A truck’s overall weight comes from dozens of components, including the engine, chassis, tyres, etc. Wheels are one area where fleets can explore lightweighting. Traditional steel wheels, widely used across the transport industry, are known for their robustness. Forged Alcoa aluminium wheels offer...
India’s aluminium recycling sector has matured significantly over the past decade. Secondary aluminium, produced by remelting and refining scrap, now accounts for a growing share of the country’s total aluminium consumption. Recycling aluminium requires up to 95 per cent less energy than smelting...
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Tesla is yet to receive another 9-ton (8.2 metric tonnes) press at its Giga factory in Austin, Texas. The press would help the automobile giant in formulating patented aluminium car components. This new press can be regarded as the largest among its contemporaries worldwide. This is the second...
On Thursday, March 23, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has grown by RMB 50 per tonne to settle at RMB 18,150 per tonne, with the average prices standing between RMB 18,130 per tonne and RMB 18,170 per tonne. On a W-o-W calculation , the aluminium ingot price moved up by RMB 10 per tonne from RMB...
On March 17, Friday a mishap occurred at one of the facilities of Dicastal North America that produces lightweight aluminium alloy wheels for established automakers. The facility, located 30 miles from Grand Rapids, Michigan, was tattered vehemently by an explosion caused by flying debris from the...
On Monday, March 20, Uno Minda Ltd announced that its board gave a go-ahead signal to raise its stake to 81.69 per cent in Kosei Minda Aluminium and 49.90 per cent in Kosei Minda Mould, expecting the move to help Uno Minda consolidate its 4W alloy business. Uno Minda, located in North India, is a...
SMX has filed a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a ground-breaking application to raise awareness of and account for some of the most significant industrial consumers of aluminium alloy goods and materials. SMX has created a platform that can trace aluminium...
Portronics is eager to expand its accessories portfolio by adding a new laptop stand, the ‘My Buddy K6- Portable Laptop Stand’ forged in lightweight aluminium alloy. This new edition highlights Portronics as an electronics device producer and a creator of auxiliary items. The K6 Laptop Stand has an...
On March 20, Soocas declared the introduction of its latest Airfly P1 High-Speed Hair Dryer, specially crafted by Studio F.A. Porsche . The hair dryer features a robust supercar-grade aluminium alloy body. The Soocas Airfly P1 High-Speed Hair Dryer is one-third the actual volume of a conventional...
Czinger Vehicles Inc., a Los Angeles-based automobile manufacturer of hybrid sports cars, launched a 3D printed automotive gearbox case which the company claimed as the world’s first. In collaboration with UK automotive engineering firm Xtrac, Czinger used topology optimization software to design...
Eural, one of the largest European manufacturers of extruded aluminium bars and rods, has developed new lead-free, free-cutting aluminium alloys, which are expected to be compatible with stringent regulations and offer excellent machinability and productivity. As per Eural, the discovery is termed...
A00 aluminium ingot price has ascended by RMB 40 per tonne, officially closing at RMB 18,320 per tonne, as the Shanghai Metals Market recorded on March 15. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 18,300 per tonne and RMB 18,340 per tonne, with spot contracts trading at discount prices...
On Tuesday, March 14, A00 aluminium ingot price in China went up by RMB 60 per tonne to halt at RMB 18,280, with the spot contract price expected to be traded at a discount price of RMB 30 per tonne and premium price of RMB 10 per tonne. The average price is expected to range between RMB 18,260 per...
Satechi's slim aluminium monitor stand maintains a sleek, practical aesthetic while streamlining and organising the workspace. Its metallic surface is designed to match Macs, iMacs, and MacBooks and attractively matches Apple devices. Both lightweight monitors and laptops that are supported off the...
Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have discovered a surprising approach to increasing the strength of nano-grained alloys, including grains of the alloying element that are only a few nanometers. Since it is lightweight and strong, aluminium is a metal that is...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative awards PT Inalum (Persero) the Performance Standard certificate or ASI V3(2022) for its aluminium smelters in Batu Bara Regency, Kuala Tanjung and North Sumatra province, Indonesia. M Jufri, the Public Relations officer at Inalum, exclaimed that the ASI...
On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced that it welcomed Shandong Yuhang Special Alloy Equipment Co., Ltd as the new Production and Transformation member. Handian Village in Zouping city is home to Shandong Yuhang special alloy equipment Co., Ltd.,...
Aluminium has become a metal of choice in the building and construction sector for its intrinsic properties like lightweight and corrosion resistance. The metal is commonly used for wall panels and roofing solutions like finished roofs and domed structures, drains, fenestration casings and...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China has continued to grow by RMB 90 per tonne to score above RMB 18,500 per tonne. According to the Shanghai Metals Market survey, the price stands at RMB 18,530 per tonne on Thursday, March 2, with average prices likely to range between RMB 18,510 per tonne and RMB...
Colorful's latest gaming laptop, the Evol X16 Pro, comes packed with a 16-inch Quad HD IPS screen with a 240 Hz visual refresh rate. Housed in an aluminium alloy case of 19.9 mm thickness, the laptop's components are cooled by the evaporator chamber and two additional fans. The RGB illumination of...
