Smaller grain sizes, smarter separation: At ALUMINIUM in Düsseldorf, STEINERT presents technological advances in LIBS and X-ray sorting
From October 6 to 8, 2026, STEINERT will provide a comprehensive insight into the future of aluminium sorting. Closing the aluminium loop requires both high throughput and melt-ready quality. As demand for high-grade recycled aluminium continues to grow, STEINERT is advancing its sorting systems on...
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...
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Indian tech startup's new Able 10 tablet comes with a keyboard made from aluminium
<p>Indian tech startup Notion Ink has launched their latest offering the Able 10, a successor to the Cain tablet, with an upgraded keyboard built out of aluminium. <br /><br />The electronic devices segment has been experiencing a continued decline in shipments over the last few quarters, the world...
Ramsden Industries launches $6.1 mln expansion of its aluminium castings plant
<p>Ramsden Industries is launching a $6.1- million expansion of its aluminium castings plant on Oakland Avenue with help from a private grant. The70 year’s old company has grown steadily in London while keeping a low profile.<br /><br />Ramsden Industries is primarily investing in new...
New LIBS sorting system developed for aluminium and other non-aluminium metals recycling
<p>SMEs and research organisations in the EU-funded SHREDDERSORT project have developed and demonstrated a new industrial sorting system to separate non-ferrous shredder scrap into cast aluminium (Al), wrought Al, and non-Al categories. Compared to the unsorted material, the sorted categories are...
Aluminium-based electrochemical cell captures carbon emissions and generates electricity
<p>Two researchers at Cornell University has created an innovative aluminium-based electrochemical cell. The cell captures and separates carbon dioxide while generating a large amount of electricity simultaneously. The researchers, Wajdi Al Sadat and Lynden Archer describe the cell, its benefits...
Nasa reveals details of a spacecraft that could reach interstellar space in just 10 years
<p>Nasa publishes details of radical 'proton power' system that could send a spacecraft to the edge of the solar system in just 10 years. The light metal aluminium has a significant role to play in it.</p> <ul> <li>The slowly spinning spacecraft will use 10-20 electrically charged aluminium...
Pittsburgh University scientists to study aluminium alloy microstructures formation in real time
<p>A grant from the National Science Foundation will enable researchers at the University of Pittsburgh to utilize a one-of-a-kind transmission electron microscope developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to examine in real time how microstructures form in metals and alloys as they...
Aluminium wire technology comes a long way but consumers still sceptical
<p>Aluminium wire technology has come a long way over the past several decades. The lightweight metal is now an absolutely suitable and reliable alternative, especially for medium-voltage (MV) cables.<br /><br />Aluminium cables score over copper cables in many respects. The cables made from...
All new Porsche Panamera comes with an external body panel made from aluminium
<p>Porsche has revealed its all-new Panamera four-door aluminium-body super saloon, with a refreshed new look, a tech-laden interior and new, more powerful turbocharged engines fitted with a new eight-speed PDK transmission. Available to order now, the new Panamera will go on sale this autumn.<br...
Aleris signs multi-year supply contract with Airbus for aluminium products
<p>Aleris has enetred into a new multi-year contract with Airbus to supply a range of aluminium products such as plate and sheet for use in the making of all Airbus aircrafts. The contract, to be effective from 2017 onward, also includes the supply of high-end wing skin material by Aleris.</p>...
International Aluminium Institute visits Weiqiao Group
<p>Ron Knapp, Secretary General of the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) paid a two-day visit to Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group during July 14-15, cnal.com reported. <br /><br />Zhang Bo, Vice Chairman of Weiqiao Group, said two subsidiaries of the group were included in the list of top...
Vishay's new aluminium capacitors increase vibration resistance to 50g
Vishay has announced the launch of five new series of aluminium capacitors, delivering increased vibration capabilities over standard devices. Providing high stability and reliability in automotive and industrial applications, the surface-mount 260 CLA-V, 246 CTI-V, and 250 CRZ-V, and radial 246...
Digital India gives fillip to OFC manufacturing using aluminium tubes and ACS
With power transmission and data communication sectors opening up new vistas, the Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) industry is undergoing tremendous churning before the giant leap. Add to it the fillip received from the Union Government’s ‘Digital India’ slogan, the outcome is perceptibly encouraging. ZTT...
US scientists show 3D printed aluminium makes better heatsinks
Scientists in two US laboratories have shown that three-dimensional printed aluminium heatsinks could be lighter and more compact in size – in other words, better than conventional heatsinks. They drew this conclusion from two closely linked projects at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the...
CREC Academy students building RV-12- a 2-seater, all-aluminium aircraft
The students of CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering are building an RV-12, a light-sport aircraft out of aluminium. The experimental two-seater airplane, being built as a summer project, will be kept at Brainard Airport on completion. Advanced aluminium alloy technologies, including the...
Expansion to boost aluminium aerosol can recycling in Germany
Germany's largest aerosol can recycler Respray, a division of Remondis, has modernised and expanded its facility at Bramsche. The company claims now to have the capacity to process up to 6500 tonnes of aerosol cans every year. Some 80 000 tonnes of aerosol cans are produced annually in Germany but...
AMTEK develops new pyrometer for aluminium industry
AMETEK Land has developed a new pyrometer that provides high accuracy and a three-in-one capability specifically for aluminium applications, including extrusion press exit, extrusion press quench zone, and aluminium strip mills. The SPOT AL EQS (SPOT Aluminium Extrusion, Quench and Strip) pyrometer...
Daimler Trucks to use 3D printing in spare parts production
The world’s leading truck manufacturer Daimler is planning to use three-dimensional printing (3D) to produce steel or aluminium-made automotive spare parts. This will be done to streamline their supply chain and expedite vehicle manufacturing process leveraging the latest digital technologies. The...
MSETCL plans for Aluminum Conductor Composite Core (ACCC) wires around India's Nashik
The Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL) has planned for high ampacity power supply through cables having aluminium composite core around India’s Nashik city connecting seven of its 132 kv power stations to deliver quality power to the citizens. The decision follows...
