New Roeslein AI camera brings real-time spoilage tracking to canmaking
Roeslein & Associates has introduced the R.U.D.I. AI Vision Camera, a new tool for aluminium beverage and food canmakers designed to track can counts and identify production losses in real time. The camera expands Roeslein’s R.U.D.I. AI platform, which has previously focused on data management and...
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...
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XJet unveils new alumina ceramic material at Formnext
XJet, a provider of metal and ceramic additive manufacturing technologies and solutions, has unveiled a new ceramic material, alumina, for its Carmel AM printer at the Formnext show. The company said alumina was chosen for development because of its wide use as a technical ceramic and market demand...
Acer launces new TravelMate X3410 notebook with aluminium chassis
Acer announced its new TravelMate X3410 thin and light commercial notebook series for small and medium businesses. The company said the 14-inch TravelMate X3410 is designed for professionals requiring a sleek, yet powerful device for multitasking and heavy workloads while withstanding the rigors of...
Syracuse University research team develops solid electrolyte for aluminium batteries for use in electric vehicles
Aluminum ion batteries are being considered to meet high demand applications like electric vehicles for private, public, and commercial transport (cars, buses, trucks, etc.). These applications require an enormous amount of electricity to be delivered to provide the necessary power for running...
27 Jamaican engineers complete JISCO-hosted training in Bayer process technology and refinery operations
According to a report, twenty-seven of the fifty-two young Jamaican engineers who were selected for further study and training in China last March by JISCO Alpart successfully completed the segment of the course and returned to the island on December 24. The batch of 27 was trained in the Bayer...
Novosibirsk scientists test world’s first all-aluminium aircraft engine: Source says
Novosibirsk State Technical University scientists have reportedly tested the world’s first internal-combustion engine fully made of aluminium and weighing about 200 kg. Ilya Zverkov, Professor of the Aircraft-and Helicopter-Making Chair at the University’s Aircraft Faculty, told TASS on January 28...
ESC signs MoU with EGA to open laboratories for scientific research
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has signed an agreement with the Emirates Scientists Council (ESC) to make nine laboratories for scientific research purposes. The MoU is a part of the ‘Open Labs’ initiative, which was launched by UAE’s Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al...
UAE knowledge economy milestone as Alba’s potline 6 built with EGA technology starts production
Emirates Global Aluminium has welcomed the start-up of Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) new Potline 6, which has been built utilising EGA’s UAE-developed technology. EGA’s latest technology is amongst the most efficient in the global aluminium industry. Abdulla Kalban, Managing Director & Chief...
Arksen signs deal with aluminium shipbuilder Wight Shipyard Co. for developing hybrid explorer vessels
Arksen, a soon-to-be-launched technology, and innovation company, has reportedly partnered with high-speed craft and aluminium shipbuilder Wight Shipyard Company based in East Cowes for developing, building, and supporting semi-autonomous, hybrid explorer vessels. According to the report, Arksen...
China's GEM signs MoU with ECOPRO for supply of battery materials
Chinese battery firm GEM Co Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korean battery producer ECOPRO Co Ltd for the supply of 170,000 tonnes of raw materials from 2019 to 2023, Reuters reported. GEM said in a filing to the Shenzhen stock exchange today that the company will provide 16,000...
Reynaers Aluminium opens new showroom in Madrid
Reynaers Aluminium, European leader in sustainable solutions for aluminium architecture, has announced the opening of showroom in Madrid. The new facility has the latest technology in aluminium systems, home automation and digitalisation, to recreate the ideal atmosphere in which owners and...
India's Raebareli MCF plans to manufacture its first aluminium shell coaches with speed range of 250 kmph
Indian Railways is on the verge of manufacturing its first aluminium shell coaches with an estimated speed range of 250 kmph. The Modern Coach Factory (MCF) Raebareli is awaiting approval from the Railway Ministry on a proposal to make 500 aluminium coaches. Despite the worldwide use of aluminium...
Countdown begins for AlCircle’s first Webinar - “Path to A Virtual Aluminium Ecosystem”
A few hours to go to AlCircle’s first Webinar - “Path to A Virtual Aluminium Ecosystem”, scheduled today, on 11-Dec-18, at 3 PM (GMT)!!! The presentation intends to put across and answer the following questions: What does “A Virtual Aluminium Ecosystem” means? How would individuals benefit from it?...
JW Aluminium wins Industry Innovation and Productivity Excellence award recognizing its rolling expansion
JW Aluminium has won this year's award for Industry Innovation and Productivity Excellence from Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce. The award has recognized the expansion currently underway at its Mount Holly flat rolled aluminium plant in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The Berkeley County Chamber...
Austal confirms the receipt of TT$ 486 million high-speed vehicle contract from Trinidad and Tobago
On December 4, 2018, Australian ship-building company Austal Limited confirmed that it bagged a contract of almost half a million TT dollars for designing and constructing a high-speed vehicle and passenger catamaran for Trinidad and Tobago. Contracted by the National Development Company (NIDCO),...
UNSW Sydney’s research team makes breakthrough in the use of aluminium-ion batteries in renewable energy storage
UNSW Sydney’s Dr Dong Jun Kim and his team of researchers found that aluminium-ion batteries could offer improved renewable energy storage and have much more potential in the field of renewable energy storage. Dr Dong Jun Kim has completed a study at Northwestern University in Illinois which led a...
ABx announces the completion of stage 1 aluminium fluoride lab in NSW
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary ALCORE Limited completed the construction of stage 1 aluminium fluoride lab and acquired the necessary equipment to produce test samples. Per the firm, both the tasks reached ahead of schedule and under the budget. The...
“Path to A Virtual Aluminium Ecosystem”: AlCircle launches Webinar service for better reach
AlCircle has launched Webinar service for companies and associations from the aluminium value chain. The new offering provides a platform to present and promote their expertise and business via webinars so that they can engage your relevant audience, connect to a new network, and reach out and...
Professor in Coimbatore innovates new aluminium scrap recycling method for small ingots plants
According to a report, a city college professor named Bhagyanathan in Coimbatore has found a method to recycle aluminium scrap which will help small plants to produce graded quality aluminium ingots with enhanced mechanical and metallurgical properties. Small plants use electric induction furnaces,...
