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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NASA’s MSFC becomes the first customer of HRL's 7A77 aluminium 3D printing powder
HRL Laboratories research center sold its first order of 7A77 aluminium 3D printing powder to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama. The material was sold by HRL Additive, a newly established 3D printing entity from HRL Laboratories just one week after the commercial...
IOC developing metal-air batteries from indigenous metals; In talks with Hindalco to source aluminium
Indian state government-owned oil and gas company, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC), is reportedly developing metal-air batteries that will produce energy by oxidising metals such as iron, zinc and aluminium. This is to forestall dependence on lithium imports once electric vehicles and...
FYI Resources completes trial production of HPA at its Welshpool pilot plant
FYI Resources Limited, an Australian Listed resources company, reportedly announced this week that it completed the trial production of high-purity alumina (HPA) at its pilot plant in Welshpool, Western Australia. This marks significant progress in FYI’s high-purity alumina development strategy. As...
HRL Laboratories launches its patent high-strength aluminum alloy for sale in the market
In September 2017, a HRL Laboratories team published a paper announcing that they had succeeded in 3D printing a traditionally non-weldable, high-strength aluminum alloy. A feat of ingenuity, the team functionalized an incredibly crack-prone material with average yield strengths up to 580 MPa. Two...
A joint research to turn bauxite residue into fertile soil receives a special recognition
Rio Tinto, Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) and The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Sustainable Minerals Institute have received a recognition for their joint research into technologies that could turn bauxite residue, also known as red mud, into fertile soil. They are trying a new process that...
Scientists from Sweden and Slovenia create aluminium batteries with two times higher energy density
Scientists from Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology and Slovenia’s National Institute of Chemistry have claimed to have created aluminium batteries with higher energy density and wide renewable energy storage applications. Conventional aluminium batteries use aluminium anode and graphene...
Launched! “Aluminium Industry 4.0: Drivers & Change Makers”
Building on the success of its first e-magazine “Aluminium LeaderSpeak 2019”, AlCircle has launched its second futuristic theme e- magazine on the topic “Aluminium Industry 4.0: Drivers & Change Makers”. Notwithstanding the fact that Industry 4.0 is one of the most talked about topics in the...
Alcoa introduces VR training for its alumina refinery workers
According to a recent report, Alcoa Corporation is conducting VR training for its employees to train them for high-risk tasks at its alumina refineries in Western Australia. The guided training module replicates an environment of Alcoa’s refinery sub-station where the trainees are surrounded by...
Line 6 expansion nearing completion; Alba chairman announces during Q3 Board meeting
According to a statement issued by the Chairman of Alba’s Board of Directors, Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa during Q3 Board meeting on Wednesday 25 September 2019, Alba’s Line 6 expansion is nearing completion and will soon start production. With the completion of the expansion...
BM Aluminium launches online ordering feature for its LogiKal software
According to a recent report, BM Aluminium has announced that Smart Systems customers can place orders online for LogiKal software directly to Smarts. LogiKal is the leading software for the glazing industry to enable users to process single or multiple profile aluminium systems to complete...
Digitalization and Industry 4.0: A Key for Aluminium Industry to Survive in Future Manufacturing
Digitalization and automation are not new to any industry. It started with the adoption and proliferation of digital computers and digital record keeping in the 70s and became prevalent in late 1990s and 2000s. This led to computerization of all processes and implementation of digital activities in...
Globus Infocom to launch LED Display Wall made of aluminium at InfoComm 2019
Globus Infocom, a Make in India brand & one of the most innovatory organizations that provide advanced technological solutions, announced that it will launch new products at InfoComm 2019. The 2019 edition of InfoComm India, a dedicated exhibition platform for exceptional technological solutions,...
Alba certified to ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management System Standard
According to a recent report, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba), soon to be the world’s largest aluminium smelter with Line 6, has been certified to the ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management System standard. The ISO 27001 is an international standard that sets out the requirements for an...
MX3D builds lightweight aluminium bicycle frame using WAAM technology
MX3D, the Netherlands, has reportedly built a lightweight aluminium bicycle frame – the Arc Bike II by using Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) technology. This is the second WAAM bike frame produced at MX3D, following the production of a stainless steel frame designed by the students of TU...
TOMRA to launch X-TRACT sorting technology for non-ferrous scraps at Aluminum USA
Tomra Sorting Recycling, a Norwegian company that designs and supplies equipment for recycling, will launch its new X-TRACT X6 Fines machinery for high-purity sorting of mixed non-ferrous metal scraps, including aluminium during Aluminum USA. The new technology is capable of sorting smaller...
Faraday Institution to fund Nextrode project for developing electrode for Li-ion electric vehicle batteries
Oxford University’s Nextrode project that is researching ways to make electrode for Li-ion electric vehicle batteries more efficient has been reportedly chosen by the Faraday Institution. Faraday Institution is a research charity backed by the UK government. Last week, the institution announced...
Alcon shifts from glass bottles to Ball aluminium cans for its craft beer range BRAUS
Alcon has reportedly launched its craft beer range BRAUS in aluminium cans designed to offer a unique consumer experience and easy to sort and recycle. To maintain its position as a craft beer with a special taste and attitude, Alcon chose Ball’s leading HD technology for its cans that would...
Digital Transformation of Aluminium Smelter
The Primary Aluminum industry is going through a rapid transition to a new digital age. Process productivity, focus on energy cost and product quality, and management of scrap are daily concerns within plant operations. Whilst this industry makes long-term investments in large assets, driving the...
