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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Conrad continues partnership with Panasonic to sell passive components
<p>Conrad Business Supplies has decided to continue its partnership with Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems Europe GmbH (PAISEU) to sell the latter’s passive components. For this, Conrad has signed a direct sales partnership deal targeting automotive, industrial, IoT and R&D...
Army engineers use aluminium powder to make new energy sources
<p>Army engineers at the Aberdeen Proving Ground facility in Maryland has discovered a new energy source by mixing nano-galvanic, aluminium-based powder with water, or with any liquid containing water. According to them, this technology produces high amount of energy for fuel and fuel cells.</p> <p...
Rusal invests $5.6 million to launch new type of wire rod
<p>RUSAL, the leading global aluminium producer has announced the commissioning of a complex of furnaces for the hardening of wire rods at the Kandalaksha Aluminium Smelter for pilot production. The total level of investment into the project was USD 5.6 mln.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img...
Ionic Materials unveils aluminium-based rechargeable alkaline batteries for EVs
<p>With the electric vehicles becoming the order of the future, technology experts are spending hours in the lab developing battery technologies that are better than the best. In a similar endeavour to design a cheaper yet safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, Sun...
Two smartphones with advanced aluminium alloy body launched in India
<p>Two leading consumer durable brands - LG and Lenovo recently launched their latest smartphone models in India. While LG launched <strong>LG Q6</strong>, its first smartphone under the new 'Q series', <strong>Lenovo</strong> came up with its latest mid-budget offering <strong>K8...
The Wait Is Over! AlCircle Exclusive Report on Potline Failure Now Available for Purchase
<p>AlCircle, the Virtual Aluminium Ecosystem, has just published an exclusive report titled <strong>“Potline Failure in Aluminium Smelters: Observations and Recent Case Studies (2013-2017).”</strong> The study which looks into major case studies spanning last five years across the...
Renishaw and Aeromet International collaborate on additive manufacturing for A20X aluminium alloys
<p>Renishaw, a manufacturer of advanced metal additive manufacturing systems, and Aeromet International Limited, a supplier of aluminium and magnesium castings for the aerospace and defence industries, have joined forces to establish additive manufacturing process parameters and material...
KÖMMERLING launches new range of PVCu/aluminium hybrids
<p>KÖMMERLING have launched a new range of PVCu/aluminium hybrids based on their high performance System 76 platform that was recently unveiled at the FIT Show, with enhanced technical credentials, new product technologies and boasting Passivhaus levels of performance.</p> <p>The market for...
Acer’s new Swift 3 laptop flaunts an aluminium body
<p>A Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation Acer launched its Swift 3 2017 laptop. The new laptop features an aluminium body with decent grip. The company uses aluminium for the entire outer case in order to achieve durability.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img...
Shanghai university creates aluminium and ceramic composite to reduce weight in transport sector
<p>A team at shanghai jiao tong university blended aluminium and ceramic together to create a new composite material that is stronger and more rigid than titanium alloy. The breakthrough happened after nearly 30 years of research.</p> <p>The composite known as "alumics‚" is now in the testing...
EMH introduces lightweight aluminium rail jib cranes
<p>Engineered Material Handling (EMH), a manufacturer and supplier of a complete line of overhead material handling equipment has launched the AL Systems Aluminium Rail Jib Cranes, a series of lightweight aluminium cranes for applications like underneath bridge cranes, outdoor loading docks,...
Shiloh Industries unveils 24-pounds lighter cast aluminium rear axle for light trucks
<p>The noted global supplier of lightweighting, vibration and noise solutions to the automotive industry, Shiloh Industries, Inc. of Delaware, USA, introduced a new, lighter version of cast aluminium rear axle last week. The new axle is 24 pounds lighter than the previous solid rear beam axles, the...
Hyperloop India in final stage of building aircraft-grade aluminium capsule
<p>“Hyperloop India” – a group of highly enterprising BITS Pilani students representing India in Elon Musk ideated Space X Hyperloop Competition Summer 2017, has entered its final phase of Orcapod construction. The capsule or pod, the team’s entry into the global technology...
Rolls Royce unveils Phantom 2018 with all-new aluminium architecture
<p>Rolls-Royce has unveiled its new Phantom 2018 at an event in London’s Mayfair. The company said the new model is the “most technologically-advanced Rolls-Royce ever”. The Phantom comes with all-aluminium spaceframe chassis. The Phantom 2018 will go on sale in early...
Aluminium foil waste can be converted into biofuel catalyst, says Queen’s Univ
<p>A researcher at Queen’s University in Belfast, has developed a technique to convert dirty aluminium foil into a biofuel catalyst. The technique would help in solving waste and energy problems. Around 20,000 tonnes of aluminium foil packaging is wasted every year in the UK, a...
After aluminium-built N2’s success, nubia plans US$100 mn investment in India
<p>The noted Chinese android smartphone manufacturer nubia has announced a US$100 million investment for manufacturing in India over the next few years. The ZTE sub-brand that debuted in Asia’s fastest growing smartphone market last year and have successfully launched seven handsets till now...
Petersburg University develops technology to make porous aluminium alloys
<p>Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) has developed a technology that can produce porous aluminium alloy that can float. In this process, foaming gas is added into liquid aluminium during re-melting process. According to the SPbPU's update the porous materials can...
Panasonic announces the launch of new miniature aluminium electrolytic capacitors
<p>Panasonic Automotive and Industrial Systems Europe (PAISEU), a manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, devices and modules up to complete solutions for a wide range of industries, has launched a new FS series of aluminium electrolytic capacitors (radial lead type). The new aluminium...
