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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Oriental Edison tops in producing LED light with aluminium housing
<p>Oriental Edison Lighting Technology Limited, a professional manufacturer of lighting products, excels in producing and exporting lighting products based on LED technology. The company is specialized in manufacturing LED light and bulb with aluminium housing.<br /><img style="vertical-align:...
ABB’s technology to modernise Aluminium Norf’s cold rolling mill
<p>ABB has received two contracts from Aluminium Norf GmbH (Alunorf) for the modernisation of the KW5 cold-rolling mill with a total contract value of around €2 million. Both contracts represent the first part of a complete four-phase modernisation of the automation and technical equipment at...
Space junk vacuum cleaner with aluminium wire tether reaches Space Station on Dec 13
<p>The scientists at the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Energy (JAXA) have built a revolutionary space junk vacuum cleaner that aims to clean up space debris accumulating in the outer world since the beginning of the space age. The unique space junk cleaner is an experimental vehicle made of thin...
Indian Foundry sector urges for duty-free raw materials and technology upgradation fund
<p>Indian foundry industry acts as an ancillary industry to the manufacturing sector as it supports auto, auto components, railways, electric, cement etc. It also acts as a downstream industry for the metal industries like steel, iron and aluminium. The Indian foundry industry is third largest...
An Aluminium Airship changes the future of flight
<p>The new model of an aluminium Airship has lot to offer for the 21st century. An aluminium Airship called Aeroscraft has the potential to change the future of travel in military applications, air freight, air cruise tourism, and more. The aluminium airship is claimed to be lighter than air in the...
Gear up for top aluminium events in February 2017
<p>2017 has unveiled itself with positive expectations for the aluminium industry when LME aluminium prices hit 20-month peak in January at US$1870 per ton in anticipation of capacity cut in China, supported by retreating dollar. The second month of the year unfolds a number of significant...
Top Ten Automation Companies of the Global Aluminium Industry
<p>Industrial automation has changed the face of global aluminium industry. From optimizing power conversion systems and re-tuning engineered power utility interfaces to equipping plants with cutting-edge statistical quality control systems, leading automation providers have helped the otherwise...
Detroit based start-up Shinola introduces aluminium audio-gear Runwell Turntable
<p>The city of Detroit has always been known for its tradition in industrial development as much as it has been known for its musical legacy. Now, the city's socially responsible start-up Shinola has come up with an offering that marries both- engineering and music. The company has launched its...
EGA files new patents for in-house developed innovations
<p>Emirates Global Aluminium (“EGA”), has filed four new patents that increase productivity and operating efficiencies. The patent applications result from EGA’s technology development programme, which has focused on continual improvement for the past 25 years. <br /><br...
Luxury handset maker launches smartphone hand-crafted from anodised aluminium
<p>Vertu, British manufacturer of luxury, handmade mobile phones, has launched its latest handmade smartphone - the Constellation. The handset comes with anodized aluminium frame and leather finish.<br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right:...
Accuride unveils new Quantum 99 aluminium alloy wheel
<p>Accuride Corporation, a leading supplier of components to the North American and European commercial vehicle industries, has launched on Monday at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week 2017 in Las Vegas its new Quantum 99 aluminium alloy and 40 lb. aluminium wheel.<br /><img style="vertical-align: middle;...
Orbite HPA update: receives two commercial purchase orders
<p>Further to its press release of January 16, 2017, Orbite Technologies Inc. today provides an update on the company's progress with the production of high purity alumina ("HPA").<br /><br />In an earlier production run announced on January 16, 2017, close to 2 tonnes of HPA was produced over 3...
Bajaj Auto’s 2017 KTM RC bike gets an aluminium side-slung exhaust
<p>Bajaj Auto has launched two bikes for 2017 models of the KTMC RC- the new RC 390 and the new RC 200. The RC200 features a new paint scheme with graphics mimicking its elder sibling; the colour design is dissimilar though.<br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left:...
Indians can now drop their names on moon’s surface: Courtesy- TeamIndus’ aluminium device
<p>TeamIndus, a Bengaluru-based space start-up, has offered an opportunity to the citizens of India to drop their names on the moon on small-sized aluminium objects. TeamIndus’s innovative technology involves procedure of engraving people’s names on small-sized aluminium objects and...
AlCircle sets the stage for Aluminium and New Materials Roundtable: A Review
<p>The Roundtable Conference on<strong> Aluminium and New Materials: The Investment in Technology</strong> held yesterday at ITC Sonar Bangla Hotel, Kolkata, West Bengal, was a resounding success. Held as a part of the <strong>Bengal Global Business Summit 2017</strong>, the event saw AlCircle...
AlCircle co-hosts Aluminium & New Materials Roundtable: Watch out for LIVE-streaming at 4 p.m.
<p>AlCircle, the trusted information and business portal for the global aluminium industry, is going to co-host a roundtable conference on <strong>Aluminium and New Materials: The Investment in Technology</strong> today, January 20, at 4 p.m. at ITC Sonar Bangla Hotel in Kolkata, West Bengal....
RS Components introduces die-cast aluminium enclosures
<p>RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc , the global distributor for engineers, has presented an innovative RS Pro range of painted die-cast aluminium enclosures designed for explosive environments. <br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block;...
Sintavia develops end-to-end process for 3D printing F357 aluminium
<p>One of the leading Metal Additive Manufacturing or 3D Printing Company Sintavia, LLC has announced that it has developed full end-to-end parameters for producing additively manufactured parts in F357 aluminium, as well as other Al-Si alloys to be used in precision manufacturing.<br /><br...
