HexaTech, Inc. has announced the immediate production release of its new 100 mm diameter single-crystal aluminum nitride (AlN) substrate, marking a significant step in the company's efforts to scale up manufacturing of the advanced semiconductor material. The launch builds on its earlier three-inch diameter substrate introduction and strengthens its product portfolio for commercial optoelectronic and high-power radio frequency (RF) applications. The company, which describes itself as the world's leading commercial supplier of single-crystal physical vapour transport (PVT)-grown AlN substrates, said the new product combines material performance with production scale and customer value. 100 mm launch marks another step in substrate development The latest product launch follows a focused...
Phinergy and electrical contractor Rosendin Electric have published a second white paper examining how aluminium-air generators (AAGs) could support data centre power needs beyond conventional backup systems. The paper outlines three potential uses, including providing power for AI and cloud facilities, increasing available grid capacity and supporting renewable microgrids. Titled “From Backup Power to Grid Enabler: Use Cases for Aluminum-Air Generator (AAG) in AI-Era Data Centers,” the paper compares aluminium-air generators with diesel generators and lithium-ion battery systems. The report comes amid growing pressure on electricity infrastructure from data centre expansion. In Northern Virginia, more than 9,000 backup diesel generators serve data centres, according to Virginia Mercury....
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Global HVDC capacitor market is forecasted to grow at 15.19 per cent CAGR and reach $4.36 billion by 2020. The rising demand for electricity has placed huge pressure on the current power generation infrastructure. Besides power generation, transmission loss is also one of the key concerns because enormous transmission losses are being incurred by the existing AC transmission. Hence, HVDC transmission has become an interesting substitute across the globe due to its asynchronous interconnection, low transmission losses, and the capability to deliver bulk power for long distance transmissions. The declining technology cost and growing government incentives is aiding the implementation of the HVDC technology. HVDC capacitors have many applications in commercial, energy and power, industrial,...
The global market for lightweight aluminium pistons is growing owing to the rising sales of automobiles. A recently published market research observes, the stakeholders of the global automobile industry are focusing on the lightweight vehicles for better fuel efficiency in turn increasing the market demand for the lightweight aluminium pistons market. Abundant availability of raw material and mass production facilities for lightweight aluminium pistons are also driving the market demand for the global lightweight aluminium piston market, the report suggests. Automotive pistons are metal piece, tubular in shape which provides mechanical energy by moving up and down in engine cylinder which is necessary to drive shaft and in turn the vehicle wheels. A piston should have low weight,...
Rexam, a leading global can maker, has partnered with British craft beer brand, Hobsons, to launch ‘The Hat Collection’, the brand’s first ever range of canned beers. Traditionally a cask and bottled brewer, Hobsons is moving to aluminium beverage cans with a range that includes The Skimmer (Straw Boater), an easy, light and fruity Pale Ale, The Explorer (Pith Helmet), a bold, amber and tropical IPA and The Stove Pipe (Top Hat), a smooth, dark and malty Stout. The new range, inspired by the symbolic coke hat, showcases the Hobsons logo with each beer named and designed around a different hat’s personality. Translated onto can by Rexam’s experts, the bold, bright designs reflect the different flavour profiles of the beers and are finished with a matt over varnish, giving a premium look and...
Print & Deliver has designed a small aluminium tin, shaped like a suitcase. The exterior branding can be customised with an agency logo, name and their own image if they wish, and the tin filled with a variety of items to make a long flight or road journey that bit more comfortable. Business development manager Brian Kane not only acknowledges the practicality of the tin for travellers, but also its usefulness as a soft advertising tool for independent travel agencies. “That’s the whole idea, to give the independent stores a chance to stand shoulder to shoulder with the bigger players in terms of getting their names out there,” he says. Items offered in the tin’s standard package include ear plugs, a travel toothbrush, wet wipes, tissues, boiled sweets, an airline headphone adapter and...
Engineers at the University at Buffalo, New York (US), have placed a single layer of the two-dimensional semiconductor molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) on top of an optical nanocavity made of aluminum oxide and aluminum. The nanocavity can increase the amount of light that this ultrathin semiconducting material absorbs, which could foster a new generation of more powerful and efficient thin-film solar panels, flexible optoelectronics, faster photodetectors for video cameras and more. A nanocavity is an arrangement of mirrors that allows beams of light to circulate in closed paths. “These cavities help us build things like lasers and optical fibers used for communications,” says co-lead researcher Haomin Song, a PhD candidate in the lab lead by Qiaoqiang Gan, PhD, assistant professor of...
El Paso, Texas’ Southwest University Park recently debuted a new all-aluminium façade reminiscent of wooden slats of the days of yore. Ball-Nogues Studio’s “Not Whole Fence” surrounds the play of the San Diego Padres’ Triple-A affiliate El Paso Chihuahuas, which is an installation of public art that went from drawing board to reality in under a year. The piece is comprised of 200 CNC-milled custom extrusions with conveniently placed “knotholes” whereby passing pedestrians may spy upon the goings-on of the ball diamond. “The structural quality of the fence creates a sense of mystery,” explained Ball-Nogues Studio’s principal Benjamin Ball. “By allowing mostly partial views of the action inside the ballpark, it calls for the imagination to conjure up the rest of the picture, creating a...
The 4th Automotive Lightweight Supply-Chain Symposium will be kicked off on the 11th of July 2016 in the days leading up to the DIECATING CHINA EXHIBITIONS in Shanghai, China. The symposium offers the perfect setup to interchange with OEM speakers and delegates from BMW, Changan, Honda, SAIC/GM, Dongfeng Nissan, Chery and JLR among others. Keynote speaker Mr. Stefan HEIL, Executive Director Vehicle Manufacturing Engineering at SAIC/GM, will focus on how the all new Cadillac CT6 is manufactured and how challenges were mastered designing the car. BMW procurement executive Mr. ZANGERLE is another key speaker this year. His speech will focus on strategic localization of casting suppliers. Focus of Mr. Yao`s presentation, Engineering Manager at Shiloh Industries Asia, is multi-material &...
One of China’s biggest homegrown automotive design firms is taking the plunge into producing its own electric roadster, seeking to stand out from the gaggle of Chinese electric vehicle startups, as well as Tesla Motors Inc., by making a car with materials found more commonly in business jets and mega-yachts. Qiantu Motor, set up by car design company Beijing CH-Auto Technology Co., is currently building a factory in the eastern city of Suzhou to produce the electric car with a carbon-fibre body and aluminium frame, Chairman Lu Qun said in an interview. The sports car, K50, is to debut next year with a starting price of about 700,000 yuan (RM432,000), he said, comparable to Tesla’s Model S, which is made of aluminium. The price is about a third of the BMW i8, which also features a...
A growing number of craft brewers are canning their beer and there are definitely advantages to the aluminium packaging over bottles. Cans don't let any light in, keeping the beer fresher for longer, and are quicker to cool in the fridge. London-based FourPure were the first micro brewers in the UK to put their beer in cans, including their seasonal specials. Their Beertooth American brown ale, packed with flavour and just the right level of bitterness, is my personal favourite. In Ireland, Metalman Brewing in Co Waterford were the first to take up the aluminum baton in 2014. Their pale ale is smooth and crisp with subtle citrus flavours and medium hop finish. If you want to sample Metalman's beers, they are holding a tap takover at Belfast's Brewbot on June 22. Whiplash is something of a...
Tropical Cable and Conductor Limited (TCCL), an indigenous aluminium and copper electrical and telephone cable manufacturer, says it is continuously investing heavily in quality management systems to promote integrity and quality of the company’s products. Speaking at a seminar for newly-certified electrical wiring professionals in Accra, the Marketing and Business Development Manager of TCCL, Nana Kwame Oteng-Gyasi, said the company - which has been International Standard Organisation (ISO) 9001 certified for almost 10 years - on average spent US$200,000 annually on quality systems. He explained that the investments were channeled into laboratory testing equipment, production systems, and on personnel to ensure the company’s products meet international standards. TCCL organised the...
A retired Clinton builder could soon become the brains behind the homes thousands of Fijians will live in, that are made almost completely out of aluminium. John Baldock is hopeful he will be awarded the tender to re-build 2200 homes that were destroyed during Cyclone Winston. His plan? To build them from Gladstone aluminium so some of the money comes back to the city that he and wife Lynn have spent 43 years. But, as he's now finding out, there's little chance of that happening. There's even less chance of him getting his hands on any Australian aluminium; the industry has shrunk that much in the past two years, despite being the largest producer of bauxite, the main ingredient in aluminium. Our local smelter, Boyne Smelters Limited, doesn't have the capability to make slab aluminium,...
Panasonic has developed ‘Conductive Polymer Hybrid Aluminium Electrolytic Capacitors’, said to feature large capacitance and large current in compact size, suited for automotive ECUs, power supply circuits of HEV, EV and gasoline-powered vehicles. The capacitors measure 10 x 10.2mm and are said to enable automotive ECU downsizing with instantaneous large current supply into the power supply circuits, contributing to direct mounting on automotive engine ECUs and electromechanical integration. In accordance with the improvement of fuel consumption of eco-cars and environment regulations, increasing the number of ECUs, direct mounting on engines instead of engine rooms, electromechanical integration is required. For capacitors, compact size, large capacity and large current are required for...
The Amazon Fire 10 was released in September of 2015, and brought major changes to the UI and a larger screen to the Fire family. While it was praised for the more colorful and inviting UI, the plastic construction and low pixel density turned off many users. But there was no denying that it was of good value for the relatively low price of $229.99. Now Amazon is fixing one of the original gripes: the construction. Starting today, the Amazon Fire 10 can now be purchased with a silver aluminium chassis, and Amazon claims that it is now twice as durable as the iPad Air 2 in everyday tumbles. The best part is that the aluminium model is the same price as its plastic counterpart. Amazon has also released a 64GB storage option that is only available with the aluminium model. In terms of specs,...
Of the most popular duos in history, Aluminium and Carbon Fiber have to be 2 of the most famous of all time in racing circles. JConcepts introduces the Peanut Butter and Jelly of R/C accessories with the release of the Aluminium and Carbon Fiber setting board. First, a flat panel of woven 2.5mm Carbon Fiber has been machined to size with corner radius and countersunk. Four separate Aluminium trim pieces are custom machined, anodized in either blue or black and etched with JConcepts.net logo for authenticity. Four trim pieces are attached together using heavy-duty 3mm hardware from the top and corners forming the frame for the setting board. The flat panel Carbon material is dropped into place and secured with hefty flat head fasteners. The final product shows like an exotic race car while...
Pioneering development work at Ardagh Group’s specialist aluminium can plant in Cuxhaven, north Germany has resulted in the production of the world’s lightest aluminium seafood can. The shaped seafood can, referred to in the industry as a “dingley”, has been designed with a conical wall thickness of only 0.170 mm, a significant advance over its nearest competitor at 0.215mm. This impressive innovation was achieved by technicians at the Cuxhaven plant supported by Ardagh’s R&D Centre in Crosmieres, France. Together they applied their in-depth knowledge of beading – the ridges, which come in many shapes and sizes, built into the can to give its body strength and stability. The development involved detailed testing, which established the most suitable shape and size of the beads as well as...
Market-Research-Reports.com adds “Global (US, China, Japan) Aluminium Foil Tape Industry 2016 Analysis and Forecast to 2021 Market Research Report” reports to its database. The report contains 8 Company Profile and List of figures providing key statistics on the state of the industry and more details. The Global Aluminium Foil Tape Industry 2016 Market Research Report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Aluminium Foil Tape Industry. Firstly, the report provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. The Aluminium Foil Tape Market analysis is provided for the international market including development history, competitive landscape analysis, and major regions' development status....
New Australian brand VUUE has produced a collection of furniture designed to be used flexibly for both indoor and outdoor spaces. The design studio of Ceci and Aydin Keyvanloo aims to "defy categorisation" with its range of seating and tables made from aluminium. "Much of the furniture that is on the market still feels like it is intended for a specific category and feels foreign in the others," Ceci told Dezeen. "Mornington holds up outdoors but its form does not say 'poolside'." Described as suitable for residential, hospitality and office environments, the Mornington collection boasts nine key items customisable in a variety of materials. Sixty of the 96 possible combinations can be used indoors and out. "Making something that works for indoor as well as outdoor isn't easy," Ceci...
The Pakistani government might include financial incentives for LED lights and solar panels in its annual federal budget 2016-2017, as the government aims to slash energy consumption while turning to alternative energy sources, according to a report by local media Business Recorder. Globally, the LED lighting market is projected to grow 45% per year throughout to 2020, and LED lights produced is expected to reach $63.1 billion from the existing $13.6 billion, the report added. Markets will move towards 100% replacing incandescent and traditional lights with LED bulbs, due to declining prices and increased interest from market channels to promote LEDs to consumers. There are four local LED manufacturers that are making 5.5W to 500W LED streetlights, LED tube lights, LED downlights, LED...
