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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Italy-India co-operation on eco-metallurgy: an interview with Mario Bodini, CEO of Sideridraulic
Finding a balance between markets and the aluminium and steel production sectors, this is the main statement that Mario Bodini, CEO of Sideridraulic, has made to Al Circle. Since the post-war period, this Italian company has been a pioneer in metal development, with its innovative products in the...
UTAS developing silver-based aluminium alloy for use in aircraft wheels for better strength and corrosion resistance
Aircraft wheels demand greater durability, robust corrosion resistance, low maintenance and lighter weight. But the wheels get affected from multiple corrosive elements like carbon dust and are susceptible to damage from high impact and fatigue loads. Dutch Kipp, engineering director for Landing...
Altech awarded patent for kaolin to high purity alumina production process
Altech Chemicals Limited has received the Certificate of Grant for an Innovation Patent from the Australian Patent Office (IP Australia), for its process of producing high purity alumina (HPA) from kaolin (aluminous clay). Altech Chemicals managing director Iggy Tan said, “The journey to patent...
UNIST develops new battery technology for high-energy aluminum-air flow batteries
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea has developed an electric vehicle (EV) battery technology that is more energy-efficient than gasoline-powered engines. The new technology allows replacement of battery packs instead of re-charging and can troubleshoot slow...
New micro-car concept puts aluminium in the middle of mobility for future cities
A joint study that Hydro has carried out with Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen mbH in Aachen (fka) and School of Design Pforzheim, related to aluminium use in urban vehicle concepts, clearly demonstrates aluminium’s strong position in vehicles of the future. The study was presented just last...
Australian Bauxite’s patented technology to produce high-grade, high-value aluminium products
Australian Bauxite Ltd (ASX:ABX) marketing and investor relations manager Julie Young speaks to Proactive Investors about the bauxite producer’s operations and the development of its patented process technology. The patented technology is held by ABX subsidiary ALCORE Limited and can convert raw...
Research suggests way to make aluminium composites as strong as titanium
A new research from National University of Science and Technology MISiS suggests that aluminium composites could be enhanced to the quality of titanium alloys and used in the aerospace industry. They have claimed to find a way to double the strength of composites obtained by 3D printing from...
Ekopack Bulgaria launches new technology center for automatic sorting of aluminium and other materials
Ekopack Bulgaria invested BGN 1.45 million in the construction of a new technology center for sorting of automatic sorting of aluminium and other wastes on an area of 35 decares. The facility was launched by the Minister of Environment and Water along with the mayor and the CEO of Ekopack...
NALCO discloses new business plan to increase profit and turn the firm into a hardcore business organisation
NALCO CMD Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand disclosed a new business plan on Monday, October 1, 2018, to increase company’s 3-digit profit figure to 4-digits and 4-digit turnover to 5-digits. Under the new business plan, the company intends to put a complete focus on business excellence so as to turn into a...
Ball Aerosol Packaging unveils new aluminium aerosol can printing technique
Ball Aerosol Packaging has recently announced the launch of a proprietary high-definition printing technique Eyeris, which according to the company will address the problem associated with the translation of graphics to conventional offset printing, and believed to offer photo-realistic packaging...
First US-manufactured aluminium-hulled vessel Enhydra starts its commercial operation
Red and White Fleet has reportedly begun the commercial operation of its new plug-in hybrid vessel Enhydra in San Francisco Bay, California, US. The vessel was launched last month from Bellingham, Washington, and said to be the first with aluminium hull and lithium-Ion battery plug-in manufactured...
PyroGenesis receives multi-million dollar order for two DROSRITE™ furnace systems
PyroGenesis Canada Inc. a company that designs develops and manufactures plasma waste-to-energy systems and plasma torch systems has announced that it has received a multi-million dollar order for two DROSRITE™ furnace systems from an Asian client. The Systems are the third and fourth commercial...
Samsung unveils a new gaming laptop Notebook Odyssey Z with brushed aluminium cover
Samsung with mighty pride announced the launch of a new gaming laptop Notebook Odyssey Z that comes with a brushed aluminium cover to give a premium look. Besides brushed aluminium cover, what make this laptop stand out are its sleek design, a LED-backlit keyboard, and customisable hotkeys....
Kentucky-based Braidy Industries acquires aluminium technology leader NanoAl
Braidy Industries, a manufacturer of metals for transportation and defense industries, announced it has acquired NanoAl LLC (NanoAl), a materials research and technology company dedicated to design, develop, and commercialize high-performance aluminium alloys based on scientifically-designed...
Kaiser Aluminum acquires additive metal manufacturer Imperial Machine & Tool Co.
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, a leading producer of semi-fabricated aluminium products, has acquired Imperial Machine & Tool Co., a leader in multi-material additive manufacturing and machining technologies for aerospace and defense, automotive, high-tech, and general industrial applications....
Panasonic Industry Europe launches new conductive polymer hybrid aluminium electrolytic capacitor
Panasonic Industry Europe has expanded its conductive polymer hybrid aluminium electrolytic capacitor range with the launch of new ZF series products, rated at 1,000 hours at 150°C.It is used for power train and engine-mounted applications in the automotive sector. Panasonic said that ZF Series...
Mecfor AGV & MMTP vehicle: In an interview with Eloise Harvey, President, Mecfor and Dario Tremblay, Product Advisor
Mecfor recently unveiled the first automated guided prototype vehicle for aluminium smelters on August 16 in Quebec. The AGV designed and manufactured in North America, will serve the global primary aluminium industry. Based in Saguenay, Quebec, Mecfor specializes in equipment design and...
Gordon Murray’s new IStream chassis claim to cut vehicle weight in half
Gordon Murray Design, a British visionary design and engineering company, has taken the internet on a storm with its launching news of the latest version of chassis frame technology “IStream Superlight”. It claims to be applicable to every vehicle segment right from small city cars or heavy goods...
