Carbonation curing could extend the field life of red mud-based backfill, new study suggests
Chinese researchers show that a few extra hours of CO2 curing can roughly double the wet-dry service life of red mud–CFB ash–MgO backfill, while keeping leaching of hazardous elements low even after weeks of exposure to alkaline red mud liquor. Red mud remains one of the aluminium industry’s...
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...
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Vishay Intertechnology launches miniature aluminium electrolytic capacitors
Vishay Intertechnology has announced the launch of a new series of low impedance, automotive grade miniature aluminium electrolytic capacitors. It offers high ripple currents up to 3.8A with high-temperature operation to +105C. Aluminium capacitors come with a long useful life up to 10,000h at...
LEVC starts production of its new electric van VN5 using 400 individual pieces of aluminium
On Tuesday, November 3, LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) announced that it started the production of its second product line - electric van VN5. VN stands for van and 5 for the volume of the cargo area. The company said that it had been designing, engineering and manufacturing the car at its...
Städtler + Beck develops Aluminium make new joint testing device “ALUPLEX”
The company Städtler + Beck has developed the Aluplex, a new joint testing device made of aluminium. The integrated Plexiglas window enables the device to be precisely positioned on the joint to be tested. The revision of the worksheet DWA-A 139 "Installation and testing of sewage pipes and sewers"...
Vital parts of X-59 supersonic jet delivered as plane takes shape, vertical tail made of Aluminium alloy
The vertical tail of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft has been delivered to Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. The assembling of the supersonic jet is taking shape in Palmdale in anticipation of the X-59’s first flight in mid-2022. The vertical tail is...
Kanfit Ltd renders additive manufacturing of aluminium parts through its subsidiary Kanfit3D
Kanfit Ltd based in Nof HaGalil, Israel, is to render the Additive Manufacturing of aluminium parts through its subsidiary Kanfit3D, with the addition of an SLM® 280 Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) AM machine from SLM Solutions, Lübeck, Germany. Kanfit3D specialises in additive manufacturing...
Saint Jean Industries confer lighter brake disc made of Aluminium and cast iron at lightweight construction summit in Würzburg
Lightweight construction on the chassis has several advantages, as it improved driving dynamics, lower fuel consumption and greater driving comfort. In regards to that Saint Jean Industries presented a bi-material brake disc at the lightweight construction summit in Würzburg. Two-part brake discs...
Google Pixel 5: Brand’s first phone with 100% recycled aluminium
Google seems to have reached its goal of including recycled materials in its gadgets by recently producing Pixel 5 with 100 per cent recycled aluminium. Earlier this year, Google announced its commitment towards climate action plan for the next decade, along with its commitment towards...
Tata Motor’s Jaguar Land Rover enters research trials in association with General Association of the Aluminum Industry
The British multinational automotive company Jaguar Land Rover is entering in research trials to test the competence of advanced lightweight metals and composites to be used in future vehicles. The subsidiary of the Indian automotive company Tata Motor’s, JLR is headquartered in Whitley, Coventry,...
Monash University: Engineers reveals improvements in the fatigue life of high strength aluminium alloys by 25 times
Monash University, a public research university based in Melbourne, Australia has come up with a world-first study by its engineers, as they have demonstrated improvements in the fatigue life of high strength aluminium alloys by 25 times, which is a significant outcome for the transport...
In a new Aluminium design, Apple rolls-out iPhone 12 mini
Apple’s desire to reach expanded market consumption has come up with a mini variant to the family and rolls-out the iPhone 12 mini with a 5.4-inch screen in new aluminium design. The US consumer electronics giant claims this is the smallest and lightest 5G smartphone in the world. The iPhone mini...
Rusal to reduce benzapyrene emissions by 60% at Krasnoyarsk aluminium smelter, using eco-friendly raw material
As part of its environmental modernization program by 2024, RUSAL, the leader of global aluminium industry plans to entirely switch the reduction area of the Krasnoyarsk aluminium smelter (KrAZ) to a new type of raw material, an eco-friendly pitch. In contrast to the traditional raw material, the...
Geoff's primary aluminium production pathway to zero carbon unveiled at Aluminium Online Showcase
Earlier this week, Geoff Matthews, Futurist, Future Aluminium Forum Advisory Board Member and Energy Sector Lead for EnPot Ltd, unveiled the first proposed pathway to zero carbon for primary aluminium production at the Aluminium Online Showcase 'Green Technologies' session. Geoff Matthews said the...
Fehrmann Alloys GmbH to introduce its new aluminium alloy for Additive Manufacturing at Formnext
Fehrmann Alloys GmbH based in Hamburg, Germany, will introduce its new high-performance aluminium alloy for Additive Manufacturing, AlMgty-90, at this year’s Formnext, which will take place digitally from 10 th -13 th November’20. The company simplifies that AlMgty-90 is rooted on its AlMgty-80...
Novelis Brazil opt Danieli for supply of new pit furnace to heat Aluminium ingots
Novelis Brazil has selected Danieli Centro Combustion for the supply of a new pit furnace to heat ingots, to be installed at the Pindamonhangaba plant, Brazil. The purpose of the new facility is to heat the aluminium ingots more than 20% faster than the existing facilities. The furnace will load 2...
AlCircle’s Global Aluminium Expo 2020: Grace Day 2 with your presence!
Welcome to the second and last day of AlCircle’s first-of-its-kind online “ Global Aluminium Expo 2020 .” We are delighted to share the success of Day 1 while expressing our gratitude to all the exhibitors and attendees for gracing the event with your presence. On the first day of the expo, the...
Alpha HPA manufactures 99.99% high purity alumina coating pre-cursor materials for lithium-ion batteries cathodes and anodes
Alpha HPA has reportedly manufactured a batch of 99.99% high purity alumina (HPA) coating pre-cursor material at its demonstration plant as part of its HPA First project that aims to produce 10,000 tonnes per annum HPA and related products. The material is meant for using in coating cathode and...
CANPACK’s QUADROMIX technology helps to create limited-edition cans for Kompania Piwowarska
Kompania Piwowarska teamed up with CANPACK to launch the second edition of its campaign to protect endangered species. The company replaced the image of European Bison on its Żubr beer with the images of five other animals: bear, wolf, lynx, eagle and pygmy owl. CANPACK’s QUADROMIX technology...
Indian Oil Corporation plans to launch aluminium-air batteries for EVs to help government achieve lower gas emissions
According to a recent report, State-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is planning to offer a more cost-effective alternative to lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and stationary applications by launching the first-of-its-kind aluminium-air batteries. These batteries are likely to be...
