Porsche's lightweight GT3 gets heavier, and that's the point
Porsche's 911 GT3 Bergsport swaps its lightest magnesium wheels for forged aluminium, proving that a few extra kilos can make sense when the road gets serious. There are few places where saving weight matters more than inside a Porsche 911 GT3. Yet for its new 911 GT3 Bergsport, Porsche has done...
New DuAlumin-3D alloy could unlock stronger 3D-printed aluminium engine parts
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have advanced the use of DuAlumin-3D for high-temperature automotive components, opening new possibilities for stronger, lighter 3D-printed aluminium parts in engines and beyond. Aluminium has long been attractive for automotive components because it...
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Rio Tinto inks MoU with Ford Motor for low carbon aluminium supply
A non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) is being signed between Ford Motor Company and Rio Tinto to jointly develop more sustainable and secure supply chains for batteries and low-carbon materials used in Ford vehicles. As part of the multi-material partnership, Ford, one of the world's...
Skeleton Technologies to materialize Siemens-designed supercapacitor factory in Leipzig, Germany
Skeleton Technologies ensures an investment of 220 million euros (US$239.39 million) to build a new factory designed by Siemens to manufacture supercapacitors at Leipzig, Germany, as was declared by the energy storage technology firm based in Tallinn, Estonia. This new facility is estimated to...
Vedanta willing to collaborate with automobile value chain to reduce imported aluminium intake
On Monday, July 18, Vedanta Aluminium said that it is eager to collaborate with the entire value chain of the automobile sector to minimise the industry’s dependence on imported aluminium. The news came after Vedanta said in a statement, "The company is keen to partner with the automotive...
Wolverhampton Council gains Podback’s trust for aluminium and plastic waste recycling
Wolverhampton Council is the first local government body in the West Midlands to partner with Podback, a not-for-profit coffee pod recycling service that takes care of used aluminium and plastic coffee pods. This latest inter-city Podback scheme will aid the council’s goal of reducing waste,...
High-tech aluminium packaging firm Sortera Alloys sources $10 million in funding from Assembly Ventures
Sortera Alloys, a Fort Wayne, Indiana-based firm that produces aluminium packaging from shredded automobiles using proprietary sorting technology and artificial intelligence (AI), acquired $10 million in fundraising led by Assembly Ventures with additional capital from Breakthrough Energy Ventures...
Hydro installing a new 12-inch, more advanced extrusion press at Tønder plant to boost auto components production
Hydro is reportedly investing NOK 300 million (EUR 29 million) in a new 12-inch, state-of-the-art extrusion press at its Tønder plant in Denmark to boost production capacity and capability to make extrusions with large cross-sections for automotive Tier-1 suppliers and automotive OEMs. Hydro’s...
Aluminium and Carbon fiber frame adorns the exterior of the Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae Coupé
Lamborghini has launched the ultra-rare Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae Coupé in India, which flaunts a blended carbon fiber and aluminium body. The Italian supercar maker will manufacture 350 units of the Ultimae Coupé and 250 models of the Roadster globally, out of which not one car is left seeking...
Scientists at PNNL working to improve aluminium’s conductivity
Keerti Kappagantula, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) materials scientist and his team are working to improve aluminium’s conductivity so that it can compete with copper inexpensively. Keerti stated that this study was initiated as a result of his team's realisation that the demand for...
Quooker UK drives sustainability, floats EV fleet manufactured from recycled aluminium
Quooker UK has collaborated with London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) to honour its current sustainability initiative and revealed a new electric vehicle fleet for its UK engineers. The VN5 electric vans feature fully recyclable monocoques comprised of recycled aluminium, with interiors and...
Forged aluminium wheels producer SuperAlloy Industrial receives ASI’s Production and Transformation membership
SuperAlloy Industrial (SAI), the largest manufacturer of forged aluminium wheels has been successfully registered with the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) as a Production and Transformation member. The company has gradually grown over the last twenty years, while in 2011 SAI extended its...
Germany’s aluminium alloy ingot imports during 2019-21 excel in volume and cost; a marginal growth of 0.6% is estimated for 2022
Germany is known as the home of Automotive Engineering. Aluminium alloy ingots are extensively used in the sand casting process for making critical components of various Engineering and Automotive Industries. Popular components like Aluminium alloy wheels of cars and the oil sump of auto engines...
China’s secondary aluminium alloy operating rate grows 2 percentage points in May’22 on improved pandemic
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the average operating rate of secondary aluminium alloy producers saw a 1.96 percentage points of M-o-M hike to stand at 45.89 per cent in May 2022. But on a yearly basis, the operating rate faced a downfall of 13.67 percentage points. The monthly increase...
Shape Corp. to utilize Hydro CIRCAL for the production of aluminium automotive components
A worldwide provider of multi-material impact energy management and lightweight body structures to the automobile industry, Shape Corp. has collaborated with the global leader in aluminium production, Hydro for the first time in the US market will be manufacturing automotive components applying...
NanoAL extends its partnership with Nikkei MC Aluminium and Mitsubishi Corporation RtM Japan
NanoAL has signed a three-way Joint development agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation RtM Japan Ltd. (RtMJ) and Nikkei MC Aluminium Co., Ltd. (NMA) to extend its business collaboration. This cooperation comes after NanoAL and RtMJ signed a licencing agreement for additive manufacturing material...
Shelby Cobra, 40th anniversary edition vintage car with handcrafted aluminium body up for auction
Shelby Cobra CSX4000 Series Roadster with a hand-crafted aluminium body will be up for auction next month. The sporty two-seater is based on a 1965 model, although it was created in the early 2000s to commemorate the Shelby Company’s 40th anniversary. The unusual automobile will be auctioned off by...
Hydro’s Commerce aluminium plant first in US to achieve Hydro CIRCAL production certificate
Hydro’s aluminium plant in Commerce, Texas, is now certified to produce Hydro CIRCAL, a low-carbon recycled aluminium product containing at least 75 per cent post-consumer, end of life scrap. The plant is Hydro’s first in the United States certified to produce Hydro CIRCAL. The news came after the...
Sandvik to acquire Preziss, a provider of aluminium and composite machining solutions
Sandvik has signed a deal to acquire Preziss, a cutting tool and solution provider for aluminium and composite machining, specialising in high-precision drilling, reaming, milling, and tooling systems located in Spain. Sandvik will boost its portfolio in the lightweight automotive components market...
Rolls-Royce unfolds single aluminium sheet body ‘Boat Tail’ range at Concorso d’Eleganza, Italy
British luxury car-maker Rolls-Royce (RR) has proudly showcased the second variant of its hand-built Boat Tail range during the Concorso d’Eleganza event in Italy. The signature Pantheon Grille adorning the front of the car is milled from a single, solid aluminium billet. The bonnet ornament called...
