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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The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified Metra Holding S.p.A against the Performance Standard certification for re-melting primary and secondary aluminium and manufacturing aluminium alloy extruded sections at its Foall S.r.l. (foundry) and Metra S.p.A. (extrusion) production facilities...
China’s ALG Aluminium Inc. is a technologically advanced state-owned joint-stock organisation situated in the ‘Green City’, Nanning, funded and fathered by Guangxi Investment Group Co. Ltd. The Company has successfully earned the Production and Transformation Membership after immense scrutiny by...
On Wednesday, July 27, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has heightened by RMB 190 per tonne to settle at RMB 18,030 per tonne. The average prices for the same is expected to range between RMB 18,010 per tonne and RMB 18,050, with spot contracts trading at a discount price of RMB 30 per tonne and a...
MH-47G Chinook helicopters at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA, were fitted with two 3D printed cargo links for ongoing flight testing. As part of the National Center for Defence Manufacturing and Machining's (NCDMM) AMNOW initiative, the cargo links are made of a high-strength aluminium alloy 7A77....
A00 aluminium ingot price has seen an RMB 150 per tonne rise to close the week at RMB 17,990 per tonne, as recorded by the Shanghai Metals Market on Friday, July 22. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 17,970 per tonne and RMB 18,010 per tonne, with spot contracts trading at a...
China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has dropped by RMB 40 per tonne to close at RMB 17,840 per tonne as of Thursday, July 21. The average price for the same is expected to range between RMB 17,820 per tonne and RMB 17,860 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a discount price of RMB 30 per...
On Thursday, Wheels India Ltd. authorities made it absolutely known that the demand for cast aluminium wheels will vehemently increase this year. The company produces wheels for use in the automobile industry. Wheels India Ltd. was able to approach the landmark of Rs.1,000 crores through exports...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China closes the week with a slip of RMB 20 per tonne to settle at RMB 17,420 per tonne, says the SMM data. The average price for the same is expected to range between RMB 17,400 per tonne and RMB 17,440 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a premium price of...
Recent reports by the Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) confirm a steady 43 per cent growth for the nationally originated exports from Bahrain during the second quarter of 2022, resulting in BD1.35 billion (US$3.59 billion). Last year, the same quarter generated BD943 million, which is...
Following the launch of its Topstone Carbon bike in April, Cannondale is ready to reveal its Topstone Alloy gravel bike. Cannondale claims that the Topstone Alloy “distils the spirit of the Topstone Carbon into a rugged, ever-ready aluminium frame.” The new aluminium model may carry all the shades...
On Wednesday, July 13, the A00 aluminium ingot price in China has declined by RMB 390 per tonne to halt at RMB 17,600 per tonne. As per the SMM data, the average price for the same is expected to range between RMB 17,580 per tonne and RMB 17,620 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a...
Situated in Germany, GROB Systems has launched its latest GMP300 Additive Manufacturing machine that uses Liquid Metal Printing (LMP) technology in a 300 x 300 x 300 mm in-built compartment to forge aluminium parts. The GMP300 requires aluminium alloy wires as a raw material since it is a...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the average operating rate at China’s major aluminium processing enterprises has slipped by 0.2 percentage point this week ending on July 8, to stand at 66.5 per cent. Aluminium wire and cable was the only sector that recorded a growth in operating rate as...
Scientists at Nizhny Novgorod-based Lobachevsky University have developed aluminium alloys with high plasticity requirements that may be utilised to make equipment and electrical engineering. Aluminium alloys have the highest degree of hardness possible due to the existence of ultrafine grains, yet...
On Tuesday, July 5, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has dropped by RMB 140 per tonne to settle at RMB 19,030 per tonne, following a hike the previous day. The average price is expected to range between RMB 19,010 per tonne and RMB 19,050 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a discount...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China has opened the week with a hike of RMB 120 per tonne, following two consecutive downfalls from RMB 19,370 per tonne to RMB 19,050 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. Hence, on Monday, July 4, the price has come in at RMB 19,170 per tonne, with average...
On Thursday, June 30, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has slipped by RMB 140 per tonne to settle at RMB 19,230 per tonne, says the Shanghai Metals Market. The average price for the same is expected to hover between RMB 19,210 per tonne and RMB 19,250 per tonne, with spot contracts to be traded at...
Headquartered in Rochdale, UK, Precision Technologies Group (PTG) is yet to launch its series of Powerstir dual weld-head friction stir welding (FSW) machines after the success of their dual-head FSW machines released about two years ago. Designated especially for applications in mass manufacturing...
