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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Schneider Electric launches new APC Easy Rack PDU, designed in aluminium housing
Schneider Electric, the European multinational company providing energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability has recently launched the APC Easy Rack Power Distribution Units (PDU) range which features easy-to-install, easy-to-use and customisable PDUs for connected...
Sweden’s Heart Aerospace to electrify regional aircraft; airframe and wing to be made from lightweight aluminium
Heart Aerospace, the Swedish aviation start-up communicated that it plans to build a 19-seat all-electric commercial aircraft that will fly by mid-2026. On 23 rd September’20, Gothenburg based firm presented its regional aircraft design dubbed “ES-19”, which will have a range of about 222nm...
Altech: Standing at the final development stage of HPA grade, specifically designed for anode applications within lithium-ion batteries
Altech Chemicals Limited has made public that it is in the final development stage of a high purity alumina (HPA) grade that is specifically designed for anode applications within lithium-ion batteries. This initiative is in reaction to lithium-ion battery anode development trends that Altech has...
Alucast: Investment in new CNC machining shop, paying off by securing contracts in electrification sector
Alucast’s fresh £2.5 million investment in its new CNC machining shop is paying off, as the new technology is playing a vital role by supporting the firm to secure new contracts in the electrification sector. The UK’s leading independent aluminium foundry is using its up-scaled five-axis capability...
QUT scientists discover wet-etching technique can kill COVID-19 virus on aluminium surfaces
A new way to kill COVID-19 virus on aluminium surfaces has been innovated by QUT scientists with the use of a wet-etching technique that forms random ‘nano-pillars’ proven to have both antiviral and antibacterial properties. Following the rounds of lab testing on the longevity of COVID-19 on metal...
Hydro's Hycast to supply casthouse technology to Spanish aluminium company Alu Iberica
Hycast AS, a fully owned subsidiary of Hydro, has entered into an agreement with Alu Iberica to provide casthouse technology for two aluminium plants in northern Spain. The contract worth €9.7 million includes design and supply of equipment for casting extrusion ingots based on recycled aluminium....
ACT exhibits ‘Goldilocks’ Microbulk semitrailer series, made from lightweight Aluminium
Houston, Texas-based, Applied Cryo Technologies (ACT) has exhibited the ‘Goldilocks’ Microbulk delivery semitrailers series, the company manifest it as a game-changer. The newest addition to ACT’s diverse product portfolio of mobile cryogenic solutions is lightweight aluminium mini-trailers...
AlCircle setting new virtual trends during COVID-19 by presenting first-of-its-kind online “Global Aluminium Expo 2020”
Difference between the virtual and real world has almost waned over the years due to the increasing influence of digitalisation. The presence and impact of digitalisation have been more so felt during the COVID-19 pandemic when direct human interaction, or for that matter intervention, is limited....
ALTANA expands portfolio with acquisition of Aluminium Materials Technologies Limited
The specialty chemicals group ALTANA has expanded its portfolio in industrial 3D printing with the acquisition of the British company Aluminium Materials Technologies Ltd. (AMT). AMT develops the patented special alloy A20X for 3D printing, setting new standards in strength and weight. “AMT and its...
CFRP-Aluminium hybrid wheel is set for series production, developed by Thyssenkrupp Carbon Components and the Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center
Thyssenkrupp Carbon Components and Hyundai have led a 19-inch wheel rim in CFRP-aluminium construction to series production. On a further note due to its low weight, it has reduced rolling noise. Developed jointly by Thyssenkrupp Carbon Components and the Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre...
Tesla to source 8 Gigapress Machines from IDRA for its move to replace robots with aluminium casting machines: Sources
According to Tesmanian and Reuters report, the new Tesla car factory in Brandenburg, Germany, may source eight Gigapress Machines from IDRA, specialised in diecasting machines, for the production of a single module aluminium diecasting. The single module aluminium diecasting will replace 70...
India enters the club of proven capabilities in hypersonic vehicles, DRDO’s HSTDV bottom made from Aluminium alloy
The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) of India has successfully conducted a test on 7 th September of its wholly indigenous Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) which has been under development for well over a decade. HSTDV took-off aboard an Agni missile booster...
Motorola rolls-out Razr 5G, plastic replaces Aluminium rear of the phone
The Chicago headquartered Motorola Inc. rolls-out its highly-awaited new foldable smartphone the Motorola Razr 5G. The flip phone comes with a 6.2-inch display with 21:9 aspect ratio while the secondary display is 2.7 inch. Motorola Razr 5G runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor. The device has...
WAAM technology pilots to discover Aluminium’s unique ductile properties: St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia
The researchers from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) developed metal with unique ductility during experimenting on high-performance Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM). However, the outcome of the research made it clear that the ductility is three times higher than...
SPF Institute for Solar Technology rewarded towards the development of electricity and heat production using Aluminium as fuel
The SPF Institute for Solar Technology at the University of Applied Sciences in Eastern Switzerland (Ost) received the innovation prize from the "Stiftung Futur" for the development of electricity and heat production using aluminium as fuel. For two years now, the researchers at the SPF have been...
Indian auto comp industry must upskill employees to ensure smooth transition to electric vehicles: Amitabh Kant
Amitabh Kant, CEO of the policy think tank NITI Aayog, has pointed out that upskilling the existing workforce in the Indian auto component sector would be an ideal way to ensure a smooth transition to electric vehicles. As far as the technical advancements are concerned required for the adoption of...
US aviation authority approves four-bladed aluminium MacCauly C779 Blackmac propellers for Cessna SkyCourier
FAA, the US aviation authority has approved the four-bladed aluminium MacCauly C779 Blackmac propellers specially designed for the Cessna SkyCourier. The propeller manufacturer went through a test program of 135 hours, before securing this certificate, in which the propeller was subjected, among...
Rusal’s Taishet anode plant to have SCHADE Technology for stockpiling and reclaiming of petroleum coke
United Company Rusal Plc (Rusal)’s new plant, to be commissioned in 2022 on 400 km east of Krasnoyarsk in Taishet in Russia, will reportedly have SCHADE technology. The Russian aluminium producer had first placed its order with SCHADE Lagertechnik GmbH at the end of 2019, for a wagon tippler and...
