In the trade of aluminium semi-fabricated products such as sheets, plates, foils, extruded profiles, tubes, and wire, the import volume of the US in the January-March or first quarter of 2026 marks a significant year-on-year rise, driven by strong demand and limited domestic smelting capacity....
Who doesn’t enjoy a steaming cup of perfectly brewed coffee from a processor that appears dedicated to making your morning energetic? Jura has given its second-generation Z10 fully automatic coffee machine featuring solid aluminium for its distinctive convex-concave front panel and housing accents,...
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Sarginsons, an advanced aluminium diecasting firm in Coventry will now form a partnership with the new £14m National Advanced Metal Casting Centre, paving the way to forming the link between fundamental research and full-scale industrial trials. The engineering firm, post its newly acquired...
Constellium N.V. announced today that it is investing €22.5 million in its site located in Decin, Czech Republic. The investment, expected to be completed by April 2016, will include a new casthouse, a new indirect extrusion press line for production of hard alloy bars and profiles, a new drawing...
Hydro’s fully owned casthouse technology provider, Hycast, celebrates 25 years this week. “After some challenging years, the outlook now is promising,” says the managing director of Hycast, Helge Jansen. Over the years, Hycast has developed several game-changing casting technologies for Hydro,...
Surface finisher, Midland Impregnations, is now offering a subcontract service using a US technology that seals micro-porosity in castings and die-castings. The HVLV system from the American manufacturer, Godfrey & Wing Inc, is said by the manufacturers to offer space savings, unmatched...
The Madras high court has declined to terminate the investigation against car major Hyundai Motors India Ltd in connection with imposition of anti-dumping duty on import of cast aluminium alloy wheels from China, Korea and Thailand. Justice V. Ramasubramanian dismissed four petitions from Hyundai...
Transaction Enhances Product Suite in High-Growth Jet Engine Segment • Acquisition grows Alcoa’s portfolio of titanium structural cast parts for world’s bestselling jet engines and airframe structures • Expands product suite to meet growing demand; TITAL’s titanium revenues are expected to increase...
Jaya Hind Industries, the Pune-based aluminium die casting company, has been conferred with the ‘ALUCAST Best Foundry 2014 Large Scale Sector‘ award at the International Exhibition and Conference ALUCAST 2014 held at Bangalore from December 4-6. The international exhibition and conference is a...
ALUCAST 2014, the biggest exhibition in the Aluminium Die Casting industry, is due to be held between 4th to 6th at BIEC, Bangalore. At this exhibitions stakeholders from the die casting industry will come together bringing with them their display of products and services they offer which include...
Estimated U.S. foundry shipments of aluminum castings totaled 1,198.2 million pounds during the second quarter 2014, an increase of 5.0 percent over the second quarter 2013 total of 1,141.4 million pounds. Compared to the previous quarter, shipments rose 1.0 percent over the first quarter 2014...
A new study supports the use of a POSS® molecule to strengthen aluminum alloys in automobiles. “Influence of Nano-structured Silanols on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of A4047 and A359 Aluminum Casting Alloys,” a study conducted in partnership between Michigan State University and...
Showa Denko K.K (SDK) today opened its new aluminum casting plant, SHOTIC Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (STM) at Kompleks Perindustrian Tanjung Langsat, Pasir Gudang, Johor Baharu, Malaysia to further strengthen its production system of automotive aluminum parts. STM, setup with RM48 million (JPY 1.6 billion)...
Coventry-based Sarginsons Industries is gearing up for expansion thanks to a six-figure finance package. Established in 1936, the aluminium castings manufacturer services the automotive sector and its supply chain across the Midlands, UK and overseas. The company, which employs a team of 85 staff,...
Beryllium may be headed for a makeover as the Canadian-based IBC Advanced alloys looks to introduce a new technology to make beryllium-aluminium casting possible thereby changing the face of the industry that is worth close to half-a-billion dollars. After years of research and experimentation and...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), a champion of workplace safety and health, is pleased to announce that its Cast House has achieved 2,000,000 work hours without Loss Time Injury (LTI), thus demonstrating the Company’s commitment to safety and maintaining a zero-accident work environment. Alba’s...
More than 950 exhibitors from 50 nations are taking part in this week's Aluminium 2014 World Trade Fair & Conference, which is expected to attract around 25,000 visitors. “Lightweight, corrosion-resistant and infinitely recyclable, aluminium is becoming an increasingly important building block of...
General Motors has proposed investing $27 million in its Bedford casting plant for machinery, equipment and tooling needed to produce aluminum engine blocks. The Times-Mail reports the automaker filed a tax abatement request for the investment, saying it would add about 42 jobs and raise the...
With its highly efficient lubricant concentrate of the BONDERITE brand and a technical service, Henkel offers tailored, integrated solutions for pressure die-casting processes to companies from the metal processing industry. By offering this full package Henkel convinced Trimet, one of Europe’s...
UC RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, announces that it has begun initial design work on a project to build a new casting line at the Krasnoyarsk aluminium smelter (“KrAZ”). The project is part of the Company’s strategy to increase the share of alloys in total aluminium output. Completion...
