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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SolidCAM UK relocates Technology Centre to alimex UK Precision in Aluminium
SolidCAM UK Ltd, the leading UK reseller of SolidCAM and InventorCAM suite of CAD/CAM software for manufacturing from SolidCAM, announced the move of its Technology Centre to a more spacious workshop within the premises of alimex UK Precision in Aluminium Ltd, based in Stonebridge, Milton Keynes....
SPIROL introduces molded-in aluminum threaded inserts for plastics
SPIROL is pleased to introduce a high performance line of Molded-in Inserts for Plastics manufactured from aluminum. The robust design of the Series 60 Blind-End and Series 61 Through-Hole Inserts consists of axial grooves to maximize torque resistance, balanced with radial undercuts to achieve...
ABB Ability improves Gränges factory to become more efficient
ABB Ability cloud-based solutions combined with the ABB Stressometer Flatness Control Systems enables up to 40 percent improvement of strip flatness at Gränges, a global leader for rolled products including strips for heat exchangers. High performing flatness measurement and control is a critical...
Arconic, Airbus to advance 3D printing for aerospace under multi-year cooperative research agreement
Arconic announced a multi-year cooperative research agreement with Airbus to advance metal 3D printing for aircraft manufacturing. Together, the companies will develop customized processes and parameters to produce and qualify large, structural 3D printed components, such as pylon spars and rib...
Google’s Pixel 2 XL with aluminium body arrives in India
Google Pixel 2 XL smartphone that was launched by the company in San Francisco hit Indian shelves on November 15. The phone features an aluminium body with a hybrid coating, and comes at a starting price of INR 73,000. Pixel 2 XL runs on an Android Oreo, and comes with a 6-inch pOLED display. The...
BECKER to use Vader Systems’ liquid 3D printer to produce automotive aluminium parts
Vader Systems, Buffalo, New York, USA, an innovator in liquid metal 3D printing that builds 3D metal printing machines for manufacturers and researchers, has announced the first commercial sale of its signature Mk1 3D printer to BECKER CAD-CAM-CAST. BECKER is a tier one supplier of engineered...
UAE unveils its first ever spacecraft prototype made of aluminium
In a historical display at the ongoing Dubai Air Show, UAE unveiled its first ever spacecraft ‘Hope’ that will orbit Mars. The spacecraft made up of aluminium frame with lightweight aluminium honeycomb panels will be launched as a part of the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) in July 2020. In July 2014,...
Australian Bauxite announces HoA for ALCORE project
Australian Bauxite Limited has announced the finalisation of a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with technology provider Refined Ore Industries Limited (ROIL) for its ALCORE project. The project which aims at developing a bauxite beneficiation and refining technology to produce aluminium fluoride from...
Sohar Aluminium showcases world-class facilities to 200 experts attending ARABAL 2017
Concluding this year’s three-day Arab International Aluminium Conference & Exhibition (ARABAL), 200 delegates toured Sohar Aluminium’s facilities to get a first-hand look at the company’s ever growing production capacity, cutting-edge technology, environmental stewardship, and rigorous safety...
LPW Technology and APWORKS form partnership for high-performance Scalmalloy
LPW Technology Ltd, a supplier of high quality metal powders and software solutions for additive manufacturing industry, announced a partnership with AIRBUS APWORKS GmbH for the supply of Scalmalloy aluminium-magnesium-scandium alloy to the additive manufacturing sector. Ben Ferrar, LPW’s Chief...
ALTEK receives funding to support commercialisation of ALUSALT technology
ALTEK, a technology based company with expertise and experience in aluminium dross and scrap processing systems, signed funding agreement with Santander Corporate & Commercial. Alan Peel, Managing Director of ALTEK Europe, said: “We’ve been leading the way with new technologies for the aluminium...
Cornell Dubliner introduces THA and THAS Series aluminium electrolytic capacitors
Leading manufacturer of high-quality capacitors Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc. (CDE) has announced a new development in aluminium electrolytic technology. The company’s THA Series Thinpack capacitors and THAS Series are available in the market with 85 °C and 105 °C respectively. “THA and THAS...
Aluminium alloys developer Gamma Alloys gets fund from Boeing HorizonX
Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company, announced an investment in Gamma Alloys. This represents the first Boeing HorizonX investment in advanced materials and machining development and applications. Steve Nordlund, Vice President of Boeing HorizonX, said: "The wear, strength, durability and...
Danieli to equip Logan Aluminum with new advanced cold rolling mill
Daniel, a supplier of cold mills plants to the metal industry, has received an order from Logan Aluminum for supply of the world’s most advanced and productive cold mill. The new Danieli DiamondFlex 6-High Cold Rolling Mill (CM4 designation) will be installed at Logan Aluminum, in Western Kentucky,...
ALTEK develops ALUSALT technology for aluminium recycling companies
ALTEK, a technology based company with expertise and experience in aluminium dross and scrap processing systems, has developed the ALUSALT technology, a “Mini Salt Slag Recycling” technology for aluminium recycling industry. “The net effect of these economic drivers from ALUSALT is that the...
Australian Bauxite announces quarterly report for three months to 30 September 2017
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) has posted quarterly report and activity statement for three months to 30 September 2017. The company registered two sales during the quarter comprising 30,000 tonnes of mixed grade blended cement-grade bauxite and 5,000 tonnes of cement grade. Fertiliser grade...
Dell launches XPS 15 notebook with aluminium chassis in India
Dell announced the launch of its new notebook XPS 15 in India. The laptop comes with company’s Infinity Edge display. XPS 15 notebook is made from single block of aluminium. According to the company, Dell XPS 15 offers a number of industry-firsts, making it the most anticipated 15-inch laptop in...
Nalco redefines customer-centricity with new App NAGINAA
Indian aluminium major National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) launched a mobile App ‘NAGINAA’ (NALCO Grahak Information and Networking App for All) on Monday, October 23, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. With this, the Navaratna PSU has taken customer satisfaction to its next level- customer delight, in...
