CFMoto’s 2027 Ibex 800 E combines aluminium components with radar safety technology
CFMoto's 2027 Ibex 800 E combines an aluminium swingarm and forged aluminium pistons with radar-based safety technology, while starting at USD 9,799 in the US. The Ibex also comes with an 8-inch touchscreen, adjustable KYB suspension and several touring features as standard. The Ibex 800 E comes...
Vedanta Aluminium brings 4 AI Control Towers into logistics, safety and plant maintenance
Vedanta Aluminium is using artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital tools across its operations as part of its efforts to improve day-to-day decision-making, logistics, safety and equipment monitoring. At BALCO in Korba, Vedanta Aluminium has introduced four AI-enabled Control Towers to keep...
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WIDIA unveils an innovative chip-breaker for machining aluminium
With the addition of AL Geometry to its ISO Turning portfolio, WIDIA expanded its range of reasonably priced tooling solutions for small to medium-sized machine shops that work with non-ferrous materials and aluminium. The AL Geometry insert offers additional advantages in addition to increased...
Triangle's Cycling Equipments joins ASI as its new Industrial User member
On Tuesday, July 19, the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced the joining of Triangle's Cycling Equipments as its new Industrial User member. Triangle's aspires to be a model business and a pioneer in the development and production of aluminium bicycle frames at the European level. It is the...
Israel-India aluminium-air battery JV plans trial run on a 50-seater electric bus ranging 500 km
Commercial vehicles that travel long routes perhaps have initiated electrifying modestly in a much slower manner than envisioned, due to certain challenges such as battery size, charging infrastructure and long charging times. In spite of the slow start, India is striving to lead the way in the...
US Navy’s USS Essex to have an additive manufacturing unit producing aluminium parts
The Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVSURFPAC) has joined hands in collaboration with the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Monterey, California, to mount a metal Additive Manufacturing machine on the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2). The ship, after the...
GROB unveils GMP300 AM machine for LMP technology using aluminium alloy wire as raw material
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...
Scientists at Lobachevsky University develop aluminium alloys with high plasticity
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...
Runaya wins ‘Golden Peacock Innovative Product/Service Award 2022’ in the category of mining & metallurgy
Runaya Group has been felicitated as the Winner of the ‘Golden Peacock Innovative Product/Service Award’ for the year 2022, adding another acclamation to its cap for innovative technology of Briquettes made from Aluminium Dross, at the Runaya Refining LLP. Hon'ble Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah,...
EGA moves toward total automation by replacing existing cranes in Jebel Ali
Today, on June 6, the largest industrial organisation in the UAE, excluding oil and gas, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) declared their plan of mounting highly-automated, multi-functional overhead cranes in Jebel Ali in a journey to own fully automated cranes utilised in reduction cell tending and...
Altech Chemicals appoints IKTS as a strategic partner to enhance the qualification process for Silumina Anodes
Altech Chemicals has successfully enrolled the Dresden-based German research institution, Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS), as a strategic guide to accelerating the testing and qualification process for the company’s patent Silumina Anodes™. IKTS independently wishes...
Sportsmen praise Dhyana's second edition of aluminium smart wearables
Dhyana, an Indian fitness wearables start-up endorsed by badminton legend Pullela Gopichand and Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra has officially publicised the second edition of its ultra-light unibody aluminium ring, which acts as a health-tracker. This feather-like unibody aluminium ring has...
IIT Guwahati researchers to employ aluminium nitride in its new low-cost radiative cooler
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati said on Monday that researchers there have created a low-cost, effective "passive" radiative cooling system that runs without energy and can serve as a substitute for traditional air conditioners. This radiative cooler coating material may be placed...
Nokia G11 Plus budget-friendly smartphone features durable aluminium frame
The recently unveiled Nokia G11 Plus is bringing some minor upgrades to it, such as a 50 MP rear camera and an aluminium framework, making it sturdy and impact resistant. The motherboard and a smaller board for charging and other circuitry are protected by plastic coverings that are located beneath...
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...
Peel NRE redefines innovation with plastic-aluminium separation and recycling plant in the UK
The Manchester-based forerunner for waste management, Peel NRE has provided a scheme to construct a circle of recycling units within the territory of the broader Ince Park site in Ellesmere Port. The installations will aim at separating plastic from aluminium in foils and recycling them separately...
Value creation through digital transformation
Global transformations are ever more present and increasingly large in size. New business models, emerging technologies penetrating our daily lives and new consumption patterns highly related to social, environmental and regulatory changes have stoked debate in companies worldwide. We need to...
Through thick and thin: EMG iTiM high-precision thickness measurement now part of the EMG portfolio
In May of this year, EMG Automation GmbH took over MESACON Messelektronik GmbH in Dresden and integrated the company's versatile thickness measurement solutions into the product portfolio of the "Business Unit Metals". This is an important step towards completing EMG's range of quality assurance...
“A great uncertainty remains in Europe. We must stay watchful and alert to envision all possible outcomes”, Éloïse Harvey, CEO at EPIQ MACHINERY
Born in Montreal, Éloïse Harvey obtained her Bachelor of Engineering & Management from McMaster University (Hamilton, ON). In 1999, Éloïse joined Mecfor (equipment manufacturer), the youngest of the four companies in the family group (Ceger) as a Technical Sales Representative. Over the years, her...
First Movers Coalition announces ambitious target for aluminium industry, aims to achieve net-zero emission by 2050
During the World Economic Forum conference in Davos last month, the First Movers Coalition (FMC) announced a pledge for buyers of low carbon and recycled aluminium. The FMC mainly focuses on the seven most difficult to abate industrial sectors like aluminium, aviation, chemicals, concrete,...
