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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High Purity Alumina market will be worth $5.09 bln by 2020
According to a recently published market research report, the global high purity alumina (HPA) market is projected to reach USD 5.09 Billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 20.1 per cent from 2015 to 2020. The increasing applicability of high purity alumina among varied end-user applications, such as LEDs,...
Alcoa’s future Value-Add Company to be named “Arconic”
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa has unveiled the name, logo and tagline of its future Value-Add company: “Arconic. Innovation, Engineered.” The future Upstream company will operate under the Alcoa name. The company’s separation into two, independent, publicly-traded companies in the second half of...
Power firms saving billions by swapping copper for aluminium
Manufacturers in the electricals segment are abandoning copper for its lighter and cheaper rival aluminium after a decade of technological innovation that is saving some companies hundreds of millions of dollars. Sapa, a supplier of aluminium components, said it has seen a pickup in demand....
ALUMINIUM 2016 grows with the lightweight construction megatrend
Excitement is building for the 11th edition of the ALUMINIUM trade fair and conference, to be held in Düsseldorf from September 29 till December 1. Eight months before the fair commences more than 700 exhibitors have registered for the world's largest branch event. So it looks like ALUMINIUM is...
Orbite provides update on high purity alumina project
Orbite Technologies Inc. has provided an update on the company's progress and the cost estimate towards plant completion and commissioning. Project Construction and Cost Highlights: • The installation of the air, steam, and process piping and utilities around the calcination system is complete. • A...
Kulicke & Soffa introduces comprehensive solution for fine aluminium wire bonding
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of semiconductor, LED and electronic assembly equipment, today announced the introduction of a comprehensive solution dedicated for Fine Aluminum (Wedge-to-Wedge) Wire Bonding – with the new launched VitaCap™ Series of...
AluSolutions to focus on aluminium recycling and waste management
The stage is all set for this year’s AluSolutions. A free-to-attend international exhibition and conference, the event addresses sustainable challenges in aluminium production and processing. The AluSolutions exhibition offers a content-rich environment and international networking opportunity...
Wide aluminium Butech Bliss Cut-To-Length line installed at Champagne Metals facility
Champagne Metals, a leading aluminium service center based in Glenpool, Oklahoma, recently commissioned their new Butech Bliss state-of-the-art 111 inch wide Cut-To-Length Line at its newly constructed Middlebury, Indiana facility. This line is one of the widest aluminium Cut-To-Length lines in...
Scientists perfected first ever grain refiner master alloy for magnesium-aluminium alloys
Scientists at Brunel University London have perfected the first ever grain refiner master alloy for magnesium-aluminium alloys. A team led by Dr Hari Babu Nadendla from the Brunel Centres for Advanced Solidification Techniques found a patented niobium-based master alloy not only filled the missing...
Qatalum aluminium smelter acknowledged for using best baffle-less baking furnace
On the 14-18 February 2016, at the TMS annual meeting and exhibition, where aluminium smelters and mining companies display their latest improvements and achievements, the Qatalum Anode Baking furnace was rated as the AP technology benchmarks, which means the best in the world for baking...
US military contractor develops improved laser using aluminium composite crystal
A United States defense contractor has developed a laser amplifier using Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (YAG) nanopowder. The new amplifier allows for rapid target engagement, low cost, and a high quantity of rounds. nGimat, Co., a contractor to the Air Force Research Laboratory, developed the technology...
Rolls-Royce plans aluminium space frame platform for 2018
Following in the footsteps of parent company BMW, Rolls-Royce announced the development of a future vehicle platform composed of a lightweight aluminium space-frame. Like the new BMW 7-Series, which uses a new chassis almost entirely composed of aluminium and lightweight carbon composite material,...
Wendt, TOMRA will spotlight X-tract device at ISRI
Germany-based TOMRA Sorting Recycling says it will launch its new, enhanced X-Tract X-ray sorting machine at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) 2016 Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas, April 2-7. Recyclers interested in finding out more about the X-tract have been invited by...
Orbite provides update on high purity alumina project
Orbite Technologies Inc. has provided an update on the company's progress towards high purity alumina plant completion and commissioning. Construction Highlights • As reported by the Company on February 11th, 2016, the installation of critical system components, withheld by a supplier in breach of...
Qatalum launches electronic tender system
Procurement at Qatalum begins mandatory e-services for tender acquisition from March 1, 2016. Although in use by many of Qatalum’s suppliers and contractors for over 9 months, on the 1st of March 2016, Qatalum officially announces the launch of its electronic tender system, an online tender payment...
Accuride adds ROI calculator to mobile app
Accuride Corporation- a leading supplier of components to the North American and European commercial vehicle industries - announced it has launched two new marketing tools to help customers understand the performance, specifications, value and return on investment (ROI) of its wheel and brake drum...
Audi SQ7 TDI packs 48V electric compressor, 664 lb-ft
It's the first time Audi has done an S performance version of its flagship sport-ute, and packs under the hood a 4.0-liter V8 turbo diesel engine mated to an eight-speed automatic and all-wheel drive. It produces a potent 435 horsepower, and an absolutely bonkers 664 pound-feet of torque. That's...
Alcoa awarded up to $50 million contract from U.S. Army to advance combat vehicles
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa has been awarded a five-year contract from the U.S. Army worth up to $50 million for R&D projects focused on developing innovative, lightweighting solutions for ground combat vehicles. The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center...
