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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Aluminium fire-rated window and door systems company signs deal with Soft Tech
<p>Aluflam, a manufacturer of aluminium fire-rated window and door systems in North America, inked an agreement with Soft Tech to automate its business. With this agreement, the company will streamline and automate their window and door business from design, quoting and manufacturing.</p> <p...
Constellium to showcase its innovative aluminium solutions at the Automotive Engineering Expo 2017
<p>Constellium N.V. (NYSE and Euronext Paris: CSTM) will exhibit its latest portfolio of innovative aluminium solutions for the automotive industry at the Automotive Engineering Expo 2017 in Nuremberg on May 30-31, 2017.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
JWE manufactures aluminium anodising line for GSM Graphic Arts
<p>Jacquet Weston Engineering Ltd (JWE), the leading manufacturer of Metal Finishing Process Plants and supplier to the aluminium treatment and aerospace industries and other sectors, has manufactured an aluminium anodising line for GSM Graphic Arts Ltd.</p> <p>GSM Graphic Arts is one of...
FIT, an industrial additive manufacturing group enhances its software development capabilities
<p>FIT Group, a unique provider of industrial additive manufacturing (AM), enhanced its capacity to develop proprietary software solutions by commissioning its fully owned subsidiary FIT Additive S.R.L. in Brasov, Romania. </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align:...
Dynamiq teams up with Porsche to build all-aluminium superyachts
<p>Monaco-based superyacht builder Dynamiq has joined forces with the German luxury car manufacturer Porsche for creating all-aluminium superyachts. The new superyacht named Dynamiq GTT 11 is a hybrid electric yacht which measures 35 metres (115 ft).</p> <p> <img style="vertical-align: middle;...
Bavarian Ministry funds aluminium nitride UV LED project for industrial disinfection
<p>The Bavarian Ministry for Economic Affairs, Media, Energy and Technology has funded the project called UNIQUE which aims to develop aluminium nitride UV LEDs for industrial disinfection processes.</p> <p>The project involves five Bavarian companies and research institutions and is coordinated by...
Runaya Refining to start aluminium dross processing unit in India in collaboration with Taha International
<p>Runaya Refining LLP, a new metal startup has signed a technology licensing pact with Taha International WLL, which owns the patent for aluminium dross processing. The startup would harness the cutting-edge technology of Taha International to convert waste aluminium into value-added products.</p>...
Metalysis to make 3D printable aluminium-scandium alloy powder in an international partnership
<p>A UK-based producer of metal powders for 3D printing and other manufacturing technology, Metalysis, has announced a partnership for making aluminium-scandium alloys. When combined with aluminium, the metallic element gains benefits like high strength to weight ratio that makes it suitable for...
BCAST develops aluminium alloys and casting techniques for lightweight vehicles
<p>The Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST), a global leader in metallurgical casting research centre at Brunel University London, has developed an advanced aluminium alloys and casting techniques for lightweight aluminium cars and trains.</p> <p>BCAST is working with...
Mechatherm bags contract for supply of melting and holding furnaces
<p>Mechatherm International, a global provider of furnaces and casthouse equipment for the aluminium industrial sectors, has bagged a multi-million pound contract for the supply of melting and holding furnaces to the one of the biggest aluminium producers in the world. The funding for the project...
Siemens to digitally connect Vedanta's two power plants
<p>Automation solutions provider Siemens today said it has bagged a contract from Vedanta for providing digital fleet center solution to connect the latter's two power plants in India to the monitoring stations.</p> <p>Siemens will digitally link Vedanta's critical power units-Talwandi Sabo Power...
Orbite reports Q1 2017 results; net loss up due to increasing project cost
<p>Orbite Technologies Inc. reports its financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/High-Purity-Alumina.jpg" alt="News"...
Altech appoints SMS group as EPC contractor for Malaysian HPA plant
<p>Altech Chemicals Limited has appointed German engineering firm SMS group GmbH (SMS) as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for its proposed Malaysian high purity alumina (HPA) plant.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto;...
Elon Musk runs first test of his car porotype with aluminium chassis at 200km/h
<p>Inventor, engineer, investor and business magnate Elon Musk demonstrated his latest super vehicle prototype driving through a subterranean tunnel network at 200 kilometer per hour speed.</p> <p>In the test run, Elon Musk’s car prototype with chassis built out of aluminium, is seen carried...
Ministry of Design constructs robot facility using aluminium tube
<p>Architects Ministry of Design headquartered in Singapore constructed a new robotic facility in order to educate and nurture robotics engineers into automating existing manufacturing industries. Ministry of Design uses aluminium rods and tube lights on the wall and ceiling inside the...
Tesla and Panasonic to start production of longer-life aluminium coated batteries for electric cars
<p>Novonix, a specialized start-up company spun out of Dr. Jeff Dahn’s lab at Dalhousie University has developed high-precision chargers that measure the coulombic efficiency of cells to less than 20 ppm noise (typically less than 10 ppm) and to better than 50 ppm accuracy. The cells with...
GE to modernise Hindalco's captive power plant
<p>Hindalco Industries has entrusted power solutions provider GE with the task of modernising two steam turbines at the company’s Renusagar captive power plant in Uttar Pradesh. GE has made an announcement on Tuesday that it entered into an agreement with Hindalco to upgrade...
PNY launches pocket-sized SSD with aluminium housing
<p>PNY Technologies (PNY), a leader in memory manufacturing, has launched pocket-sized ELITE Portable Solid State Drive (SSD) in 240GB and 480GB capacities. The PNY Elite Portable Solid State Drive comes with ultra-compact and durable aluminium housing.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align:...
