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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EGA’s latest milestone of 500kA DX+ Ultra reduction cell technology to boost aluminium output by 5%
On May 13, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced that they have successfully started their DX+ Ultra reduction cell technology with a modified liner at 500kA, the first time this amperage has reached the Middle East. When compared to the existing maximum working amperage in EGA, increasing the...
Google introduces Pixel 6a featuring recycled aluminium frame
The universal technology giant Google is ultimately launching the latest version of Android 12, Pixel 6a to carry on the lineage of its luxury Pixel range with compactness. This latest inclusion to the Pixel family features their patent camera strip at the back and most importantly its frame is...
UGA establishes SIMaP research lab in partnership with Constellium and CNRS to focus on new categories of aluminium alloys
In an effort to strengthen their 40-year relationship, Constellium and CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) intend to build a joint laboratory together with the University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA). The purpose of this unit will be to experiment and design new categories of aluminium...
Nokia C100 super affordable smartphone comes with aluminium frame
The Finnish multinational consumer electronics company, Nokia’s budgeted smartphone C100 focuses on those consumers with low finances or the ones who are only bothered with a basic amenity that a smartphone is offering with an instant messaging system and occasional easy gaming. Now, this mobile...
CH Evensen cuts a €1.3 million deal to deliver preheating furnace for an aluminium producer
CH Evensen Industriovner (C.H. Evensen) a subsidiary of Vow ASA (Vow) has successfully signed a €1.3 million agreement to drop-ship a preheating furnace for an aluminium manufacturer, which the company is yet to disclose the name. Henrik Wulff, the Managing Director of CH Evensen, said: “We are...
The Australian Government awards a $7.5m modern manufacturing grant to ABx subsidiary Alcore
The 83% stakeholder of Alcore Limited, ABx Group Limited made public that its subsidiary has been granted $7.5 million from the Australian Government’s ‘Modern Manufacturing Initiative’ to support its proposed $16.4 million aluminium smelter bath recycling plant in Bell Bay, Tasmania. The proposed...
Vedanta Aluminium strengthens workforce wellbeing & security with advanced digital solutions
According to a report released on Wednesday, April 27, Vedanta Aluminium has built up an Extended Reality (XR) experience zone to increase safety training for its employees and partners. The zone is comprised of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) technologies that...
Coates justifies the need for their white paper manual to improve business resources
The heightened demand for heavy industry products has instigated Coates Industrial Solutions from Australia to release a white paper on how companies might address the resource question, keeping safety and performance in mind during planned shutdowns and maintenance events. During the above...
Assets of former aluminium plant Orthios up for sale
Following the failure of Orthios, the massive former aluminium plant at Holyhead, and multi-million-pound recycling equipment, are up for sale. The joint administrators have put up for sale the assets of Orthios (Anglesey) Technologies Limited and its subsidiaries, Orthios Feedstock (Anglesey)...
Rio Tinto and Innord Inc. come together for developing bauxite residues iron phase product
Rio Tinto Plc has agreed to enter into a development agreement for bauxite residues iron phase product with Innord Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Geomega Resources Inc. As part of the agreement, Rio Tinto will pay Innord US$1 million to complete the requisite proof of concept work and the...
PyroGenesis and its JVs moving towards sustainability by producing aluminium from dross or pot lining material
On April 20, 2022, PyroGenesis Canada Inc., headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, provided a comprehensive update on its aluminium business line. The company is highly upgraded and excels in the design, development, manufacturing, and commercialisation of advanced plasma processes and sustainable...
A3 surfaces receives $4 million to commercialize its antimicrobial anodized aluminium technology
A fresh round of funding worth $4 million will help A3 Surfaces commercialise antimicrobial anodized aluminium, a unique technology created by the Saguenay-based business. The Québec government provided A3 Surfaces with a $2 million loan as part of this new round of funding to help the company...
Spain's aluminium and steel components manufacturer Ecrimesa Group reports expansion of facility
Spanish manufacturer of steel and aluminium parts, Ecrimesa Group, headquartered in Santander has expanded its facilities to a total area of about 20,000 m 2 . The facility consists of a technical office and a moulding workshop. The adjoining machining plant has areas for investment casting, Metal...
Urban-Air Port gifts Coventry with the world’s first ‘pop up’ airport Air One
Air One, the world’s first “fully operational ‘pop up’ urban airport” designed by aviation and aerospace manufacturing company Urban-Air Port is ready to stage flights in Coventry, UK. The 17,000 square feet airport consists of a runway for electric flying cars and large drones along with charging...
Aluminium fenestration system, a sustainable approach by hospitality industry
The use of sustainable materials to protect the environment is one of the key factors for the comfort and satisfaction of the guests and is associated with the hospitality industry. The majority of these requirements may be met by selecting the appropriate fenestration systems during the design...
Old airplanes to transform into homes with innovations by Aeropods in Ireland
Aeropods, a company run by businessmen Kevin Regan and Shane Thornton hailing from Leitrim has introduced a phenomenal idea of turning old aeroplanes into living pods for human occupation. The duo has a water services company but this particular business is bringing in the bucks for them as the...
End user weekly recap: Aluminium cans shortage worries local brewery in Las Vegas; Scientists from BSU and Skoltech institute discover improved aluminium for aircraft
The shortage of aluminium cans due to supply constraint continues to worry local breweries. Local brewers have been straining to cope with the shortage since the epidemic. North 5th Brewery Co., a craft brewery in Las Vegas, is unable to increase its output. Apart from this, Belgorod State...
Gränges Powder Metallurgy steps towards additive manufacturing with S220
Deriving from the DISPAL ® family of high-performance aluminium, the S220 AM is Sweden’s first aluminium alloy for Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) addictive manufacturing as being introduced by Gränges Powder Metallurgy headquartered in Stockholm. This alloy is quite similar to steel but one...
