The Coastal Series yachts provide fuel efficiency, affordability, low maintenance and ease of handling. The other features include streamlines styling and...
European Aluminium’s event Driving Mobility to a Low Carbon Future exploring the potential of lightweighting to reduce CO2 emissions in transport, played host more than 250 participants and speakers from EU institutions, industry and academia on 27 April 2017. Key decision makers like MEP Adina-Valean, high level Commission officials, industry representatives, academia and NGOs shared their views on how the transport sector can reach future CO2 targets in the most cost efficient manner led by European Aluminium. “The aluminium industry is a strong supporter of the transition to low carbon mobility. As a lightweight material, using aluminium in vehicles both reduces CO2 emissions and improves fuel efficiency,” stated Kjetil Ebbesberg, Chair of European Aluminium and Executive Vice...
British brand Genesis has introduced a new road bike Delta 20 crafted from company’s unique hybrid aluminium frame. The Delta 20 has high levels of stiffness with compliance in others to offer one of the best aluminium rides available, as reported. The Genesis Delta 20 could be the best for the new riders for improving their performance or seasoned riders looking for a fast paced training or winter bike. The new road bike features a ALX8 6066/6061-T6 hybrid aluminium frame with 10-speed Shimano’s latest Tiagra’s components that gives 20 well-spaced gears while providing premium looks. The Delta’s frame utilizes two different grades of aluminium in order to maintain its stiffness. The bike’s top-tube is square-ish and slightly flattened for compliance, while the downtube morphs from a...
The European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) along with Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) will put up a stand in Interpack 2017, the biggest packaging exhibition in the world and demonstrate the continued importance of aluminium foil as one of the major factors in packaging development and technology. The stand will feature live Foil & Taste events, showing all the benefits of alufoil packaging in a diverse range of markets and aluminium foil packaging experts to answer visitor queries. They will also show how aluminium foil provides the best solutions for packaging products working with other materials like plastics and paper. The would demonstrate different benefits and uses of alufoil by dedicating one day for each use, like chocolate packaging, wine closure, barbeque, coffee pods etc....
