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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ESS develops world's first viable & sustainable red mud solutions
<p>Earth Sustaining Sciences (ESS) that creates and delivers eco-societally sustainable solutions has developed a solution for neutralizing and managing red mud. ESS founder Wayne Sampey said ESS delivered financially and environmentally viable and sustainable red mud waste management process.</p>...
Ateca FR donning aluminium parts will take the stage at Automobile Barcelona 2017
<p>The Spanish manufacturer Seat has unveiled Ateca FR car, the latest addition to the Ateca range. The company will be showcasing the model at the Barcelona International Motor Show, Automobile Barcelona, from the 11th to the 21st of May 2017. “It’s a sportiness that adds to all the...
Sacramento club designs aluminium-intensive pod for SpaceX Hyperloop Competition Summer 2017
<p>Hornet Hyperloop, a Sacramento State Student club, is competing in the <strong>Hyperloop Competition</strong> Summer 2017, scheduled for August 25-27. Hornet Hyperloop is one out of the 24 international teams qualified to compete in the official event of <strong>SpaceX</strong>, the American...
Slimbook unveils Linux laptop with all-aluminium shell
<p>Spanish- based company Slimbook unveiled its newest Linux laptop named Slimbook Excalibur with 15.6 inches display. The exterior material crafted completely from aluminium. The aluminium finishing gives the laptop a fresh finish and a soft touch.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle;...
Lindberg/MPH Ships Aluminium Melting and Holding Equipment to Die Casting Industry
<p>Lindberg/MPH announced the shipment of an aluminum central melting furnace to the die casting industry. This equipment holds 62,000 lbs. of aluminum and has a melt rate of 6,000 lbs. per hour.</p> <p>The furnace is loaded with aluminum ingot, and sows across a preheat hearth and returns are fed...
Bombardier's Chinese JV wins contract for supply of aluminium bodied train cars
<p>Bombardier Transportation’s Chinese joint venture Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation Ltd. (BST) has been given another contract from China Railway Corp. (CRC) for the supply of CRH1A-A new generation high speed train cars to the Nanning Railway Bureau. The new contract is valued at...
ABx reports major EoIs for its 121,300 tonnes sale-ready bauxite in Q1 2017
<p>Sydney based leading bauxite producer Australian Bauxite Limited is getting a steady flow of buying leads from customers intending to enter into long-term purchase agreements. In its latest quarterly activities report, the bauxite miner said it currently boasts a sale-ready stockpile of 121,300...
FIT AG presents first additive manufacturing factory
<p>At its Technology Day on April 7th, the fast expanding German FIT Group, a special provider for Additive Manufacturing (“AM”), has inaugurated its new German headquarters and new manufacturing facility – the first such facility worldwide, which was totally conceived for AM.</p>...
Acer’s new Predator gaming laptop flaunts an aluminium body
<p>A Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation Acer has unveiled its newest Predator gaming laptop, the Triton 700 during the Next@Acer global press event in New York. The Predator Triton 700 features an aluminium chassis and a mechanical keyboard.</p> <p><img...
Genesis’s Delta 20 craft from hybrid aluminium frame
<p>British brand Genesis has introduced a new road bike Delta 20 crafted from company’s unique hybrid aluminium frame. The Delta 20 has high levels of stiffness with compliance in others to offer one of the best aluminium rides available, as reported.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align:...
Apple intends to end reliance on mining and use recycled aluminium instead
<p>An American multinational technology company Apple released its annual environmental responsibility report on Thursday, April 20, stating the company’s intention of ending reliance on mining altogether and instead shifting to recycled aluminium for making its gadgets.</p> <p><img...
PDR Canada designs paintless dent repair tools for aluminium vehicles
<p>PDR Canada, the industry leading repair technology provider for vehicles has launched a new product for paintless dent repair (PDR) on aluminium. The repairing tools use a special coating that doesn’t damage aluminium.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left:...
Ball-Unilever partnership to bring a lighter weight aluminium aerosol can
<p>The world's leading aluminium cans manufacturer Ball Corporation and premiere consumer goods company Unilever have joined hands to present a more sustainable version of aluminium aerosol can in the market. Rexona will be using Ball's innovative ReAl™ technology for their new Rexona and...
Ikan announces on camera LED lights made out of aluminium
<p>Ikan has announced its latest on camera LED lights: the Onyx. The Onyx is made out of aluminium that makes it durable and lightweight. The on camera lights are high quality LEDs that create very bright and uniform lighting. The Led lights can be used by professional photographers,...
Vishay Intertechnology extends useful life of its power aluminium capacitors
<p>Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., the American manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components, announced recently that the company has successfully extended the useful life of 500 V devices in its key offering 159 PUL-SI series of snap-in power aluminium capacitors. Vishay...
Week in Review: Mergers and technology tie-ups mark Primary Aluminium amid volatility
<p>Primary aluminium industry this week was abuzz with news of big companies merging to create leading global entities, aluminium smelters signing technology partnerships with automation giants, and India showing strong aluminium demand prospects for the long-term.</p> <p>Here’s a review of...
A lighting sculpture with 300 coral shaped aluminium forms
<p>A designer and artist and the creative director of Bocci Omer Arbel has created a lighting sculpture for London's Barbican Centre, a multimedia arts centre. Bocci is a Canadian design and manufacturing company in Vancouver and Berlin specializing in sculptural lighting and large light...
LED lightings followed by semiconductors, Li-ion batteries to drive HPA growth through 2024
<p>According to the Market Research Future report, global high purity alumina market is slated to experience a robust growth until 2024 driven by the LED lightings segment. The segment was estimated to account for a dominating share of more than half in overall market by 2016 end. It witnessed a...
